Firmware 20.050 is here

[lejohn]

Who will try it first?


Changes/improvements made from MCU SW version 12.043 to version 20.050:

New features:

Email:
- Nokia Email client and Mail for Exchange (MfE) preloaded (User will install and configure email clients with the help of Settings Wizard)
- Settings Wizard 5.0: offers improvements for Nokia Email and MfE setup
- Active Standby Email Plug-in: showing new email messages on Active Standby screen

Look & Feel:
- Support for Audio Themes: configurable sounds for various events e.g. opening/closing slide, battery low etc
- Setting to allow a slideshow to be used as wallpaper
- Slide handling: Setting to allow user to configure effect opening/closing the slide has on a call and keylock

Others:
- WiFi Protected Setup is now supported, allowing simplified setup of WLAN security with a supported WLAN access point
- Support of IAD (Independent Application Delivery): Allows certain applications to be updated independently over the air.

Improvements:
- Correction for occasional CMLA (Content Management License Administrator) certificate corruption. (These certificates are needed for e.g. Mobile TV and N-Gage license purchases)

Energy management:
- Shorter lights/screen timeout when lockswitch activated. Backlight dims as soon as keylock is enabled
- Media Keys surrounding the rocker key lit only if a media application is open
- Right Softkey changed from "Hide" to "Exit" for Music Player for EM savings

Photos/Camera/Imaging:
- A number of improvements made to the Camera image quality
- The device SW version information is now stored in the image MetaData
- Default recording quality for video is changed from ‘TV normal’ to TV high’.
- Noise reduction of recorded videos

Media/DRM:
- New version of Music player: Performance and “Comes With Music”-related improvements.
- FlashLite update for improved YouTube compatibility – improvements in rendering of Flash Video
- General Media player &streaming related usability & performance improvements
- OMA DRM v2 content can use device clock if no secure clock (i.e. NITZ) is available

Browser:
- Empty bookmark folders removed from Browser bookmarks (i.e. the “Download…” folders)
- Link to Ovi.mobi is included in Browser bookmarks

Others:
- Vibra enabled when charging
- When gaming in landscape mode, stereo audio will be played through correct speakers
- Updated Themes
- Slide triggered keyguard activation: When closing the slide, pressing any key within 2 seconds will result in keylock not being activated
- Several error corrections based on Care and operator feedback
- Several application baseline updates

Known issues:

*#7370# is not working properly with this SW release
Resetting the device and formatting C-drive with *#7370# is not working properly with this SW release and can result to unstable operation of the device. It is not recommended to use *#7370# at any situation. In case reset and C-drive format is really wanted, it can be done by holding down green dial key, star (*) key and number three (3) key, when switching the device on from power key. Hold down all three keys until Nokia welcome animation is showed.

NSU update can cause device to reset randomly when updating to this SW release
NSU update can cause the device to randomly reset after the update. Switching the device off manually from power button will recover the device from the problem. The problem is caused by DRAM corruption in final boot during the update. This doesn’t affect the SW update itself and after manual reboot device works fine.[/i][/i]

[davetheheed]

Well spotted mate, I was wondering when it would appear

I bet they've been waiting untill someone managed to hack the software, any money HelloOX doesnt work anymore!

[bzipper]

installing now ;p

edit: installed 100% i did it OTA, it seams to be working faster than the old v-043
i did a backup first then a full format before and after the update.

edit2. now i have had it installed for some hours now i find this firmware is working well very well, Infarct maybe just maybe the N96 is now usable

[pinyata]

downloading right now OTA. will update once it's finished

edit: installed in about 7 minutes total.

