Nokia N79 Gets Massive Firmware Update
Wow, the Nokia N79 has just received its first official firmware update, and a whopper it is! The phone has only been out on the market for a month or so, and was recently updated to v11.049. The gang over at S60inside got ahold of the changelog, and this is quite possibly the longest changelog, ever!
Pretty much every single feature on the Nokia N79 was touched in some way by this new firmware update, which should be available both through NSU and using the built-in Firmware OTA feature (accessed by pressing *#0000# from the standby screen). We’re not quite sure if this is limited to specific product codes just yet, so even if you have a NAM unit, it’s worth checking for.
I’ll be honest, I believe that one reason Nokia doesn’t typically release full changelogs is because it shows the faults that exist in current products. I’m somewhat stunned at the size and detail of this changelog, and have to wonder, just how ‘beta’ was this phone, if the first changelog is fixing so many things?
If you’re interested, you can check out the full changelog here. We typically don’t cover changelogs for firmware here at Symbian-Guru, since most of the time, a new firmware is definitely a recommended install.












(I usually do read the changelogs of phones)
What immediately came to me after reading it, was bad programming in terms of the OS communicating with the hardware or in general
"Phone does not go to sleep after opening/closing camera revea"
"The SMS switch to MMS automatically after adding more than 20 receivers"
(Based on some assumptions?)
Most other fixes I can see is mostly regarding threading and language compatibility
"ChinaUI_MsgMngt: The localization of Junk in rules list view cannot be changed after changing the phone’s Language"
However I think that it's great for Nokia to release those changelogs as it really shows how much under the hood that happens in the phones.
Agreeing with ARJWright I have to say yes, there is always improvements and bugs to be fixed in terms of software / OS.
(Need I say Windows?)
I'm referring to problems that users are reporting (this counts me too): http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/...hread.id=37295
Thank you
mike
How is this possible? Is the update allready available in Europe (NL)