Android 2.1 on the HTC hero, finally
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
So it’s finally released. The upgrade OTA ran through smoothly and now I have a shiny new firmware on my device. It certainly feels a bit more smooth and the extra features are … well … I suppose they are nice. Of course, under the hood stuff for the developer is why I was waiting for this, but I’m not sure how thrilled the non-developers are about the upgrade. For me, there are two things that are featurewise most important:
- Google Maps Navigation
- Rootless wlan access point
I the first one is coming whenever the navigation is coming to Finland, but the second one is, as far as I understand, only available for 2.2, which sucks big time. I am hesitant on installing a custom rom to a device which I use for daily work, but this means that I’ll need to do that.
Overall, Hero is the best device I have ever owned but there’s still room for improvement.