Ok guys & gals, I upgraded my P990i's firmware this morning.
Yes, I know I said in an earlier post that I'll first wait for the reports, but because MTN disconnected my number again, I couldn't do much with my phone - so, I decided to upgrade my firmware!
The whole process took about 20 minutes, from downloading the update to installing it on the phone - quite amazing that you can reprogram a mobile phone over the internet!
We're also very lucky to be with MTN, because we get the 'generic' firmware update (always first in the que
) & no hassles with customized firmware updates (think Vodacom
).
Well, haven't noticed anything new, except the memory leaks seems to be less. I've played around with the phone a lot, opening up every app that I could think of, then closing it all with task manager & still had 10.6MB RAM to play with - not too shabby.
Haven't installed Swiss Manager yet, but it seems there are one or two issues between SM and the new firmware. Mind you, it would seem that Task Manager is now working properly (let's call it Swiss Manager 'lite')- actually getting the RAM back from the apps when you close it...
*Oh, something I did notice in Media Player - it now displays the album art for a CD or song...very cool.
Anyway, here is a posting of what other people are experiencing with the new firmware (copied from
www.my-symbian.com):
1. UI is faster
2. improved memory management
3.faster start ups
4.speaker phone option is improved
5.calls are better logged
6. slide show and many options introduced into the picture gallery... this is fun
7. video playback is much faster
8.3g browsing is faster
9.better connectivity using gprs
10. USB cable to use file transfer or phone included when the usb is attached
and option to select this option when usb is plugged on
and also the usb icon has come
11.when disconnecting the usb cable option to turn on bluetooth does not come up
12.kernel errors and restarts dramatically reduced
13. Multitasking is working smoothly
14. sound volume has increased ????some one has to confirm this
15.changes in opera, like icon to close multiple tabs
16. file manger option added to many application like music player and picture viewer
16.option for updating files in the music player has been changed
Because my phone is disconnected from the MTN network, I cannot really test the call quality of the phone...
) and when I phoned the helpdesk, the guy said it might be back by Friday?!