New poll - firmware version

A new poll has just been published. We'd like to know which firmware are you using in your N95-1.

New firmware - V21.0.016

New firmware for N95-1 was released on March 26. For more info on what's new in this version visit AllAboutSymbian.

For the first time I had problems after updating the phone. I did everything just like with the previous firmware updates. I took a backup of my data before updating and then restored the backup after the update. Something went wrong this time because after the update process I couldn't access my text messages. I could see the list of received text messages but I couldn't open them. Also some of the other settings were not restored.

New firmware - good or bad

It seems like the new v 12.0.013 firmware works great for most of the N95 users while some users are experiencing problems. After upgrading to the latest firmware some phones seem to suffer from strange LCD behavior, unresponsive buttons and occasional lock-ups. See the two YouTube videos here and here. There's also a thread at Nokia Support Discussions.

According to the discussion at least phones with product code 0548763 seem to be in danger after upgrading to new firmware. Whether it's a hardware or firmware problem is not yet certain. If you have a phone with product code 0548763 you might want to wait for the next firmware version before upgrading. You'll find the product code of your phone printed on a sticker under the battery.