The Nokia N96 has been updated to v.20.050. Allegedly version 20.050 offers improved music and imaging quality as well as the new Nokia messaging client. As the N96 features User Data Preservation all data and information will stay on your device but it’s never bad to back-up all content. To get this update, simply type *#0000# on your phone, and then choose Options, Check for Updates. Besides that you can get the update using the Nokia Software Updater. Please leave a comment with your thoughts and experiences.

CHANGELOG

Email:

• Nokia Email client and Mail for Exchange (MfE) preloaded (User will install and configure email clients with the help of Settings Wizard)
• Settings Wizard 5.0: offers improvements for Nokia Email and MfE setup
• Active Standby Email Plug-in: showing new email messages on Active Standby screen

Look & Feel:

• Support for Audio Themes: configurable sounds for various events e.g. opening/closing slide, battery low etc
• Setting to allow a slideshow to be used as wallpaper
• Slide handling: Setting to allow user to configure effect opening/closing the slide has on a call and keylock

Others:

• WiFi Protected Setup is now supported, allowing simplified setup of WLAN security with a supported WLAN access point
• Support of IAD (Independent Application Delivery): Allows certain applications to be updated independently over the air.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Correction for occasional CMLA (Content Management License Administrator) certificate corruption. (These certificates are needed for e.g. Mobile TV and N-Gage license purchases)
• Energy management
• Shorter lights/screen timeout when lockswitch activated. Backlight dims as soon as keylock is enabled.
• Media Keys surrounding the rocker key lit only if a media application is open
• Right Softkey changed from “Hide” to “Exit” for Music Player for EM savings

Photos/Camera/Imaging:

• A number of improvements made to the Camera image quality
• The device SW version information is now stored in the image MetaData
• Default recording quality for video is changed from ‘TV normal’ to TV high’
• Noise reduction of recorded videos

Media/DRM:

• New version of Music player: Performance and “Comes With Music”-related improvements
• FlashLite update for improved YouTube compatibility – improvements in rendering of Flash Video
• General Media player &streaming related usability & performance improvements
• OMA DRM v2 content can use device clock if no secure clock (i.e. NITZ) is available

Browser:

• Empty bookmark folders removed from Browser bookmarks (i.e. the “Download…” folders)
• Link to Ovi.mobi is included in Browser bookmarks

Others:

• Vibra enabled when charging
• When gaming in landscape mode, stereo audio will be played through correct speakers
• Updated Themes
• Slide triggered keyguard activation: When closing the slide, pressing any key within 2 seconds will result in keylock not being activated
• Several error corrections based on Care and operator feedback
• Several application baseline updates