Sa Lahat ng may N95. Say Present!!

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hi there,

If anyone else have some more tips and tricks - do post them here too. Thanks all.

*If you dont long-press the menu key - another way to see if you have apps running in the background is to view the menu in icon mode. Usually there's a small "C" on the upper right of each icon, or on the folder where it's located, indicating that an app is currently running there. This is very useful coz it enables you to gain more memory.

* Ever had a time when you forgot to lock your keys after closing the slider? The n95 lets you input a specific time when you want the keys locked. Just to menu/tools/setting/general/security/phone and sim/.... then choose user-defined in the 'phone autolock period', then just put in how many minutes you want.

*Unlike the 6280 and E65, the N95 does not hang up the call when you close the slide. So after the dialing the number you're calling - you can close the slide and have a more compact phone to hold.

*Increase your RAM by deleting the "Welcome" application in your phone. Delete also other apps that you're not using - like the 'Search" app.

*(from hofo) Want to "hide" some pictures so that it doesn't show up in your Gallery? You can move the photos to another folder in your phone. Like the "my videos" folder. These photos can still be seen and viewed by a 3rd party photo viewer or a file manager - but at least, now when you open the gallery - they wont show up.

*If you have a lot of videos (mp4, 3gp, etc) on your phone, it's always better to arrange them in subfolders. Dont keep more than 130 clips in one folder, if over that, just make another subfolder then put another 130 clips there, and so on and on. If having more than 130 clips - it slows down the phone to unbearable speeds when previewing them in the gallery.

*Once every few weeks, especially if you add and delete photos in your gallery, you should delete the "_pAlbtn" subfolder in your "Images" folder. (Use a file xplorer to view and delete this, or use your PC). This would refresh the entire gallery - and would ensure that your thumbnails are updated. If you delete this folder and dont view the images - it will temporarily give you more space in your memory card.

*Set your call LOG to 10 days or less - this will help in speeding up your phone.

*When connected to a TV or Widescreen monitor, and you're viewing smartmovie movies, try this out. Instead of sliding the slider to make it horizontal, a better way is to set smartmovie to 'portrait' mode. It shows up as landscape on the TV - and there's definitely less pixelation on the picture. (than when sliding the slider to horizontal and 'forcing' the phone to compensate.)

*(from friedblogs) Make your Ringtone horrendously loud by turning ON the 3D Ringtone.

*Unless you have a good reason not to, just change your network to "GSM" only... to conserve battery.

*Also turn the WLAN search to off when you're not using it. This conserves battery as well.

*(from friedblogs) Using GPS, click on options/view/satellite info, then after you got a good satellite status say 3 to 5 you can then click back and it will make your connection faster.

*Oh... just in case you dont know it yet, you can hold down the pound key (#) when in the standby menu, to activate the 'silent mode' in your phone.

*Don’t use the red ("hangup") key to exit an application. In many apps, this just keeps it in the background, eating up memory and slowing down your phone.

*You can change the shortcuts on the home screen to the apps you use most frequently by going to Settings/General/Personalisation/Standby Mode/Shortcuts.

*Ever have a problem when installing themes.... and the dreaded "expired certificate" error message pops up? This is mainly due to the fact the licensed signed certificate that nokia gave for the thememaker has a 1 year validity period - if you're just installing this old theme, and its more than a year old, you'll get that message. Simple solution is to go to the calendar of your 95, set the date back one year, or maybe 8 months - then install the theme you wanted. Restart the phone, then set the correct time again, and you're done.

*Ever think of turning your n95 into a webcam? Check out this link:
http://www.motvik.com/

*Pimp your n95 with lots of apps!
http://vaibhavsharma.wordpress.com/2...pimp-your-n95/

*The ultimate loose/wobbly slider fix: (for those unfortunate to have a wobbly slider).
http://n95slider.blogspot.com/

*Do you want to watch full DVD movies on your 95? Check out this link... it tells of HOW to convert dvd movies and play them on your N95.
http://thenokiablog.com/2007/04/10/h...the-nokia-n95/

*Do you have themes that are installed on your phone but doesn't show up in the App Manager menu? Here's a guide to explain how to remove them safely.
http://news.????????????/s60apps/2007...moving-themes/

*On the other hand, as opposed to the previous tip, if you want to install themes that have been removed from the phone - here's a guide to doing that too:
http://news.????????????/s60apps/2007...emoved-themes/

*Do you want to have a zoom browser without using the default 95's browser? One of the things that some are complaining about the default browser is that the pages (and the default zoom) show up as very big pages. You have to adjust the zoom levels or go to the page overview to find out where you exactly you are in the page being viewed. Opera Mini 4 Beta solves this in a simple and ingenious way.
http://forums.mobileburn.com/showpos...&postcount=162

*For those wanting to really take the N95's camera to its full potential and is serious enough with photography - check out this neat little nokia tripod.
http://thenokiablog.com/2007/05/21/r...versal-tripod/

*How to turn your n95 into a mobile web server.
http://blogs.s60.com/tommi/2007/06/i...in_your_p.html

*Have some spare time on your hands, browsing the net with your 95, and is looking for good wap sites to visit? Check out this site, which provides reviews on the best of what's out there in wapping.
http://wapreview.com/


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ultimate nokia n95 loose/wobbly slider fix!

Here is a guide explaining you how to fix your loose slider with a screwdriver and some cellotape. i've had 5 n95 so far. all had loose sliders. In the end I just decided to fix it myself.
by the way SHAME ON YOU NOKIA! i just dont find it acceptable to go through this with a 2007 model $1000 device...

To ones waiting for the 2nd batch of n95 with perfect sliders, well I really doubt that nokia will modify anything on the future n95 production. Because if they do so they will be legally obliged to call back all the n95 sold around the world and replace the phones or refund the customers…

Please note that I accept no liability whatsoever if anything happens to your phone during the process but I can assure you that the following method is without any risk of damage to the phone. Nothing can go wrong if you follow exactly what I tell you to do!

here is what you need;

-a t5 torx screwdriver
-some clear cellotape
-scissors
-a pair of tweezers or anything else as long as thinner than a finger nail. nothing sharp though!
-20min of your day
-and some courage!

lets understand why the n95 has got a loose/wobbly slider?

I think the following pictures will explain it to you pretty clearly;

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so all we gotta do is to put some cellotape between the gap

now I know that some n95 are more loose than the others so you gotta choose where to put the cellotape.

Options;

1. just a tiny bit loose
2. just a tiny bit loose but big gap under the "end" key
3. if its quite loose
4. if its motherF loose!

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Results after putting the cellotape;

1. stiff slider
2. a very stiff slider
3. a super stiff slider
4. a motherF stiff slider

the process;

wash your hands(you don’t want to do the job with oily fingers), switch off your phone, revome the battery cover, take the battery out and simply pop off the back cover. So easy look;

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then simply unscrew the 6 screws located on the side with your t6 screwdriver. During this process always hold the lcd part against the body.

once unscrewed all the screws again by holding both the lcd part and the body together with your fingers and by using your nail pop off the metallic covers located on each side. Here is the metallic cover shown with an arrow;

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here is what you are going to see underneath the metallic covers;

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so here is the only part where you gotta be little carefull. When slider in closed position simply lift slowly the lcd part of the phone from the body vertically! You are going to hear a little click, don’t worry nothing happened, its just the slider mechanism.

Then take off the plastic things located on each side and put the phone on a flat surface like a table lying on the lcd side.

Now its time to stick some cellotape on the inside of each plactic part;

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like on this pic make sure that you stick the cellotape inside the curve properly; (this is where you are going to use the tweezers or something thin)

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its time to cut properly the cellotape;

job done;

its time to assemble the phone. first put back the lcd on the body, now click in left plastic part, then the right plastic part. But when putting back the plactic parts back in make sure that the sliding part of the lcd goes into the cellotape like this;

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put back the metallic covers and screws, then the cover and voila!

Check your slider? So feel much better doesn’t it? No more wobble! No more play! No more noise when pressing the navigation button!

Although there will still be a gap on the bottom side of the phone it wont wobble…

Ok I know the slider has become very stiff but after a few days it would just be perfect. Try to play with it even 5 minutes of sliding it up and down will make a difference. lets say that you are unhappy with the stiffness in 3 days simply switch to another option by adding or removing some cellotape. but i'd still advice you to start with option 1.

To help you slide the lcd part easier you may also stick a small silicon sticker similar to this one;

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i personally went for the 3nd option although the slider on my 5th n95 was only a little bit loose. i quite like a stiff sliding mechanism so that my phone wont slide up and down when putting it my pocket.

take care and good luck!

Battery Life!

Well by now I'm sure u realise that the battery life on the N95 is pretty poor, Its fine if you only send the occasional text but as a multimedia device! Well its a joke!
There is no way around it find your old N70, N80 chargers and leave one at home,at work, in the car etc
First off don't waste your time buying a slightly larger battery which are available on the Internet,
The N95 comes with a standard BL-5F Li-Ion battery with 950mAh other non Nokia batteries have 1000mAh but this increase in size is so small u will never notice it and more importantly these batteries are mostly Li-Poly and have had problems in the past with exploding!

There are a few good basic tips however to get the best from your battery, Most are common sense but its worth checking you've done them,

1. The best power save is by turning of 3G network searching (based on U.K reception) To do this Tools / Settings / Phone / Network / Network mode, Set to "GSM" not Dual

2. Packet data connection set this to "when needed"Connection" To do this Tools / Settings / Connection / Packet data, Set Packet data connection to "When needed"

3. Wlan scanning, make sure your Wlan scanning is turned off, To do this Tools / Settings / Connection / Wireless Lan / Show WLAN availability , set to "Never", dont worry you can still connect to wireless routers at home, it will do it automatically when you select "web and walk" for example.
If you use Wlan a lot the its a good idea to turn down the Wlan transmit power to 10mW To do this Tools / Settings / connection / Wireless Lan / Options(top left key) / Advanced settings (Ignore the warning select yes) scroll down to TX power level and select 10mW

4. Animated Screensavers, i don't see much point in having them running when your not there anyway, and u can save a bit of battery just selecting Date and time, To do this Tools / Settings / general / Personalisation / Themes / Power saver and select "Date and Time"

5. Reduce screen display times, To do this Tools / Settings / General / Personalisation / Display / Power saver time set to 1 minute (minimum)
Reduce Light time out To do this Tools / Settings / General / Personalisation / Display / light time out, Set to your preference.

