Sprint’s HTC Hero is still waiting for that fables Android 2.1 Éclair update that was promised way back at the beginning of time. Hero owners have been voicing their frustrations about the delayed update for months, but it finally appears that there may be a light at the end of this long tunnel.
Over the weekend, a Sprint HTC Hero test ROM popped up on XDA-Developers. The ROM: RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.20.651.1_signed_test appears to be a complete Android 2.1 build with HTC Sense plus a new radio update. Developers worked hard all weekend long to convert the original files into a flashable update.zip file. If you want to give the ROM a try, you will need to have root access on your Sprint HTC Hero. Remember, this is ONLY for the Sprint Hero and will not work on the Eris of any GSM Hero variants.
Members of the forum indicate that there are still some issues to resolve before the ROM works perfectly on the Sprint Hero, but it looks promising. Hopefully Sprint and HTC are nearing a final build of that ROM which will be released to the public before the need of the month.
Source: XDA-Developers
