15 January 2009

New Firmware For Nokia 5800
Available Through Nokia Software Updater

Even though it has been available for weeks now, I’m still pretty excited about the very first firmware update for the first Nokia touchscreen S60 device!

Firmware version 11 is finally made its official debut today and now it is available through the Nokia Software Updater for the most of the generic product codes from EMEA region.

As usually, software should be progressively available at the Nokia service points, so even in case you have slow dial-up internet connection you be able to get new firmware at official Nokia service points.

As I have already said somewhere Nokia 5800 is one of the buggiest phones that I have ever tested and after few weeks with this phone I'm feeling more like a Nokia Test Pilot than the end user!

I understand that Nokia is in the uncomfortable position because of the aggressive time to market goals but releasing such a buggy phone is not an option if you ask me! Sure, most of the software related problems will be fixed in upcoming months through the firmware update but the problem is that most of the Nokia 5800 owners don't even know what the firmware is and will never try to update it and therefore this is serious issue!

Anyway, her is the full list of changes and improvements made from the firmware v10 to firmware v11.

Oh yes, especially 10X 2 Lenix 4 the heads up ;)

New features:

• No new features

List of Changes/Fixes:

General:

• Last word disappears when selecting receiver in SMS
• My Nokia: phone displays “#” in front of Application name.
• During BackUp & Restore operation, calendar entries are not restored
• Operator menu link within Welcome application
• Invalid message pops up before playing the file received via Bluetooth.
• Input Method, VKB just display number when selecting a WLAN access point which contains a password.
• Chinese box HWR control buttons and FS HWR control bar are too small.
• Unable to add image to Contact bar from Gallery when there is about 5 GB of data in memory card
• In Arabic UI, in calendar, the arrows on the top are reversed in week view and day view
• Phone drops from service when both A5/3 +GEA3 used simultaneously with WLAN
• UIrotation is too sensitive
• Non stop Music Player “Library update”
• Clock, Alarm is inactive when phone is power off.
• APN Configuration Settings Update to be used for the Setting Wizard
• UE unable to open Setting Wizard
• StartUpSettings version updated.
• Phone lost correct time during power off
• USSD “Call Control Send USSD” command
• UE drops from 3G, then cannot sync to 3G cells

Search:

• Google search service is missing in Search.

 

Nokia Maps:

• License Manager for Maps is not integrated to SW
• Wrong layout of the strings in the Maps search and favorites views

Messaging

• Could not send new email if user name and password is not predefined
• The Messaging application crashes a lot specially when replying or trying to send SMS you have to remove battery to be able to use the device again

5.0 Touch UI:

• Phonebook crashing when adding detail: Birthday, Anniversary

Browser:

• Flash objects causes problems while browsing
• Web screen is messed up in portrait mode

Operators specific:

• Homepage is not defined for Vodafone Live!
• Contact could not display when switch numbers in Singtel 2in1 SIM card