--- description: [timecom-gdgt url="http://gdgt.com/google/android/2-1/" style="full" float="right"] Better late than never. Sprint announced today that they would begin rolling out Android 2.1 aka Éclair for HTC Hero owners.... title: Android 2.1 Update Out Now For Sprint HTC Hero image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) # Android 2.1 Update Out Now For Sprint HTC Hero by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) May 19, 2010 2:39 PM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) May 19, 2010 2:39 PM CUT \[timecom-gdgt url=”[http://gdgt.com/google/android/2-1/”](http://gdgt.com/google/android/2-1/” "undefined"); style=”full” float=”right”\] Better late than never. Sprint announced today that they would begin rolling out [Android 2.1 aka Éclair](http://techland.com/2010/04/26/a-practical-guide-to-android/ "undefined") for HTC Hero owners. The update brings goodies like Google Maps Navigation, enhanced corporate email support, a beefed up Sense UI and a variety of minor bug fixes. --- > “” --- \[via [Sprint](http://support.sprint.com/support/article/Find%5Fand%5Fupdate%5Fthe%5Fsoftware%5Fversion%5Fon%5Fyour%5FHTC%5FHero/case-gb746811-20091009-155624 "undefined")\] **More on Techland:** [Google Shutting Down Nexus One Store](http://techland.com/2010/05/14/google-shutting-down-nexus-one-store/ "undefined") [A Practical Guide To Android \[Update\]](http://techland.com/2010/04/26/a-practical-guide-to-android/ "undefined") [18 Android Apps To Get You Started](http://techland.com/2010/01/14/12-android-apps-to-get-you-started/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7249185/android-2-1-update-out-now-for-sprint-htc-hero/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7249185/android-2-1-update-out-now-for-sprint-htc-hero/"},"headline":"Android 2.1 Update Out Now For Sprint HTC Hero","datePublished":"2010-05-19T14:39:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T10:56:19.611Z","description":"[timecom-gdgt url=\"http://gdgt.com/google/android/2-1/\" style=\"full\" float=\"right\"] Better late than never. Sprint announced today that they would begin rolling out Android 2.1 aka Éclair for HTC Hero owners....","url":"https://time.com/archive/7249185/android-2-1-update-out-now-for-sprint-htc-hero/","keywords":["Tech","Android"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/7249185/android-2-1-update-out-now-for-sprint-htc-hero/","name":"Android 2.1 Update Out Now For Sprint HTC Hero"}}]}] ```