N82 gets an update

I had told you that I have exams and I won’t be posting till the 31st of January, but I couldn’t help it. This is big news for ya’ll N82 owners.

Nokia N82 has just received an update. The firmware of the N82 which was V30.0.019 till a while ago is now V31.0.016. There is still no idea about the changelog. So I have no idea what has changed in the N82’s new firmware.

If you want to upgrade to the new firmware, start the NSU (Nokia Software Updater) and connect your N82 to the PC. Follow the onscreen instructions properly, because you don’t want your precious N82 getting bricked. The N82 supports User Data Prevention (UDP) so nothing to worry about.

Note of Caution:

Please take a backup of your phone even though there is UDP. It always pays to be safe. You can take a back up of the N82’s data (phone memory) by backing it up on the memory card inside the phone. I always remove the memory card when the phone is being updated, maybe you would like to do it too. The other way to take a backup of the data on the phone (phone memory and memory card) is to fire up Nokia PC Suite and use the Backup utility. The same can be used to restore the data in case there is some corruption of data.

Steve at allaboutsymbian.com, reports that there have been some problems with “Maps” application on the N82.  He has had the application freeze up on him many times, so do proceed with caution. Mobitubia is also not working properly accroding to him.

UPDATE: Symbian-Freak forum member, “karanpawar” has reported that the new firmware is hackable. You can see the thread here. The method to hack the firmware is given here.

A raw changelog is also there for people to see.

Caution: http://www.adityasphones.wordpress.com would like to caution you that it is not responsible for any warranty loss and damage to the phone due to these hacks.

Nokia Software Updater undergoes a makeover

Cj reported yesterday that the NSU website had undergone a makeover. I had to check it out for myself.

These small changes that Nokia is doing will be reflecting how Nokia wants to be perceived in the the year to come and preparing itself for the new devices too. If you look at the makeover given to the NSU site you will find that it has become more touchscreen friendly. This means if you were to be browsing that site on your spanking new 5800, you would have a better experience.The site has a lot of changes. Firstly, you are now presented with a photo that tells you what improvements does the software update bring for your phone. Pretty nifty I think, finally now the average Nokia buyer will know what the update does to his phone without having to go through the change-log (techies beware! this list will not satisfy you!)

Below on the NSU homepage(picture above) you will also find a row of Nokia phones neatly segregated into Nseries, Eseries and the numbered series. Click on the series and then the phone of your choice; it will show you what the new firmware brings to your phone.

You can also choose to be updated by Nokia over the new firmwares and the changes it brings to the phones. Below that you will also find instructions to download the new firmware over the air (OTA).  Let me tell you that the firmware revisions are also available OTA and they are nowhere as big as the ones we have on the PC. So if you are refraining from usin OTA firmware updates, now you can give it a shot!

Updates in the world of phones

I am starting this new feature where I will collect all the happenings in the world of mobile phones and post it here for you to read (ok this is because I am swamped with work!!!)

1. E71 gets a a firmware update:
Last night, the E71 just received a major update to the firmware. From the current version 110.07.127 to a new version 200.21.118 . A lot of fixes have been implemented. Remember to download the latest version of NSU (Nokia Software Updater) and fire it up after connecting you phone to your Windows operated systems as there is no support for other OS.

Another thing to remember, please take a back up of your data as E71 does not have UDP (User Data Prevention). In case you don’t back up, all your data could be wiped out. You can read the change-log here.

New functionalities in MCU SW version 200.21.118:

– Internet Radio application
– My Nokia application
– 3G power reduction for applications using keep-alive style messaging
– User experience improvements:
– Easy Dialing support for Simplified Chinese language
– Device Lock improvement: Open device lock with LSK + Fn-keys
– One key input method switch for China language
– ‘Mute’ option in Right Soft Key when wired headset / hands free is connected
– ‘Loudspeaker’ option in Right Soft Key immediately when phone call is started
– Enlarge characters in Chr-table
– NTLM v1 and v2 support for Intranet Browsing
– New black and red themes

Changes/improvements made to MCU SW version 200.21.118:

General
– Time zones updated
– Improvements to localization
– Localization fixes
– Missing localizations added
– Operator name database updated
– Startup Settings updated
– Certificates updated
– Security updates
– Stability and functionality improvements
– Barcode reader icon changed from 1D icon to 2D icon
– Windows DRM keys are not lost during NSU update from 110.07.127

Qwerty keyboard
– Stability and functionality improvements
– Keyboard mapping corrections

Browser
– Stability and functionality improvements
– Flash Lite improvements

Connectivity
– WLAN stability improvements
– EAP-FAST/TLS stability improved
– WLAN roaming functionality improved
– BT IOP and Dial-up stability improvements

Maps
– Several stability and functionality improvement

Messaging
– Stability and functionality improvements
– Performance improvement

Quickoffice
– Several stability and functionality improvements

VOIP / SIP
– Many stability and functionality improvements

Email
– Mail for Exchange upgraded from version 2.5.5 to 2.7.22
– Improved functionality when sending email via SSL/TLS SMTP server

Mobile dictionary
– Stability improvements
– Improvement for installed languages. Installed language can be removed.

Camera
– Camera image improvements & slow capture correction with certain HW’s
– Stability improvements

Music player
– General functionality and stability improvements

Java
– Update for CLDC-HI (Sun 1.1.1s Java VM)

Device encryption
– Device encryption functionality and stability improvements

Switch application
– Application updates and stability improvements

Information courtsey, “MMAS” on NokiaAddict.com

2. Live Messenger for your S60 5th edition phone:
Ricky aka The Guru, reports over at his blog that Live messenger is now available for S60 5th edition devices. Microsoft has updated the messenger for the 5800 and the upcoming N97. You can download the software from here.