6. Turn bluetooth off , Its really easy to turn bluetooth On and Off, just use the preset voice command, just hold down top right key and say "bluetooth" when prompted repeat to turn off, to search for devices you will need to locate the application from the Menu

7. Don't leave applications running by accident, check by holding down Menu key, select the unwanted app. then from the options select exit.

8. Don't leave the camera on unless you are using it, obvious but its better to open /close than leave open.

Phone Recommended Settings

Well this may seem obvious, but there a few useful adjustments that i think are worth making to enhance your N95.
a)Turn up your screen brightness to max. It does use more battery but for such a short time that you won't notice. to change settings Go to 'Tools | Settings | General | Personalisation | Display. Adjust to highest setting
b)Turn off Active Standby. I prefer a clean screen so its usually the first thing to go. Tools | Settings | General | standby Mode | Active standby and select Off
c)Turn off the Background video that plays when you use the Media applications, press the multi media key once and select options / background images / and select graphics and select theme

Using WLAN Wireless connection for the Internet

It is quite simple to use the WLAN wireless connection on your phone. Obviously you will need a wireless router and know any password set. On your phone select Menu, then select your browser Web 'n' Walk (T-mobile) or Opera which ever you have. A message "Connection to server needed, connect?" appears select yes and you should see a list of Access points. Top of the List you should see "Search for WLAN" press yes a list of available networks will appear with a signal strength indicator on the right, select your choice and it will ask you for your password if needed. That's it !
If you don't have the choice of Access points and you connect immediately to WAP then you just need to change it by selecting Options/Settings/General/Access point and select Always ask.
Using the WLAN is faster than WAP and of course free.
NOTE ; Make sure you have turned off your Browser when using WAP connection as you maybe charged extra (depending on your contract) check to see if it is still running by holding down key. If it is then select/open it and under options select exit!

Nokia N95 codes

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Here is a short list of useful codes. They are very simple to use, just type in the code and the details will show on your screen.
*#0000# To view Firmware version.

*#06# (*#0M#) To view Serial number, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity).

*#2820# (*#BTA0#) To view Bluetooth device address.

*#62209526# (*#MAC0WLAN) To view the MAC address of the WLAN adapter. This is maybe necessary for wlan encrypted setup.

*#92702689# (*#WAR0ANTY#) To view the life timer information. This is the total time of phone calls in minutes.

Warning : All old data will be lost when hard reset is used. Ive not tested tthe codes below take no responsibility for any problems arrising from using them.

Soft reset (*#7780#) : Restores ini files from rom but preserves user data (photos, 3rd party apps etc).The phone will ask you a confirmation, enter a security code (12345 by default)

Deep Reset (*#7370#) : This reformats completely the C: drive. All applications and files stored on this drive will be lost and clean default files will be rewritten. The phone will ask you a confirmation and enter a security code (12345 by default)

There is another key combination which is used to hard reset the phone (similar to #*7370#). It is useful in some cases, for example when the phone cannot reboot. The trick is by switching off the phone then press and hold Call key (Green key) + * key + 3 key + power button for a couple of seconds.

Barcode Reader

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The N95 come with a free application called "Barcode" (located in Applications). It reads using the camera QR codes (Quick Response) a matrix type code created in Japan in 1994 . You can create text messages, URL's, phone numbers even SMS messages and send them to friends or anyone who can read them. Webpage addresses can even link directly to the website.
Online QR code Generator here (http://qrcode.kaywa.com/) , and more info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code)

Black 8GB Nokia N95 hits FCC

Looks like a black version of the N95 just hit the FCC. We're really digging the black exterior, and they've added 8GB of internal memory under the hood. We also peeped a reference to Nokia's new music store (Nokia.com/music, dead in our browser and on our N95) in the user manual.

The test report and manual both indicate that this model does not have US 3G, which seems to indicate that the model we've seen rumored with US 3G is a different version of the N95.

Update: Further perusal of the FCC documents indicates that this version of the N95 uses the BL-6F battery, which is indeed higher capacity than the original N95, 1200 mAh vs. 950 mAh. Also, it looks like the FCC has also approved the US 3G version of the N95 today, which indicates that these two phones are definitely different models.

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Bottom of the phone, looks like we're still stuck with the Nokia charging port on this model.

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Front closed, looks like the old N95, just black.

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Opened up, again no surprises

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Top of the phone. you can see from the profile along the back that the camera doesn't jut out anymore. We've seen this same change in the rumored N95 3G model, supposedly it's to house a bigger battery, but there's no information about battery capacity for this model.

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FCC diagram, nothing special here.

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Title of the user guide confirms it's an 8GB model.

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There's a section in the manual that talks about Nokia's new music store. The link provided doesn't work right now.

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The manual explains that there's only support for international 3G. We don't know if the rumored US 3G model will be entirely separate or if Nokia is going to release a US version of the 8GB version as well.

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More confirmation from the manual that the 8GB of storage is built in. Without good shots of the left side of the device we don't know what happened to the Micro SD slot, but there's no mention of it in the manual.

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Another interesting tidbit is that Nokia has changed the interface for the menu launched by the multimedia key (again).

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Like the photos we've seen of the rumored 3G N95 this one has new domed music playback controls.

Sent Message Info / Received report

If you want to know when someone has received your text message on their phone use this code start your message with *0# This is similar to "Delivery Reports" feature available on most phones but you will receive a details text rather than a confirmation note on screen.It will not show up on their message and a text will be sent to your phone when it has arrived in theirs. Best to leave a space before you start your first word in the message. You wont know when they read the message but you will know when they received it!
NOTE : This feature has only been tested on UK phones Networks.

Themes

There are three basic ways to get more and better themes for your N95.

A) You can download free themes from websites like
Mobile9 (http://gallery.????????????/c/nokia-n95-themes/1/) Zedge (http://www.??????????/themes/1187/nokia-n95-themes/) Symbian themes (http://symbian.mobilethemes.com/themes/nokia_n95/page1.jsp) Rannat (http://www.rannatweb.com/poly/?goto=themes-device&group=15&mobile=63) BabiNokia (http://www.babinokia.com/)

B) You can create your own themes free online with
Ownskin.com (http://www13.ownskin.com/index)
Its completely free and makes creating themes pretty easy, you can upload your picture, change the colours of the text and battery bars etc. under the advanced options. It creates a .sis file which you can send to your phone via cable etc. You can also share your theme with other users. Its an easy way to make themes, and well worth trying, though i do find it a bit basic

C) I have made a tutorial for creating themes with the Nokia carbide theme program, which deals with creating transparent navi panes, and handle key pair certificates.
To view the tutorial click here (http://sjc-123.blogspot.com/2007/07/themes-tutorial-for-nokia-n95.html).
Well the best way make your own themes is with Nokia's free software. Its not the easiest program to use but once you have mastered it its pretty simple, my advise is start with the default theme and just alter the active /inactive background. Use the Nokia PC suite to transfer the .sis file to your phone
Series-60-theme-studio.en.softonic.com/symbian (http://series-60-theme-studio.en.softonic.com/symbian)
This link above has more details on the Theme Studio. I recommend downloading the free video tutorials from the
Nokia forum (http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/resources/technologies/nokia_themes.html) before using the program
Getting Started (http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/d5e3d878-089e-43c7-b859-f857ccb8823a/Carbide_uiS60GettingStarted.html) is the basic starter guide

GPS Data

The N95 has of course an internal GPS Global Positioning System. This means you can locate where ever you are in the world (in theory).
This Gps position is shown in latitude /longitude coordinates and does not shown your position in a maps image.
You will therefore need to install some maps or software to view an image of your position.
Many people have experienced problems acquiring a satellite signal , so this tutorial will show you how to check your global position.

Nokia's tips on getting satellite signal can be found here (http://www.nokia.com/A4433320).

A) First Open the GPS data application in your phone menu. It may be in Application folder. A dialog box will appear saying "Searching for GPS satellites".
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To view the connection status Select Position/ Open/ Options/ Satellite status.

You will see white bars appear, it should take from around 2 minutes to 5 minutes for the gps to lock onto your signal. remember to follow nokia's tips , keep the slider open, do not cover the #key and you need to be outside.
when connection is established your bars will start going black (At least 3 bars needed)
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You can now select "Back" and your position coordinates will appear on the screen.

Now you will need to decide how to view your position using a Map or satellite image (Google satellite)

Nokia Maps (formerly Smart2go)

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Nokia Maps is a pre-installed application in your phone, But the actual Maps of the world need to be download usually via PC for you to see your location (street names etc).

NOKIA MAPS ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD & USE BUT THE NAVIGATION (Voice Activation,SatNav.) IS NOT FREE

The Nokia maps contain information like Street Names, Airports, Hotels, Parking and therefore can be quite large in size, England is 90mb and Spain is over 192mb. The data is transferred to your Memory Card, so the bigger your card the better!
Once you have downloaded the the maps to your phone you can use the Nokia Maps and integrated GPS to find your location and plan a route to another destination as well as view points of interest, shops ATM machines etc all for free, without a need for Internet connection. BUT you will have to pay if you want to use it as a SatNav application.

Nokia provide free software called Nokia MapLoader to install to maps to your memory card. The latest version 1.1 is much faster at downloading the maps to pc, but many people have experienced problems with error messages saying "Connection to Storage Medium interrupted...". this is a bug with 1.1 version.

NOKIA MAPLOADER version1.1 HAS PROBLEM WITH SOME PC'S!

I HAVE PROVIDED THE EARLIER MAPLOADER version 1.0 AVAILABLE HERE (http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/2/1315256/MapLoaderSetup1.0.w7.02.zip)

A) First download the Maploader from the link above and install on your PC/Mac.

B) You will need to connect your phone to your PC either by USB cable or by removing the memory card from the phone and connecting it to the PC.

C) Run the Maploader program and select the location you want ie. England, press the + button, then select "Download". If you have not connected your memory card it will prompt you otherwise it will install it directly on to the Card.
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Now the maps are loaded return the card to the phone or disconnect the usb cable.

