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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 15, 2012
HTC has turned on the Wayback Machine and is now offering a bootloader unlock solution for the Droid Eris, the HTC Hero, the HTC Legend, and the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and 4G flavors. It's a ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Mar 03, 2011
Verizon just released a very unexpected OTA update for the HTC Droid Eris. No, seriously -- look! The latest update to hit the Eris brings the little guy to ROM: 2.41.605.6 and the Radio: 2.42.01.04.2...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 08, 2011
Put those shovels away -- the Droid Eris is still alive and kicking, and now a CyanogenMod 7 port is available. The Eris isn't on the CM 7 "officially supported" list, and HTC a...
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by Jared DiPane
Dec 30, 2010
If you have held on strong to your HTC Droid Eris, and not lost hope even with the lack of official updates you will rejoice to know that custom ROM developer punk.kaos has brought a sweet t...
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by Chris Kerrigan
Dec 28, 2010
What is this we have here? Well, thanks to our friends over at Best Buy it, appears we have a Droid Eris running Windows Mobile! Not only is it running Windows Mobile, but it also appears to be sporti...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 25, 2010
A handful of Verizon Android smartphones appear to have their end-of-life dates hung over their heads. Phones that already have shuffled off this mortal coil are the HTC Droid Eris (June 16) and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 06, 2010
Consumer Reports' latest smartphone ratings are in September's issue of the magazine (you know, those things made out of wood pulp), and eight Android phones made the "Recommended" list. And...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 01, 2010
Maybe Apple finally figured out how to hold a phone, or maybe it just realized it was bad PR move to begin with -- either way, all of those "tests" at apple.com/antenna showing other p...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2010
Good news Eris owners -- your OTA update has begun to roll out, and it's been confirmed that it fixes the 'Silent Call' issue. It may take a week or more for all customers to get the MR4 update,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2010
While HTC didn't quite come out swinging like RIM did after Apple's Friday press conference, spokesman Eric Lin wasn't afraid to let Pocket-Lint in on some hard numbers of their own. If you reca...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 16, 2010
Apple CEO Steve Jobs led a news conference today to explain what he's now dubbed "Antennagate" -- and he called out a couple of other smartphones to show that the iPhone 4 isn't the onl...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2010
That's right Droid Eris users, Verizon did not forget you -- there's a software update coming on July 16 that's slated to fix a whole slew of audio and contacts issues. When the update to Androi...
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by Cory Streater
Jun 23, 2010
In our not-so-humble opinion, the HTC Droid Eris on Verizon never got the respect it deserved. It came in at a lower price point and a lower speed than the ballyhoo'd Motorola Droid and so ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 12, 2010
It's been a few hours, so we should see another leak of the Motorola Droid X anytime now and -- oh, look, there it is. That's it on the left, hanging out with the Evo 4G and an iPhone. We get an...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
It should have been a nice uneventful holiday weekend for Android Central Forum member mapexvenus and the missus, but real life seldom works out that way. During the long road trip to Tahoe, t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 14, 2010
By now everyone knows the Verizon has started slowly rolling out the Android 2.1 update for the HTC Droid Eris. Just like the Motorola Droid 2.1 update, you can wait for the OTA notification or ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 14, 2010
You wanted to manually update your Droid Eris to Android 2.1, and so you shall. Here's what you need to do:Download this file. (Thanks, AndIRC!)Copy it onto your SD card. Be sure not to put it in...
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by Jared DiPane
May 11, 2010
Verizon Wireless tends to be rather notorious, along with nearly every other cell phone manufacturer and carrier, for delaying taking its sweet time with OS updates. Android 2.1 has been rumored to be...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2010
We don't want to be getting anyone's hopes up too much here, but it's possible that the Verizon Droid Eris could be getting its long-awaited Android 2.1 update ... tomorrow! That said, we've seen...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
There you go, folks. If you were holding out for Verizon to officially launch its NFL service, it's now available. All you have to do is text NFL to 8915 or go to VerizonWireless.com/nf...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 10, 2010
Verizon Droid Eris owners, take note: Your phone is on the way out. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Above is a screen showing the PCD - ADR6200 (aka the HTC Droid Eris) listed under End o...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 25, 2010
At long last, you finally can officially use Skype on Android. If you have Verizon. And if you have the Motorola Droid or Devour, or the HTC Droid Eris. Otherwise, you're going to have ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 15, 2010
You read that right, folks. At long last, the HTC Droid Eris on Verizon has been rooted. You're going to have to have the stock Android 1.5 phone to get this done, so if you've already installed...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 09, 2010
If you're in the market for an HTC Droid Eris on Verizon, you might want to hold off for a few weeks. BerryScoop has it on good authority that the HTC Incredible is going to replace the Droi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 09, 2010
The folks at Otterbox -- makers of some of the most rough-and-tumble cases out there -- just released a pair of cases for the HTC Droid Eris. And we're giving away 10 cases -- five from the Commuter ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 08, 2010
Meet the new Skype, same as the old Skype. Except that this Skype is exclusive on Verizon (and is no longer welcome on Windows Mobile, apparently). But no bother. We've got the Android-powered Motoro...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 04, 2010
For all of you Verizon Droid Eris fans out there chomping at the bit for Android 2.1 and the new HTC Sense to be released for your phone, know that it's not far off. A build was leaked on XDA&nb...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 03, 2010
Woke up this morning. Checked the news. Yep, Apple's still suing HTC. (Have a feeling a number of people in Bellevue, Wash., did the same.) Here's a roundup of the latest in the patent battle lau...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 03, 2010
Getting word this morning that those of you with Motorola Droids, the Droid Eris and just about any other device that connects to Verizon are having issues with data connections. Some seem to have it ...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 16, 2010
Verizon is doing their BOGO thing (buy one get one free) for the Droid & Droid Eris again. But unlike the previous times, you can actually score a Droid for free (and not just the Droid Eris...
