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| Title: | Nokia N900 Firmware Update |
| Released: | 2010 Jan 14 |
| Version: | PR1.1 |
| Author: | Nokia |
| Category: | ROM Update |
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| Description: New features * 3UK SIM cards are supported. * MS Exchange 2003 support. Maemo Update * Bootloader (Nolo) can be updated over Maemo Update. * Cellular software can be updated over Maemo Update. * Icon cache removed to allow more memory space for Maemo Update. * Application Manager: Available space check moved to apt-worker for more accurate results. Reliability * Improvements in SGX performance and reliability. Use-time and power consumption * API for status area applets to detect if they are invisible/absent. * Fixes to Pulseaudio timer increasing power saving when starting/closing apps. * Browser: Removed unnecessary serial logging. * Reduction of wake-ups in Desktop, Connectivity, Conversations, RSS Feed Reader, * Backup correctly handles directories containing pairs of symlinks. * Less CPU load caused during video recording. * Support disabling Virtual Keyboard in input field. * Performance improvements in Browser. * Lock: "swipe to unlock" will not stay on. * CPU idle latencies and thresholds updated. * Fixing eMMC data lines while sleeping. * CellMO power consumption reduced. Usability * Volume button operation in call flipped based on audio routing (no more on screen orientation). * Browser: Downloading & rendering of page content runs promptly. * Helping to avoid capacity limits of rootfs when installing apps (make Docpurge aware of /opt). * Stability and usability fixes to the Profiles applet. Selection, usage and restoring of ringtones. * Fast call from home shortcuts. * Fast SMS rejection of incoming call. * Avoid false alarms in pocket. * Silence ringing by flipping face down. * Fix to Camera photo orientation problem: correct orientation is now written to EXIF. Performance * X: performance of GLES apps improved. * Lower RAM consumption while capturing video. * Phone-UI & Msg-UI always ready to appear. * Application Manager UI speed improvements. * Email faster with large mailboxes. * Large file copy (SD->MMC) doesnt degrade system performance. OVI Maps * Route calculation and search performance improved. Connectivity * BT Secure Simple Pairing fixed for Windows Vista. * BT transfer progress indicated. * Improving WLAN connection stability. * Improved WLAN negotiation when going out of reach of access point. Phonecalls * Add voicemail shortcut support. * Showing call forwarding correctly when busy forwarding is not set. * Call log improved. Audio & Video * Audio volume control works with +/- keys in full-screen playback of flash. * Handling corrupted ring tone files better. * HW volume keys always have same orientation. * Media Player UI now provides feedback when tapping control buttons in video playback. * MIC input not clipped when loud voice in VoIP call. * Pulseaudio: Ringtone is heard from the loudspeaker if BT connected. * Ringtone played both to headset (BT or wired) and to internal HF speakers. * AV sync fix for recorded videos. Camera * ISO EXIF value for images saved when automatic sensitivity in use. * Vignetting test of 2nd camera fixed, VGA sensor stability. Battery and Charging * Improved charging in case of low charging power (PC USB charging). USB * Fixing the USB detection and card mounting issue related to quickly attaching/detaching the cable. * Able to format corrupted eMMC properly. * Hang fixed in case of WLAN disconnection while copying files. Synchronization * Activesync supports now MS Exchange 2003. * Activesync - fixes the forwarding of attachments showing incorrect sizes (Exchange server 2003). * Content copier of PC Suite enabled. Whole content backup (including Notes) can now be restored from PCSuite. 3rd party applications * Policy-settings: Fixes rotation transition for 3rd party applications. * Policy-settings: By default, 3rd party apps should have the same limits as our applications. Calendar * Public API for color picker. Home widget is now translucent. * Set/get alarms API. * Syncing of task alarms supported. Image Viewer * Thumbnailing faster. Application Manager * Rename Maemo Extras to maemo.org and enable by default. * Grid view applied for the categories in download view. Added API for filtering packages. Development Platform * SDK content and tools updated. * SDK GUI installer updated. * New sharing-dialog-dev package added to enable Bluetooth and email sending. * New wappushd-dev package documenting MMS interfaces available. Upstream Security Issues * Fix for CVE-2009-2417 in curl. Community reports fixed Reports in http://bugs.maemo.org that have