My N95 Hints, Tips and Help

Greetings everyone!

I had some problems like a lot of people while trying to update my N95 to v30 firmware, because even when we know it’s already available for download, Nokia Updater keeps saying we are with the latest firmware.

So, as isawan95 said in New N95-1 Firmware Available v30.0.015, some providers customize the firmware before sell the phone.

This way, they change your Product Code to one that, for Nokia, will be forever firmware vxx.xx. In my case, v21.0.016.

So, i’ve found a tutorial explaining how to change your product code easily. I’ve translated since was in Portuguese-br.

TUTORIAL

Disclaimer: The informations described in this tutorial are intermediary-advanced and, if made anything wrong, you can damage or even ‘kill’ your phone. I suggest you follow these steps ONLY IF YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE of what you are doing.

In any way, MyN95 admins or RaphaelDDL are guilty to whatever happens to our phone if YOU did something wrong or anything. We did NOT forced you to do

So, let’s get started.

1 ) Install Nokia PC Suite or NSeries PC Suite, connect your phone with the USB cable in Pc Suite Mode and make sure it was detected and working perfectly. Normally, one of those softwares comes in the CD-Rom that came in the phone box. I recommend you to update its version to the latest and, i like more NSeries PC Suite, but you choose

2 ) Download the following softwares:

* Nemesis Service Suite ( My Mirror at DepositFiles )
* Nokia Software Updater ( I can’t mirror since website detects the language and you will download an specific language exe)

3 ) Install Nemesis Service Suite without changing anything and PAY ATTENTION at the ending of installation where it will show you a tutorial explaining how install the necessary driver. Then:

* Open the program and click in the “Scan for New Device” button, in the upper-right.
* Click in “Phone Info”
* Clique in “Read” and, with other info, will show you your current Product Code.

4 ) ATTENTION, this step is very important!!!

In this point, the original and blocked “Product Code” of your phone will be replaced to one update able. The following list show you some “Product Codes” that allow you to update your firmware, both to N95-1 (EURO) and N95-3 (NAM). Pick the one accordingly to your phone type!

N95-1
#0548763
#0546222
#0549028

N95-3
#0552432
#0552434

Question: What type is my phone?
Answer: N95-1 have Lens Protector while N95-3 don’t. Look the damn photos

N95-1

N95-3

5 ) Type the chosen Product Code in the form, check the “Enable” checkbox and click in the “Write” button. That’s it, the Product Code of your phone has been replaced. Check if everything worked fine by clicking in “Read” again. Now will be shown the new Product Code.

6 ) Nokia PC Suite and NSeries PC Suite have the Backup option. I ask.. No, i DEMAND YOU to backup the phone!

6.1 ) MAKE SURE your phone have Full Battery.

I suggest you to make the updating in a GOOD Notebook because if Energy drop and your pc turn off or pc freeze ’cause your pc sucks or anything, say good bye to your phone and be sure you got some cash in bank to buy other one

7 ) Simply update your firmware using Nokia Software Updater, following the things the program ask you.

8 ) Its Ready! Your phone is now updating and unbloked!

…Hey, wait!?! Where are my Contacts, my Configs, everything!?!!?

Yeah, updating firmware is like formatting your PC. That’s why i told you to make backup! Simply use Nokia/NSeries PC Suite and restore it.

9 ) Re-install your applications.

10 ) Future Firmware updates does not need this big tutorial, you will just need to start from Step #7.

And that’s it, our tutorial is over.

Credits:
Tutorial by Rodrigo Piccelli ( http://www.rodrigopiccelli.com/?p=179 )
English Translation (and some comments) by Raphael DDL ( http://raphaelddl.com )

Sorry if i misspell anything!

Regards,

Article by: Raphael DDL

A new Nokia N95 Firware is availabe through nokia updates, Check it out!

New Features:

* Maps 2.0
* Full N-Gage (much improved over v20.x)
* Nokia Search 4.0 with Google plug-in
* Enablers for “Comes With Music” (DRM stuff?)
* Share Online 3.0 (includes Ovi, Flickr, Vox)
* Mosh & Ovi bookmarks added to browser
* Automatic screen rotation:
(Enable via Settings > General > Personalization > Display > Rotate Screen)
* New dark theme from N82/N96 (Nokia Nseries 4)

Changes:

* Increased startup speed (15-16 seconds, according to Engadget)
* Download! application updated to v 3.1.50
* Update for Flash Lite 3, YouTube video works!
* Menu screen changed (no longer has the reduced-size header.)
* Current consumption improvements (for e.g. WLAN scanning)
* New baseline for VoIP (with significant error corrections)

Also can apparently be hacked to load unsigned code, see http://www.finestfones.com/2008/03/symbian-92-has-been-hacked.html for some more info.

