The HTC Hero is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability and the HTC Sense interface. The phone was announced on June 24, 2009 in London and New York. It is also the first Android device to support Adobe Flash. It is scheduled for release in Europe during July of 2009, with Asia and North America to follow later on. The rumored name for the new Android UI was "Rosie". Confirmation of the name was given by HTC's picture of a man wearing a rose. The official HTC name for the UI is "Sense". A version of the Hero with a different form factor and CDMA Rev. A is coming to the US via Sprint.
