NOKIA N8 - Things that we hate (Symbian ANNA)

Hello, I open this thread just to write down Things that we hate about Nokia N8, improvements to be added, etc....
* Continuous autofocus not working. Never did. at least for my N8 (Brand new, 2 days)
* Auto-Screen lock is not possible to disable. on settings->phone->display->Screen/keylock time-out: 1 to 30 mins but no ) mins or "none" option exist
*There is no incoming Sms preview on home screen. you have to unlock the phone, and do a few click to be abale to read the new sms
*camera button is not activating the camera when the screen is locked
*Photos are out-of-focus, sometimes, for no reason.
*Screen tapping is a bit luggy
Please add your comments/opinion.....

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SMS Preview
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Symbian Anna...Deja Vu

I KNOW everyone is **bleep**, I KNOW everyone is disppointed, frustrated, angry....gosh the words does not cover the emotions involved...
I have gone through all the emotions...first the excitement when the news came out 'new update coming soon!'...then disappointment, followed by anger and now...a lil' bit i-don't-give-a-fruitcake' lol...
People, please realise, Nokia is a business...they make phones and they need to sell phones. They said they still have 10 phones to come out between now and approximately end of next year (2012). So you have to understand, they need to have a tactic in place, to get people to keep buying their phones. Otherwise, Nokia would go bankrupt and that's a no no (business 101). So their tactic is to delay software updates, bring in 'new phones' with the new updates in place, so that this will entice new buyers. They're then told 'oh there's a new update, coming soon'. They don't care about the old customers...they've got your money already...they're not entitled to give you 'free stuff'. (they missed the memo, coz loyal fans are GOLD).
Suppose if Nokia had given the anna update at end of q1 as 'planned'. That means all the old and loyal customers would've been super happy (SUPER DUPER HAPPY). BUTTTTT, then the x7 would've been obsolete, EVEN before it had came out!!! There would be no reason for people to buy an x7, especially since it would've been super duper expensive. On the other hand, people would be buying the n8/c7/c6 coz they'd be cheap...AND have the latest software. Now this would've been very silly!!
So relax people. Nokia is stuck in a rut...they can't do anything right, because...the only options they've got are either go bankrupt really early, or...get the people angry. They simply chose the lesser of the two devils, which makes sense. The job of a CEO is to keep the company floating...Now whether this tactic will work or not...well, it got many of you to buy the n8 early to get the update...so it might work again in the future...maybe
Yes there's heaps of problems, yes you've worked hard for your money, YES YOU'RE SUPER DUPER ANGRYYYY...but that won't change the tactic at Nokia. So take it down a notch, go ahead and vent your frustrations and anger (in a sensible way...). IT IS NOKIA'S FAULT, but they gotta do what's right for them...
Hoping you all have the best of days ahead...
MODERATOR'S NOTE:
Post edited to removed discussions of speculations concerning products which have not been announced by Nokia.

