HTC DROID ERIS FAQ & Tips-and-Tricks. Post your questions and tips here.

**FAUguy** · 11-06-2009, 02:31 AM

Use this thread to post questions, answers, and tips about using the HTC Droid Eris. Such as "How do I Sync contacts" or "Here's a suggestion..."

**cyclo** · 11-08-2009, 12:35 PM

Has anyone figured out how to save pictures from MMS and Sounds to the droid ERIS media folder.

Also how do you forward a MMS to someone else with the attachments still in place?

**alejovh120** · 11-08-2009, 04:28 PM

to forward MMS, press on the message you want to forward, keep it pressed for about 2 seconds, select forward.

**tbower** · 11-08-2009, 05:35 PM

TIP: Maybe people know this already, but you may create folders on the SD Card called Wallpapers, Ringtones, Alarms, and Notifications. Then you put your audio files and images into those folders, and they will show up in the appropriate list when setting the wallpaper and sounds.

This saved me a lot of trouble. No longer and I stuck with factory alarms or notifications.

**cellmet** · 11-08-2009, 06:01 PM

TIP: To sync Outlook and Windows Address Book (Outlook Express) contacts and calendar events, download HTC Sync found here:

http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownloa...at=3&dl_id=743

**mom22boys** · 11-08-2009, 09:13 PM

would you mind sharing how to create folders on the sd card? I can't even find it!!!

**dmisc** · 11-08-2009, 09:17 PM

Anyone know how to disable the phone vibration when pressing the 4 bottom buttons?

**unprocessed1** · 11-08-2009, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by dmisc

Anyone know how to disable the phone vibration when pressing the 4 bottom buttons?

Don't think you can

**unprocessed1** · 11-08-2009, 09:58 PM

Silly question, but how do you watch videos? Can't believe there isn't a dedicated video app (that's easy to find?)

**cellmet** · 11-08-2009, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by unprocessed1

Don't think you can

Nah, I've gone through everything and can't find a way. I don't like it but I'm trying not to let it bother me.

**Datalux** · 11-08-2009, 10:27 PM

I ripped a movie in Ipod format (.mp4) and used the camera to access the media gallery to play it. It's the little boxes in the bottom corner of the screen. Kinda surprised there isn't a dedicated player for various media like pictures and videos. On a side note, the video playback was horrible, very laggy and voices were out of sync with video because the bitrate was too high.

Anyone know a good bitrate? Also, search for Meridian - it's a decent music/video player.

**cellmet** · 11-09-2009, 12:35 PM

Is anyone having trouble holding a 3G singal indoors? My Tour is showing full EV and my Eris is showing 1x here at my workplace. I've never lost my 3G or EV at work on any other device. It's fine at my house, even in my downstairs, but it struggles here at work.

**cyclo** · 11-09-2009, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by alejovh120

to forward MMS, press on the message you want to forward, keep it pressed for about 2 seconds, select forward.

Thanks for the information. We need a online guide for this phone and all it's capabilities

**cyclo** · 11-09-2009, 02:08 PM

According to a site an OTA will be available around fixing a host of problems with the software

There is a lot of fixed to include yahoo mail, active sync, bluetooth, sms and a bunch of other small fixes

VZW has maintenance releases for the software scheduled for

Dec 11 2009

AND

January 22, 2010

Good thing vzw, HTC and google are supporting the handset so well

**alejovh120** · 11-09-2009, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by cellmet

Is anyone having trouble holding a 3G singal indoors? My Tour is showing full EV and my Eris is showing 1x here at my workplace. I've never lost my 3G or EV at work on any other device. It's fine at my house, even in my downstairs, but it struggles here at work.

mine is doing the same, losing signal, no bars, etc. next to a droid, the droid has better signal. mine is going back today