D) Open the Maps application located in your Menu. The application will open to the last saved location you can skip the intro and go straight to the maps.
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To view you GPS location Select Option/ View/ Satellite Info. This will launch the gps data app. as seen in the earlier tutorial. It will take a few minutes to locate the signal when its done it should show your location on the screen.

You can change the colour of the Map, angle of View, Add or remove Categories ( Hotels, Hospitals etc.) to suite your preference.

You can "Plan Route" from one location to another and change the transport mode from "By Car" to "On foot".
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Mobile GMaps

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This is an excellent freeware application that allows you to use Google maps, Yahoo maps and other maps with your internal GPS to locate your position anywhere in the world (just about)

MGMaps uses an Internet connection to source the Google/Yahoo images which means you can access images where ever you are without having to have downloaded them earlier. It does though cost you for the Internet connection depending on your contract.

MGMaps can use saved maps which means you don't need an Internet connection. The downloading of the maps are quite complicated and (i have had problems getting the images to work) a good tutorial on how to setup MgMaps is available here (http://gmaps.freewebspace.com/)

I will concentrate on setting Mobile GMaps for Internet connection and leave the Offline Maps to Reef Reid!!

A) Download the MGMaps Jad/Jar files for N95 here (http://wap.mgmaps.com/13/index-all.html#13_n95). I have used ver1.35.02. in this example. If you are never going to use offline stored images you only need to download the jar file

B) Install the file(s) to your N95 either via Pc suite application manager or by transfer through memory card reader.

C) Open MGMaps from you phone menu. A dialog box will appear asking for access to Internet.
Select the correct type, usually Provider's Internet or WLAN

D) The internal GPS needs to be activated. Go to options (left or right top keys) 7.Settings/ GPS / Select Device/ Internal and remember to SAVE (Top left)
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E) When you restart the application you will get a request to use GPS data. I find its better to get a GPS signal before you start MGMaps by using the GPS data application as shown earlier Tutorial.
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Now you can find your location quickly by Selecting Option 6. GPS/ where Am i?

F) There are a lot of settings you can adjust,
You can find other locations by using postcodes etc.
You can use Key * Zoom in, Key# to Zoom out,
Key0 to switch between favourite map types Googlehybrid, Yahoo Maps etc.
Key7 to switch rotation
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Get Rid of your operator logo easily!

All networks make it difficult to remove the operator logo from the Inactive background screen.It is possible to remove it using S60 freeware FExplorer but its a real pain and quite frankly unnecessary, the easiest way is to download a blank logo from a website like http://www.free-ringtones-free-logos.com/ its not free but only costs the price of text and lets face it most of us with N95 will have plenty of free texts. Type in blank logo in the search box on the left of the web page and follow the instructions, When the blank is sent to you save it and your logo will disappear. This works for all Nokias from 6230i to N95.

N95 Tips & Tricks

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Now here are some nice Tips & Trick for the N95 that I picked up and have found out myself...

Use your N95 speaker's magnets to pick up small metal objects like pieces of staple wires (see pics above)... hehehe... ;)

Increase your RAM by deleting "Welcome" in Application Menu...

Want to hide some pictures so that it doesn't show up in your Gallery? Just move these photos in the "My Videos" folder... now I know that it is still can be accessed on the File Manager, but at least you did not have to pay for a 3rd part application and no need to install anything...

Make your Ringtone horrendously loud by turning ON the 3D Ringtone...

Conserve Battery by turning off WLAN and set the phone to GSM only, specially if you do not use 3G that often or not at all...

Using GPS, click on options/view/satellite info, then after you got a good satellite status say 3 to 5 you can then click back and it will make your connection faster...

thanks to friedbrains

Nokia N95 Tips and Tricks

This tips and tricks section will be split into two halves; 1. Improving battery life, as anyone who owns a N95 will know the battery drains pretty quickly. 2. Other tips and tricks that might be useful.

Maximising the Nokia N95 Battery Life.

Now when you first get a Nokia N95 out the box, charge it up, then begin to play with it you notice that after about an hour of play the battery indicator begins to disappear fairly quickly. This seemed strange to me as my previous phone was a Nokia N73 and the battery lasted for absolutely ages, granted there are some features on the N95 that aren't present on the N73 such as the Wi-Fi and GPS functionality but not enough to warrant such a big battery drain. After much playing around with the phones settings etc I have managed to get my N95's battery life close to or if not on par with my old N73, nevertheless much improved over the battery life when using the N95 straight out of the box.

Cycle the Battery

The first thing to do to improve the battery life, and the one which I found gave the best battery gain, is to give the battery one complete charge/discharge cycle. When first taking the phone out of the box allow the battery to charge completely before unplugging it from the power adapter. Then do everything you can to drain the battery, turn on the Bluetooth, turn on the Wi-Fi, play music, whatever it takes to drain the battery. Your goal is to drain the battery to the point where it shuts itself off, even when it shuts itself off try and turn it on again and keep draining the battery. Keep doing this till the phone will no longer boot. When this happens take the battery out and wait a few seconds. Replace the battery and attempt to turn it on again, if it turns on then use it till the phone shuts off again. Now place the N95 back on charge and leave until the charging cycle is complete. When using the Nokia N95 now it will seem to last a lot longer on battery before you get warning messages of low battery. I have a theory about how this process seems to increase battery life which may be entirely inaccurate, if so and you know why this has this effect then please share your views via the forum. I believe that this process does not change the battery in any way, rather it serves as a method in which to calibrate the N95 as to how long it can operate with the voltage that remains. Without putting the phone through a complete charge/discharge cycle the N95 has no choice but to refer to its default threshold which may have been set slightly higher when manufactured.

Turn off your Bluetooth.

The next thing to do to increase battery life is to switch the Bluetooth function to off when not in use. This may sound silly but a lot of people forget that their Bluetooth is on throughout the day, this wastes battery power and could also leave you open to an attack on your phone via Bluetooth if left switched on.

Switch off Wi-Fi Scanning.

Wi-Fi much like Bluetooth wastes battery power when in idle use. Make sure you turn this function off when not using it. This then also protects your phone from an attack via Wi-Fi.

Turn off 3G scanning if you don't use 3G.

Your Nokia N95 by default is set to periodically search for a 3G signal which also contributes to the depletion of the battery, if you don't use 3G then you can turn 3G scanning off by going to; menu, tools, settings, phone, network - change the network mode setting to 'GSM'.

The three factors above will greatly increase your battery life, if you wanted to increase the battery life still further than you can perform these tasks as follows;

Adjust the Screen Brightness.

The fact that the screen on your N95 lights up means that it's wasting energy, You can minimise the waste by turning down the brightness. Go to; menu, tools, settings, general, personalisation, display - change the light sensor from the default position to 'minimum'.

Adjust the Light Time-Out.

The less time that your screen is lit up for, the more energy you're going to save.

You can adjust the light time-out by going to; menu, tools, settings, general, personalisation, display - change the light time-out accordingly.

Power Saver Time-Out.

You can also adjust the length of time that the phone waits before going into power save mode. Obviously the sooner the Nokia N95 goes into power save mode, the more battery power you're going to save.

Go to; menu, tools, settings, general, personalisation, display - reduce the power saver time-out option from 60 seconds to say 30 seconds.

Other Tips and Tricks

Switching Between Silent and General.

Did you know that there was a quick way to switch between the 'General' profile and the 'Silent' profile on the Nokia N95? With the keypad open just press and hold the '#' key.

Reducing the Time Between Image Captures.

Does it frustrate you that when you want to take photos in fairly quick succession you have to wait for the N95 to display the previously captured image before it will let you progress? Did you know that you can turn this feature off. When in the camera mode press options, settings - change the show captured image option to 'off'. The time between image captures is greatly reduced.

Go straight to Your Music.

If you press and then keep hold of the multimedia key it will cause you to go straight to your music player.

I hope these tips and tricks help you get the most out of your Nokia N95. If you have any additional tips then please add them to forum.

thanks to john appalin

Nokia N95 - Communicate, Shoot, Music

Users of the Nokia N95 can take a still photo or record video clips using the built in 5 megapixel camera feature which comes with a Carl Zeiss optics lens. The camera facility is both user friendly and a high quality feature for the user to enjoy. The camera comes with a digital zoom, flash option and an auto focus feature.

The user can select a style of scene they wish to capture & change the colour tones to they desire for their photo or video clip. The N95 makes it all so easy for the user to capture the perfect finish to their photos & video clips. The video recorder feature provides the user with the high quality viewing experience that is gained from a DVD type recording.

The Nokia N95 comes with music features which include a stereo FM radio, visual radio & a music player which supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA music formats. The user can use their music playing features when the phones screen is in its slide down position which allows the user to view their music information in the landscape mode.

The Nokia N95 has been designed with high quality and easy to operate multimedia features. The phone comes complete with a set of headphones which allows the user to have a private listening experience. The visual radio feature allows the user to gain access to information which has been provided by the radio station which is being listened too.

The music management application will assist the user when transferring music files & managing their music. The user can stay in contact with compatible contacts by using the messaging service on their N95 which include text messaging, multimedia messaging, email service & instant messaging.

The user can use the second camera to take part in a video call which brings a real feel to a face to face call experience.

thanks to Users of the Nokia N95 can take a still photo or record video clips using the built in 5 megapixel camera feature which comes with a Carl Zeiss optics lens. The camera facility is both user friendly and a high quality feature for the user to enjoy. The camera comes with a digital zoom, flash option and an auto focus feature.

The user can select a style of scene they wish to capture & change the colour tones to they desire for their photo or video clip. The N95 makes it all so easy for the user to capture the perfect finish to their photos & video clips. The video recorder feature provides the user with the high quality viewing experience that is gained from a DVD type recording.

The Nokia N95 comes with music features which include a stereo FM radio, visual radio & a music player which supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA music formats. The user can use their music playing features when the phones screen is in its slide down position which allows the user to view their music information in the landscape mode.

The Nokia N95 has been designed with high quality and easy to operate multimedia features. The phone comes complete with a set of headphones which allows the user to have a private listening experience. The visual radio feature allows the user to gain access to information which has been provided by the radio station which is being listened too.

