07 September 2006

Major firmware update (2.0) for
Nokia E70 has been released
MCU SW v2.0618.07.10

Nokia has released a new firmware version for Nokia E70.

Firmware 2.0618.07.10 will be available progressively in the next few days in the official Nokia Points and Nokia Service Points.

This release should improve the Nokia E71 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
v1.0610.05.07 to v2.0618.07.10:

Messaging

• Improved MMS handling when active BlackBerry connection
• Browser
• Improvement to pull-down list handling
• Improvement to security icon functionality
• Improvement to browser Tel URI support

WAP

• Improvement to how browser focus is working on website encoded in
• UTF-8
• Improvement to receiving multiple Push messages

Office tools

• Sheet, Presentation and Documents mixed localization changed to English only

Realplayer

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

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.

SIM

• It is no longer possible to change line (Line 1/Line2) 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”

Active idle

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

Calendar / PIM

• Improvements to exception handling in recurring calendar notes.
• Improvements to endtimes handling with Calendar Memos.
• Support to RTF files added to Notepad.

Contacts

• Changing the order of <Last name> <First name> order corrected in Malaysia language.
• Possibility to set Unprotected 3gpp2 and wma audio files to contact's ringing tone removed

Device Management

• Beeb 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

Media gallery

• Handling of long video files improved

Audio

• Audio quality improvements

Synchronisation

• Increased robustness of recurring event synchronisation
• Synchronisation overall reliability extended
• Added support for larger data amounts
• Added support for synchronisation while device is locked
• Device specific suspend-resume functionality added

Backup & restore

• Improvements to overall reliability and performance

Telephony

• Improvement to always on Email connections in situations where
• phone shut off by low battery
• Improved context activation time in PS dialup (based on the PPP
• handshaking with MS Windows)

Performance

• Opening of flip doesn’t consume RAM memory (3-4 MB ) any more

Bluetooth

• Interoperability improvements to Bluetooth carkit and headset audio level control, audio routing and connection stability
• Usability improvements in Bluetooth Sim Access mode
• The user does not need to enter Security Lock code when he makes a Bluetooth Sim Access connection and the ‘Lock if SIM changed’ setting is activated.
• Bluetooth multiple connection improvements

Accessories

• Improved functionality of Bluetooth keyboard

VOIP

• Improved interoperability against different proxies and clients/terminals
• Registration improvements
• Improvement of audio codecs iLBC, G.711 and G.729
• Usability improved

UI notes and interactions

• New Query ‘Wlan scan deactivated’ when changing SIP registration settings to ‘When needed’
• New Info Note ‘WLAN scan activated’ when changing SIP registration settings to ‘Always n’
• End key functionality
• WLAN scan set automatically On when Always on setting selected and with provisioned settings ‘preferred call type’ is set to Internet
• Performance improvements to VoIP and large local phonebook handling
• Improvements of VoIP settings provisioning

POC

• Notification improvements
• Channel creation
• Saving provisioned settings
• Functionality improvement to side volume keys when receiving PTT call

WLAN

• Improved the Cisco Compatible Extentions support
• WLAN device management improvements
• Connection stability improvements
• WLAN Power control improvements
• Improved Ad-hoc functionality
• Improved functionality of WLAN MAC address viewing

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