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Android 2.0 Screenshots

This might be old news to most of you, but this made me REALLY happy!!
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/10/16/android-2-0-screenshot-walkthrough/

looks nice, but they still kept the same horrible android keyboard.

Why is it that 32a users still havent gotten 1.6 and now we are already waiting for 2.0?
HTC you suck....

Ancdroid 2.0
The real question is when the carriers are going to push the upgrade to users. There doesn't appear to be any incentive for them to do so, so I would resign myself to:
a) waiting a long time for your carrier to upgrade
b) doing a custom rom (from this forum)

In Denmark the phones are not related to carriers like in USA. HTC magic is 100 % free of carriers footprints in DK....
I even bought this phone without any carriers or contracts...

Is this an update coming to the MT3G? or is it the interface of a Verzion Android phone?

Jay_8698 said:
Is this an update coming to the MT3G? or is it the interface of a Verzion Android phone?
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its for both

Jay_8698 said:
Is this an update coming to the MT3G? or is it the interface of a Verzion Android phone?
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It's the stock interface for Eclair supposedly, so everyone will get in when they get 2.0 via either HTC's site, OTA from their carrier or, of course, XDA (someone already upped a supposed dump of the Droid ROM on the Dream dev forum).
Google may be delaying officially releasing it to manufacturers and whatnot until the Droid is released (which is in November some time from memory) so as not to piss off the carrier that's releasing it. I guess they'll have to release it for everyone from then on, as you can't morally make a whole build of the OS exclusive to a single device (or can they?).

kchau said:
looks nice, but they still kept the same horrible android keyboard.
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yeah, i according with you about the keyboard and other horrible and oldest is the dealer,the google dealer really suck.
they have to include the smart dealer and a new very nices keyboard.also the new skin in the camera suck.i preffer a zoom or other stuff
so i hope they changed many thing in the ui.

Unimaginative said:
It's the stock interface for Eclair supposedly, so everyone will get in when they get 2.0 via either HTC's site, OTA from their carrier or, of course, XDA (someone already upped a supposed dump of the Droid ROM on the Dream dev forum).
Google may be delaying officially releasing it to manufacturers and whatnot until the Droid is released (which is in November some time from memory) so as not to piss off the carrier that's releasing it. I guess they'll have to release it for everyone from then on, as you can't morally make a whole build of the OS exclusive to a single device (or can they?).
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Ahh, I see, thank you for explaining that for me.

HTC Announces that they are still working on OS update for Hero+Sprint News

HTC on Twitter:
Believe it or not, I STILL can't say anything more about Eclair coming to Hero. Working as fast as we can, promise!
2:18 PM Dec 8th from CoTweet
Sprint Admin via Sprint Community:
We can't acknowledge an upgrade until HTC confirms one - and they're still being coy:
http://twitter.com/htc/status/6476826589
The process is:
Google -->> HTC -->> Sprint -->> You. Google is done, now HTC has to write the SenseUI overlay and test the CDMA radio. Then Sprint has to certify the update and schedule it for release.

It hasn't even gotten to Sprint? I was hoping to have a release before Christmas.

Still, this is great! Even though it hasn't yet gotten to Sprint, something in the works means we WILL be getting an update.
Excellent!

Of course we will be getting the update. We are looking at something close to the Jan 11th release date of the Eris 2.0 update.

Regardless of what Sprint does once the Eris gets it we will get it shortly after. It will be all over these forums without any need for Sprint to pull its thumb from their ass.

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The skip from 1.5 to 2.1 with no 1.6 update concerns me. I predict many bugs. Pray that I'm wrong. That being said, YAY! Gooogle NAV! Finally!

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The skip from 1.5 to 2.1 with no 1.6 update concerns me. I predict many bugs. Pray that I'm wrong. That being said, YAY! Gooogle NAV! Finally!
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The whole reason they have a newer version (ex. 2.1) is to fix bugs, right?

The 1.x Android and 2.x Android development lines are VERY different. I don't think skipping 1.6 makes any difference at all. If we were going from 1.5 to 2.0 < notice the 0 there, you'd have more to worry about.
1.x Android didn't have built in support for CDMA that both Sprint and Verizon use, so HTC had to add that code into 1.5 and if they were migrating to 1.6 they'd likely have to adapt the code a bit again.
2.x, since it has the CDMA built in HTC will have to verify that it works properly, tweak the code possibly. Their biggest challenge is going to be the SenseUI add on along with trying not to repeat the problems with SenseUI and other app issues that hit us with the 1.5 release.
Myself, I'm going to wait for the new version to be rooted before loading it on my phone! Patience required...

