<s>
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G2	I-Application
Touch	I-Application
by	O
T-Mobile	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Croatia	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
,	O
and	O
Hungary	O
;	O
and	O
as	O
Era	O
G2	O
Touch	O
in	O
Poland	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
phone	O
manufactured	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
running	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
flagship	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
after	O
HTC	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	O
HTC	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
phone	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
audio	O
jack	O
,	O
multi-touch	B-Application
ability	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Lite	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hero	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FCC	O
documents	O
surfaced	O
to	O
show	O
,	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
supporting	O
Rogers	O
 '	O
and	O
T	O
's	O
3G	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sprint	O
,	O
Cellular	O
South	O
,	O
Cellcom	O
,	O
Bluegrass	O
Cellular	O
,	O
Manitoba	O
Telecom	O
Services	O
,	O
NTelos	O
,	O
and	O
Cox	O
Wireless	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
different	O
from	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
sold	O
in	O
Asia	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
carriers	O
may	O
market	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Android	B-Application
6250	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Hero	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Droid	O
Eris	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
network	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pictures	O
of	O
Google	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
were	O
circulated	O
showing	O
him	O
holding	O
the	O
Droid	O
Eris	O
after	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
that	O
announced	O
an	O
Android-centric	O
partnership	O
between	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
Google	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
version	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Sprint	O
and	O
GSM	O
versions	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
proximity	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eris	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
Droid	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
phone	O
to	O
feature	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
own	O
"	O
Sense	O
"	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
customized	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
announced	O
their	O
intent	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Hero	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2010	O
that	O
would	O
upgrade	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
to	O
version	O
2.1	O
while	O
incorporating	O
Sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
news	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprint	O
further	O
clarified	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
2.1	O
update	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
had	O
made	O
a	O
system	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
2.1	O
publicly	O
available	O
for	O
their	O
Droid	O
Eris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
to	O
2.1	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
website	O
for	O
the	O
Sprint	O
(	O
CDMA	O
)	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
update	O
for	O
the	O
GSM	O
Hero	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
suggested	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
updating	O
the	O
device	O
further	O
to	O
version	O
2.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
2.1	O
update	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
a	O
few	O
networks	O
refused	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
Hero	O
phones	O
running	O
on	O
their	O
networks	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
so	O
frustrating	O
to	O
consumers	O
that	O
a	O
Facebook	O
group	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
information	O
from	O
Orange	O
and	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telus	O
had	O
also	O
refused	O
to	O
offer	O
guidance	O
or	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
their	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
customer	O
service	O
at	O
Telus	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
fault	O
lies	O
with	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
morning	O
of	O
25	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Telus	O
officially	O
pushed	O
down	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
update	O
to	O
its	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprint	O
drew	O
the	O
ire	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	O
Moment	O
customers	O
when	O
it	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
upgrading	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
corrected	O
the	O
statement	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
upgrade	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Evo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Widely	O
reported	O
problems	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Hero	O
further	O
fueled	O
criticism	O
among	O
customers	O
who	O
felt	O
Sprint	O
had	O
shirked	O
its	O
responsibility	O
to	O
acknowledge	O
and	O
fix	O
confirmed	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separately	O
,	O
numerous	O
groups	O
have	O
created	O
custom	O
ROMs	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
CDMA	O
and	O
GSM	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
based	O
on	O
various	O
versions	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
popular	O
VillainROM	O
,	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
official	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
for	O
the	O
Hero	O
,	O
several	O
third-party	O
groups	O
have	O
created	O
functioning	O
ROMs	O
which	O
include	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
popular	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
ROM	O
for	O
the	O
GSM	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
FroydVillain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
2.3	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
GSM	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
by	O
the	O
popular	O
aftermarket	O
firmware	O
creation	O
team	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
stable	O
version	O
7.2	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.7	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
as	O
fully	O
operational	O
.	O
</s>