been fixed for PR1.1: Browser * ""About Flash Player"" contextual menu item treated as unrequested pop-up * Focus not set to location bar after Ctrl-L shortcut is used * Spacebar scrolls more than 1 page * microb doesnt trigger onchange * Page is not rerendered when JavaScript actions increase page length * Complete Browsing History on the N900 sometimes displays ""None"" * The menu item ""copy"" in the browser menu does not work * OK button remains disabled in dialog for Integer settings in about:config * Browser window checkerboards and repaints when navigated to from multi-task view * Sometimes the browser window goes black for over a second after clicking the fullscreen/restore button Calendar * Start and end times are changing when daylight saving time ends (begins) * Incorrect entries in the Birthday Smart Calendar * Changing to next week is very slow * Smart birthday-widget doesnt show up any birthdays or shows one on random Chat & Call & SMS * Phone app crashed as call ending * Dialer does not accept SS (3GPP TS 22.030) dial strings * Unclear how to open a contact (sender/receiver) of a conversation * High latency between UI and SIP events being sent * clicking on notification window fails for 2 or more messages when in Dashboard * Skype does not allow entering DTMF tones * skype: Call does not support DTMF tones * Cant send sms/chat to known contact from the Call list * Volume buttons should be swapped when using the phone in portrait mode. * Call Log only displays contact name that called, not phone number * Show wrong Contact for a SMS after a couple of days * scrollbar instead of kinetic scrolling * Chat window for jabber / xmpp is not always updated with new incoming messages Connectivity * Bluetooth DBUS UI dialogs - wrong args in the example code * Button style in Bluetooth file receive applet is wrong * Inconsistent keyboard behaviour when configuring a static ip address * Drops WLAN connection to Linksys WRT610N after 10-15 minutes * after failed pairing to bluetooth car kit bluetooth cant be turned on * Wrong settings for Orange (France) gprs * udhcpc overriding default routes Contacts * address book cannot import vcards from benq/siemens phones properly * Contacts re-appear in list after disableing and re-enableing accounts * No hint that it is impossible to paste an strings containing non-numeric characters into a phone number field * Skype Support>Report problem leads to an error page Core * N900 sometimes ignores USB data cable * N900 doesnt start charging Desktop platform * Publish sources of alarm framework * Failed to build libosso-2.19 from Fremantle repo (ggc 4.3.2) * wdgt_va_full_12h_time, wdgt_va_12h_hours should be replaced by wdgt_va_full_12h_time_am/wdgt_va_full_12h_time_pm and wdgt_va_12h_hours_am/wdgt_va_12h_hours_pm * Easy to enter ~ ^ ` "" symbols with 3rd row of special character view * ""More..."" applications launcher doest allow scrolling * Cant easily align desktop widgets (snap to position) on home screens * No rubber-banding effect in the Main ""More..."" menu (task launcher) * WiFi password shows up in auto-completion * When applying a different theme, not all colors change in application manager * libsdl: Task switcher area can be a dead area * FN-lock and Ctrl+Backspace breaks input for used application * Application Manager moves to background after start when quickly clicking * Typing in newly opened window brings up contact search * Race condition with hardware shift key * Home view blurs on triple-tapping the launcher grid icon * Hanging application menu requires system reboot * Rotation in 42-11 is not as smooth as in 41-10 for some third party apps * ""More..."" view is not sorted at all * Add a (short shown) scroll bar in the status area window to indicate that there are more elements inside as actually shown * Updating software removes desktop shortcuts Desktop Widgets * AP News Widget causes Excessive CPU wakeups * Contact widgets move to active desktop after merge * Media Player widget suddenly starts music after Phone call ends Development Platform * Link to C code not working (not a link in fact) on Fremantle camera api dev page * Package downloads should be retried when the http connection time-outs * Link for osso_wlan documentation broken * Consider pushing sharing-dialog-dev to nokia-binaries to encourage developer usage of sharing dialog * Video indexing failed in SDK (Tracker issue?) * xkbdata: Inconsistency between installed packages in SDK and FW * example source code not available in "Writing a new maemo application" * e2fsprogs derivative packages not available? * HildonTouchSelector example has wrong parameters in callback function * URL for sharing plugin template missing * Does not