Android 2.1 has been availalbe through the Nexus One for over a week now, but the SDK has only been made available now. There are a number of new APIs on board, including for the animated wallpapers, network signal detail, UI tweaks, geolocation permissions, databases. No real tells at first glance. No major resolution changes or super-duper space-age improvements. And unless you're a coder, none of this is for you. But the bottom line is it means newer and better apps are on the way.

According to some recent information, Sprint is reporting that their HTC Hero and Samsung Moment devices will skip Android 1.6 and 2.0 and head straight to 2.1! This would be great for the device owners and bring some much needed love to two powerhouse devices.

Thanks BGR for the art work, and yes it is beautiful, be very careful when you are updating, don't touch it if you're not sure what you're doing. This is NOT for the Eris, nor it is for the Sprint Hero. That's all!

So the frogs at it again, they have teased us with some of the shots from Android 2.1 running on the Hero. Nice indeed, so those that are still on cupcake, do not despair, eclair+ is just around the corner!