Eris to v2.x, when?

[ericnail]

I'd like to think it'd be passed out OTA. But me? I'll most likely do it manually if I don't get the notification a couple days after it's announced.. just like I did with the last update.
I think it's crap that it's only pushed to a few people per day..

I certainly hope its not pushed to a potential 1,000,000+ users simultaniously... idk if you noticed or not but on new years, at&t, Verizon, and t-mobile were all delayed on text messages about an hour because of am overload of people sending "happy 2010" messages.. so God I hope not :O

 

[anthonylancer]

Regardless, it's not conducive to a friendly atmosphere. Who cares if someone spells something wrong?

yeah, spelling hasnt been important since the invention of the internet

 

[Ataranine]

The January 22nd update has apparently been leaked. Just a bugfix update.

 

[Ruben]

^ That's not too bad considering when the DROID came out (with 2.0).

 

[BY724]

The January 22nd update has apparently been leaked. Just a bugfix update.

Wow...what a bummer

 

[Ataranine]

Wow...what a bummer

That's all anyone expected it to be..

 

[Ruben]

Wow...what a bummer

Pretty good considering when the DROID (first phone with android 2.0) got 2.0; factoring in that we might get a whole new version of sense.

 

[gridbug]

Absolution: An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense; An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused ...

Actually, I used an absolution to firm up my flabby midsection!

No wait, that was the AbIsolator. My bad!

*larf*

 

[hrbib21]

yeah, spelling hasnt been important since the invention of the internet

Let me see if I understand correctly, you signed up today and you thought, for your first post, that it was a good idea to make a comment about a post from a month ago that you weren't even around for?

Welcome, you have a bright future here.

 

[anthonylancer]

Let me see if I understand correctly, you signed up today and you thought, for your first post, that it was a good idea to make a comment about a post from a month ago that you weren't even around for?

Welcome, you have a bright future here.

Hey, I'm just sharing my opinion.

 

[Ruben]

Let me see if I understand correctly, you signed up today and you thought, for your first post, that it was a good idea to make a comment about a post from a month ago that you weren't even around for?

Welcome, you have a bright future here.

I find that terribly out-of-line. Just because something was posted prior to his membership, doesn't mean that he can't comment or participate in that instance. If that were the case, this forum would purge itself every week of old posts. -I do understand the circumstances though.

 

[Needsdecaf]

I find that terribly out-of-line. Just because something was posted prior to his membership, doesn't mean that he can't comment or participate in that instance. If that were the case, this forum would purge itself every week of old posts. -I do understand the circumstances though.

No, it's not out of line. It's inflammatory. There's nothing wrong with boosting an aged thread to ask a question or get clarification.

To pull a thread out just to make an obnoxious comments, that's flaming and it is (or should be, it is on the forums I moderate) against the user Terms Of Service).

 

[Ruben]

Guess what? These aren't the forums you moderate.

 

[swashmore]

No, it's not out of line. It's inflammatory. There's nothing wrong with boosting an aged thread to ask a question or get clarification.

To pull a thread out just to make an obnoxious comments, that's flaming and it is (or should be, it is on the forums I moderate) against the user Terms Of Service).

Amen brother!

 

[scottdownsouth]

Hello all ,I"v been lurking here for three weeks and if not for these fourms I wouldn't have kept my eris.but the question remains,is there any updates on the update?

 

[Ataranine]

Hello all ,I"v been lurking here for three weeks and if not for these fourms I wouldn't have kept my eris.but the question remains,is there any updates on the update?

Patience, my friend, patience.

 

[Wolfedude88]

Waiting for updates can suck, but I am use to it. I remember waiting for my G1 to get the 1.5 update, it seemed like it took forever to happen. Actually it did, lol. I am just glad we are going to get one!

 

[Needsdecaf]

Guess what? These aren't the forums you moderate.

That's for damn sure.

 

[bottlecap]

From Android 2.0 Platform Highlights | Android Developers

Android 2.0 Platform Highlights


The Android 2.0 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new features and technologies in Android 2.0.

• New User Features
• New Platform Technologies

New User Features

Quick Contact for Android

Multiple Accounts

Messaging Search

Email Combined Inbox

Camera Modes
Contacts and accounts

• Multiple accounts can be added to a device for email and contact synchronization, including Exchange accounts. (Handset manufacturers can choose whether to include Exchange support in their devices.)
• Developers can create sync adapters that provide synchronization with additional data sources.
• Quick Contact for Android provides instant access to a contact's information and communication modes. For example, a user can tap a contact photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person. Other applications such as Email, Messaging, and Calendar can also reveal the Quick Contact widget when you touch a contact photo or status icon.

