As promised, we have an update for you in regards to the HTC Hero Android 2.1 OTA update.  For now, it looks like the HTC Hero Android 2.1 update is making its initial roll-out to handsets in Taiwan.  Early this morning, HTC posted up details on the about the OTA on their HTC Taiwan support page.  The software update to Android 2.1 will make its initial debut on GSM HTC Hero phone with the 2.73.751.13 software build.  Once the update is complete, handset owners will be updated to 3.31.751.1 which is HTC’s Android 2.1 build with HTC Sense. 

We haven’t heard of anyone getting the OTA update quite yet, but MoDaCo and XDA-Developers seem to have gotten their greasy fingers on the official build already.  Those of you looking to use the official Android 2.1 build for the Hero but still want root access will be happy to know that developers on both site have already hacked the Rom to give you exactly what you want.   

For the past hour or so, I have been browsing through HTC’s support pages for the Hero on their dedicated site for countries across Europe.  Currently there is no sign that the Android 2.1 update will be rolling today in any other markets besides Taiwan.  But do not despair.  A few weeks ago, we heard that from HTC UK PR guys that the Éclair update for the UK Hero was on deck for June.  Now that it’s rolling out in Taiwan definitely gives us hope that the rest of Europe will be seeing the update within the next few weeks.   For now, just sit back, relax, and keep checking your phone for software updates (menu > settings > about phone > system updates), your Android 2.1 update should before you know it.

As promised, we have an update for you in regards to the HTC Hero Android 2.1 OTA update.  For now, it looks like the HTC Hero Android 2.1 update is making its initial roll-out to handsets in Taiwan.  Early this morning, HTC posted up details on the about the OTA on their HTC Taiwan support page.  The software update to Android 2.1 will make its initial debut on GSM HTC Hero phone with the 2.73.751.13 software build.  Once the update is complete, handset owners will be updated to 3.31.751.1 which is HTC’s Android 2.1 build with HTC Sense. 

We haven’t heard of anyone getting the OTA update quite yet, but MoDaCo and XDA-Developers seem to have gotten their greasy fingers on the official build already.  Those of you looking to use the official Android 2.1 build for the Hero but still want root access will be happy to know that developers on both site have already hacked the Rom to give you exactly what you want.   

For the past hour or so, I have been browsing through HTC’s support pages for the Hero on their dedicated site for countries across Europe.  Currently there is no sign that the Android 2.1 update will be rolling today in any other markets besides Taiwan.  But do not despair.  A few weeks ago, we heard that from HTC UK PR guys that the Éclair update for the UK Hero was on deck for June.  Now that it’s rolling out in Taiwan definitely gives us hope that the rest of Europe will be seeing the update within the next few weeks.   For now, just sit back, relax, and keep checking your phone for software updates (menu > settings > about phone > system updates), your Android 2.1 update should before you know it.

HTC has announced that the Android 2.1 roll-out for the GSM HTC Hero will start tomorrow, June 4^th. Owners of the HTC Hero have been waiting quite a long time for their Android 2.1 update. Customers in the U.S. who own the CDMA variants of the Hero have been enjoying Android 2.1 for a few weeks already. The announcement comes to us via HTC’s Taiwanese/Chinese Plurk account.

On June 4, 2010 to open up the wireless software update, the main update function as follows: Android 2.1 operating system upgrade!

System will continue to send updates prompt, when you receive a system prompt as long as you can by clicking Download or wireless network connection 3G/GPRS way to complete your phone system updates. Note: We recommend you to choose to have free Wi-Fi environment, download the update. If you are currently using 3G network, the download may have to pay the additional cost carriers, please make sure to have unlimited Internet access rates apply for rentals before use.

We appologize for the poor translation, the that’s the best Google could give us. Simply put, HTC will start rolling out Android 2.1 via an OTA. They recommend you download the update over Wi-Fi just to make sure you do not incur any additional 3G data charges. We would like to stress that this update is coming from HTC Taiwan, so there is no guarantee that the Android 2.1 update will be coming to HTC Hero owners in European markets. We’ll be sure to keep you updated tomorrow and let you know if the update actually starts pinging handsets across the globe.

Source: udn.com, thanks to @meLIanTheQuee for the tip.