Nokia offering firmware upgrades direct to users
Anyone keeping a pulse on the S60 scene knows that for Nokia's complex little pieces of smartphone machinery, firmware updates tend to come fast and furious. Normally, getting in on the updates requires a trip to your friendly local service center -- or, for the 95 percent of us outside driving distance, saying goodbye to your mobile buddy for a couple days. Over-the-air firmware updates (FOTA) are all well and good, but manufacturers and carriers have been a little slow on the uptake, and even plain ol' PC-delivered upgrades are oddly difficult for the average user to come by. Thankfully, it looks like Nokia's started to roll out user-initiated updates for reals with the N70, N72, 6131, 6630, 6680, 6681, and 6682 all currently supported; more promised in the not-too-distant future. Only 6131 users can opt for FOTA right now -- the remainder require a PC and cable -- but we're guessing we won't be hearing many complaints from Nseries owners now happily humming along on the latest cuts.[Via MobileBurn]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eric @ Aug 23rd 2006 2:18PM
Still waiting for the N80 flasher
srw985 @ Aug 23rd 2006 2:45PM
N80 Support Please Nokia!
LS @ Aug 23rd 2006 3:48PM
not forgetting my super awesome n73
rdkay @ Aug 24th 2006 10:25AM
finally they are offering something that has existed forever with Windows Mobile. Good point for S60...
paolo @ Aug 24th 2006 4:48PM
its about damn time. i've been doing my own upgrades (and upgrades for others) for the past 3 months
drjones @ Aug 25th 2006 12:09PM
Ditto on the N80 updates please.. In need of quite a few bugfixes
terryl @ Nov 23rd 2006 11:30PM
can u please tell me when i can get the firware for nokia 7710 available if upgrade on the net as the coustomer service is not ready to give me an update of it as my mobile was given as a gift to me and is out of warrenty. they say not ot upgrade the firmware.