Eris ROM 1.17.605.1 OTA update in progress

[Jolest]

Before everyone gets too excited, this is NOT the long-awaited 2.x update. This is another incremental 1.5 update. On the Verizon website is the following notice:

Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software enhancement for your Droid Eris by HTC smartphone. The Droid Eris software version ROM: 1.17.605.1/ Radio: 2.32.40.11.09 update includes the following update:

Rare instances where the display locked or
appeared to be in an out-of-service state when
attempting to wake up the DROID ERIS from
screen saver mode no longer occurs.

[crazy650]

not what i want fixed

[Jolest]

not what i want fixed

The kind of lockup this is supposed to fix would prevent people from doing anything with their Eris until they removed the battery and then waited up to 3 minutes for the phone to restart...

What do you think is more important for HTC to fix than a bug that prevented people from being able to count on using their Eris when they needed it?

[chassum]

Glad to see this update. Not that the bug was a show-stopper, but it was the most irritating and embarrassing problem I've encountered so far on the Eris. Now I'm just waiting on 2.1

[Forcedbyhatred]

will there be like a pop up, to let me know this update will happen, or do i have to go to "Settings" > "about phone" > check for updates?

[erikzen]

You should get a message on your phone. I got one this morning but wanted to check it out first before updating. Some people reported having trouble with their phones after the last update.

I actually had the phone freeze up on me once, requiring a battery pull. Luckily, it's only been once in the few days I've owned the phone.

I'm glad they've addressed the issue. Hopefully, it won't cause more problems than it fixes.

[vzwmandroid]

My wife's Eris received it this morning

[nursepotter05]

I got my update this am. i was hoping for 2.0. Anybody know what the status of that is?

[Jolest]

I got my update this am. i was hoping for 2.0. Anybody know what the status of that is?

As far as I know, it's still sheduled to be released "Q1 2010". While rumors say late January, the current update being released now says to me that we won't see 2.x before mid-February at best...

I'll be happy if they have it SOLID and to us by March 31st...

[blue]

well my wifes just dropped her phone off to me and told me to fix it. it looks like she got the update.

this is the issue...if fc a bunch of things from the start, it has no service, I thought maybe it was in airplane mode, so it tried to go into the wireless setting, it fc;d on me . I pulled the battery and left it off for a few. still no go. she is a paramedic, and uses her phone alot in the field. looks like we are going to verizon here soon to have them fix it...