Having just released the new N800 / N810 firmware, which supports new firmware updates without the need for a full reflash, Nokia have produced their first (in a long time) OTA update for a mobile phone, the N78. Although it’s only just started shipping, the firmware improves areas such as Bluetooth stability, music playback, optimized camera performance and navi-scroll sensitivity. The key point is that this update also does not need a full reflash, and hence all settings and software are kept intact. In fact, Nokia has (currently) gone as far as only releasing this update as an OTA update, removing the need to use the Nokia Software Updater at all (which is good for some, as they’ve still not fix the Vista compatibility issues). With many other Symbian phones supporting OTA updates, it will be interesting to see whether Nokia continue the trend and release all firmwares this way.

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