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Myself, I'm going to wait for the new version to be rooted before loading it on my phone! Patience required...[/QUOTE
I'm doin this as well
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How about: when is HTC release the source for 1.5 for crying out loud!!!!!

I know how this is going to sound...A friend that I work with at Sprint blah blah blah, but here it goes. My friend at Sprint that works with verifing the ROM's for HTC devices has told me that there will be an update for the Sprint Hero in Janurary. It will be 1.6. Not sure about Android 2.0, possibly later on in June.
note...please take this for what you want. Just sharing that I have access to.

dalvarez7 said:
I know how this is going to sound...A friend that I work with at Sprint blah blah blah, but here it goes. My friend at Sprint that works with verifing the ROM's for HTC devices has told me that there will be an update for the Sprint Hero in Janurary. It will be 1.6. Not sure about Android 2.0, possibly later on in June.
note...please take this for what you want. Just sharing that I have access to.
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HTC confirmed there would be no 1.6 for the Hero, your friend doesn't know what he's talking about sorry.

nelson8403 said:
HTC confirmed there would be no 1.6 for the Hero, your friend doesn't know what he's talking about sorry.
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Sure hope you are right.

Work for Sprint as well. 1.6 isn't gonna happen and 2.1 has no ETA communicated to the stores yet. Won't be installing it until its root safe.

I'm losing my patience with this phone and the company.
I'll be returning mine unless they fix the issues before the date I can return it.
Part of me feels that this is all just a ploy to stop people from returning the phone and that once they have the sales in the bag they will drop support (which they may have already done, for all I know)

cteneyck said:
How about: when is HTC release the source for 1.5 for crying out loud!!!!!
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Would that mean that the bugs would get fixed in a matter of 2-4 days, thanks to the people who visit these boards?

dalvarez7 said:
I know how this is going to sound...A friend that I work with at Sprint blah blah blah, but here it goes. My friend at Sprint that works with verifing the ROM's for HTC devices has told me that there will be an update for the Sprint Hero in Janurary. It will be 1.6. Not sure about Android 2.0, possibly later on in June.
note...please take this for what you want. Just sharing that I have access to.
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...yep sounds like a sprint tech
maybe it's the same guy who told me the processor in the hero was the same one in the iphone...

cteneyck said:
How about: when is HTC release the source for 1.5 for crying out loud!!!!!
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Most of the source is out there....minus the kernel.

Kcarpenter said:
Most of the source is out there....minus the kernel.
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I think you may have this backwards. Only the kernel has been released from HTC and it is available: http://developer.htc.com/ they won't release anything else most likely. The especially won't release SenseUI since it's not GPL. AFAIK only the Linux kernel is GPL and the rest of Android is Apache licensed which means they don't have to release modifications.

Happy to announce Android 2.0 is coming to Sprint’s Hero & Moment. Date TBD, but roughly 1H 2010
http://twitter.com/sprint

2.1 ROM coming mid march, pink hero 15 feb.

Although it is still not the updating time, at least we will find out when we can get the officail hero 2.1 rom.
Here is the link for this news
www (dot) plurk (dot) com / HTCHERO
Sorry it is in Chinese.
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tweakers is quoting this site:
http://www.whizpr.nl/persberichten/6679
run it through google if your not dutch
in short, in march the 2.1 update and a pink version of the hero will be coming Feb. 15
also some free widgets from HTC via Android Market like Parkingtimer, Translator and ringtone-widget.

Ran it through google translate and didn't get far, a lot of the page is in flash
What does it say exactly?

What does it say??????????

yeah sure.

Probably just old news anyway

The important part says:
Hero Upgrade Android 2.1 version of the schedule will be announced next week.
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However, I've no idea how "official" this is supposed to be. However, from translating some of the other plurks, it does look like some of them could be official releases from HTC.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
The important part says:
However, I've no idea how "official" this is supposed to be. However, from translating some of the other plurks, it does look like some of them could be official releases from HTC.
Regards,
Dave
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Interesting

I've got a feeling it will only be out in April. i think this because HTC are releasing new handsets at the end of march?.. so i think they will only release 2.1 for hero after they are out to stop people taking the cheap way out and just buying a hero with the new software rather than the new handsets maybe??