The music management application will assist the user when transferring music files & managing their music. The user can stay in contact with compatible contacts by using the messaging service on their N95 which include text messaging, multimedia messaging, email service & instant messaging.

The user can use the second camera to take part in a video call which brings a real feel to a face to face call experience.

thanks to ben bradley

Nokia N95 tips and tricks

After I got the Nokia N95 I have a few tips and tricks that I like to share:

Firmware upgrade
Always start by upgrading the firmware to the latest version. Besides fixing bugs, the firmware also provides new features. In the version that I upgraded to, I got A-GPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-GPS)(Assisted GPS) which cut the GPS lock-in time in half. You can upgrade the firmware by using the Nokia Software Updater (http://europe.nokia.com/A4176089?N95).

Map loader
Use the Nokia Map Loader to download maps and voices for the GPS.
Tip: For some reason this application will fail when it start up if you're behind a proxy. You'll get an error saying "An unexpected error occurred.". This fix is to disable your proxy and try again.

Nokia PC Suite
With Nokia PC Suite (http://europe.nokia.com/A4509291), you can connect your phone to a PC and access mobile content as if the phone and the PC were one.

Mail for Exchange
If you're using Exchange for the corporate email, you should install the Mail for Exchange (http://www.businesssoftware.nokia.com/mail_for_exchange_downloads.php)application. This will provide you with access to your Exchange mailbox. It also features push email. This way you dont have to check for emails. The email are pushed to your phone the second they arrive at your mailbox. Very handy. I've set it up so that it doesn't push any emails in the weekends.
Tip: The application doesn't work with the normal "TDC WAP 3G+GPRS" setting, since it uses a proxy. You have go use a non proxy setting. You can get the TDC non proxy setting by going here (http://privat.tdc.dk/element.php?dogtag=f5_p_mob_ops_gprs) and choose the "internet" setting.

Other cool software
Sports Tracker (http://www.nokia.com/A4388200) from the Nokia Beta Labs (http://www.nokia.com/betalabs)
Sports Tracker is a GPS based activity tracker. Information such as speed, distance and time are automatically stored to your training diary.

Opera Mini
Even though I'm a huge Mozilla fan, I always install the Opera Mini (http://www.operamini.com/) browser in my mobile phone. You can install Opera Mini using a SMS Link (http://www.operamini.com/download/sms/).

Nokia Mobile Search
Nokia Mobile Search (http://mobilesearch.nokia.com/A4160036) software gives your Nokia phone a powerful, fast way to access local information, websites, and images. It also searches for messages and other files right in your phone.

RSS Reader
Even though that it's almost impossible to find, the Nokia N95 actually has a RSS reader build in to it. You first have to use the browser to find the website that has the RSS site. Then you subscribe to the site RSS feed. Read more about tweaking the look of the RSS feeds (http://www.??????????????????/quides/rss_news_reader_hack.htm).

Conversation
I haven't used it yet, but the Conversation (http://www.nokia.com/A4568203)application looks promising. Conversation is a messaging application that allows you to follow your conversations, organized by individual contacts. In addition, the application provides an easy way for replying to messages, and to continue the conversations.

Flickr
You can save all your pictures to your Flickr account. Remember you have to use this page to get it work (http://www.flickr.com/nokia/configure/n95/). You cant use your normal Flickr username/password.

thanks to engro

Review on N95

This page is for anyone thinking of migrating to the Nokia N95 with a view to using it as their main communicator and entertainment device

The N95 has lots to recommend it, from the 5 megapixel stills camera and VGA video capture at 30fps to the built-in GPS, stereo speakers and standard 3.5mm audio out. There's also the very latest Symbian OS and S60 versions, with multimedia functionality thrown in by the bucketload.

Ignore those 'Exit' buttons? Err... not necessarily!
Unlike some other previous S60 smartphones (e.g. the N70), the N95's RAM is rather more limited (does the error message 'Memory full' ring any bells? Yep, thought it would). Starting with 21MB free, you'll usually be running with just over 13MB free, even in optimal conditions. You can still have many of your S60 apps running at the same time, which means no delays while applications are launched/switched to, with the usual trick being to ignore those 'Exit' buttons. When you need to switch to a different application, press the Menu ('Applications') button and select it from there, leaving the current app running.
However: don't do this for Camera, Gallery, Web, Java games or the built-in Maps, any of which can hog RAM and cause your other main programs to close down gracefully in the background. For each of these RAM hogs, DO use 'Exit' for these programs, after use, to make sure RAM is freed up. In particular, make sure to manually 'Exit' Camera (or close the physical shutter) after using it every single time, if you want to avoid problems.

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Auto-startup? Say no!
In the battle to have as much free RAM as possible, it's important to avoid any applications or utilities that try to auto-start on your N95 and hang around in RAM. A good example is Nokia's Wireless Keyboard utility, which works brilliantly to connect you to a Bluetooth keyboard but then defaults to staying loaded in RAM at all times, using up to 2MB on its own. Switch to it and alter its Settings to turn this behaviour off and then 'Exit' it manually. You know it makes sense.
Several third party 'helper' utilities try to do the same thing, e.g. Epocware's Handy Weather. Best avoided if you value your RAM.

Firmware, firmware
It's vital to stay up to date in terms of N95 firmware, i.e. the software inside the smartphone. Now, this isn't trivial, as it involves (at best) backing up your N95, running the Nokia Software Updater and having the internal disk of the device completely wiped and relaid, followed by restoring your data, but with the N95 being quite cutting edge you should take advantage of all the bug fixes you possibly can!

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In particular, v12 firmware gives you better RAM management and Assisted GPS (lock times of 10 seconds or so!!)
Far too sharp?
There's a big bug in the v10 and v11 N95 firmwares that you need to be aware of. When started, Camera's default 'Sharpness' setting is 'Normal'. But change ANY of the 'scene modes' (e.g. 'Close-up') and 'Sharpness' gets set to 'High'. To use the N95's camera in a scene mode, remember to also go down to the bottom of the camera control icons and reset the 'Sharpness', otherwise your pictures are going to end up effectively unusable!
This has been fixed in the new v12 firmware, so upgrade via Nokia Software Update (see above) or pester your network operator/service centre, etc.

Downgrade that camera
Now, this is going to seem like heresy, but do you actually need a 5 megapixel camera? Each image will take up well over a megabyte on your memory card. For most purposes, perhaps printing photos at 7" by 5" or viewing on a TV, 3 megapixel images are absolutely fine - why waste precious space if you don't have to? You can lower the camera resolution by opening the camera and using its 'Settings'.

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Faster photos
One stat that's not loved much about the N95 is the shot-to-shot time of its stills camera. This is mainly because the default setting for 'Show captured image' is 'On'. Loading and decoding a megabyte plus of JPG does take a while - do yourself a favour - if you can live without display of what you've just snapped, turn this setting 'Off' and you'll be able to snap photos only three seconds apart, much quicker than the default!

Preserving battery life
You'll have gathered by now that the Nokia N95's battery is a little on the slim side, considering the amount of high-tech goodies it's got to power. Here are a few tips to last longer on your daily charge:

Firstly, make damn sure you do charge the N95 each night, so at least it's starting the day on 'full'
The Camera is the single biggest power drain. While waiting to take shots or shoot a video clip, don't keep the camera with a 'live' viewfinder - better to close it down and then open it again just before you actually need to take the shot/clip. And if you're going to an event where you know you'll be using the camera/camcorder a lot, consider taking along a spare battery or portable charger
Keep WLAN scanning off, you can always scan manually if needed, or turn it back on
Unless you know you're going to be staying in an area with good 3G signal and you know you have a 3G SIM card, go into 'Tools | Settings | Phone | Network' and change 'Network mode' to 'GSM' - this will stop the N95 hunting for 3G signals, expending large amounts of power switching cells and holding on to weak mast locks.
Watch what applications you leave running in the background - some games and Java applications are especially processor hungry, even when paused!
When using the N95 as a navigator in car, with display and GPS both active, do yourself a favour and buy a $10 12V adapter/charger, so that instead of draining the battery at a rate of knots you're actually gaining extra charge.

Camcorder tips
The VGA video capture is one of the unique selling points of the N95, so make sure you make the most of it.
Make sure you use a top-spec, high performance microSD card. At 28MB/min you're going to need it. A SanDisk Ultra II is ideal. Don't buy a cheap copy off eBay, get one from a genuine vendor.
Don't use digital zoom - you're simply throwing away quality. If you need to get closer to your subject then get closer!
Don't try and film too close to the N95, as there's no auto-focus in video mode. Stick to subjects more than a metre away.
As with still photos, film only in good light; you'll be very disappointed by anything shot in dim conditions.
Don't pan around a scene too fast. Despite the spec of shooting at 30fps, the N95's video will appear slightly jerky.

Making DVDs and videos
Nokia bundle a version of Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 with the N95 - ignore it, unless you happen to have a twin-processor monster of a PC. As usual, Adobe's software is incredibly inefficient and you'll struggle on a normal computer. In addition, it doesn't seem to like the N95's VGA video files very much and I had lots of problems. Ditto with the simplistic Apple Quicktime Pro. Instead, head over to ulead.com and get the full version of VideoStudio 10 Plus, which, when patched to the latest service pack, does an excellent job of handling N95 video files and rendering them to DVD or other video formats.

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The ones you love the most
With the Nokia N95, there's S60's usual 'active' standby screen. Don't just take the shortcuts given, I'm sure you have ideas of your own as to your most used applications. You can change any of the six shortcuts in the rather-hidden-away 'Tools | Settings | General | Personalisation | Standby mode | Active standby apps' (Phew, you really have to get to know the settings hierarchy on these devices!)


A cleaner, clearer standby screen
You can do a lot to make your active standby screen brighter, cleaner and more useful. See my tutorial over on AllAboutSymbian (though note that some of the Settings menu paths are slightly different - don't worry, you'll work it out).

Calendar shortcuts
In Calendar, '#' moves you immediately to the current day, while '*' toggles between the different views. And if you need to start a new 'meeting' entry at any point, just start entering text...