mangbecak wrote:
Hey Jerspa!!
I think we can agree that symbian is dead. it's not the future. We should've seen it coming, i mean...like you said years and years but that only produced a still unfinished product. I think meego's the future.yes it's not dual core or has a super duper awesome plus and multipled amoled screen. but the clear black display is awesome when comboed with a normal amoled. no complaints there. I doubt a duo core/quad core is that important for a mobile (ok my point of view). The only thing i'd miss is the 1080i vids. but games and other apps...i'm gonna stick with my laptop/computer.
Now i'll wait for a meego with 1080i vid +30fps caf, xenon flash, and usb otg. note, that's MY dream phone...mine, not anyone elses...
oh and a good battery of course
First off: I didnt claim that symbian is dead.
Then why i rant here?
Answer:
My last phone were 3720 classic, it were fine working phone. Everything worked as expected without bugs.
Now when i take the N8 from my pocket which is premium phone and 3x more expensive than 3720 classic, the 2 first months were horrible. Everyday that "insert sim" "phone rebooting" "program crashed" stuff. Then Pr1.1 came, which still didnt provided the support. PR1.2 fixed the problems with email etc. That were only corporate stuff.
So lets talk about those leaked vids about PR2.0:
In february we saw allready working splitscreen qwerty and draggable HS + new browser. <- less than 4 months from the delivery date to market. That was impressive, but it isnt anymore since it takes 6 months to deliver that damn update. Thats unacceptable.
Lets look the PR2.0 press release in Conversations:
http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/04/12/announcing-symbian-anna-aka-pr2/
Now lets pick up the cherries:
Enhanced Browser (v7.3): <- This is new
Enhanced Ovi Maps (v3.06): <- This is allready newer
Enhanced Ovi Store (v2.06.xx) >- Same for here
Enhanced Social (v1.3) <- Same for here
So as you can see, wheres the all time spend? theres nothing new, Nokia is really lettings us like without clothes to middle of antartica with S^3 phones, the support for this is horrible.
Theres no way that any of PR team or Dev team can defend this situation until they let the iron curtains down and show us the one fact: Why it takes so long? What is wrong? AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MAKE IT BETTER?
As we seen above, Skyee's team aint working at the social team, nor in maps team nor in ovi store team.
So while i debunked the all "we are working hard" claims, theres really nothing that can explain the delay.
Funny fact is that S40 phones are getting the same functionalities as S^3 so why would anybody buy this over priced N8?
I mean, Compare N8 to C6-01 that phone is 2.5X cheaper than N8. Still the N8 doesnt have ANY extra that would justify the price?. This also the thing why i am very angry.
When Comparing to E7 and N8, E7 is in lower stage in the portfolio pyramid and still its more worth, it has more functionalities than N8, same price.In the S^3 phones, N8 is the loser. Nothing really supports the price.
Also when i bought the N8, i skipped the N95 and N97* because i saw those via friends, i know that those got problems. So i hoped so much that the S^3 would be new symbian, rewritten and a os that have rid off the same old failures that N95 and N97* got in software quality.
Damn it, everything were even worse than those phones, even small basic functionalities are missing here and there. This so half baked product, Even the MP3 player is mising a EQ <- A basic function, been on phones for many years. Even N95 and N97* have that LMAO.
Theres really nothing new in this Anna update, this is why the stocks goes down, this why the sales wont go up. S^3 is the total failure in nokias history, how it can be, that the S^3 phones are in 3rd generation which fails in SOFTWARE QUALITY.
Moderator's Note: Post has been edited to remove discussion of speculations concerning products which have not been announced by Nokia.

Symbian Anna released in one more country & additi...

Hi all,
we had one more country going live with Symbian Anna today and also released more updates for countries that have already launched Anna in the previous weeks. (Attached is as usually the list of product codes that now have Symbian Anna available for download.)
GoLive week39:
- Slovenia
Additional variants added for the following countries:
- Brazil – Claro
- Saudia Arabia – country variants
- UAE – country variants
- UK - Tesco
The following countries are planned for a launch in the next couple of weeks: Australia, USA, Canada
BR,
yvonne
Attachments:
Symbian Anna 29092011.xls ‏174 KB

I've been pretty patient compared to most of the people on this forum/in this thread. Next couple of weeks for the USA, Canada and Australia?! Oh come on!
Waiting and waiting for simple things like a split screen calendar, a portrait qwerty (mainly for touch devices like N8) and being able to add a caption to photos before sharing them to facebook, is getting tiring.
Personally I have kinda given up on the whole Anna thing, it's a mess now, it's not something people like me can just say, oh well, just another couple of weeks...my patience has run out.
Basically I'm done with checking this forum every day for skyee's messages. I'm just going to wait for December/January and simply wait for Symbian Belle. If Anna is needed in order to get Belle, I'll install it for a day then go straight to Belle. I can't spend the next 2 weeks checking to see if Anna has been released yet. It's silly now. August 18th with all that fuss and fanfare. And it'll be around October 15th before we (might) see it in these countries. People will tell me to install the Anna version from the internet, but I'm not doing that. My E7 runs just fine without screwing it up like that.
This is poor, Nokia. Very poor.
Nokias: 232, 3210, 3330, 6230, 6101, 6021, 6126, E75, E73, N900, N8, E6, E7, N9. There's a Samsung in there somewhere too, but...we don't talk about that.

