My Update My Method My Workout to Nokia N97 New Firmware v20
Posted by Dani in News, Nokia, SymbianIn the middle of its SEE09 conference Nokia brings us finally the long awaited N97 update to firmware v20.0.019/20.1.021/20.2.019
Nokia's Software Updater states
"This software release improves touch screen usability, allowing you to scroll smoothly through content by flicking the screen. Ovi Maps 3.1 brings 3-D maps, more accurate positioning, and improved search. Nokia e-mail (Nokia Messaging), Ovi Contacts, Ovi Store, and VoIP support have been added. This release also includes improvements in memory and battery performance, and in image and video stability. To get this software through your device, select Applications > SW Updates and choose the software you want to update. Alternatively, this software release is available through the Nokia Software Updater. " Read on to view the work-though to updating your software.
My methods of updating to a new firmware
The N97 has UDP (user data preservation) built-in so it will save your important information on your phone such as contacts, schedule, messages, etc along with what you hold on your mass memory and memory card.
However, If you and I are of like-mind, my method is cleanliness is next to godliness.
1. Firstly back-up contacts, schedule and notes via Nokia pc-suite. I dont bother with the extra's but you should back-up those parts of your phone that you consider of importance to you.
2. Remove memory card and via card-reader remove all the additional files that nokia adds to it. I maintain my own folders in my memory card for images, videos, musics, apps etc so I can easily verify and clear out the Nokia added folders.
3. Back-up or copy via card-reader anything you wish to keep that is on the mass-memory.
4. Format the mass-memory and phone so that it is all clean and shiny ready for its new outfit.
(The N97 is hard reset/formatted by extending the keyboard. and holding down the shift key (on the left) the space bar, and the delete key whilst powering up.)
5. Finally, you can now update the firmware and as I am rather odd about such things, following the updating of firmware, I format both my phone and mass-memory again. I like to get rid of extra's that Nokia may feel that I need to have without my saying so.
My phone is now all clean and new, I pop back-in my memory card and start to re-install all my applications from scratch. That way everything is cleansed, new and ready for the get-go.
Skip or remove the points above that does not fit your purpose.
Watch this blog for a review of the day to day changes the new firmware brings us.
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