always mark e-mails as read (dovecot/cyrus/google IMAP server) * Modest reports email username / password incorrect when it is correct * Performance is unusable on IMAP accounts with a large number of messages in one or more folders (e.g. INBOX) * When an IMAP account is selected, only refresh that accounts folders * Locales not working correctly * Deleting email should be more evident... * Fix modest compilation warning * Remove HildonDialog deprecated symbol * Import conic support only if Its available * Remove Hildon 0.x conditional code * Remove Hildon 1.x conditional code in Hildon2 version of modest * Modest doesnt take care of preferences for automatic update * New email notification leads to blank email instead of email itself * nokia messaging doesnt synchronize selected imap folders * Long delays when opening emails - viewer window shows ""Updating"" Images and Camera * When ISO sensitivity is set to automatic, ISO EXIF value in resulting image is 0 * Vertical photos from other devices should fill more space when shown in portrait. * User-facing camera produces a left side dark vertical band * Audio does not sync with video (and is ultimately unsyncable) * Improve zooming * Portrait images are scaled to 480px height (instead of width) when displayed in portrait mode Location * Bluetooth GPS reconnect dialog refuses to go away after clicking ""No"" Map * USA localization displays distance in kilometers * Cant delete route waypoints in Map application * Route Settings screen is not finger friendly Media player * Information on artist / track not updated in media player with internet radio * Plays next radio station when current station cuts out / has playback issues * flashing pixels around the lock button if media player is playing a video. * Media player track search only matches the beginning of title/artist * Viewing songs by ""Artists"" automatically scrolls to the end of the list Multimedia * N900 needs to be rebooted if media player fails to play video (h264dec) * Volume in media player jumps when receiving emails, IM´s or sms´s * Cant change FM TX radio station name * Xvid encoded videos unwatchable Settings and Maintenance * Streamlining user access to the Extras repository * Should remember position in packages list after installing package * Other Category appears twice * Installing many packages at a time via App Manager exhausts rootfs space * Artifacts (visual noise) when tapping screen in Screen Calibration * docpurge is not aware of /opt * Inconsistent layout on similar Sharing/VOIP applets * Background image settings not restored Sharing * Evernote uses too much space in root partition, should use /opt Statusbar Widgets * Volume slider doesnt notice when you plug in headphones * Currently active connection should be first in Connections list Synchronization * First Synchronization between N900 and Exchange 2003 Server always fails * MfE spams screen with error messages when it cannot connect to the server * MfE wont keep Exchange account updated * Changing password on Exchange 2007 makes MfE go crazy * Company Directory not present * MfE is missing some CA cert symlinks on some devices (NuevaSync) * Initial sync fails with exchange 2007 System Analysis * getbootstate bricks the device after 17 reboots if there are no normal boots in between them System software * Shaking device switches between landscape and portrait modes * Charger not recognized when plugged in when in Touch & Key lock * Low power/battery beep does not sound if youre on a call * Pin / lock code entry dialog reveals digits on backspace Telephony * 3 Mobile SIM card rejected * Call forwarding settings not being saved * No pause before sending DTMF tones * Ring tone played through Bluetooth headset instead of internal speakers Translations * Change TV uit (TV out) to TV-uitgang * "Ładowanie" used without distinction between ""charging"" and ""loading"" * addr_va_lastname has a comma that it shouldnt have * IP address field in WiFi advanced settings partially hidden (""Recuperar automáticamente dirección IP"" string too long) * Some sentences in the User Guide dont make sense * Wrong profile names in the User Guide * Delete dialog text missing a space * Polish string too long in UPnP browsing menu bar * Wrong PO Box translation for CZ language Utilities * Re-enable reset and/or reset-and-clear in osso-xterm * ""Already at minimum / maximum font size."" not translated * File manager fails to show folder sizes beyond 999,9 MB * Clock alarm status icon is sometimes shown as dash (-)" Content comparison Comparison between w42-11 (sales release) and w51-1 (PR1.1) at a package level. * Full comparison * Changes only |
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