QuickOffice Pro fails to Install on Symbian Anna

I have a Nokia N8 with Symbian Anna. I purchased QuickOffice Pro from Ovi Store and it downloads but then fails to install. The trial version from the QuickOffice site also fails to install. Before I purchased QuickOffice I deleted the version of QuickOffice that came with Symbian Anna.
Now I am left with no QuickOffice even though I have paid for it.
Can someone suggest what I should do so I can install the QuickOffice Pro that I have paid for.
Jen
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I emailed quickoffice tech support and they gave me a solution that works.
My unit is a C6-01 that I recently updated (successfully) to symbian anna including the 2 updates that came later.
Here's how I did it as per their advice:
Before you start, download the .sis file for the quickoffice pro version 7 (39) that you purchased from Quickoffice. You will use this later.
1. backup your phone using nokia ovi suite, if you want to shorten this, backup only the important data like phone contacts, device settings, applications settings, calender etc. You can do away with the backup of music, picture and video files as those take time.
2. reset your device as follows which I quote " At the main screen, enter *#7370# – The default lock code is 12345. This will restore the device to its original state, removing all user data, contacts, and third-party applications you may have installed."
this will tell you that the reset will also erase the contents of your memory card, if you dont want your memory card erased, remove it before resetting, then proceed to resetting. If you have entered your own lock code, use that instead of the default lock code 12345.
after you enter the lock code, the phone will shut down and reboot with a white screen only. Wait for it to compelete as it takes some time.
3. After the resetting is complete, all softwares that you installed will be temporarily gone (since you took out the memory card) but you can recover it later.
4. connect your cell to your PC and use Nokia Ovi suiet to install the Quickoffice pro 7 that you downloaded.
this should install the quickoffice pro successfully.
Check if the quickoffice pro is working.
5.then re-install your memory card which you removed in step 2. The restore the contents of your phone using OVI suite.
6. Finally, update your phone software using ovisuite. It will say that it has 2 or 3 updates pending. Just proceed with the update since that update will not erase the quickoffice pro that is already installed.
that's it. you should have a working copy of QUickoffice pro 7.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: This worked on my Nokia C6-01 updated to Symbian Anna. I cannot speak for other nokia models.
I hope this helps.

Additional variants published for Symbian Anna (we...

Hi all,
we have just released more updates for countries that have already launched Anna in previous weeks. (Attached is as usually the list of product codes that now have Symbian Anna available for download.)
Additional variants (week40):
- Israel –Partner IL
- Italy – 3IT
- LATNAM – Peru, Chile (except C7 Entel) & Venezuela
- Russia – MTS
The following key countries are still outstanding and planned for a launch in the next couple of weeks: Australia, USA, Canada
BR,
yvonne
Attachments:
Symbian Anna 07102011.xls ‏174 KB

Anna is on its way to Australia
" Nokia Australia There is a Mail for Exchange bug and also an emergency call display issue ie. the phone can still make emergency calls but the UI on the phone doesn't show that it can."
Can't believe minor bugs take so long to iron out... but at least its on its way...
Oh btw... stop fussing over Anna, its just a entree for the main course: Belle!!!
complain when Belle is delayed :L
with Anna your not missing much tbh... <im in Aus btw... and tried Anna and Belle>
MODERATOR'S NOTE: Post has been edited as you have mentioned a procedure that is illegal. Use of it may cause unforeseen damage to the device which in turn invalidates the warranty of the handset; therefore we do not allow this to be discussed in an official Nokia forum.

Symbian Anna huge Display brightness bug ? !! Be ...

hi
english is not my native language.
i have two nokia c7`s. one with the symbian anna (updated today) and one without the anna update.
the old one has 3 settings for the diplay brightness from min /medium/to max
the c7 updated with anna has only 2. minimum and medium . if you push it to the right= max nothing happend. the brightness still is medium.
the screen is much darker now with symbian anna, even if i set the brightness to max..
is this a bug??. can anyone confirm this? .. if it`s a bug please fix it asap. its horrible. you cant see anything if the sun is shining.
thanks

now i really figured it out.
it´s the light sensor at the top right of the phone. if you are in a dark room or something like that, it turns down brightness automaticly (you only can choose between 2 steps). if you are in a bright room or outside you can turn the brightness up to max in 5 steps.
i dont like this feature. i cannot find a way to turn the light sensor feature off. is there a way??
thanks

