The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is one of my favorite phones. It’s fun, cheap, and offers plenty of useful features, and touchscreen web browsing is just plain nice. However, the homescreen on this thing is completely useless, as it’s only able to show 2-3 calendar events and a few other bits of information, leaving the rest of the nHD (360×640 pixels) resolution display blank. Fortunately, a new firmware, v30.0.011, has surfaced, and we finally now have homescreen email notification, which is a start.
The new firmware is currently only available via NSU, and is reportedly only available for a small number of product codes, but nevertheless, it is confirmed available to end users through NSU. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic does have UDP (User Data Preservation), which means it should maintain your files/settings through the update, but it’s always a good idea to back up your critical information anyways, just in case.
You can download NSU directly from Nokia, and we’ll report back if we hear any confirmation of OTA availability.
UPDATE: Looks like it’s beginning to be available OTA for some product codes, including APAC models and Dotsisx’ French unit.
[Screenshots courtesy Phil The WebSurfer]
