Earlier today I wrote HTC to ask about the possibility of upgrading Rogers-branded Android phones to Sense UI. Here is the canned answer I got. Similar to the one about 1.6.
Quote:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding release of the HTC Sense User Interface (U/I) to existing devices such as the Magic and the Dream.
I understand how important it is to have the latest updates for your device.
The HTC Sense U/I was only made available for Google-branded devices. It is not available for HTC-branded devices such as the HTC Dream and HTC Magic from Rogers.
We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced.
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So there you have it. Basically, HTC does not support the carrier-branded phones.
Does anybody know if Telus's Hero has a Google logo on it? Or is it "Telus-branded"?
EDIT: Nevermind, I just found
the answer. Telus's Hero is not Google-branded, so I suppose they won't make the 2.1 upgrade available to them either. The issue is definitely more with HTC than with Rogers.