It is saying that HTC will most probably revealed when Hero can upgrade to And 2.1.
However, they are still unsure whether to let HTC Magic and Tattoo To get the same upgrade.
Rest are mostly users of the 2 not confirmed models users grumbling.

joopsg said:
It is saying that HTC will most probably revealed when Hero can upgrade to And 2.1.
However, they are still unsure whether to let HTC Magic and Tattoo To get the same upgrade.
Rest are mostly users of the 2 not confirmed models users grumbling.
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magic geted a new update last days.. 1.5 with sense ...
so if they update the old magic.. i think we will get an update for us hero to...
but.. hey..
they really want old phones with new software? 2.1 ?
i dont think so..

Probably going to be announced in MWC

Rogers Canada have already said that magic users will be getting a 2.1 upgrade. If they get it so will hero owners.

The old donkey and carrot analogy spring to mind as far as updates from HTC go.
I'll believe it when I'm installing it on my phone

2.1 comes in march HTC said in a press report with some new widgets like the Friendstream-widget.

Conduction said:
2.1 comes in march HTC said in a press report with some new widgets like the Friendstream-widget.
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Link?
10char

hxxp://tweakers.net/nieuws/65478/htc-geeft-hero-medio-maart-update-naar-android-21.html It's a dutch forum however but you can put the link in Google translate. There will also be a pink version of the Hero available at 15 februari according to that source.

Go to Tweakers.net and read the article which is posted on 16:48 (I can't post links)

Thanks guys

tweakers is quoting this site:
http://www.whizpr.nl/persberichten/6679
run it through google if your not dutch
in short, in march the 2.1 update and a pink version of the hero will be coming Feb. 15
also some free widgets from HTC via Android Market like Parkingtimer, Translator and ringtone-widget.

New ROM Hero should be available
According to a Dutch site, Mobilyz.com, the new Hero ROM should be released. The only thing is that I cannot find the ROM.
The article can be found here:
http://www.mobilyz.com/nieuws/besturingssystemen/31989/htc-kondigt-update-naar-android-2-1-aan-voor-htc-hero/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Pocketinfo+(Pocketinfo+-+RSS+feed)&utm_content=Google+International
Maybe you have more luck

Bad news for Magic owners: HTC says "No official update to 2.1 "

Seems like it's time to choose an unoffcial ROM. Suggestions are welcome folks.
Unfortunately HTC also told us that the Magic won’t be getting an Android 2.1 update.
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http://androidcommunity.com/android-2-1-htc-hero-update-coming-by-march-2010-20100216/

And...what about 2.0??

That is inconsistent with the official statements from Rogers, the Canadian phone company: http://androidforums.com/rogers/33450-rogers-magic-get-senseui-2-1-dream-only-gets-sense-ui.html
Roger's spokeperson is on record to saying that the Rogers Magic will be getting 2.1 by mid year.

visitador02 said:
That is inconsistent with the official statements from Rogers, the Canadian phone company: http://androidforums.com/rogers/33450-rogers-magic-get-senseui-2-1-dream-only-gets-sense-ui.html
Roger's spokeperson is on record to saying that the Rogers Magic will be getting 2.1 by mid year.
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I wish you are right visitador and we get a 2.X update. I'd realy love to have Google multi account support in my HTC Magic...

decodecoding said:
I wish you are right visitador and we get a 2.X update. I'd realy love to have Google multi account support in my HTC Magic...
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I am sure that it will, given that various Rogers spoke persons (including RogersMary) have promised this upgrade. Also HTC did say so too: http://androidforums.com/rogers/10647-rogers-dream-1-6-update-23.html#post235970
The only caveat is that it will most likely come with another perfected SPL. As shown with the latest Sense upgrade, it seems no developers are willing to spend time trying to find a way to root the phone once it has the official rom. I advice anyone who has a rooted phone not to upgrade to any future official rom, but wait until a chef provides a rooted version.

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I wish you are right visitador and we get a 2.X update. I'd realy love to have Google multi account support in my HTC Magic...
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We will get 2.1 + Sense UI. If we don't Canadians will probably have an outrage for being lied to again.

