Nokia N900 firmware updated to 2.2009.51-1 – Changelog included

The Nokia N900 today received its second firmware update this week, bringing the version up to 2.2009.51-1. This is the same release that was up in the headlines a few weeks ago, a version that Nokia calls Maemo 5 PR1.1. The update started going to customers a little over one hour ago (7am Finnish time). Compared to the version released earlier this week, this one is a major update.

If you already updated to version 2.2009.44-1(PR1.0.1), this update should automatically come available in your Application Manager as an over-the-air update. If you still have the Sales Release 2.2009.42-11, you have to wait for the Maemo community to release flash images of the update.

Hit read more for a full changelog from Sales Release PR1.0 to the current PR1.1 release.

Changelog from Maemo wiki:

New features

• Hutchison 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 handles correctly 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) doesn’t 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 in 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.

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Tags: 2.2009.51-1, PR1.1

Category: Maemo, Nokia