What is firmware v20???blur here
hai im a new user to nokia..i want to know what is firmware..?do i need to ask the salesperson to update the fimware or is it already included in the N95?WEL SORRY GUYS I dont know much about this firmware.please let me know do i need to buy the phone with updated version?thank you
Firmware is the software that operates the phone. The phone will fuction just fine with whatever version it comes with when you buy it. Firmware updates are provided by nokia. The current latest version is v20 but depending on you service provider you may or may not be able to update to this.
You can get the updates using Nokia software update, a version of which will come with your phone.
The updates are optional and certainly not essantial.
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My review: N95 Firmware v20, one day old!
Well - I have flashed the firmware and been using my "new" (for it certainly seems like a new phone) N95 all day now. It has only crashed once (curiously enough clicking on the top right link on the http://mosh.nokia.com page, a small green right-facing arrow). I certainly can't claim that level of stability with my desktop PC... so my one crash is par for the course, and very impressive indeed!
As many people have mentioned, there is a lot more free RAM now. Exactly how much is really immaterial as it is the enhanced capability of the phone which has resulted from this boost that matters. As a pretty exhaustive test I did the following:
Whilst on speaker phone to my business partner he sent me an email to my Hotmail account.
I opened up the messaging app and went to my Windows Live mail box.
I opened the email and downloaded an 85k Word document attachment on it.
The QuickOffice viewer opened the Word file.
Within the Word file was a web link - I needed to look at this and so copied it to the clipboard.
Returning to the menu I opened the browser and navigated to the link from the clipboard. The page was laden with graphics and a tonne of text. I zoomed to 50% and scanned through to read the information I needed.
Leaving the browser open, and just for the hell of it, I went to the menu and launched Widsets which duly connected to my WLAN and loaded up my widgets. I scrolled to the Darla Mack Mobile blog widget and opened it up, selecting the first story within (about the v20 firmware, of course!). This news post had a 70% of screen sized image on the page too.
Throughout all of this I changed screen orientation a number of times using both the slider and the option in the browser's menu. I also had a call blacklist application, as well as the excellent MobiGenie voicemail application running in the background at all times.
Before I closed everything down, I loaded Y-Task's memory module to see how much RAM was free - 6.7M of free RAM!!! Now that's what I'm talking about!!!!
I'd just like to say to anyone anywhere who has ever harboured or proffered the opinion that "it's a phone, it's not meant to do all that" or some variant thereof - what absolute rubbish! This new firmware has made the phone multi-taskable to such an extent that at last, the N95's slogan "it's what computers have become" can at last ring true!!
As for battery usage improvements, the fullness of time will reveal whether it really makes an impact. In the mean time, today, I have tested it as follows:
I have performed a firmware upgrade(!)
I took three backups on PC Suite via content copier
Used USB Mass transfer to copy 370MB of data from my memory card, via the phone
Installed 30 applications to the phone
Restored data to the phone (and subsequently reformatted the phone!) 3 times
Played with the web browser for 50+ mins on WiFi.
Chatted on MSN Messenger for around 30 minutes
Took 8 photos at 5MP each, most with flash
Played around in general with the phone for about 3 hours, on and off
Performed the aforementioned uber-test on the phone
Spoken in total for (according to my log) 2h09m
Sent 9 text messages
Watched one streaming video from my gallery, lasting 6 mins
My battery has JUST, after all of that, hit the low battery warning. I think that you'll agree that's an impressive performance for the N95. This is all with the phone set to lowest brightness, non 3G mode etc. to conserve maximum power of course, so that extra jolt of power that the N95 8Gb batteries have would still not go amiss... I suspect that I'd have been able to do a lot less if I was using high speed mobile networks for the data tasks I listed above.
The camera is also very much improved, about 3-4 times faster overall. It seems to produce better quality images with finer resolution of individual pixels. I think (?) they have increased focal length on macro shots from 10-40cm to 60cm (I could be wrong there). The update massively reduced shot-to-shot time and the simple addition of the processing image message really improves the process no end, curiously enough! Also, there is funny gray line grid mode (er, what's this acutally for??).
There are numerous tweaks here and there, like new sub-folders in the menus (very handy indeed) and new versions of some apps.
There are some rather glaring omissions however:
Nothing has been done with the accelerometer functions, no auto-rotate or tilt-navigation (a la RotateMe / Nokmote).
Videos and photos are still grouped together in the gallery and the 'albums' feature feels a bit like an afterthought (at the very least I would expect folders or album icon or something to show up in the photo/video stream).
There is still no control over compression of JPEG images from the camera (although this will probably be a minor issue to many).
The slider menu (which Darla Mack quite rightly commented on) from the N81 which allows you to set up how the slider action causes your phone to behave - where is it? This is such an obvious requirement for the N95 and has been the frequent cause of complaints on many forums since the N95's launch
There are a number of applications / software features, for example the multimedia menu, which are already present on other phones which have not been included here. Indeed I believe that some of the core apps from the N95 8GB are more advanced still... given the mess Nokia made of the N95-1 it would seem only courteous to have provided a full set of the latest core apps and menus
There are many other niggles, but I'm going to leave those ones down to personal tastes. That and the fact that I'm a software designer myself, so I'm always likely to think I can see a better way to do it!