This is hear-say, but after visiting the local TMO Store last night, the HTC Rep had come in and said there was going to be an Eclair update for coming at the end of Feb. This was said to be a 2.0 OTA Update and no mentioning of 2.1.

Personally I don't believe that site. Why would htc abandon a product they launched 6 months ago? They kept updating the G1 for over a year.
We know for sure the Hero will get 2.1 (HTC tweeted it today)
http://twitter.com/htc/status/9197263393
They haven't tweeted about the Magic but other news sources have indicated the Magic will receive 2.x in Q2 this year.
If we don't get an official release (which I think is unlikely) then I bet we could use bits from the official rom to improve the existing AOSP roms, since the hardware is so similar.
Lets not get too upset and all go and buy nexus ones just yet ...

Maybe they are talking about the US 32B version of the Magic? Rogers 32A version has almost twice the memory as the 32B.

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Maybe they are talking about the US 32B version of the Magic? Rogers 32A version has almost twice the memory as the 32B.
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50% more actually not double.
Again, like I was saying HTC themselves promised Android 2.1 + Sense UI for the Rogers HTC Magic.
At least from that you can expect everyone else with a 32A device to be able to use a cooked ROM based on that official RUU.

Taknarosh said:
50% more actually not double.
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hehehe ... was that a serious comment?

Sounds good to me. Time to call retentions and see whats up cause I only extended my phone on the promise of 2.1. If it isn't coming time to get them to cancel my account.

Ah, OK, so it makes sense now. Seems like Rogers 32A will get the update and all the rest with Vodafone 32B will have to start thinking about N1 if we want 2.1....
So sad...

Well not really, when the 32A gets the official update we'll be able to port those builds to the 32B, as they are the same inside apart from the RAM differences. The drivers we need to get eclair running nicely will be in those builds so we have nothing to worry about. The best roms are always on XDA anyway, rather than from the network providers.
Anyway besides all that I still think we'll get an official update for the 32B Magic.
There were a lot of stories at the beginning of this year about the Magic getting Eclair.
http://home.leakdroid.com/2010/01/htc-magic-to-get-android-2-0-then-2-1/

I fail to see why HTC would make this for Rogers, and not release it to their own customers.

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I fail to see why HTC would make this for Rogers, and not release it to their own customers.
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Because Canadians are more mellow (pushier?)
Hiding now.

I hope you are right guys.
Thanks for the info.

I was at a T-Mobile store today. The rep says 2.1 will be released by the end of the month for myTouch 1.2, not sure about original myTouch.

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Personally I don't believe that site. Why would htc abandon a product they launched 6 months ago? They kept updating the G1 for over a year.
We know for sure the Hero will get 2.1 (HTC tweeted it today)
http://twitter.com/htc/status/9197263393
They haven't tweeted about the Magic but other news sources have indicated the Magic will receive 2.x in Q2 this year.
If we don't get an official release (which I think is unlikely) then I bet we could use bits from the official rom to improve the existing AOSP roms, since the hardware is so similar.
Lets not get too upset and all go and buy nexus ones just yet ...
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If you re check this Twitter account, you'll see he specifically says Rogers customers will get 2.1, meaning the 32a magic

Wow, this is GREAT news; I can't wait!

Waiting for the official 2.1 rom almost drive me crazy!

lots of apps can not run on the 1.5 rom,1.6 rom does not support HSDPA well, meanwhile there is no such official annoucement can confirm whether the magic will be updated to 2.1 or hell not!!!
what the ...!!!

Rogers has long time ago told that their 32A is going to get the 2.1 treatment by mid-summer, and that should quickly give all other rootede 32A an B's the same

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Rogers has long time ago told that their 32A is going to get the 2.1 treatment by mid-summer, and that should quickly give all other rootede 32A an B's the same
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Means if Rogers keep his words, it will be only two months to wait? But how can that happen? HTC always tell us that have no plan to upgrade the magic...

xyq105113 said:
Means if Rogers keep his words, it will be only two months to wait? But how can that happen? HTC always tell us that have no plan to upgrade the magic...
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That's wrong.

xyq105113 said:
Means if Rogers keep his words, it will be only two months to wait? But how can that happen? HTC always tell us that have no plan to upgrade the magic...
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Link me to where you see that. I've never heard of that. If it's assumptions, then stop it.