Email

• Exchange support.
• Combined inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in one page.

Messaging

• Search functionality for all saved SMS and MMS messages.
• Auto delete the oldest messages in a conversation when a defined limit is reached.

Camera

• Built-in flash support
• Digital zoom
• Scene mode
• White balance
• Color effect
• Macro focus

Android virtual keyboard

• An improved keyboard layout to makes it easier to hit the correct characters and improve typing speed.
• The framework's multi-touch support ensures that key presses aren't missed while typing rapidly with two fingers.
• A smarter dictionary learns from word usage and automatically includes contact names as suggestions.

Browser

• Refreshed UI with actionable browser URL bar enables users to directly tap the address bar for instant searches and navigation.
• Bookmarks with web page thumbnails.
• Support for double-tap zoom.
• Support for HTML5:
  • Database API support, for client-side databases using SQL.
  • Application cache support, for offline applications.
  • Geolocation API support, to provide location information about the device.
  • <video> tag support in fullscreen mode.

Calendar

• Agenda view provides infinite scrolling.
• Events indicate the attending status for each invitee.
• Invite new guests to events.

New Platform Technologies

Media Framework

Revamped graphics architecture for improved performance that enables better hardware acceleration.
Bluetooth

• Bluetooth 2.1
• New BT profiles: Object Push Profile (OPP) and Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP)

New Framework APIs

Android 2.0 includes several new developer APIs. For an overview of new APIs, see the Android 2.0 version notes.
For a complete report of all API changes, see the API Differences Report.

*tongue firmly in cheek* Yeah well, what else?

 

[dusthead]

*tongue firmly in cheek* Yeah well, what else?

i think the question is - what will HTC do with these new "powers" to their/our advantage?...plus the app devs.

 

[OLD_gUY]

Hey dusthead-
Since I've been coming around here, I've noticed you have made more than a few posts.
However, I have never been able to read any of them 'cause I can never stop staring at your AVATAR-lol

 

[Wolfedude88]

lol, so true. It can be very distracting!

 

[entelechy3]

I was just reading through gizmodo's liveblog of the Nexus One's release... considering that phone looks like a slimmer, sexier, and obviously more powerful version of the Eris, I'm kind of salivating over how soon we're going to see 2.X on our phones. I mean, if HTC has been working so closely with Google to pump this phone out, and they've obviously had intimate contact with the development of 2.1 (since they designed the flagship model for that OS), I'm kind of hoping it bodes well for a direct upgrade to 2.1 for us... and soon. I just hope we don't have to wait until the Nexus One is available on Verizon (listed as "Spring 2010") to see our OS bumped up to that of the Eris's big brother...

 

[whitey522]

I was just reading through gizmodo's liveblog of the Nexus One's release... considering that phone looks like a slimmer, sexier, and obviously more powerful version of the Eris, I'm kind of salivating over how soon we're going to see 2.X on our phones. I mean, if HTC has been working so closely with Google to pump this phone out, and they've obviously had intimate contact with the development of 2.1 (since they designed the flagship model for that OS), I'm kind of hoping it bodes well for a direct upgrade to 2.1 for us... and soon. I just hope we don't have to wait until the Nexus One is available on Verizon (listed as "Spring 2010") to see our OS bumped up to that of the Eris's big brother...

I've been keeping up with the liveblogs on the nexus one reveal as i was quite excited for the "Passion". The Nexus One will be coming to verizon in the spring but there were two things that kind of (really) make me want the Eris.
1. The Nexus one does NOT have multitouch.
2. Someone asked if the droid was getting this and he said the software is open source and everyone will get it soon. Does that include the Eris?

To be honest surrounding all the hype on this thing I am COMPLETELY underwhelmed by this thing. ERIS HERE I COME!

 

[K0CAW]

From Engadget's liveblog of the Nexus One event:

HTC CEO Peter Chou, when asked what users can expect in terms of future updates, replied that "We [HTC] are expecting some of our existing models to upgrade to 2.1, but we're working on that."

I don't know about you, but that all but confirms for me that we'll be getting 2.1 for the Eris, as opposed to 2.0.1 or something else. It'll be exciting to see what features we will get (Google Earth, speech-to-text input in all text fields, possibly even 'Live Wallpaper'?) as a part of that update. I'll assume we'll get whatever the Eris hardware can handle.