The latest and best (1)
Make sure you keep up to date with PC Suite. Yes, there's a version on the CD that came with your smartphone, but Nokia are fixing bugs and adding bits and pieces all the time. Most useful is the way you can explore your smartphone's folders (including your text Inbox) from within Windows Explorer. Very cool. Keep an eye on the PC Suite home page and stay current!

Quick music
Never mind the pretty but very slow 'multimedia menu' - you can go straight to music player by pressing and holding the multimedia key.

Pump up the brightness
Consider increasing the screen from the default brightness to its maximum. Yes, there's a hit on the time between battery recharges, but in the meantime you'll see some glorious colours. Go to 'Tools | Settings | General | Personalisation | Display | Light sensor' and adjust away. At night-time, if you're actually reading from the screen, you can use the same setting to turn the brightness right down to save being dazzled.

Hangup = Exit
Don't keep switching back to the Standby screen using the Hangup button. This was OK on old versions of S60, but in almost every instance it closes the current application on the N95 - in other words, it acts as 'Exit'. If you want to keep the current program running in the background, press Menu/Apps instead, twice if you want to get to Standby screen.

What's running?
The one utility every computer user needs is a system task manager (i.e. what's running). Luckily, the basics are built-in. Just press and hold the 'Menu/Applications' button. For more control, grab the trial version of Best TaskMan.

The ones you love the most (2)
If you get fed up scrolling down the Menu screen lookng for your favourite applications again, why not shuffle things round so that the apps you use the most are clustered right at the top? Highlight an icon and use 'Move', and you'll find you can re-insert it anywhere in the list. If you have lots of favourites, make the most of the folder system (e.g. 'Games') and then put these folders near the top of the list, for speedy access.

Switching to landscape
Perhaps an obvious tip, perhaps not, but you can run any application in 'landscape mode' by simply opening the music slide - this can be quite handy for apps like Web and Gallery. It's also well worth noting that Web can be run in 'Rotated' mode by using the appropropriate menu option with the keypad open, giving you the best of both worlds, i.e. landscape web browsing and text input when needed!

Quicker removal
In the previous tip, you'll have noticed that App Mgr is a very slow application - don't use it to remove applications from your N95. A much quicker way is simply to highlight the program you want to zap and press the 'C' key. Cool, eh?

The ones you love the most (3)
The N95 displays 12 application icons on a menu screen at any moment, as do most other S60 phones. The numeric keypad also has 12 buttons. You can select menu icons by pressing the keypad button that corresponds to the location of the application item on the screen. So '1' activates the topmost left application and so on.
Open up your device
By default, the N95 may (depending on your operator) come 'locked down' in terms of the applications it'll accept, installing only those that have large companies behind them, able to afford the expensive 'signing' process. But there are hundreds of other great applications, many of them free, that are 'unsigned' (although under S60 3rd Edition, totally unsigned applications are heavily restricted in what they can do). Don't worry about this (see my malware article to put your mind at rest). Just go to 'Tools | App manager | Options | Settings' and set 'Software installation' to "All". and 'Online certif check' to "Off". You can now install any compatible program without being blocked by spurious security warnings!

Nokia N95 Firmware versions - LATEST FIRMWARE listed here!

This thread will track known problems in the various N95 firmwares and hopefully detail fixes applied in new versions.

Post new issues / fixes in this thread, but be aware that posts WILL BE PURGED and combined with others to keep the information easy to understand.

Any new user-upgradable firmwares will be posted by Nokia at http://www.europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate

Version 10.0.018
15-03-2007
RM-159

Known problems
Bluetooth car kit volume can be quite low

Version 11.0.026
17-04-2007
RM-159

Official Nokia changelog
Telephony:
- Improvements to packet data establishment after changing to roaming
- Improvements to number grouping
- Improvements to missing calls and new message notifications
- Audio routing improvements
- Say callers name volume increased to match ringing tone volume
- Call reliability improvements
- SIM / USAT
- SIM certificatessupported
- SIM card registration improvements
Camera:
- Video recording starts faster
- Video stabilization improvements
- Exposure improved
- Lens shading improved
- Video sharpness and noise improved
- Capture tone synchronised with capture moment
Browser:
- Improvements in image visibility in browser
- General stability improvements for browser
- Refreshing web page functionality improvements
- ROP memory handling improvements
- Browser out of memory improvements
General:
- Out of memory improvements
- VOIP
- Improvements to automatic redial
- WLAN stability improvements
- Product name included for USB mass storage mode
- Improvements to SD backup
- Stability improvements to BlueTooth connectivity
- Localization improvements
- Screen saver default value changed from 5min to 1min
- Chinese language typing improvements
- Startup settings updated
- USB stability improvements
- General stability improvements
- Multimedia menu stability improvements
- Multimedia menu startup time improved
- Maps stability improvements
- Barcode reader icon changed

Known fixes
Memory management now much better

Known problems
Volume on some Bluetooth car kits is very low

New problems (regressions)
Multimedia key stops working if recurring alarms are set

This firmware is available from Nokia at http://www.europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate

Version 12.0.0.013
19-06-07
RM-159

Official Nokia changelog
Not yet known

Known fixes
Camera bug: sharpness stuck to hard is fixed

Changes
A-GPS (assisted GPS) now implemented
Music playback continues after using voicedial
Screensaver kicks in after 5 seconds (by defualy)
Music volume seems increased
Phone takes approx. 30 seconds longer to boot
3.5G now displayed when using HSDPA

Known problems
Bluetooth still doesn't work well with many car kits

New problems (regressions)
Not yet known

This firmware is available from Nokia at http://www.europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate

Version 12.0.0.014
19-06-07
RM-159
(region variant of 12.0.0.013)

Official Nokia changelog
Not yet known

Known fixes
Same as 12.0.0.013

Changes
Same as 12.0.0.013
It has been reported that the "missing keypress" bug is NOT present in this variant

Known problems
Bluetooth still doesn't work well with many car kits

New problems (regressions)
Not yet known

This firmware is available from Nokia at http://www.europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate

N95 vs N91

GPS: this I have never experienced in a phone before. The phone came with maps for Benelux on its 1GB card. The mapping functionality is free, the routeplanner too, but if you want the phone to read you the instructions (”in 500m, turn left”) you need to pay: per year, per month or per week. Interesting business model. TomTom e.g. charges you for extra countries, but the instruction reading is always included. To be honest, you cannot compare the N95 GPS to the TomTom One (of which I am a very happy user). The GPS sensor is not as strong, so you need more time to lock into the satellites, and you lose them more easily. But it’s still an impressive feature, certainly when combined with the camera function (geo-tagged photos on Flickr). As more and more location-based services will become available for mobile devices, a built-in GPS might become a more common feature. Strictly speaking, just a GPS sensor (not the map data, not the route planner) is already worth quite a lot.
Internet: the N95 uses the same browser as the N91, but the screen is much better, certainly when you switch to landscape mode. I also have the impression that Proximus Live! is a faster and robuster way to connect to the Internet than Mobistar’s “Orange World” which I’m using now. I’m switching to Proximus soon anyway.
Camera: quality-wise it’s a big step: from 2 megapixels to 5 megapixels, with better contrast and better focus. But while the N91 is a slow photo camera, the N95 is super slow. There are easily 2 to 3 seconds between the moment you push the button and the actual photo. You won’t be using it for sports photography. But the image, even after maximum digital zoom, is still way better. There’s also the option to upload your pictures to Flickr right away. On the N91, you still needed Shozu (excellent program by the way), with the N95 that functionality is built in. To be honest, Shozu is still better: it also supports uploading videos to YouTube, geotagging and upload queuing. Shozu is free and works on the N95, so no worries.
Wifi: I’m spoiled, I’m already used to this on the N91. But the N95 can scan continously and connects automatically. And the adding of new access points is finally more intuitive. Wifi on a mobile phone opens a whole new world of applications. The browser benefits from it, obviously, but also the photo uploading, RSS reading … There should be more applications for the wireless network, or if there are already, Nokia should promote them more.
Gallery: the application that lets you browse the photos and videos you made is much slicker than the N91.
Storage: the Nokia N91 has a 4GB of 8GB hard disk inside, which takes up a lot of battery, and it obviously cannot be removed. The N95 uses these itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny Micro-SD cards, which now go up to 2GB, but 4GB soon. The N95 has the better future ahead.

Nokia's 8GB N95 photographed in the wild

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/7-10-07-8gbn95_1.jpg

Unfortunately, we've no new details surrounding this elusive handset, but a few more pictures never hurt anyone. Go on, click through for a couple more glimpses at the 8GB N95 getting cozy beside a few of its soon-to-be rivals.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/7-10-07-8gbn95_3.jpg

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/7-10-07-8gbn95_2.jpg

ang yabang naman ng thread title mo bro... :peace:

Nokia N95

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Nokia_N95.jpg/180px-Nokia_N95.jpg

History
It was unveiled in September 2006 and was released at the end of March 2007.

Nokia has heavily promoted this phone using the tagline "It's what computers have become."

On March 22, 2007 Nokia announced that the N95 had started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets. [1].

On April 7, 2007, the N95 went on sale in the United States through Nokia's Flagship stores in New York and Chicago and through Nokia's nseries.com website. No US carriers are expected to offer this phone.

On August 29, 2007, two updated versions of the N95 were annouced at a press event in London; first, the N95-3, specifically created for the North American market with support for AT&T Mobility's 850/1900 MHz W-CDMA (3G/UMTS, 3.5G/HSDPA) bands instead of the original European/Asian 2100 MHz frequency; second, the N95 8GB, an updated version for the European/Asian markets with 8GB of onboard flash memory, slightly larger screen (up from 2.6 inches to 2.8 inches), and a black faceplate instead of the original silver. Both the new versions have additional changes, such as the removal of the sliding lens cover for the camera, improved battery life, and doubling of runtime memory (RAM) from 64 to 128 MB. [2] [3] [4] [5] The U.S. version started retailing without carrier branding or discounts in Nokia's flagship stores in New York and Chicago on September 26, 2007[6] [7]; however it is unclear whether this phone will eventually be carried by AT&T Mobility. Also, there is no word yet on a version for the T-Mobile U.S. 1700/2100 MHz W-CDMA bands.