View attachment 300094words in red block mean:"Google had confirmed hero will upgrade to 2.1, but there is no such plan for magic, sorry

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View attachment 300094words in red block mean:"Google had confirmed hero will upgrade to 2.1, but there is no such plan for magic, sorry
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Wrong Again.
http://twitter.com/htc/status/9309192395
Straight from HTC

@xyq105113: Please get your facts straight and your charm polished.
First of all: if you never been promised a 2.1 update for your magic i don't see what this complain is about. What will be next? That you want the 3.0 as soon as that will be released. You can't expect that old hardware will support or get updated software just be happy if you do.
Another thing is: welcome to xda developers who actually makes this update possible for you already unless you got an unhacked spl. If that's your problem then maybe a little research before buying or updating official software would have been a good idea.
My guess is that since HTC already announced update for the Hero and for the Rogers magic it will most probably come to all non-google branded magics.
But again i don't get why everyone got that attitude cause they haven't got any updates for their older mobiles.
There is several reasons for not giving updates to everyone.
1) More sales.
2) Less work making new drivers
3) Less support cases cause of people who can't figure out how to update.
4) Less phone replaced cause of people ****ing up under update.
5) Did i mention more sales ?

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@xyq105113: Please get your facts straight and your charm polished.
First of all: if you never been promised a 2.1 update for your magic i don't see what this complain is about. What will be next? That you want the 3.0 as soon as that will be released. You can't expect that old hardware will support or get updated software just be happy if you do.
Another thing is: welcome to xda developers who actually makes this update possible for you already unless you got an unhacked spl. If that's your problem then maybe a little research before buying or updating official software would have been a good idea.
My guess is that since HTC already announced update for the Hero and for the Rogers magic it will most probably come to all non-google branded magics.
But again i don't get why everyone got that attitude cause they haven't got any updates for their older mobiles.
There is several reasons for not giving updates to everyone.
1) More sales.
2) Less work making new drivers
3) Less support cases cause of people who can't figure out how to update.
4) Less phone replaced cause of people ****ing up under update.
5) Did i mention more sales ?
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thank u for explaining, but there are still several bugs in those roms, right?
Plus since magic been published did htc ever update our magic once? Even Tatto have its 1.6 sense UI rom, why not update our magic, due to magic is still for sell, it seems no reason not to update magic. What I want is just a official 2.1 rom for my magic after this long time since 2.1 been published.
P.S. I do not consider my magic as a too old hardware to be updated, my BB 8320 still get new roms........

xyq105113 said:
thank u for explaining, but there are still several bugs in those roms, right?
Plus since magic been published did htc ever update our magic once? Even Tatto have its 1.6 sense UI rom, why not update our magic, due to magic is still for sell, it seems no reason not to update magic. What I want is just a official 2.1 rom for my magic after this long time since 2.1 been published.
P.S. I do not consider my magic as a too old hardware to be updated, my BB 8320 still get new roms........
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Many countries got an update for their magic just not an android update but update with Sense and Android market for those without. Think we all would love an official update with the new Sense and Android 2.1 for easy rom cooking to Magic. But i would think twice before updating the RUU if it comes, cause it might be impossible for root it for a while after if it will ever be possible after that update. I wouldn't consider it old yet either and hoping for the update as well. But i'm just happy that i got xda where i can get most of the things i need. But the mobile industry is moving really fast at the moment and i think that HTC decided to put focus on getting market share instead of pleasing their existing customers. Then we can discuss what the smartest move is in this case, but somehow i think HTC know what they are doing at the moment. But again i actually think that non-google branded HTC magics might get the update now that its official that Hero and Rogers magic does, cause with that done it wont require much work to release it for the rest of us.
But maybe they wont cause of the reasons i mentioned last post for not giving us the update. For now we can only hope, and enjoy the work the developers does for us to make it possible to have a good and stable HTC sense rom running Android 2.1

http://androidandme.com/2010/01/phones/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-users-to-get-android-2-1-this-spring/ look at this

as long as i'm using 32a, regardless of any carrier, will i be able to use that official rom on any htc magic 32a?

http://www.androidspin.com/2010/02/...ive-android-2-1-but-some-will-require-a-wipe/
All US android phones to receive android 2.1.

HSPA has nothing to do with ROM version. It's a setting in build.prop. I have HSDPA and HSUPA working on Donut, as do many other people. It's on by default in CyanogenMod and probably some others.
Look in this thread for how: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=595108

are we another day closer to 2.1?