The first firmware update of the Nokia N8 is available now, its version is 13.016 and also known as PR 1.1, but this is not the BIG update. The update’s size is 7MB which is not so large to be downloaded over the air (OTA) or it can be downloaded using Device Manager (type *#0000# in the dialler to get to it quickly).
The PR 1.1 update includes Web and Quickoffice updates, and there are also upgrades and patches for email and Music player and fixes for a lot of miscellaneous issues. Once you have updated your N8, it will support for landscape mode in the dialer app.
The PR 1.1 is a minor firmware update to improve UI features, and the Big 2.0 update will come with the new browser, overlaid keyboards and portrait QWERTY options.
The PR 1.1 whole changelog:
- Web updated to 7.2.8.10
- Quickoffice updated to 6.4.166, editing functions now enabled on the N8 (i.e. don’t have to pay to upgrade), improved zooming functions
- Adobe Reader updated to 2.5.653
- Big update to Nokia Email; performance improved; ‘unread emails’ flag added to homescreen widget; meeting requests can be accepted directly from email invitations; maps integration, which means people can view the meeting location on the map when the address is mentioned in the location field in the invite
- General performance improvements
- Dialler now works in landscape mode
- Previous performance updates are rolled in and, in the full (Ovi Suite-installed, >100MB) image, there’s the facility to provide a better working starting point than hard resetting a PR 1.0 device
One of the main changes coming with this update is the ability to now respond to meeting requests in email.
To update the Nokia N8 just go to /Settings/Phone/Phone management/Device updates. This is not a Software update, so do not try to find this there).