Nokia N95 handsets supplied by Orange and Vodafone in the UK have the VoIP facility disabled from the phone by installing their own firmware and not using the Nokia generic software. Vodafone's reason for removing the facility was that it "does not believe it's a mature technology"[8]. O2, T-Mobile & 3 allow VoIP to be used on their handsets, however data charges may apply when using the service.

T-Mobile were forced to connect calls from VoIP company truphone customers to the network as T-Mobile& truphone were in dispute over termination fees.


Features


Integrated GPS system
The N95 contains an integrated GPS receiver which is located below the 0 key on the keypad. The phone ships with navigation software. Maps are free and can be downloaded either over the air (via a carrier's data packet network) or through the phone's built-in Wifi. Maps can also be downloaded via a PC using the Nokia MapLoader application. Individual city guides and voice navigation are also available, but require a fee. A-GPS was added later, which greatly improved the performance of the GPS. Whilst TomTom Navigator 6 does not support use of the N95s internal GPS, Route66 Version 7 works fully with the Integrated GPS.


Multimedia abilities
The N95 is a full fledged music player. It supports MP3, WMA, RealAudio, SP-MIDI, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, AMR, M4A, True Tones. Its two-way slider, when slid towards the keypad, allows access to its media playback buttons. A standard 3.5mm jack is located on the left side of the phone and allows the user to connect any standard headphones to the unit; a user can also use Bluetooth for audio output using A2DP. Capable built-in stereo speakers allow the user to forgo any headphones. The N95 is also capable of playing videos through the included RealPlayer application. Videos can also be played through the TV-out feature. TV-out is a special graphics chip and companion utility that allows users to connect the smartphone using the supplied composite cable to any TV or audiovisual device. Its aim is to let you demo your photos and videos on a large screen, but internet, video games, and music can also be used.


Internet
The N95 has built-in Wi-Fi, with which it can access the Internet (through a 802.11b/g wireless network). The N95 can also connect to the Internet through a carrier packet data network such as UMTS, HSDPA, or EDGE. The web browser displays full web pages as opposed to simplified pages as on most other phones. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode and automatic zooming is supported. The N95 also has Bluetooth built in and works with wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth 2.0 technology and for file transfer.

It should be noted that the original N95 does not support US based versions of UMTS/HSDPA; UMTS features in this version of this phone are disabled by default as sold in the US (but can be reactivated if needed). Likewise, the forthcoming N95 U.S. will only support AT&T's 850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands, not the 1700 MHz T-Mobile USA band or the 2100 MHz band used internationally.

The phone can also act as a WAN access point allowing a tethered PC access to a carrier's packet data network. VoIP software and functionality is also included with the phone (though some carriers have opted to remove this feature).

yeah!. ..N95 lang talga!. ..hewhehe. ..i hve my own N95. .thanks sa mga tips

Nokia N95 8GB

http://www.mobilegazette.com/handsets/nokia/nokia-n95-8gb/nokia-n95-8gb-combo.jpg

The Nokia N95 8GB is a little bit more than just the existing N95 with a paint job and memory upgrade - this version of the N95 has a larger screen and enhanced GPS, plus N-Gage gaming.

The display has been upgraded to a 2.8" panel from 2.6", and according to Nokia it is also brighter and clearer than ever before. In fact, the screen is the same size as the HTC TyTN (http://www.mobilegazette.com/htc-tytn-ii-07x08x28.htm)II - but the big drawback with the Nokia N95 8GB is that it doesn't have a touchscreen.

Wla pero bibili ako.. dis month! ganda nyan im sure ok yan... :yipee:

May problema ang N95 ko. Lagi siyang humihingi ng time and date every restart.

Konting apps at tuturials dito...

http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=14510

Mobile Internet via Bluetooth

Requirements:

1) Nokia N95
2) Gnubox (u need to sign it first)
3) m-Router v3.1
4) Windows XP operating system
5) Widcomm Bluetooth drivers v5.0.1.802

Note: To avoid unnecessary conflicts please uninstall/remove Nokia PC Suite!

Ok lets start the tutorial....... (credits to iGrAm as well)

Guide to set up PC:

1) Download and install Widcomm Bluetooth drivers v5.0.1.802

2) Pair ur device with PC so tat it shud never ask the pass again!

3) Download and install m-Router 3.1

4) After installation of m-Router it will pop up a window displaying this message

"m-Router has detected that the COM4 Bluetooth Serial Port Local Service is currently set to start automatically. This must be set to manual before m-Router is able to accept incoming Bluetooth connections using your Widcomm software

Do you want m-Router to do this now?

Click 'Yes' "

4) Another pop-up window will ask u to restart ur pc.... Restart it to apply the settings!

5) As soon as ur computer starts up it will display the window of m-Router click Search/Next

6)When search ends it show the devices in range Select ur phone and click 'Next' and in the next dialog box 'check'

"Automatically connect to this device when in range" and

"This is my preferred bluetooth connection"

7) Now close/minimize m-Router... it shud be in ur system tray!

This ends the pc side of things!

Guide to set up ur phone:

1) Install Gnubox

2) Launch GnuBox. Some configuration text will be displayed:

(Loading CommDb settings)
ISP ‘Bt’ Not found

3) Goto Settings->Connection->Access points. Select Options->New Access point->Use default settings. Apply the following settings

a. Connection Name: Bt (older versions of GnuBox may need „GnuBox“)
b. Data bearer: Data call (on some devices gsm)
c. Dial up number: 0000 (basically any number is valid as long the phone accepts it)
d. User name: sharaq (or any other. But you'll have to remember it later on)
e. Prompt password: no
f. Password: bt (or any other. But you'll have to remember it later on)
g. Authentication: Normal
h. Homepage: none
i. Data call type: analogue
j. Maximum data speed: automatic

4) Now go to Options->Advanced settings and apply the following settings:
a. Phone IP address: Automatic
b. Primary name server: 0.0.0.0

(For ADSL dialup connections, set DNS to the DNS of your ADSL connections. You can view this by typing “ipconfig/all” under command prompt.)

c. Second. name server: 0.0.0.0
d. Proxy server address: none
e. Proxy port number: 0
f. Use callback: No
g. Callback type: Use server no.
h. Callback number: None
i. Use PPP compression: Yes
j. Use login script: Yes
k. Login script:
CHARMAP [windows-1252]
LOOP 10
{
SEND "CLIENT"+<0x0d>
WAIT 3
{
"SERVER" OK
}}
EXIT KerrNoAnswer$
OK:
EXIT
(You may leave this blank as you can set this automatically under GnuBox later.)
l. Modem initialisation: None

5) Now leave the Access Points settings (your changes will be automatically saved). Navigate in the menu to the previously installed GnuBox software.
Once launched use the following steps:

a. Options->set RAS login script (if you leave the login script blank at the Access Points settings. This will set the login script above for you.)
b. Options->auto set modem ID
c. Options->create records
d. Options->Debug->use mRouter
(Now the settings of the AP you just created will be manipulated for our needs.)

d. Options->2 Box Bluetooth->Serial port.
Select your PC Bluetooth connection.
When ask for "Do you want to require encryption", select OK.

Close GnuBox.

6) At Widcomm make sure that you have enabled secure connections.
To do so,

Bluetooth Configuration -> Local Services -> Bluetooth Serial Port. Click on properties, may sure that "Secure Connections" is checked.

7) Next is to test your connections, under GnuBox, Debug->Test comm channel.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kinston/Bluetooth%20Internet_files/image022.jpg

During this time, WIDCOMM on your PC will prompt you about serial port connections. Make sure that you allow the connections.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kinston/Bluetooth%20Internet_files/image024.jpg

After the test, close GnuBox. Use FileManager, go to c:\nokia\ctest.txt and view this text file
Make sure that you got the following
123456Error = 0
78 Error = -3

This confirms that your phone setup is correct. If you got other error message, you may need to repeat the phone setup process again. Perhaps you may have miss out some steps. Ensure that your Bluetooth connection on your phone is always on during the phone setup

8) Once this is ok. Open Opera or NetFront and try to open up a web page. Now a dialog is presented to you where you'll have to choose a AP. Take “Bt“ (or “GnuBox“). Now you should notice the Bluetooth icon in the system tray turn green (Widcomm only). Some seconds later an icon signaling a new network connection should also show up in the system tray.

Tats it...... If u face any problem at any point ...... reply here...... i'll help u out....... but make sure u follow the instruction carefully!!!

Cheers........

Downloads:

Widcomm Bluetooth Driver - http://files.myopera.com/ntvirus3/fi...5.0.1.1400.rar
M-Router v3.1 - http://files.myopera.com/ntvirus2/fi...3Installer.rar

I dunno why it calls the best Multi Media Phone... The battery drains so quickly... I hope k na sya sa sa 8gb version.

yes bro ur right.tlgang nkk disappoint ang battery ng N95 but still wen u set the fon into minimal mode, ma aachieve mo ung greatness nya..tnx for info.

wala pero may plans to buy it.

Nokia N95's Latest Clone?

http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Nokia-N95-039-s-Latest-Clone-2220

Since cloning phones is the latest trend in China, it didn't take long for another Nokia N95 clone to show up on the Internet. Compared to the last one (suggestively dubbed Nokia-N95), in this case the manufacturers have used a different name. Now assuming that everything in it works properly, the MB1500 is a handset that's worth considering. Its feature list includes a 5 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, 3.5 inch 262k color touchscreen, secondary 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling, 3G capabilities and Bluetooth for connectivity.

It is said to weigh as little as 65 grams, but one can assume that this is a mistake, since all devices of this type weigh more than 100 grams and it would be very hard, considering the features it packs, to keep the weight down so much.

Overall, it seems to be a very nice and hi-tech device which makes you wonder why all these manufacturers would rather be sued than release mobile phones that aren't cloned after anything. Then again, most consumers care about the brand of the phone as well as its design.

And while the Nokia N95, design and all, has already proved to be a success, it’s much easier to sell a phone with the same good looks than try with another design that might not be very appealing for customers. Since Nokia's smartphones sell the most, compared to other brands, their products will be cloned time and time again. We've yet to see if Nokia is going to sue the MB1500's manufacturer as well, but the similarities between this handset and Nokia's N95 are pretty obvious.

