N95 8GB v30.0.018 Improvements and Additions

Finally I decided to go for it,I was bit skeptical on going for the new version,since last time it brought me nothing good.And I learnt a good leason too,”Do not repair it,if it isn’t broken” this the point you must use in finalizing your decision.Anyway after updating the firmware last time,my device was showing some odd symptoms,like frequent system hang up in out going calls when the receiver is busy,Long press of hash key not working,Multimedia menu not working after a new theme is installed until restarting the phone and very poor signal receiving and many more.So I had fairly enough resons for justifyimg my decision.

But when I connected the phone to NSU there was no update available,so had to change the product code and connect it back,and finally I got it ,the new version 30.0.018.This time the update took less time than the previous one.Since the official change log is there on the web for a while,I’m not going to repeat the same thing here,instead let me tell you what my personal experience with the update,

1. Long press of Hash key now working again.
2. Multimedia Menu bug I had was gone and now the it is working much faster.
3. New share online shortcut in the standby screen.
4. Google search built in for Search Internet.
5. Maps 2.0 is built in.
6. New n-gage version is preinstalled.
7. My Nokia application is available,but not working in my country.
8. Faster menu functioning and little bit of extra RAM.
9. Secman Hack is no longer applicable.

These are the things I’ve noticed so far,Nothing much or any surprises,neither the expected Geotagging or FP2 Menu effects,but at least it solved most of my problems.Still the ugly menu icon was there so had to hack the phone to get rid of it.Now with this fresh firmware,before installing all my application I’m gona live few days with the basics to test how does it feel,if I had to “live with basics”.Results I’ll bring in another post.

If you still haven’t updated or interested in official change log here it is,

NEW FEATURES

- Maps 2.0 (e.g. Pedestrian navigation, Traffic info, Multimedia city guides, satellite imagery)
- Full N-Gage
- Nokia Search 4.0 with Google plug-in
- Share on Ovi
- Enablers for “Comes With Music”
- Mosh & Ovi Bookmarks added to Browser

CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS

- Download! application updated (v 3.1.50)
- New baseline for Startup settings
- New baseline/upgrade to Music Player
- Baseline update for Flashlite3 (improved viewing of sites like YouTube)
- Current consumption improvements (for e.g. WLAN scanning)
- New baseline for VoIP (with significant error corrections)
- General error corrections