Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has just released a new software solution for one of the most popular handsets it has on the market at the moment, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The new firmware available for the device is 40.0.005, and it replaces firmware version 31.0.8, previously released for this music phone.
There are a wide range of new features that software update 40.0.005 reportedly brings to the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the most important of which is said to be kinetic scrolling. There is no official change-log available for the new firmware solution, yet those who already installed it on their 5800 devices say that the kinetic scrolling feature is all there, though it won’t work in the main menu, application menu and browser.
Among the other enhancements the new software solution for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic we can count:
- Home style widget with Nokia 5530;
- Auto-switching mode (when in landscape mode, the phone automatically activates the QWERTY keyboard);
- Refresh Icons “Sharing Online”, “Configuring Accessories”, “Configure Phone”;
- Improved application “Updating Applications”, which also renames Upgrade SW;
- The application “Data transfer” was also implemented in “Settings”;
- Real Player Updated (12 October 2009);
- Touch more responsive;
- Improved stability.
A recent post on dailymobile.se forums shows not only the aforementioned changes that were included in the new firmware 40.0.005, but also a series of videos that are meant to show some of the improvements the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now includes. Among them, there is a quick presentation of the new firmware, and you can also take a look at it at the end of this article.
Other improvements might also be there, yet undiscovered until now. The new software solution can be downloaded via the Nokia Software Updater, but not over the air at the moment. Those willing to perform the upgrade should also consider backing up their handset before the move, just to make sure that nothing important is lost in the process.
Nokia 5800 Firmware v40 Changelog:
You Can Get This latest Version On Nokia.com
- Kinetic scrolling
- Home style widget with Nokia 5530
- if you rotate the phone horizontally, it automatically activates the QWERTY keyboard
- Refresh Icons “Sharing Online”, “Configuring Accessories”, “Configure Phone”
- Improved application “Updating Applications”, which also renames Upgrade SW
- The application “Data transfer” was also implemented in “Settings”
- Real Player Updated
- Touch more responsive
- Slide to Unlock during call
- Improved stability
- New contact & music widget
- Kinetic Scrolling is not available in main menu, application menu, browser.
- Home Screen similar to that of Nokia 5530
- Removed the alphanumeric keypad in landscape version, now when we turned the phone alphanumeric portrait changes to full qwerty
- New screen alarm, but only when the screen is locked
- New screen incoming call, also only when the screen is locked
- Ovi Contacts installed
- In the settings menu there is a new icon for ‘Phone Switch’
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Kindly inform me if this update is avaliable in pakistan because when i try to update my phone from *#0000# from my phone it says no updates >>?? help me out
you cant Update your phone By That Way
Simple Download The Phone Updater From Nokia Website
than update you Phone
By Your method You cant update your Cell phone
We have found my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic cell being the greatest general We have owned. Just desire it had a slide out qwerty keyboard! Anyway, it doesn’t so more than enough is more than enough. A whole lot of folks whine in regards to the camera, it does suck, but it’s not that crucial to me-I have a wonderful Canon SD950 digital camera if I want pics. I’m genuinely please with how customizable it’s and all the things I can perform with it. Demands charging nearly day-to-day when used a fair bit. Pondering about debranding it. Rogers (Canada) keeps items quite locked down along with the greatest fw I are already capable to upgrade to is v30 (something like that can’t bear in mind the exact variety in the moment). Sounds like v40 has some very good characteristics I’m missing out on.Nicely, glad I discovered this forum, I hope to discover a good deal far more about what I can do with my phone.