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Video: HTC Shows Us Their History Through the Smartphone Evolution

Tim May 24, 2013 49

HTC has been in the smartphone game since its inception, so sometimes you just have to give credit where it's due. They created the first Android phone that was built for consumers and even made some of the first devices to even feature keyboards and...

DROID Eris Bootloader Unlocked Thanks To HTCDev Site

Tim February 16, 2012 55

If anyone needs their DROID Eris unlocked after all these years, you can now do so at the HTCDev.com site. Whether you are into HTC phones or not, the fact that they are going back this far to allow a phone to be unlockable is impressive, to say the least....

DROID Eris Receives Update, Multimedia Bug Fixes and Various Other Enhancements

Kellen March 3, 2011 659

Long live the DROID Eris! A 13.3MB update is either available right now or at least will be in the very near future and will bring one of our original family members up to version 2.41.605.6. What's included? A bunch of multimedia bug fixes it looks like. ...

DROID Eris Running Gingerbread, I’m Officially Stunned

Kellen December 29, 2010 77

I know, I know, we shouldn't be surprised at the fact that someone is porting Android 2.3 to the Droid Eris, but since it's actually at an almost working state, it needs to be talked about. XDA member punk.kaos is leading a charge to bring a stable version of...

Android 2.2 Not Coming to DROID Eris

Kellen September 17, 2010 1415

That poor Droid Eris. According to Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney, there are no plans to bring Android 2.2 to this long lost and original family member. There are "other options in Android devices" these days meaning...well, we're not sure what that means....

Asurion No Longer Replacing DROIDs for DROIDs, Production Stopped by Motorola

Kellen July 22, 2010 609

We've heard rumors that the original Droid is nearing "end of life" status, but according to cell phone insurance machine Asurion, it's already there. You see, we've received a handful of emails from frustrated readers who attempted to make claims on broken...

Breaking: DROID Eris Receiving Update July 16th

Kellen July 12, 2010 1391

According to Verizon, Droid Eris users should expect to see an OTA update starting Friday July 16th. This update is not to Android 2.2, but does feature a bundle of OS enhancements. Here are the details... You haven't been forgotten about just yet Eris users!...

Verizon Waves Goodbye to DROID Eris, Incredible Next?

Kellen June 22, 2010 623

In the screenie above, I've filtered Big Red's site by smartphone>Android>HTC and you can clearly see that the Droid Eris has been removed. In fact, you can search for Eris all over their site and find nothing but past support documents and accessories....