Symbian Anna launch - week38 add-on's

Hi all,
we don’t have new countries added to our Symbian Anna rollout this week, but have Symbian Anna officially live in Bosnia & Croatia now and additionally released more updates for countries that have already launched Anna in the previous weeks. (Attached is as usually the list of product codes that now have Symbian Anna available for download.)
Additional variants added for the following countries:
- Singapore: N8 + C7/E7
- Croatia: T-mobile & Tele2
- Greece: Vodafone
- Portugal: Vodafone
- Poland: Play
- Ireleand: Meteor
- Spain: Vodafone (OviSuite updates only)
- Switzerland: Swisscom
We’re still working on Symbian Anna for US, Canada & Australia.
BR,
yvonne
Attachments:
Symbian Anna 22092011.xls ‏171 KB

skyee wrote:
I guess you've seen my latest announcement of the countries we've just published. So, if you are in Italy, Taiwan or Turkey, you can have a look for your updates.
- 059D8G5 N8 Hungary: The update is already available - please check in OviSuite or via the software update client in your phone.
Skyee Hi, thanks for your answer but my phone is password Hungary but bought in Greece, if we pass to Anna through the ovi suites will miss the Greek language, so I'm asking if you know when it will come through or if local OTA Why is the only way of installation without loss of the Greek language.
Thanks and waiting your reply soon

The Nokia E51: The things that work, and the thing...

Wonderful phone. Let me list my accomplishments and outstanding challenges.
Challenges
* Finding a video player that will play common formats like xVid in LANDSCAPE format. I did find a free app that will download and play anything on Youtube, but again not landscape.
* Need to find a video recorder that records with a better frame rate. Is there one?
* SIP voip calls remain a challenge.. Not sure if the issue is NAT traversal or that I just have the settings wrong or that the issue is the voip/sip provider.. Have been able to get Gizmovoip to work, BUT call quality to land lines is less than I get on Skype-Out (using Fring). With VoipBuster it seems to connect to the service, but when making a call it just sits there without response or connecting or anything else happening. So would still like to do smooth, cheap and reliable SIP.. Any thoughts on providers? Needs to be cheap (or free) to USA, Holland and Thaland.
* Built in Web browser sometimes crashes (vanishes). Sometimes even just after opening it up and looking at the bookmark list, or shortly after opening a basic page like Google or BBC News PDA.
* How to change the user-agent of this web browser.. Some sites are determined to present me their 'light' version. People: "Light" is not good when it comes to WiFi phones, or beer. So need to change the user-agent that the browser presents. Opera Mini goes some way to reduce the problem; excellent little browser that, and the best to use when your connection isn't WiFi (and/or not free/unlimited or slow)
* How to select and copy (to paste elsewhere) text from a web page? Would like for example to be able to use the edit key (#) and drag & select the mouse pointer.
* Nimbuzz is a free program that allows you to chat to MSN, Yahoo Chat (etc, etc) AND Skype chat. It's weird on this phone though, sometimes it just does't start when I try to open it. Can use Fring of course, but the chat function in Nimbuzz is better. Also think Nimbuzz leaks less GPRS bytes in overhead, which is nice when paying by the kilo/megabyte.
* Need to find a Calendar & Todo GTD type program that kicks **bleep**, rather than sucks it.
* Some good games would be nice. Suggestions? Would love a good pinball or other simple yet addictive arcade stuff. I loved the old Nokia 9 Ball Pool as well
* Standby screen sometimes flashes/flickers. It seems it's updating something, but the effect is annoying. It's not a hardware glitch, the background wallpaper remains visible. it's just the Standby items that briefly blink.
* My phone has English and Thai as languages. I *NEED* Dutch T9. Why is finding & adding a couple more languages as hard as the Quest for the Holy Grail? Come ON..
* You can really feel the phone heating up when it's working hard, just as with a Skype-Out call.. I'm not suffering burns or anything, but is that normal?
* On S60 v2 you could go into 'Applications' and set that certain applications were allowed to access the internet. Options included 'always allow', 'ask every time' and 'ask first time'. Where did that go? Some apps have a habit of asking to connect a couple times. I want to just allow them access. (Or ideally, access only when connected to a particular access point or access point group.)
Accomplishments (SOLVED)
- Getting rid of T9 words that I added but that these days become the first suggested word.. Found a way to revert back to the common word 'is' after adding 'HR' (as in human resources) to the dictionary which in hindsight is a boneheaded thing to do.. (T9 didn't used to work that way on my last Symbian phone)
- External Bluetooth keyboard 'justworks' out of the box, great.
- Wifi search, signal reception and configuration is amazing.
- Must-Haves: File system access with the free Y-Browser, Fring chat/Skype calls, Gmail client (lighter than the built in one), emTube (for Youtube vids).
- Also Google maps is pretty amazing, it even tracked my position using GSM triangulation when I was *WAY* upcountry in Northern Thailand.. Sometimes though it says 'position not availabs le', is that a phone thing or a network operator thing that they didn't list the GPS position of their signal towers?
That's it so far.. has it been a week already..?! I just don't know how I ever lived without one.
Message Edited by hantms on 13-Feb-2008 07:26 AM
Message Edited by hantms on 13-Feb-2008 07:29 AM

