Nokia N97 Firmware v11.0.021 updated

The Nokia N97 may have only been on sale for a little over 10 days but it seems that Nokia has already issued an update. The Nokia N97 firmware update v11.0.021 brings with it a host of minor updates and also sorts out a number of stability issues. Join us after the jump to find out the full details about the Nokia N97 firmware v11.0.021 update…

The Nokia N97 has received a firmware update across Europe and should be available as both an OTA (Over The Air) update as well as via the Nokia Updater Software (NUS). The update is slowly working its way across Europe but there are reports that the update hasn’t so far reached SIM free devices bought when the smartphone first launched ont he 19th June.

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You can find out the changes brought about by the update to firmware v11.0.021 on the Nokia N97. Before updating your smartphone it’s always a good idea to back up all your files and personal contacts.

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Changelog:
USB detection error fix
-PC does not detect N97 or USB charging connection not detected.

Widget
-Home screen online/offline widget crash fix
-Fix for “Alphabetical and Number input are mixed in facebook until end key is pressed.
-Widget UI improvement – New facebook widget fixes a problem of Home Screen background visible on soft-key area.
-Browser fixes to improve widgets stability.

MfE related fixes
-Partial fix for Messaging/calendar entry lost.
-Mail for exchange calendar entry synchronization error fix.

UI transition error fixes
-(Portrait <-> landscape transition, there is a home screen corruption.)
-UI transition (Slowness and bad effects)
-Slow Touch UI response
-Picture of the device lock appears half of the screen when transitioning the UI sometimes
-Landscape: in some cases the soft buttons on touch (right hand) show the Home Screen in background (install maps.google.com)

Photos thumbnail performance and stability improvements
-Device performance deteriorates when lots of content in the device – especially photos
-Partial fix no display backlight illumination when unlocking lock-key – CAP Genius reported already
-New version of Accueweather to improve the “Connection error” situation
-Device reset when browsing with high speed packet access (for Malaysia)
-“Browser soft key UI doesn’t work after putting Chinese character with qwerty keyboard”
-Java fixes (TCK, Pre-install app disappearing, *#7370#*)
-Operator fixes (CMCC, Hutchson and Telefonica, Vodafone)
-Ovi store client now embedded in the core image