To sum up, this firmware update was very much needed and overdue. Nokia's handling of this issue and of it's customers has been appalling. Making people wait for 5 months without word, having superceded a very flawed and expensive phone was not, under any stretch of the imagination, a good way to go about things.
Now that it v20 is here, the N95 flies! It is suddenly reborn and I'm so glad I own it now. It works beautifully and is so stable... it really is a pleasure to use now. I'm glad of my memory card slot and camera lens cover - I wouldn't trade this up for an N95 8gb or anything else I've seen on the market now! (yes that includes you iPhone!! ;P )
My final thought on all of this? Thank Jebus they fixed the infernal keypress bug!!! XDTo be fair, this update addresses nearly all of the concerns that we've had. It specifically addresses the top 2 concerns - memory handling and the poor performance of the camera application, slow load times and processing times.
There are a bunch of other updates as well which are just icing on the cake.
I think through 3rd party programs you can achieve most of what you are trying to do. I'm sure the n95 will recieve yet another update. The attention they have put into updating the phone to support the music store and ngage means that it will recieve additional bug fixes, especially once they begin to get a revenue stream from these new services being launched in december.
I think the n95 if anything has been shown to be a winning device. I believe it will continue to have Nokia's support due to the fact that it is one of the most capable devices in the lineup. I believe the 5 month development time since the last update is due to how comprehensive the overhaul of the firmware has been. Now that version 20 is out, we will see smaller incremental updates. The tough part (overhauling the memory system and operating system, better battery management etc) is over.
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I have a n86 on product code 0566656 and cannot get firmware v20 ,what code is it available on
mccbleue wrote:
mo_shef wrote:Even if NSU / FOTA Nokia still can release BETA firmware without even telling the customers. How on earth would you go from a good stable v11 firmware to a complete utter v20 firmware which aint even stable?
There are notes (official notes) that come with the v20 firmware package where it clearly states Maitenance Release which has to be explained to the customer if this is applied to their handset. I could put it on here but dont wanna break rules.
I was just telling not to update as its BETA firmware and would cause problems.
You are still misleading. The term "maintenance release" means that the update is purely aimed at fixing bugs and not adding new features, it does not mean that it is "Beta software". The definition of beta software is software that is released to volunteers for testing, beta is not software that is offered for general release to all users.
And if you are seeing, presumably through your work, "official notes" about Nokia products, then your are in breach of rules by discussin them. In my line of work, I often see information from device manufacturers that is regarded confidential, but you'll never find me repeating any of this information here or on any other forum because I'd be jeopardising my employer's relationship with the manufacturers and in doing so put my own job at risk - and I for one am not foolish enough to do that.
You should watch your step - several months ago, one of the long-term users of this forum 'disappeared' from the boards amidst rumours that he had been fired from his job with a European mobile network because he had been providing confidential information to an independent web site.
Why did the v20 firmware have new feature ? eg Fixed Focus, Face Dectection, OVI Standby etc As you can see its new features. Maintenance release is classed as Beta but they dont use that phrase BETA. Yes it official but still it says clearly that you have to tell customers that is maitenance release. Nokia directly wont tell you but on the notes it does.
Im ok I dont work for Nokia but I have paid Nokia for acess to services such as Notes, Firmware, Service Logs and many others. As long as Nokia got there money there ok with that.If i did work for Nokia i wouldnt say anything i'd rather keep my job lol.
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Where to find release notes for firmware v20 of 58...
Anybody know where i could find the release notes for firmware v20? I wish to know what are fixed. Thanks!
Changelogs are considered confidential information by Nokia. You'll not see an official document reporting the changes made. What you might see is leaked documents on some websites, and you have to take those with a pinch of salt.
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Nokia N93 (firmware V20) issues
Hello,
I bought (on February 1st) a Nokia N93 that I quickly upgraded to firmware V20.
Even with that firmware, I still have some very annoying issues :
(1) I expected to personnalize my ring tones on the calling number basis, like on my previous Nokia telephone. Although I think that I found how to do this, it doesn't seem to work : the calling number is correctly received, but the telephone doesn't seem to make the link with the corresponding contact list entry.
(2) There seems to be two different web browsers on this telephone, one for the Internet, and another for the WAP.
The WAP browser seems to have a lot of trouble in correctly displaying pictures in WAP pages : about one picture out of two is shown as a (about) 2x2 pixels tiny "picture". In order to correct it, I have to move my N93 screen to the landscape position, and next to move it back to its previous place.
(3) When watching a video using the N93's Real Player, the video is not displayed full screen at the beginning. In order to do this, I have to STOP the video, then open the "Option" menu, and select the "Read in full screen" command. But when I watch it full screen, if I press any key, the display reverts to tiny size without stopping, and I have to restart the whole process for going back to full screen.
I didn't find any command for displaying full screen without stopping the video. Did I miss something ?