starts up much quicker than before. don't have to wait a couple of minutes to fully load.
contacts and conversation texts still takes a minute or two to load after a restart. kind of annoyed.
had the vertical icon bar. in 12.043 it had 5 icons, now there are 8. can't figure out how to get it back down, so still working on that.
in application manager, the "download apps" icon is no longer there, just the "installation files" and "installed apps"
there is an "App. Update" icon in the applications. seems pretty cool, updates nokia programs.
my other programs seem to work fine, including those that are self-signed.
(side note, the youtube app seems to work fine now. maybe a bit laggy, but working nonetheless.
i can't seem to use the music player in the background. usually i can hit "Hide" and it goes to the standby screen with it still playing, but that doesn't seem to work. i just hit the menu button to get back, but i liked that Hide button before.

with the same programs running, i have 48.4MB of memory free, compared to 50.0MB that i had before the update. after a bit of searching, turns out "mail for exchange" is installed to system memory. around 702kB.

other than that, it seems a little bit faster. with theme effects on, the phone is still a bit sluggish. can't really notice that much of a performance difference.

all in all, it's a good step forward. still needs some work though.


update:
my contact images aren't appearing. in the contacts themselves, the image names are there, so it knows which one it is. still going to play around with some settings to see if i can fix it.

[SquirtingCherry]

thx for letting us know, ive been waiting ages for this.

[lejohn]

Anyone tried HelloOX and rompatcher with the new firmware? I hope Nokia didn't 'fix' anytime usefull

[kishan3593]

Originally Posted by pinyata

downloading right now ota. Will update once it's finished

edit: Installed in about 7 minutes total.

Starts up much quicker than before. Don't have to wait a couple of minutes to fully load.
Contacts and conversation texts still takes a minute or two to load after a restart. Kind of annoyed.
Had the vertical icon bar. In 12.043 it had 5 icons, now there are 8. Can't figure out how to get it back down, so still working on that.
In application manager, the "download apps" icon is no longer there, just the "installation files" and "installed apps"
there is an "app. Update" icon in the applications. Seems pretty cool, updates nokia programs.
My other programs seem to work fine, including those that are self-signed.
(side note, the youtube app seems to work fine now. Maybe a bit laggy, but working nonetheless.
I can't seem to use the music player in the background. Usually i can hit "hide" and it goes to the standby screen with it still playing, but that doesn't seem to work. I just hit the menu button to get back, but i liked that hide button before.

With the same programs running, i have 48.4mb of memory free, compared to 50.0mb that i had before the update. After a bit of searching, turns out "mail for exchange" is installed to system memory. Around 702kb.

Other than that, it seems a little bit faster. With theme effects on, the phone is still a bit sluggish. Can't really notice that much of a performance difference.

All in all, it's a good step forward. Still needs some work though.


Update:
My contact images aren't appearing. In the contacts themselves, the image names are there, so it knows which one it is. Still going to play around with some settings to see if i can fix it.

has the noise reduction in video playback made a difference or...

[Pepps]

First time checking back to this site in a good while and it's all exciting and new!! Great new f/w in the shape of v20. About bluddy time too.
Onlt tip in installation is to walk away from the pc if updating using NSU. Go to the other room, make a brew, smoke a couple of ciggies and don't return to the pc for a good 15 minutes...then you won't begin to freak out as I did when everything appears to be falling to pieces.
Thankfully I didn't fiddle with the connection or the phone throughout...just chewed off my nails instead.
Happily though everything appears to be fine.

Additional apps (app updater)
New themes
Improved camera (close up mode)

No doubt more to discover. The quick lights off changes are good...roll on battery life!

[pinyata]

Originally Posted by kishan3593

has the noise reduction in video playback made a difference or...

well, video seems to work a lot smoother. all my videos that are 320x240 work flawlessly. even when i fast forward or rewind, the audio catches up and i never have a problem.

as for actual video quality, i can't really tell. it seems the same, but i can't really remember to compare properly.

i'll be taking a few videos in lower lighting to see if i can get the noise reduction to kick in and see if i can notice a difference. i have a couple of old samples to relate it to, so i'll see what i can come up with.

[usershak]

can some one please help me install it on my n96 bec im in uk and i updated it a while bak to v43 or somthing like that how do i do it