Thanks to http://blog.wolffmyren.com/2008/09/06/nokia-n95-1-firmware-v300018/ for the info.
Also, why no updates? I still rate my N95 over the ipwn anyday.. I mean ffs not even copy paste? what were apple thinking…

Article by:isawan95

This firmware is now available via the Nokia Software Updater.
It might not be in place for all regions just yet, I’ll be trying mine tonight or tomorrow so I’ll report back then.

Most interesting features for this release are:
# Flash Lite 3 is included, so Flash video sites will work, including YouTube (just as on the N95 8GB v15 firmware from a couple of months ago)
# The Web runtime is included, meaning that standalone widgets are now possible
# Greater Bluetooth headset compatibility
# Better handling of entering lots of text into web page dialogs
# Speedier Gallery in every way
# Faster Java runtime, so Java apps start faster

Symbian Freak annouced that  Firmware 21.0.016 for the N95 is going to be released shortly in the next few days.
http://www.symbian-freak.com/quides/firmware/logs/new_n95_firmware_v21_change_log.htm

————————————————————————
Changes/improvements made from
MCU SW v 20.0.015 to v 21.0.016
————————————————————————

*New features: *

* Flash Lite 3 support added
* Widget (Web runtime) support added
* Default year changed to 2008

*Improvements*:

* General stability improvements.
* Pre-defined access point kept after switching to different type
SIM card.
* Localization improvements.
* Standby time improvements.
* Improvements to BT headset interoperability.
* Improvement to Calendar data restoring.
* Switch from landscape to portrait mode & screen rotations
improvements.

*Browser*:

* Improvement to long text writing to web page text boxes.
* Browsing from WLAN wizard improvement.

*Media Player*:

* Localizations improvements in Music player.
* Windows Media Player recognizes device as Nokia N95.

*Gallery*:

* Image rotation improvement in album view.
* Gallery & Slideshow performance improvements.

*Messaging*:

* Improvement to SMS reception.

*Java*:

* Midlet installation improvement.
* Improvement to Java application start.
* Java midlet certificate checking improvement.

*Navigation*:

* General improvements to Maps application.
* Localization correction to Search in Maps application.
* Improvement to Navigate To ?function when started from search
application.

*SIM*:

* Contact names with accents and more than 11 characters can be
copied to SIM card.

Complete changelog for the new firmware update.
Courtesy of ‘Tom’ from the Symbian forums.

Version 20.0.0.015
13-11-07
RM-159
Changes/improvements made from MCU SW v12.0.013 to v 20.0.015:
New Features

Maps application version updated (Nokia Maps 1.0)
GetNGI (Games)
Music shop
OTA WMDRM (Windows Media Digital Rights Management)
Active standby search
Video ringing tone
ODP (On Demand Paging)
DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling)
Switch application version updated
Changes and improvements

General stability improved.
Several localization errors corrected.
Various application help files updated.
Default language not always read from SIM correctly.
Volume side keys don’t work in all situations.
WLAN wizard can’t always connect to secure WLAN network.
Cannot edit or delete access points if lot of WLAN access points created.
Midlet icon may be shown twice after installation in some cases.
Midlet suite upgrade doesn’t work correctly if amount of midlets in suite has changed.
Streaming aspect ratio is not correct if QTSS server doesn’t provide Framesize tag in SDP.
Key presses are sometimes missed.
Connection dropped easily in crowded WLAN environment.
Cannot pre-configure push email application in variant.
OTA configuration containing an unknown parameter is ignored by device.
Call divert icon disappear after power cycle.
UPnP interoperability improved.
Browser

Dropdown list not opened if size is defined.
Large images in web page are not rendered correctly after scrolling.
Flashlite memory management improved.
Cannot access to SIM phonebook if device language is set to Chinese.
Cannot add Chinese characters to input/search box in browser.
Real One Player may show invalid default name for some downloaded videos.
RSS-links does not work anymore if article was downloaded from web feeds.
Improved handling of large web pages.
Media Player

Streaming doesn’t always continue after long pause.
Some m4a files cause music library to crash.
Album art not shown for WMA files if picture size is over 64 KB.
Gallery

Image editor closes on attempting to edit and send an image a second time.
Cannot upload images to online share if lots of images stored in device.
Image viewer crash when opening malformed JPEG file.
Thumbnail creation speed of big video files improved.
Messaging

Cannot have non-ascii characters in mailbox name.
Reduced character coding -option in text message settings doesn’t work as expected.
MMS presentation not saved to draft folder is exiting application with end key.
IM client allows empty alias.
VoIP

Device may reset if moving out of WLAN coverage during VOIP call.
Cannot register to VOIP if found WLAN connection is too weak.
VOIP doesn’t re-register if going momentarily our of WLAN coverage.
Automatic connection to SIP server fails often if started device in offline mode.
VoIP call can’t be established when multiple profiles with same realm.
Camera