Nokia N95 - [updated, official]

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Nokia have announced the Nokia N95, featuring an innovative double slide design with multimedia controls and a keypad on opposite end of the phones. Read on for full details, pictures and the full press release.


Summary: The N95 is Nokia's first HSDPA (3.5G) device, but also boasts Wi-Fi, WCDMA, quad-band GSM, Bluetooth (including A2DP), IrDA and USB 2.0 connectivity (via mini USB connector). Other hardware features include a 5 megapixel camera, a built in GPS, TV-Out, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, a MicroSD memory card slot and 150MB of internal memory.

In the hand the most impressive aspect of the device, given its feature set, is its size. At 99mm x 20mm x 53mm (90cc), the N93 packs an impressively amount into a small space. Nokia have managed to add two major technologies to the Nseries line (GPS and HSDPA) while significantly reducing the volume of the device. In length and width dimensions it is larger that the other Nseries slider - the N80, but it is considerably thinner.

HSPDA is the next generationin cellular connectivity. The N95 is a category 6 HSPDA device which means it is up to 10 times faster that WCDMA (3G). Clearly HSDPA support is required at a network level, but many networks have already begun their testing or roll out periods. The faster connection speeds make downloading media (such as podcasts via the in built Podcast application) more palatable and should also improve latency/round trip times. Wi-Fi, WCDMA (3G) connectivity, together with quad band GSM and EDGE are also supported. Bluetooth 2.0, IrDA and USB make up the local connectivity options.

The 5.0 megapixel camera uses Carl Zeiss Optics with autofocus and digital zoom with a dedicated 2 stage capture button on the side of the phone. Video capture at near DVD quality is also supported. On the side of the device there are several buttons dedicated to camera usage. This allows the device to be held in a similar way to a traditional camera with the screen, in landscape mode, used as the view finder and the shutter button on bottom right hand side of the device (top right when phone is held horizontally). On the rear of the device, next to the camera is the slide switch, which is used to open the lens aperture and activate camera mode. Although it is difficult to judge the image quality at this stage the evidence we saw suggest that the N95 will be on of the most capable camera phones available.

Nokia N95 vs Sony Cybershot T9

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Nokia N95 clone, Nokia-N95, appears

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It didn’t take long to see Chinese companies ripping off the Nokia’s flagship N95 “multimedia computer”. The name of the new clone Nokia-N95 (yeah, there’s a minus between “Nokia” and “N95″).

The company behind this “project” haven’t been able to copy Nokia’s unique dual-slider design, so they decided to go for a candybar form factor. In that sense Nokia-N95 looks pretty much the same as N73 clone.

My guess is that this won’t be an easy sell. Potential N95 buyers are so far educated about all the features of the device and seems impossible to trick someone that this is THE N95. But, who knows. I think we could expect to see Nokia reacting in the same manner they’ve did for N73 clone — by suing the stores that sell it.

Nokia N95 - So Good It's Clone-Worthy

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Say what you want about Nokia’s N95, it’s a great smartphone phone. The N95 is basically the hottest mobile phone on the block right now - so hot that clones of the 5megapixel camera phone are starting to pop-up. The newest N95 clone to hit the streets is the MB1500 - which opts to go with a candy-bar form factor rather than the real N95’s sliding package. Still, the clone sure does look a lot like an N95 with its keypad slid out.

The buttons bear striking resemblance (as expected) to the Nokia’s buttons, but with the keypad located south of the d-pad instead of sliding out from underneath. The MB1500 sports Bluetooth, stereo speakers, microSD slot, and 3.5 inch LCD - all in a slim 103 × 44 × 13 mm package, weighing just 65 grams.

That’s great and all, but what makes this thing an N95 clone is its 5 megapixel camera with autofocus (hardware or software?) - not to mention the front-facing 1.3 megapixel video conferencing cam. Sounds too good to be true right? Well, you know what they say about something being too good to be true…it usually is.

You see, the reason Nokia’s camera phones have always been soo good is the German-quality Carl Zeiss optics that they use. And, seeing as how this clone hails from China, we doubt that you will get anything more than 5 megapixels of crappy, noise-filled, fuzz-laden images from low-grade optics. Sure the camera bezel is etched with the “Carl Zeiss” marque, but, as we said, this thing is from China and we’re not going to put too much faith in some dubious claim to high-quality optics.

Chinese Nokia N95 clone with a laser pointer

http://www.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/n95-laser-clone.jpg

160 bucks may not get you the Nokia N95, but the latest in N95 clone series is available for exactly that amount. Don’t expect half of the N95’s features, rather Chinese (who else) have packed 2 MP camera, 3″ QVGA touchscreen, Bluetooth, FM radio and microSD card into this blatant rip-off. Plus, there’s a laser pointer - something that even Nokia’s all-in-one device lacks (not that it actually needs it). Furthermore, unlike the original N95, this “version” doesn’t sports Nokia’s dual-slider mechanism and is thus quite larger — it measures 118×58x18.6 mm while weighing 108 grams.

Please note that we DON’T want to encourage you to buy a rip-off device - we support handset manufacturers in their efforts to protect their respective brands. The reason we write about clone devices from time to time, is to warn you NOT to go this way. After all, it’s hard to imagine such clone device coming even close to the real brand device in terms of quality and reliability.

Fake: N95 clone in black that sports touch screen too!

http://www.ringnokia.com/images/2007/05/01/n95.jpg

Nice job! It almost looks real and is a prelude to how awesome the N95 will look like in all black.

Nokia N95 hacked with iPhone-trumping screen!

http://www.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/nokia-n95-large-screen.jpg

This enterprising Nokia N95 owner must have been feeling a little bitter at the beautifully large multi-touch display on the Apple iPhone. He came up with a “hack” to use the N95’s VGA-out port to display his S60 device’s OS on a huge LCD screen, strapped to his right forearm. The display looks to be a 6″ or 7″ monster, and really outdoes the iPhone’s tiny (in comparison, of course) screen. So, if you just gotta make sure that yours is bigger than ours, check out the video and get at it.

Nokia N95 Review
By: Shayne Rana & Jayesh Mansukhani

Provincialism has taken a back seat in the phone industry these days and Nokia is in the drivers’ seat. They're on a real roll here with newer and better phones being released almost on a weekly basis. And now this, the N95. This behemoth of a phone is Nokia’s attempt at overruling any and all phones out there in its class - business, media or otherwise. Being a leading and respected brand name for the mobile phone industry must obviously put tremendous pressure on Nokia to outdo not just their competitors but their own products and this is what they’ve done. They’ve taken communication to a new level and loaded this baby up with some really heavy artillery.

http://www.tech2.com/media/images/img_5590_front_off_450x360.jpg

Does it work or does it crumble under its own weight? Let's find out.

Design
The N95 is a dual slider with a normal keypad that slides out from under the phone when it’s pushed upward and a second media keypad that slides out from the top when the phone is pushed downward. To be honest the second slider is quite redundant. I mean it’s got just 4 buttons for play and pause, stop and the rewind and forward or skip keys, which could easily have been placed on any edge of the phone without requiring a slider mechanism. In most Nokia phones the 5 way navigation pad (that’s present here too) can be used for all those options too, so like I said, the media keypad is redundant. Also, the buttons circling the navigation pad viz. the edit, cancel (clear) call and end keys and the two user definable keys will take a bit of getting used to as they’re rather slim.
On one side you’ll find the dedicated camera key with another key just above that’ll take you directly to the gallery. Nice, quick access. Above that are the volume / zoom keys. One of the speakers is also located just above that. On the other side there’s the microSD slot, the infrared port, 3.5mm (thank the stars!) AV (yes! audio and video) outlet and the second speaker. The camera is located on the rear, the USB port and charger port at the bottom.

http://www.tech2.com/media/images/img_5594_side_vies_back_450x360.jpg

The N95 is equipped with a brilliant 2.6 inch display sporting a resolution of 320x240 pixels with 16 million colors. For a phone that's being called a superphone, you'd wonder why the resolution of this phone is the same as the lowest end E-Series phone, the E50. The N80 came with a 352x416 display, so why not the N95? It seems the cost of a display of that resolution was too high, so they put a QVGA in here instead. Since when did cost become a problem for a high-end Nokia phone? The intended audience would pick it up even if it cost twice as much as it does right now.

http://www.tech2.com/media/images/img_5595_top_botton_view_450x360.jpg

tol magkano ba n95 na 8GB ngayun? hindi ba siya madaling mag drain ng bat? :noidea: meron naba 8GB na n95 sa pinas?

Up close with the Nokia N95

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/01/n95-ces-hands-on-1.jpg

Never mind the iPhone, we wants us some N95! Actually, we desperately want both, but that's neither here nor there; point is we used CES as a killer opportunity to catch Nokia's next superphone au naturale. With S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 (read: user-installed software, lots of third party support, and vibrant user community) and HSDPA shoring this sucker up, Nokia needn't be too worried that its latest and greatest models are gonna get pwn3d by Apple -- in the spec sheet department, at least. The dual slide action is trick, but it seems like it'd be easy to accidentally engage it in one direction or the other with the phone in your pocket. No bother; just throw in a set of Jabra BT8010's and we're good to go.

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I have a problem sa n95, aside from the battery life, lagi siya nagre-restart! sa thread starter, baka pwede mo ako matulungan dito kasi parang n95 expert ka talaga. :) Tamad ako magreklamo sa Smart kasi free lang din naman ito.

mahirap ba talaga ung media keys ng n95? parang flat eh unlike sa 8GB na n95 na may bukol..

btw sana magkaroon na aku nito...hhehe, bka sa january..

Ang problem ko naman po sa N95 ko eh yung left side ng earphone ko nasira kaagad tapos yun din battery life, I think dahil sa lakas ng sounds nya.

I have a problem sa n95, aside from the battery life, lagi siya nagre-restart! sa thread starter, baka pwede mo ako matulungan dito kasi parang n95 expert ka talaga. :) Tamad ako magreklamo sa Smart kasi free lang din naman ito.

Ano ano po bang programs ang ininstall nyo sa N95 nyo?Kc po nagloloko ung phone kpag may naiinstall tayong mga untrusted software, lalo na sa N95 na tlgang kelangn natin n i symbian signed ung program kc sa np delikado ng mga programs.Ikaw ba ppayag ka ba na mag install ng program n hindi approved ng symbian?

mahirap ba talaga ung media keys ng n95? parang flat eh unlike sa 8GB na n95 na may bukol..

btw sana magkaroon na aku nito...hhehe, bka sa january..