> People complaining about video player and picture taking
> capabilities should have bought an NSeries.
To a degree I agree when it comes to hardware; like E51 includes a 2 MP camera which honestly is fine for business functions like taking the occasional pic of a whiteboard drawing or the like.
However business people also want to show people pictures of their kids or something, and on a phone that's got plenty of hardware punch it seems just petty to ship it with a handicapped picture browser.
Same applies to music.. On those long flights you do actually want to listen to music..
I think this whole N vs E vs number series is just a case of over-marketing your stuff. I buy E51 because it had all the features I valued at a great price; nothing else enters into it. The next choice would actually have been 6110 Navigator, a number series phone. Or if an N series then probably an N80i, again similarly priced.
> Eseries is or is marketed as a business phone. It should
> perform well when it comes to business yet the most common
> task of syncing outlook email is out of the question.
The irony is that the best e-mail implementation is actually GMail.. Get e-mails in a very lightweight browser AND be able to quickly search and retrieve ANY e-mail sent in the last 3 years or so. Really that's all that's needed. (well, along with better support for attachments, but the server-based model works very well I think.
> PCSuite is obsolete. Even in its 6.85 version as it only
> offers sync with Outlook express while the newer version of
> Windows Mail is something people from Nokia are not yet
> aware.
Yeah I never quite understood that application. There seems so much redundancy there.. I mean you just want to copy files to and from the phone, so if the thing works like a USB drive then that really is just fine to move either pictures or music or anything else. I tried the i-tunes wannabe app once and honestly I don't see the poing of converting my mp3's to whatever it's converting to. The original mp3 sounds just fine and I have plenty of space on the memory card.
And then as a separate there should be sync to Outlook and that's pretty much it.
Backup....: again that's either just copying files, OR syncing. My sync to outlook IS my backup.
Modem/connections: I'd rather just see that as a modem driver for Windows and be done with it.
> I own an E51 and sometimes it fails to see my music on my 8Gb
> card.
Yeah, it's not smart enough to notice by itself that a metric **bleep**ton of new tunes showed up so you have to manually go 'update'. Oh well.
> Switching programs sometimes leaves me with a white screen
> for a couple of minutes.
I don't get that.. UNless perhaps the app crashed in a serious way, usually something pretty beta like Fring.
> Yet I don't complain cause is a new product and a new
> firmware will probably address those issues.
> But not being able to take my Outlook inbox with me
> it's disappointing, frustrating and unacceptable.
I'd be inclined to auto-forward all my work email to Gmail and be done with it. Then you have years of email always with you.
> Come on Nokia you can do better than this.
Are you kidding, they're all working on making their stuff look and feel like iPhone, just like every other phone company out there. Waste time in syncing email and multiple to-do levels? Sorry, not very hip, even for a business phone.
And to be sure, look at all the business people buying iPhones as if they were buying donuts.. iPhone COMPLETELY lacks major and sometimes very basic phone / business features but they don
t CARE as it browses the net, shows pictures, plays music. Again, Nokia tries to over-market and over-segment.. Get a cool 'everything' phone out there and everyone will buy it, business people included. Heck, 'business functions' just means 'business software'. For sure there's no such thing as business hardware..

How to degrade to Nokia Symbian Anna from Symbian ...

Hello,
I need an help regarding degrading Symbian Belle to Symbian Anna OS. Because, currently with Symbian Belle i have noticed many of my "Most used" applications are not working with Belle (Skype, Fring, etc).
I want to understand the procedure to follow for degradation.
Thanks for your help in advance.

This question has been asked multiple times already and the answer is always the same. The procedure for downgrading to Anna can't be discussed on the official Nokia support site as it involves illegal software that will invalidate the warranty.
Ray.

Does Nokia Co have a solution to E7 Symbian Anna P...

