Comments on: HTC Droid Eris for Verizon Wireless

By: ken chaison

ken chaison — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:18:47 +0000

I’m disappointed with Verizon. My Verizon Droid Eris is still under warranty, less than a year old, and I found out that they are no longer making them and will not be supporting them with any additional upgrades. If I had known that, I would not have bought the phone to begin with. I liked the lighter and less bulky size, compared to the Motorola Droid and I did not need a slide out keyboard. I was told by the sales person that all the updates applied to the Moto Droid would eventually be applied to the Eris Droid. I think that is bait and switch. Verizon should make all Eris owners whole by offering us another phone if we want one. If I stay angry enough I may just switch to iPhone for my next phone.

By: Antonio Wells

Antonio Wells — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:53:08 +0000

@brittany Typically you can open your Messaging app and go to Settings, find Notifications and Ringtones in that menu to change. However these will be only simple ringtones that come with your phone. If you'd like MP3's stored on your SD Card as tones you would need an app Rings Extended for that.

By: brittany

brittany — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:29:31 +0000

i am trying to change text ringtones and notificaton ringtones, i cant figure it out?

By: sally

sally — Sun, 09 May 2010 21:01:42 +0000

i have the htc droid eris and you can say i am a big fan, it’s durable, fun, and easy. its more durable then the iphone, and it has less glitch’s. it may not have the best battery life, but it truely is a great phone with great features. i highly recomend. five stars *****

By: n3rdg1rl

n3rdg1rl — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:51:03 +0000

This is my favorite thing in the world right now. The Android version 1.5 was bothering me (there’s someone with a Moto Droid in my household and I was jealous.) I did install the official upgrade that hasn’t been pushed OTA yet and I love it even more now!! There is word that at the end of May this phone will be discontinued since the Incredible just arrived. Best Buy has it for $29.99 right now so if you were thinking about getting the Eris grab it now!

By: Android Tapp

Android Tapp — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:32:41 +0000

Yes! Either you can lock it or it locks on its own if you set it. You can even “Pattern Lock” similar to password lock the phone.

By: LIN

LIN — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:19:53 +0000

well, i was going to let my mom buy the droid eris phone for me and i just wanted to know whether or not the phone allows you to lock the screen when you are not using it

By: M

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:28:24 +0000

omg thanks. i had just bought like 15 ringtones and couldnt figure out how in the world to set them

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:28:46 +0000

On the home screen, press the + option (next to “phone”), click HTC Widget, then click clock. You can scroll left and right to select a new clock style.

By: Android Tapp

Android Tapp — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:09:40 +0000

Yes you can, download an app called Rings Extended, which will allow you to set ring tones for anything other than the beeping sounds, but opens this up to MP3s on your phone.

See this post http://www.androidtapp.com/new-to-android-welcome-to-android-advice/ #5 on how to do it

Hope that helps!

By: tstroup97

tstroup97 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:21:53 +0000

I’ve had my Eris for about 2 weeks now and I’m dying to know if there is some way to change the ringtone for text messages? I figured out how to change notification sounds but when I get a text it’s the same beeps. Any help???

By: sdb1147

sdb1147 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:30:01 +0000

Just got my ERIS from Verizon. I’m not an expert on using this droid phone by any means, so I’ll be asking lots of questions.

Is there an app that can change the digital clock on the home screen, or is there already something built into the phone in order to make a change?

Thanks.

By: LDDR

LDDR — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:34:55 +0000

You don’t need V Cast. All the apps are basically free. And if not free, then CHEAP. Everything that had to do with V Cast is out the window involving this phone, wouldn’t you agree?

By: Ash

Ash — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:55:34 +0000

Those links won’t work for me, and it says aHome lite won’t work for the Eris?