my Tube (Nokia 5800)

[bananasiong]

Hi all,

Just got my nokia 5800, it's a nice device I'm on my way of upgrading the firmware to v20.

 

[mansir]

I just got one as well! It's fantastic. Do you know what updates the new firmware has?

 

[bananasiong]

The latest firmware, v20.0.0.12

Changelog

• "Faster touch-screen input" (the phone is generally more responsive)
• "Faster internet data download times"
• Geotagging information now available in Camera (finally), plus photo taking now possible with the front (secondary) camera.
• Dictionary application added, with support for multiple languages (as first seen on E66 and E71).
• "Improved e-mail experience" (this includes improved scheduled email retreival)
• App. update application added (as first seen on N85 and N79) - this is used to update individual Nokia applications outside of firmware updates.
• General operation seems smoother, better performance is various applications, including Gallery, plus screen rotations are faster.
• Playing back Flash/FLVvideos had less hiccups, especially on YouTube, where Web on the 5800 now becomes almost as good as a dedicated YouTube client, there's an article on this coming from Steve shortly...
• 'Search' on the standby screen now searches phone content as well as on the Internet
• Cosmetic effects added, especially in Gallery when switching orientation
• Support for OMA DRM, enabling BBC iPlayer programme downloads and other future applications
• The usual litany of small bug fixes.

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