On such a tiny screen, I couldn't imagine anybody willing to watch a video otherwise than full screen ... Why isn't this the default, or at least being configurable for becoming it ?
Best regards,
GingkoYes, about "contacts", I already did that.
I can select the appropriate ring tone for each contact, that way.
But the problems is that, when this contact later makes a phone call to me, and although I correctly receive his phone number from my operator, and although his name and his phone number have correctly (hopefully) been entered in my contact list, and although I selected a ring tone for him (either directly or via contact groups), the N93 doesn't seem to be able to find the corresponding number at the time of the call, and the display shows only the phone number with the default ring tone, like if I never created this contact in the list.
Thank you for your help.
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HT201210 what does 'firmware is not compatible' mean? What do I do to solve it?
what does 'firmware is not compatible' mean? What do I do to solve it?
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Can someone tell what I have done wrong here trying to pass strings to a
I have just started programming in java I can't see what I have done wrong here in my code can someone please help me?
// Thomas Klooz
// October 10, 2008
/** A class that enters
* DVD Info pass the arrays
* DvdInventory Class and then manipulates the data from there*/
import java.util.Scanner;// imports a scanner for use by the class
public class DVDInfo
public static void main(String args[])
String theTitle[] = new String[10];// array of titles
int inventory [] = new int[10];// array of ten for inventory
int quantity []= new int[10];// array of ten for quantity
double price []= new double[10];// array for the price of each double
int count = 0;// variable to track what information is suppose to be passed to class
System.out.println(" Welcome to DVD Inventory Program!");//Welcome message for the user
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
boolean stop = false;// boolean charcter to make program stop
while(! stop)
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System.out.println(" Enter an item name or stop to Quit: ");// prompt user for input
theTitle[count] = input.nextLine();// assigns the value to Title
if (theTitle[count].equals("stop"))
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println(" The DVD Inventory has been entered!");// diplay exit message to
stop = true;
} // end if
else // continue to get data
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println(" Enter the item number must be greater equal or greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
inventory[count] = input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
if (inventory[count] < 0)// continue until proper value has been entered
System.out.println( " Error no numbers can be below zero!");
System.out.println(" Enter the item number must be greater equal or greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
inventory[count] = input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
}// end if
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println(" Enter the amount of DVDs you have must be greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
quantity[count]= input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
if( quantity[count] <= 0)// continue to proper data is entered
System.out.println( " Error: you have no inventory for this item ");// error message sent to user
System.out.println(" Enter the amount of DVDs you have must be greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
quantity[count]= input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
}//end if
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println( " Enter the cost per DVD: ");// prompt user for input
price[count] = input.nextDouble();// assigns the value to price
count++;//increaments count 1
}// end else
}// end while
DVDInventory myDVDInventory = new DVDInventory(theTitle,inventory,quantity,price,count); the problem seems to be here because this is where I get error message when I'm trying to pass to class named DVD
}// end main
}// end classthis is the code that is important
import java.util.Scanner;// imports a scanner for use by the class
public class DVDInfo
public static void main(String args[])
String theTitle[] = new String[10];// array of titles
int inventory [] = new int[10];// array of ten for inventory
int quantity []= new int[10];// array of ten for quantity
double price []= new double[10];// array for the price of each double
int count = 0;// variable to track what information is suppose to be passed to class
System.out.println(" Welcome to DVD Inventory Program!");//Welcome message for the user
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
boolean stop = false;// boolean charcter to make program stop
while(! stop)
Scanner input = new Scanner( System.in );// creates scanner to use
System.out.println(" Enter an item name or stop to Quit: ");// prompt user for input
theTitle[count] = input.nextLine();// assigns the value to Title
if (theTitle[count].equals("stop"))
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println(" The DVD Inventory has been entered!");// diplay exit message to
stop = true;
} // end if
else // continue to get data
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println(" Enter the item number must be greater equal or greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
inventory[count] = input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
if (inventory[count] < 0)// continue until proper value has been entered
System.out.println( " Error no numbers can be below zero!");
System.out.println(" Enter the item number must be greater equal or greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
inventory[count] = input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
}// end if
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println(" Enter the amount of DVDs you have must be greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
quantity[count]= input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
if( quantity[count] <= 0)// continue to proper data is entered
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System.out.println(" Enter the amount of DVDs you have must be greater than zero: ");// prompt user for input
quantity[count]= input.nextInt();// assigns value to inventory
}//end if
System.out.println();//returns a blank line
System.out.println( " Enter the cost per DVD: ");// prompt user for input
price[count] = input.nextDouble();// assigns the value to price
count++;//increaments count 1
}// end else
}// end while
DVDInventory myDVDInventory = new DVDInventory(theTitle,inventory,quantity,price,count);
}// end main
}// end class The problem seems to be when I try to pass all the variables to the class DVDInventory the first statement after all. I get message that say can't find java. String
Edited by: beatlefla on Oct 10, 2008 8:20 PM -
What is firmware compatibilty? Trying to updated iphone 4, and the message I received was unable to update due to firmware compatibility
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Windows XP : Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates
Vista/
Windows 7: Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates
Mac: ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates
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