HTC's delay of the promised Android 2.1/Éclair update to its Hero handset has been causing consternation among owners, and it has finally apologised for the incident.
But at least the Taiwanese firm feels bad about it enough to issue an apology:
"The integration of Éclair on the HTC Hero took longer to develop than anticipated and we apologise for this delay.
"We are committed to meeting our customers' demand for this update."
Hero - not a Legend:
We couldn't find out why this particular model took so much longer to migrate to the new firmware platform - especially when the HTC Legend and Desire are both happily running it.
The Android 2.1 update, which will bring a whole host of functionality (including Google Maps Navigation support) was first seen in November 2009, meaning most people assumed the update was imminent.
It was then tipped for launch in March, then April, and then HTC sheepishly confirmed it will be happening in June - which is nearly a year after the phone was launched.
Tags: HTC, Hero, Android, 2.1
