Download Firmware Nokia N96 12,043

Nokia has released a firmware update for the N96, which carries version number 12,043. The N96 is the flagship of the N series aimed at consumers. The device runs on Symbian S60v3 FP2 and is equipped with a qvga screen, 16GB internal memory and a 5-megapixel camera. More information about the N96 can be found in our review. As a new feature, Switch 4.0 is included in the firmware update, which allows users to exchange data with other devices. In addition, with this update, SMS messages are no longer automatically changed to MMS messages when a message is sent to more than 20 recipients. The download is available at Nokia Service Center and via Nokia Software Updater. The release notes of firmware 12,043 look like this:

New features:

• Switch 4.0
• improved switch application to transfer user data from/to other devices

Improvements:

• Still image quality is improved, with fixes for color haziness and motion blur that appeared under certain conditions
• Many fixes for conditions that can lead to application crashes or instabilities
• Improved overall Bluetooth interoperability
• Now compatible with Nokia Email service (application available as separate download)
• If user sets brightness to maximum value the display backlight now does turn back on after screensaver mode
• The device autolock no longer locks the device while viewing or recording videos
• SMS no longer gets auto-converted to an MMS message if there are more then 20 recipients
• Music Player “Refresh Library” no longer hangs if General Settings Date separator is set to “:”
• Now only one message alert tone is played per synchronization with Mail for Exchange, instead of one per message
• Fix for issue with alarm snoozing when alarm was set and device was powered off
• Theme no longer jumps back to default theme after using USB mass storage mode
• CSHelp texts are now updated to resolves several identified issues

Known issues:

• During boot, we recommend to wait for battery bas to show up prior to using media keys to ensure they are responsive
• Ngage pre-selects wrong access point in certain operator networks, in these instances user menu needs to reconfigure Ngage access points manually from within Ngage settings

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