The Droid Eris software version ROM:1.16.605.1/Radio:2.32.40.11.09 update will be pushed out Over-the-Air(OTA) by Verizon for Droid Eris by HTC very shortly. This fixes to minor glitches will appear in your notifications bar from which you will have to pull down the shade to get. Typically Verizon starts update in the evening on Friday, and then rolls out the update which can take days to weeks. Both our Droid Eris by HTC and Droid by Motorola have not received promised updates yet.
The Droid Eris update repairs problems in the screen saver mode, speaker phone and email restarts. It also improves MMS/SMS speed and viewing of MMS from LG phones.
If you are roaming you will not receive a system update notice. You
will need to enable Wi-Fi and wait for the update notice to appear or
as mentioned above you can manually update your well-reviewed Droid Eris by HTC.
Here the Improvements from the Droid Eris by HTC Update from Verizon:
- While on a call and the device is in screensaver mode, pressing the End key now takes the device out of screensaver mode, and a second press will end the call.
- On-call mute and speakerphone icon functionality is enhanced.
- Upgraded functionality after activation eliminates the delay users were experiencing in receiving their first call.
- Device now switches effectively from 1x mode to 3G.
- Device no longer requires users to reselect a default email after power-cycling.
- SMS and MMS messaging delivery is improved.
- Eighty-character MMS/SMS message subject lines are now allowed
- Improved picture messaging functionality allows messages from LG phones to be opened.
Instruction to help with installation are at verizonwireless.com/droiderissupport.