This will be my last complaint to write about my Nokia E7 and its problems associated with Symbian Anna update.
I have intalled all the 2 updates but my OVI store does not work, I cannot install applications that I bought when I had symbian^3 firmware and don't want to go into details again.
My Question to Nokia company is: Do you have a solution to our complaints about symbian anna or not? If you have it what is it not suggestions as you have been giving us. If you don't have a solution can you please release the downgrade to Symbian 3 firmware so that we go back but be happy using the phone as almost everybody in the world is complaining about symbian anna and it seems you are not listening..
Give us a solution or will sale my lovely Nokia E7 phone after two weeks from today

Having your phone re-flashed will resolve the issue, that's what I've had to do, and all is well now !
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Patch for Symbian Anna released? (Nokia E7)

Hi All
I am not sure what is going on.
My E7 was serviced by NOKIA care Point one week ago. Phone came back to me with Symbian Anna and all updates applied (I checked it same day the phone was back)
Today, when checking Applications>SW Update I noticed this:
My Question is:
Is this update about patch for Symbian Anna?
Because here are details of my system:
I am confused because same set of updates came from Nokia when I was updating from Symbian^3 to Anna.
Can any one explain this?

let me give you some more flashes:
1. 7370 reset will tell you that all the 3 updates are required.
2. after doing so, ovi store will not work.
3. you will scour this forum and find out that you have to install 3 files, in proper sequence, reboot system.
4. bad luck.
5. then you will try 3 button reset
6. WOW. ovi store will work after the similar 3 file anna update
7. you will call nokia care line
8. they will tell you that 3 button reset is not nokia recommended and that you will have to "reflash" your device
9. you will lose your cool, especially after having come from the same place already
10. then you will scream out loud in this forum.
11. you will get used to the problem or you will optimistally wait for Belle.
whew... sometimes, i tend to think that if the above process is standard in one order or the other, there is no need for this forum! nokia can post this in a website itself as a
if... then... else... code prose!

Nokia E6 or Symbian Anna Bug ?

Nokia really needs to update nokia E6 Firmware to resolve the bugs regarding no call waiting or divert onscreen notification
whats wrong guys ?
This feature is always present in any other cellphone but in Symbian Anna or E6 does`nt show if the caller is already on another call or the calling number is on divert.
my nokia E5 can show if the number called is on divert or already on call (Waiting notification)
Nokia kindly reply or anyone can eloborate from Nokia Team or Any Technical Advisor ?
These two features are really mandatory in any other cellphone but why not in Symbian Anna or Nokia E6 ?

I live in Bucharest, Romania, and have the same problem since more than two months now! I called Nokia customer support and, after having waited for two weeks, they called me back to say they checked with their "headquarters" and that there's no way the phone has such a problem... That this function works perfectly in Finland etc. They advised me to go to the Nokia Care center to get the phone fixed... So I went there. In order for them not to claim anything else later, I asked the Nokia Care clerk to call another number from his mobile and meanwhile I called him from my old Nokia E71. The "Waiting" sign appeared immediately. Then I put the same SIM card into the brand new Nokia E6 and did the same test but no "Waiting" appeared...!!! They kept my phone there for another 15 days, and, at the end they told me that the Symbian Anna doesn't (yet) support this function... And guess what: I found out the E7 (the new Nokia Communicator) has the same issue.... Why? Because it also carries the... Symbian Anna! Honestly speaking, this "Waiting" function that Nokia had but Blackberry didn't still kept me with Nokia... But with this one gone, I really have no other reasons to stick to Nokia... Pity, Nokia, that you're sinking like this...But before you do, just let me hope for another week: are you going to fix this shortcoming with a new software update or do you really not care anymore???
Honestly, people: when someone buys the latest, state-of-the-art phone, it expects that it shall feature much more WITHOUT giving up on the main functions that made them what they are... It's like buying an Audi because it has the best 4x4 Quattro system, only to discover that the shiny car doesn't have it anymore and no one has told you...!The fact that you guys at Nokia have put out a phone missing a basic, IMPORTANT function that nearly all previous releases had is abuse of trust to us, your buyers. May I say in my case I felt like I got stolen the money I spent buying this phone... And the Nokia corporate reactions I went through in order to solve this issue were simply pathetic... Too bad, and I'm genuinely bitter with this experience... !

