Android 2.1 for Moment and Hero in Q2, Sprint Says

The long-awaited Android 2.1 software update for the Samsung Moment and HTC Hero currently available in the United States on the airwaves of Sprint will land in the second quarter of the ongoing year, the wireless carrier recently said. Work on the update is moving on, it seems, and the solution for a release during this quarter is on track, though Sprint promised it initially for the end of the first three months period of 2010, or for the beginning of Q2.

Here's what a recent post on the Sprint Community site reads: “Hello Community Members,
We wanted to let you know that Sprint continues to work closely with Samsung and HTC to deliver the highly anticipated Android 2.1 upgrade for Samsung Moment and HTC Hero. We are on track for the upgrade to be available in Q2. Sprint had hoped to have this resolved by now - we thank our customers for their patience as we work to bring them a positive experience with this upgrade.”

The software update is expected to bring a nice range of enhancements to the Samsung Moment and HTC Hero, that's for sure. In addition to the latest operating system flavor from Google, the solution should bring new features and functionalities too, though it seems that users are already disappointed with the push back. Since the first reports on the matter suggested that Sprint would deliver the update sometimes in March or April, one would easily understand why the new announcement doesn't sound too cheerful.

Moreover, the next version of Google's mobile OS, Android 2.2 (Froyo), is expected to arrive sometime in June, and the current Android 2.1 flavor won't seem that appealing when that happens. One way or the other, the good news is that Sprint is still committed to offer its users an improved experience on their Android-based handsets, though it still remains to be seen when exactly the solution is delivered to users.