The Droid Eris from Verizon will soon get the much awaited update to Android 2.1 that includes many coveted advanced features, including voice to text form filling, pinch to zoom (in Gallery and Google Maps), voice navigation with Google Navigation ad a new photo gallery look. It is expected to come soon because details are showing on the Verizon support page.
The Verizon Droid Eris update sheet shows some new heretofore unnoticed enhancements such as the ability to to login to more than one Google account at a time and Yahoo! Mail support. The also say it will have faster start-up times, better battery life and better Bluetooth support.
When Verizon pushes out an O-T-A(Over-the-Air) it is usually over time.
First they test a small number of customers first, then rolling it out
in larger numbers. You will receive a notification that an update is
available.
You cannot use your phone/make emergency calls during this optional
update. Some settings/applications will change back to default, but may
be resynced/reset following the completion of the upgrade.
Make sure that your Droid Eris is at least 40% charged, if you
your Droid is not fully
charged, it may create problems.
You will be notified that a system update is available via your
notification bar. Select "System update available" to view the update
details.
Read the update details, and when ready tap "Restart & Install" and
your device will power off and back on and the installation process will
begin.
Features in Droid Eris Update/Upgrade to Droid Eris software version ROM: 2.36.605.1/Radio: 2.42.00.04.12
- Pinch-to-zoom is now available when using the Gallery and Google Maps.
- New support for voice-to-text entry.? Whenever a text-entry box appears, simply tap the
- microphone icon on the virtual keyboard and speak.
- New Gallery application with 3D layout. View and share photos taken with your phone and images from your online Picasa Web albums.
- New Leap thumbnail view lets you pinch to jump between the seven panels on your home screen.
- Additional calendar views and easier access to contacts makenavigating even quicker. Google Maps with Navigation provides free, traffic-enhanced,turn-by-turn navigation.
- With the Enhanced Android Market, you'll enjoy a betterbrowsing experience as well as even more applications, including Verizon Wireless content featuring self-service applications. Ability to log onto and access multiple Google accounts at once.
- Support for 19 Microsoft Exchange Server policies makes your phone more secure and business friendly.1
- Desk Clock intelligently dims your screen and displays the current time while charging.
- Location-based cinematic full screen weather keeps you on top ofchanging conditions.
- Improvements: Free Yahoo!® Mail is now supported--simply sign in with your
- Yahoo! email address and password.
- Longer battery life due to power savings.
- Improved YouTube video playback.
- Better Bluetooth support, including contact transfer.
- Automatic settings for POP3 verizon.net email accounts.
- Enjoy improved performance with these OS enhancements. Verizon Wireless is
- Added support for stand-alone Wi-Fi when device is in airplane mode.
- Improved handset audio when disconnecting a wired headset.
- Faster power-up time.
- Improved swipe-unlock functionality.
- Added support for Microsoft Office 2007 documents.
More information available at Verizon's Droid Eris Upgrade Page.