Cannot update to Symbian Anna (Nokia N8)

So this morning I woke up, searched for a software update and there I saw it, 'Nokia Software Device Update' and I was very excited.
I then downloaded Ovi Suite, as I didn't have it installed already and tried to update my N8 to symbian anna.
When I connect my N8 via the USB cable, it searches for updates but says that there are no updates availible. Sometimes I get a message saying something about a connection problem. I have insured that no firewalls are blocking Ovi suite from the internet so everything should be fine.
I have noticed that some people where managing to update over the air, which I find easier than using Ovi. First of all (on my N8) I went to applications and then SW Update. This finds the update, but only allows you to update it via a PC, giving no option for a direct download on the phone. I then went to settings, phone, phone management, device updates, click options and selected 'check for updates'. Everytime I use this option it displays 'No Updates Availible'.
I have waited so long for this update and I think its outrageous in this day and age that something so simple as a software update, that most other phone companies seem to be able to enable so easily, is made so difficult to do by Nokia.
Incase it helps, I live in the UK and my phone network is Orange.
Someone, please help me

Use old method of Nokia Software Updater It works
Besr Regards
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Nokia offers free download for Symbian Anna

Symbian Anna – the latest software update for Nokia’s Symbian smartphones – is now available for download in the Philippines.
Symbian Anna significantly enhances the user experience on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 and Nokia E7. A new user interface, virtual QWERTY keypad in portrait mode, split-screen messaging, enhanced Nokia Maps, better web browsing and stronger security are just a few of the improvements that people will be able to enjoy. Symbian Anna can be downloaded using the latest version of Ovi Suite (version 3.1.1) on a PC, or over-the-air directly to your smartphone.
"Nokia’s Symbian smartphones are used by millions of people around the world every day, addressing specific consumer needs and providing choices at many price points," said Mike Smith, Device Portfolio Manager, Nokia Philippines. "Symbian Anna represents a significant update to the experience of those users. It also demonstrates our ongoing commitment to Symbian, which still headlines the next 10 phones that Nokia will introduce over the next 12 months. Moreover, it signifies our thrust to continuously bring updates to the user experience and support for the software until at least 2016."
Below are some of the key features of the Symbian Anna:
New user interface: Symbian Anna brings a fresh new look and feel to the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 and Nokia E7 with crisp icons and multiple usability enhancements. Typing on the touchscreen is much easier with a split screen, so you can see message threads, webpages, contacts or email view while typing on the virtual QWERTY keypad – now also available in portrait mode.
Better maps and navigation: Symbian Anna enhances Nokia Maps with better search functionality, new public transportation routes and the ability to check-in to favorite geo-social network sites like Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter. Users can also share their location via email and SMS, even to non-Nokia phones.
Faster browsing experience: A faster, easier-to-use browser delivering quicker page loads and improved device navigation allows people to connect more easily to their favorite sites on the go.
Stronger security for better business: Symbian Anna brings true business-grade security with improved data encryption on Nokia smartphones. Business users with a Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 or Nokia E7 can now easily and securely access their company intranet with IPSEC and SSL VPN enablers.
Near Field Communications (NFC) availability for Nokia C7: The Symbian Anna software update also activates the NFC hardware in the Nokia C7, so people can now simply tap their Nokia C7s together to share contacts, photos, videos and play games; easily pair with NFC-enabled accessories from Nokia and others; and read NFC tags to check-in and more.
Business users will also benefit from more features offered by Symbian Anna. Enjoy instant messaging and presence with Microsoft Communicator Mobile. E-mail enhancements are also provided, including full meeting request support.

New ovi stor upate help

Nokia N8 with Symbian Anna cannot add new maps

Hi,
Monday October 24, 2011, I received the new Symbian Anna software update for the NAM version. All my installs went correctly except when I try to download in Ovi Map to "Add New Maps".
I can't "Add New Maps" with the update from my device or throught Nokia Ovi suite.
The error message in Ovi Map from my device is: "Could not download list!"
The error message in Nokia Ovi Suite is: "Couldn't connect to the service"
" There seems to be a problem with connecting to the online map service."
"If the problem doesn't go away, please try again later."
Now it seems the problem to be not solve since because I still have the same message when I try again.
I would like to know what happen? Why I can't download new maps for the Ovi Map?
Thank you,
My Nokia N8 with Symbian Anna:
- Sofrware version (025.007)
- Custom version (0.25.007.269.04)
- Product Code (059C8T6)
Ovi Map:
- v3.06 11wk23 b05
- MW OpenGL MN
- Map version 0.2.44.110
Nokia Ovi Suite (3.1.1.90)

It happens, even with the new Nokia Suite from Beta Labs, atleast the Software Updater issue has been resolved, please see images attached for the error on both the Old Ovi Suite and the New Nokia Suite......
N8-00,Galaxy Tab 10.1
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NOKIA N8 - Things that we hate (Symbian ANNA)

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