E61 New Firmware (December 2006)

For the E61 there is a new firmware available that can be installed via PC by using Nokia Software Updater. Caution: In some forums we could read of users reporting problems while flashing the update. These problems can result in damages that need to be repaired by a service center.

Also there is an annoying software bug: After completing the update and restoring all settings the SIP settings need to be deleted completely and re-entered. Otherwise the phone will not even register although the SIP settings look OK.

Is this sotware upgrade worth the trouble it causes?

Is there any link to what this update actually fixes? I looked through the europe.nokia.com site but couldn't get any specific info on it.

Is this firmware upgrade only for the E61 or does it also cover the E60 & E70?

RE: E61 New Firmware (December 2006)

A changelog was published at:
http://my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.ph...er=asc&start=80

Thanks for the link Pascal. I copied the changes in our forum too, so we have them in one place.

Offical changelog for E61 firmware 3.0633.09.04

Changes from 2.0618.06.05 to 3.0633.09.04 (SB-013/22.12.06)

VoIP 2.0
• Extended NAT/Firewall traversal mechanisms added (STUN, persistent TCP/IP)
• Integrated Easy VoIP Client with fast hotspot connection
• More detailed info about VoIP 2.0 can be found from www.forum.nokia.com web site

Device management
• Multiple application support in same session added to Application installation over DM
• Large Application support added to Application installation over DM
• DM Server Certificate renewal support added
• DM support added for new VoIP features (NAT/STUN)

Synchronisation
• Added support to Oracle 1.2 remote DS Server

Bluetooth
• Interoperability, volume control and audio related improvements when using HF and Carkit devices.
• Bluetooth multiple connection improvements

Accessories
• BH-900 audio connection improvements
• Improved functionality of HS-12W

VOIP
• Interoperability improvements with infra vendors and service providers
• Usage of multiple SIP settings improved
• Robustness improvements
• VoIP call barring default to ‘No’

WLAN
• WLAN ad-hoc functionality improved
• WPA2 functionality with U-APSD enabled WLAN AP’s improved
• Support for Cisco 4400 series LWAP’s
• WMM functionality improvements
• Better support for WiFi hotspots
• Support for multiple SIP connections improved
• Overall WLAN robustness improved

Messaging
• POP/IMAP email polling improved
• IMAP Idle Interoperability improved to certain email servers
• Shortcut handling improved (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+X)
• New email indication improved
• Mass delete of emails improved
• Email key interworking improved
• Email size limit improved
• SMS sending have been accelerated

Calendar / PIM
• Recurring calendar event handling improved

Device management
• Remote DM Performance increased
• Large packet handling: MAX Object Size of remote DM changed from 10k to 65k
• Updating Applications over DM improved
• VoIP Settings handling improved

Client provisioning
• Support added to WLAN WPA/WPA2 PSK settings
• WLAN WEP key handling improved

Office tools
• No changes to Mobile office
• Quick Office Editors can be downloaded from Catalogs

Synchronisation
• Increased robustness of recurring event synchronization
• Remote DS Performance increased
• Large packet handling: MAX Object Size of remote DS changed from 10k to 65k

Backup & restore
• Overall robustness increased

Performance
• Remote DS Performance increased
• Remote DM Performance increased

Telephony
• IHF activation tone is no longer sent to network
• Homezone indications changes faster to UI during idle and GPRS connections

WEB browser
• Stability improvements to Web browser
• Improvement to manual selection of character encoding in browser
• SDP stream file support to downloads

WAP browser
• SDP stream file support to downloads

Networking
• Improvement to VPN access point VPN Policy view
• GPRS to WLAN roaming have been improved
• Applications Auto installation from memory card improved

I've been using Version 3 firmware for a couple of weeks and am generally please. The NAT transversal seems better in my uneducated opinion. They say that the system now supports stun, but I could not find any stun server. I almost wonder whether Nokia is just hosting its own stun server and pointing all the phones to it.

The phone seems to handle memory issues better. From a VOIP perspective, one nice new feature is that you now can hunt for and log on to open wifi in one mouse click. I'm not sure how that client works with hotspot issues yet, but it was real nice in the airport lounge last week.

Not relevant to this forum, but I think there is a slight incompatibility between the new version and Dataviz Roadsync. Roadsync is Dataviz's implementation of MS Active Sync for the E61.