07 September 2006

Major firmware update (2.0) for
Nokia E61 has been released
MCU SW v2.0618.06.05

Nokia has released a new firmware version for Nokia E61.

Firmware 2.0618.06.05 will be available progressively in the next few days in the official Nokia Points and Nokia Service Points.

This release should improve the Nokia E61 performance as well as fixing known bugs and problems from previous versions. Read more in short the bulletin of the changes issued from Nokia.

Changes/improvements made
1.0610.04.04 to version 2.0618.06.05:

Active Idle:

• Active standby mailbox settings moved from Messaging/Options/Settings/Other to Tools/Settings/Phone/Standby mode
• Missing texts added to Active standby mailbox settings
• Active standby mailbox setting is now included in backup and restore

Application installer:

• Not possible to launch some downloaded game.

Email:

• Sound (or vibration) alert is added to Blackberry email)

Calendar / PIM:

• Improvements to exception handling in recurring calendar notes.
• Improvements to end times handling with Calendar Memos.
• Support to RTF files added to Notepad.
• E61 keyboard support improved in Calculator for calculator Operands for languages where supports was missing

Contacts:

• Changing the order of <Last name> <First name> order corrected are in Malaysia language.
• Large vCard which received by IrDA can not be saved or deleted.
• Possibility to set Unprotected 3gpp2 and wma audio files contact's ringing tone removed

Office tools:

• Sheet, Presentation and Documents mixed localisation improved to English only

Device Management:

• Beep added to DM Server connection request Notification
• Application installation improved in first connection to DM server
• Policy handling improved in first connection to DM server
• Synchronisation
• Increased robustness of recurring event synchronisation
• Synchronisation overall reliability extended
• Added support for larger data amounts
• Synchronisation fails if entering more than 2 entries in Calendar of the handset with synchronisation setting as "None".
• Added support for synchronisation while device is locked
• Device specific suspend-resume functionality added
• Backup & restore
• Improvements to overall reliability and performance
• The backup function of PC Suite can not be used when the data folder of the UE registered files to be full.

DRM:

• CFM protected files do not show the correct icon in the gallery.
• No icon is displayed next to DRM FL files to indicate DRM protection.
• E61 does not support ring tone=no eCFM flag.

RealPlayer:

• Streaming maximum bandwidth increased in EGPRS from 65.28 kbps to 84.42 kbps and in WLAN from 268.80 kbps to 1 Mbps

Audio:

• Audio quality improvements

Java:

• Performance improvements.
• Ram consumption reduced.
• Canvas graphics scaling faster.

Midlets installation and launching:

• “!” (Exclamation mark) can be handled in URL.
• Midlets installing and launching process is more stable.

MMAPI improvements:

• TempoControl.setTempo(int) now returns correct value.
• Audio and video works more stable/smooth during real time streaming.
• Hebrew strings are not mirrored in Forms.
• Cannot run the midlet from CMCC Java server.

SIM:

• It is no longer possible to changes line when there is no ALS support in SIM.
• Improvement in Dual IMSI SIM handling.

SIM ATK:

• Automatic and manual IMSI change with SIM ATK is supported, and SMSC number is automatically updated to text message settings
• Improvement to SIM toolkit command "SEND USSD.

Web Browser:

• Improvement to pull-down lists, Browser is crashed when pressing "Select" key repeatedly during the display of pull-down list.
• Improvement to security icon functionality, There is a discrepancy on the states of the handset upon cancelling the moving process from http:// to https://
• Improvement to browser Tel URI support

Services (WAP Browser):

• Improvement to receiving multiple Push messages.

MMS:

• Improved MMS handling when active BlackBerry connection.

Telephony:

• Improvement to always on Email connections in situations where PDA shut off by low battery
• Home Zone indication not anymore shown during active 3G PS connection/download
• Improved context activation time in PS dialup (based on the PPP handshaking with MS Windows)
• Improvement to sending USSD short codes after the USSD menu has
• timed-out
• Always On functionality added for H3G

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