Cell Phone Hits! – Daily Phone Buzz

Nokia’s first S60 touch device, the 5800 Xpress Music has been updated to version 11.0.008.  The new firmware fixes a lot of things such as Google search fix, browser fixes for flash, messaging application crashes, and other UI tweaks.  The update is 117MB big and it will take about 10 minutes to update your 5800. As the 5800 features User Data Preservation all data and information will stay on your device but it’s never bad to back-up all content. The firmware is available via the Nokia Software Updater. However, if you are in India and have recently purchased your 5800, chances are you already have v11 pre-installed! (Good job Nokia!) Complete changelog below.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware v11.0.08 changelog:

* Homepage is not defined for Vodafone Live!
* Last word disappears when selecting receiver in SMS
* My Nokia: phone displays “#” in front of Application name.
* During Back-Up & Restore operation, calendar entries are not restored
* Operator menu link within Welcome application
* Invalid message pops up before playing the file received via Bluetooth.
* Input Method, VKB just display number when selecting a WLAN access point which contains a password.
* Chinese box HWR control buttons and FS HWR control bar are too small.
* Unable to add image to Contact bar from Gallery when there is about 5 GB of data in memory card
* In Arabic UI, in calendar, the arrows on the top are reversed in week view and day view
* UI-rotation is too sensitive
* Search: Google search service is missing in Search.
* Contact could not display when switch numbers in Singtel 2-in-1 SIM card
* Maps: Wrong layout of the strings in the Maps search and favorites views
* Could not send new email if user name and password is not pre-defined
* Phone drops from service when both A5/3 +GEA3 used simultaneously with WLAN
* The Messaging application crashes a lot specially when replying or trying to send SMS you have to remove battery to be able to use the device again
* License Manager for Maps is not integrated to SW
* 5.0 Touch: Phonebook crashing when adding detail: Birthday, Anniversary
* Web screen is messed up
* Non stop Music Player “Library update”
* Clock, Alarm is inactive when phone is power off.
* APN Configuration Settings Update to be used for the Setting Wizard
* Ex-Factory settings are wrong
* UE unable to open Setting Wizard
* StartUpSettings version updated.
* Phone lost correct time during power off
* USSD – “Call Control Send USSD” command
* UE drops from 3G, then cannot sync to 3G cells
* Browser: Flash objects causes problems while browsing.