Video recording with front camera may freeze the device.
Telephony

Device may restart if receiving voice call during ongoing video call.
Unable to create call after successful balance query.
Streaming

Maximum limit for streaming bandwidth for UMTS and WLAN increased from 999kb.
Voice Mail

Call divert indicator disappear in device is restarted.
Navigation

Improvement to Location API performance if lots of landmarks in device.
Bugs/Complaints

Tracking feature removed from Nokia Maps application.
Some people have reported issues with the Search application upon removing their memory card.
Some people have reported issues with not being able to connect to their PC via USB cable after update.
Call log bug STILL alive (where the call log represents every call as a mobile call).
Some people are complaining that picture quality has been degraded.

Version 20.0.015 firmware for the Nokia N95 classic is now available via Nokia Software Update. This includes demand paging, so 30MB plus free RAM after booting, faster operation, N-Gage game store previews and portal stub, new camera software, integrated Search, new Welcome apps and more.

Changes include a new Welcome application, tweaks to the camera software with faster shot times, the Nokia Music Store client (though the servers aren’t up and running just yet), new My Nokia SMS tips, and a host of other tweaks and new options. If you have the device, go take a peek and download it for yourself. Just remember to save your data before you make the upgrade.

Article by: Steve

Before you race off to install the new firmware be sure to back up all important data on your phone. This could include GPS data as well. There are some reports that the maps need to be reloaded after a firmware update.

A few people have reported that the Nokia software updater (NSU) now lists V12 firmware for the N95.
Not too sure on the list of improvements at this stage, so if you have any info feel free to attach a comment to this article.

After successful firmware update the details are:
V 12.0.013
19-06-07
RM-159
Nokia N95 (13.01)

A lot of people asking if this is available for 3 – N95′s here in Australia. The short answer is no.

**Update** It should be noted that this is NOT an official release. Thus, when it IS officially released to the public, it could have a different number and different Maps software, etc.**Update**Seems everything’s getting a nice little refresh lately, with the N73 and N80, and now I’ve gotten these screenshots showing the N95 with a fresh firmware (dated yesterday, no less!) I didn’t get an official changelog (what’s up with those NEVER being available?) but I did get these three screenshots. The first shows that the firmware is dated yestday, 6-19-2007, and is numbered v12.0.013.

Frankly, there’s not *too* many changes that I’ve come across. Available RAM after a fresh boot is still ~18MB. I did check for FOTA, and it’s not there, unfortunately. However, the new version of Nokia Maps is in there, as you can see from this screenshot. This also adds the ability of Assisted-GPS, which uses cell ID’s and their known location to help speed up the process of locking into a location. which uses the device’s data connection to talk to a server that helps it process the locations being sent from the satellite, resulting in a quicker and more efficient location lock. 

With A-GPS disabled, it took the N95 a full 74 seconds to lock-on. With A-GPS enabled (and after a power cycle with battery removal), it was only 57 seconds. That’s a 17 second speed boost, and because A-GPS is a learning system that keeps track of known cell-IDs, it will get continually faster. Also, with A-GPS, I was able to get a location lock INDOORS! I tested this by walking from one end of the house to the other, and it followed me on the screen. Freakin SWEET.

The product code for this update is 0536062.

Will be playing more, if there’s anything else that you’d like to know about this new firmware (other than when it will officially be released, cause I don’t know that) then leave it in the comments

 source:

http://symbianguru.typepad.com/welcome/2007/06/new_n95_firmwar.html

Article by: sciacca_paul

Note: myN95 takes no responsibility for the instructions contained on these sites. If you make a mistake and you brick your phone, write to the author of the article, or explain it to a nokia service center.

An N95 debranding guide has been created.

There is also a list of product codes to use.

Article by: muzzamo

Disclaimer: MyN95 takes no responsibility for you updating your phone’s firmware or backing up your data.
If you make a brick out of your N95 we can’t help you.

First thing is you need to grab the Nokia Software Updater if you don’t already have it.
You can find it at http://www.nokia.com/A4176110 this website.

Next step is to completely backup your phone data.

Third step is to run the updater. It’s a big file, don’t try it via a modem. (109Mb)

If you aren’t confident managing this process see the disclaimer at the top of this tip.

After flashing my phone now shows:
V 11.0.026
17-04-07
RM-159
Nokia N95 (13.01)

You can check the firmware release number and date with your Nokia N95.
Simply type *#0000#

First line will be the firmware version number
Second line is the release date of the firmware
Third line is the product model
Fourth line appears to be some type of product identifier

My phone displays:
V 10.0.018
15-03-07
RM-159
Nokia N95 (13.01)