Eris 2.1 OTA update fails explained

+1 on the reset.

Good stuff, rest of post too.

 

Probably will be a few months before we get 2.2 though. I just want the silent call bug fixed. That's a pretty big bug that I hope Verizon and HTC won't ignore. Otherwise, I like the 2.1 update. It is faster for sure.

 

I think we even have the silent ringer bug.... feels bad man. The progress of technology lapping over those who buy into it almost immediately....

 

I definitely am happy with my Eris and with Android in general. So there are a few bugs, but really people...is it worth complaining over? Anything is better than the ridiculous iPhone. Heck, even with the silent call bug, we still get more use out of our phones as an actualy PHONE than iPhone users do on AT&T.

 

Yeah, the iPhone comparisons will always be around for Android users; we're on the sweet end of that stick, for sure, in my opinion.

But one thing about the Eris (I do not know about the Droid and other Android based devices) that really comes clear and just irks the heck out of me about every time I read in Eris forums is this: the apparent lack of quality control at the factories, the manufacturing and assembly points.

Evidence of this is the differences in (simply) the quality of the Eris as reported by users here; "the silent ringer bug," "the speaker bug," "the speed dial bug (resolvable in most cases with a factory data reset)," and many other issues posted in the forums in some devices but not in all of them.

Given that many, many "bugs" pan out to be user lack of knowledge and/or abuse or ill-use of the phone, there still seems to be differences in hardware quality from one Eris to another.

Mine, and others reporting in here, exhibits none of the spoken of bugs, not one.

Perhaps I should have a look over at the iPhone forums; maybe a similar situation with quality control is being talked about there.

 

Actually this post "explains" nothing. This release was poorly tested and there is no excuse for it.

Were there a few minor issues like the weather widget I would agree with your post. However the scope and number of major issues like loss of audio, browser crashes, wild app openings, and so on, is just poor testing. There are hundreds of user posts all having the same issues.

Thanks to all involved for making my eris a really nice paperweight.