Music to my ears. Hopefully the HTC guy is well-informed and that while there's no specific date, the timeframe is somewhat accurate. Q1 ends at the end of March, right? I would be ok with a mid-Q1 release.
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Eris to v2.x, when?
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Music to my ears. Hopefully the HTC guy is well-informed and that while there's no specific date, the timeframe is somewhat accurate. Q1 ends at the end of March, right? I would be ok with a mid-Q1 release.
OLD_gUY
Newbie
ROFL!! Excellent-can't argue with logic!Hmmmm very interesting. The first update was on 12/11/09, the second was 1/08/10 and the third is set for 1/22/10. If we take each of these dates and add them together we get 41 (11+8+22). If we take this number (41) and divide it by 4, because this will be the 4th OTA update, we get 10.25. Now add 2.1 (the OS version) to that 10.25 and we get 12.35. Now, February is also the second month of the year.....month 2 and OS 2.X.
So, by my calculations we will start to see 2.1 roll out on 2/12 @ 0:35 in the morning.
Well, all that useless garbage and the fact that every other OTA has been on a Friday and 2/12 is mid month.
OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
True the next update on 1/22 will be the third, but the update to 2.1 will be the fourth. Assuming it comes after this Friday of course.
ssick92
Android Enthusiast
Sorry if this has already been answered, but when the 2.x update comes out, what will happen to the Sense UI that is also on the Eris? And will I lose the multi touch functionality in my web browsing? I hope not because I love that.
Oh and this is my first post, so Hi everyone
Oh and this is my first post, so Hi everyone
wiattc
Member
Sorry if this has already been answered, but when the 2.x update comes out, what will happen to the Sense UI that is also on the Eris? And will I lose the multi touch functionality in my web browsing? I hope not because I love that.
Oh and this is my first post, so Hi everyone
Not sure but HTC does have a new Sense titled Espresso that is supposed to work with 2 and higher.
hallstevenson
Android Expert
I'd read that the lack of Sense working with 2.x was one of the main reasons HTC doesn't put 2.x on their phones.
OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
Kind of, but not really.
You have to understand that 2.0 just came out when the Moto Droid did. Up until then 1.6 was the latest and greatest OS out there. So was Sense having trouble working on 2.0? Yes, but only because it wasn't out yet. HTC didn't start working on a version of Sense UI for 2.0 until 2.0 was released.
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...and that's just here.
Talk about blah blah blah.
Huh.
hallstevenson
Android Expert
I think (and hope) we'll be okay and one of the things going for it is the volume of phones (Eris) out there, given Verizon's size.
Any links to guesstimates (or websites that track this) of sales volumes of different phones ?
OfTheDamned
The Friendly Undead
Early?
The 22nd is in 2 days. 
I don't think 2.1 will be here this Friday. Even though my post was a joke, I really do think it will be on 2/12.
Wolfedude88
Android Expert
What is the OS update on the 22nd anyways?
ericlmccormick
Newbie
My personal opinion of the 2.x release will be on the 22nd. The date Jan 22nd has been around for almost 2 months now and since then there have been a few minor updates yet there wasn't any big deal about the dates surrounding the other updates. HTC has the most Android phones out there and are the manufacture who is making "The Google Phone" the Nexus One. They probably have more experience with the OS then any other company and they already have 2.x on their other phones. Since I bet a lot of there phones use similar parts, they can probably port the OS to any of their phones without much work. When it comes to Sense UI, most of it is a skin for the main page and the rest are the small apps like footprints that go along with it. They probably just needed time to make sure everything worked without a hiccup before sending it out, plus you need the carriers approval. This will probably the largest OTA update ever done on Verizon and some of the delay might be just Verizon making sure their servers are set up for the update along with having their technical staff trained to handle any problems. When HTC said that it might be from late Jan to early Feb, that could also mean that it is not rolling out to everyone at once but that the first people will get it on the 22nd and continue over the next week or so as not to overwhelm the system
Yeah, good points. We'll see what VZW and HTC have to say to my emails from yesterday. Still no response. Hopefully you're right though. While I doubt the 22nd will be the date for 2.1, the whole thing about HTC having the most experience with this stuff is very true. I hope it comes the 22nd. I don't think it will, but I hope.
Caddyman
Android Expert
most definetly.
It's like picking someone up at the airport at the arrivals; you get some comfort knowing the plane landed and he'll make his way out soon enough. But you wanna see the plane at the gate for assurance...helps you keep patient a little longer before you tell him to sod off and get a taxi.