Hindi nmn bro, kc ung design tlga ng keypad n2 ay kelangan flat kc nga slide phone cya. Pro pg hawak hwakmo na ang n95, cguro

sa applications ba yun talaga? kasi kahit wala namang applications na nakabukas eh nag re-restart pa rin. konti lang namn yung applications na ininstall ko, photorite, woman, cCam, mobiola webcam, concise dictionary,mediasafe, horoskop, mobireader and a few games.

Nene, this was a common fault on older firmware. Use NSU to update your firmware.

U can find the NSU here: http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4226014

U could do a software update from the undernoted web link also http://europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate

The software will tell you the latest version for your phone.

But I can tell you there's been 2 more versions since yours, the latest being v 12.0.013

updated naman yung firmware ko. i guess there's nothing I can do about it. Thanks though

Present po!

Salamat po sa TIPS!:)

Nene, this was a common fault on older firmware. Use NSU to update your firmware.

U can find the NSU here: http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4226014

U could do a software update from the undernoted web link also http://europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate

The software will tell you the latest version for your phone.

But I can tell you there's been 2 more versions since yours, the latest being v 12.0.013

Tol, meron nung v 12.0.0.14. kelan kya un magkakaroon d2 sa Pilipinas?

hindi pa bro available yan sa Pinas.D2 kc sa UAE available n.at depende din yan sa product code ng phone u.

pasilip mga n95 users!! :D ang gagara naman ng fones nyo :D

To get v12.0.0.14 you must:

* Download and Install Nemesis Service Suite from here (http://www.b-phreaks.co.uk/files/NSS/NSS103812.zip);
* Once installed connect your PC and Phone to a power supply;
* Install Nokia PC Suite and Nokia Software Update (http://europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate); [should already have these]
* Now connect your N95 to your PC using connection cable;
* Do a complete phone backup;
* Run Nemesis Service Suite [NSS] and change the product code, to do this you have to:
o Open Nemesis Service Suite and click “Scan for new device” on the right-upper part of the window;
o Click on the icon “Phone info”;
o Click on “Scan”;
o Change Product Code To "0534841" (take note of current code, you will need it later);
o Click on "Write";
o Close NSS;
* Run Nokia Software Update;
* Leave your phone connect to you PC and the mains, if the battery dies so does the phone!
* Once finished repeat:
o Open Nemesis Service Suite and click “Scan for new device” on the right-upper part of the window;
o Click on the icon “Phone info”;
o Click on “Scan”;
o Change Product Code To "Old Code";
o Click on "Write";
o Close NSS;
* Then restore your backup.

It must be done in this order, any other way and you risk your backup not working and if either the phone or PC shuts down during upgrade your phone won't work!

If stuck refer to:
N73 Firmware Upgrade Instructions [More-A-Less The Same] (http://thenokiablog.com/2006/11/28/how-to-update-original-nokia-n73-firmware-to-music-edition/)
Nokia N95 Product Codes [If In UK Use EURO1, EURO2 or EURO3] (http://thenokiablog.com/2007/04/03/nokia-n95-euro-product-codes-and-language-packs/)

Notes:
I used EURO1 and did it exactly as mentioned above and mine works perfectly :)

EDIT: I did this for v12.0.0.13 just change your product code to an Asian code and that should work. Please tell me how it goes :P

I did a firmware upgrade once pero di ko alam na dangerous pala yun if ma battery empty. lowbat pa naman yung phone, ano ba mangyayari if nag battery empty? and ano ang changes sa v12.0.0.14? thanks.

Rotate Me v2.0

Rotate the screen of the N95 automatically when you handle you phone vertically or horizontally.

http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=18407

IrRemote
http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=20544

RotateMe
http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=20551

I did a firmware upgrade once pero di ko alam na dangerous pala yun if ma battery empty. lowbat pa naman yung phone, ano ba mangyayari if nag battery empty? and ano ang changes sa v12.0.0.14? thanks.

Pagnamatay ang fone mo in the process of the upgrade, patay na yan. Pwede mong iconnect yung cp sa charger habang nag-aupgrade para di sya malobat.

ako po meron n95 kaso ang tawag sa kanya n95 pda
kulay white touch screen:)

Bro, if u want our Symbianizers to be updated with that, just post a screenshot ok bro?

ako po meron n95 kaso ang tawag sa kanya n95 pda
kulay white touch screen:)

Eto ba yung hindi naiislide? Yung clone ng N95? Or official release to ng Nokia?

Pagnamatay ang fone mo in the process of the upgrade, patay na yan. Pwede mong iconnect yung cp sa charger habang nag-aupgrade para di sya malobat.

as in hindi na talaga maaayos?

as in hindi na talaga maaayos?

Sis, pag ngkataon n ganyan, mahrap yan, isugod u n agd yan sa iyong service center pr cla n mismo ang mg upgrade ng firmware nyan.Bsta sa sususnod n i uupdate mo fw nyan, be sure n nkaconnect ung fon u sa charger. ok sis?

nice bro....nakatulong sa akin ang post u!!!!!:thumbsup:

nice bro....nakatulong sa akin ang post u!!!!!:thumbsup:

If u have any comments , requests or suggestion, post u lng d2 bro!

New N95 firmware = V21.0.001
pics included

v21.0.001 pictures!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/gizmoratty/210001.jpg

Ohhhh yes it's definitely in the production line! BUT I must stress this is a WRT (Web Runtime) demo firmware for developers and is NOT a final release

But now to the new bits :) (Or what I could find of the in 23 minutes (A.k.a. 30 minutes according to the RDA )

The standby and menu seem to be pretty much the same with obvious add-ons including N-Gage and the Music Player has been optimised like the 8GB version

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/gizmoratty/newapp.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/gizmoratty/newapp.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/gizmoratty/newapp.jpg

Now this next part will get your fingers tingling, but I was a bit of a numpty when it came to recording orientation of this next part

But, does this look like Youtube playing flawlessly on the N95 in landscape when selected to go full screen? I THINK SO!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/gizmoratty/youtube.jpg

(Well, I had actually just finished the video there, but yes, it really is true ;D)

And now for the grand finale! The cherry on the cake! The.. Well.. The new memory paging!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/gizmoratty/memory.jpg

guys, may n95 8gb na ba sa pinas??

guys, may n95 8gb na ba sa pinas??

yah meron na its around 30k bro... medyo mahal pa price

guys, may n95 8gb na ba sa pinas??

Bro, ac2ally bro im using n95 8gb, i swapped my old n95 to this.Im suggesting and recommending u 2 buy the n95 not the n95 8b.Gus2 ko n uling ibalik, kc hindi ok ang perf nya.Next tym ipopost ko ang pagkakaiba ng dalawa just w8 4 dat! ok?

Get updating !!v20.0.015

PRESENT PO



bro,i have n95(1ST EDITION)
v12.0.013
19-06-07
rm-159
nokia n95 (15.02)


ayan version nia,ask ko lng if latest version po ba tong akin?kc nagtry ako check sa nokia site kung ano bago version walang nalabas pra sa n95 ko,pls reply po tanx bro!:)ur sis here in SB;)

PRESENT PO



bro,i have n95(1ST EDITION)
v12.0.013
19-06-07
rm-159
nokia n95 (15.02)


ayan version nia,ask ko lng if latest version po ba tong akin?kc nagtry ako check sa nokia site kung ano bago version walang nalabas pra sa n95 ko,pls reply po tanx bro!:)ur sis here in SB;)
Ngaun bro available na ang v 20.0.015 ng N95.Jusy check it here:

Link (http://europe.nokia.com/A4577224)

Just put product code and surprise, new version 4 ur n95.

New menu configuration( nokia original) for the latest N95 FIRMWARE V.20
To get a refreshed look on ur n95, latest update firmware, install this to ur phone memory, reboot, thats all.

http://symbianize.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19339&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1196078071

The N95 classic hits v20 firmware.

It's Out! Version 20.0.015 firmware for the Nokia N95 classic is now available via Nokia Software Update. This includes demand paging (!), so 30MB plus free RAM after booting, faster operation, N-Gage game store previews and portal stub, new camera software, integrated Search, new Welcome apps and more. Comments below!

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/images/news/n95v20.jpg

A Note on Firmware Updating

Please remember that a firmware update will delete all data from your C drive (internal memory). You should back up your data. You may also wish to perform a sync with your PC to ensure any data you entered on your phone is on your PC. We also recommend writing down key settings (e.g. your email account information).

You may wish to take the firmware upgrade as an opportunity to reinstall your applications (via SIS file) and data (via Outlook or SyncML sync) manually. This is generally a 'cleaner' method than restoring a backup (e.g. you may have manually installed Nokia Search version 4 [as it would be included in a backup], but is integral to the new firmware). We recommend you make a backup regardless of which method you choose.
Changes in the new firmware

* New Welcome application

* New camera software and tweaks from the 8GB model - FAR faster shot to shot time, with 'Processing image message' during any delays. I suspect the image processing algorithms have changed too, to remove some of the remaining artificial edge enhancement in the v12 firmware.

* Long press on camera button launches camera if shutter is open

* New My Nokia SMS tips and mobile web portal system

* Demand paging (for ROM applications) with 30 plus MB free RAM after booting.

* Search 4.0 integration on standby screen.

* Old multimedia menu still there, i.e. it's not the new style

* N-Gage game previews (FIFA, Asphalt) and portal/shortcut to upcoming N-Gage client, as in N81 and N95 8GB

* Nokia Music Store client, although the store server hasn't been updated to handle the N95 yet - maybe this'll happen later today

* Keypress bug gone(!), I think

* No auto-screen rotation, looks like I was wrong predicting this, so we need Samir's RotateMe after all - someone please help him get this signed ASAP!

* Assorted other minor tweaks, along the same lines as the N95 8GB, with video ringtones, theme animations and a Circles Music Player visualisation.

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/images/n95v20-1.jpghttp://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/images/n95v20-2.jpg

30MB plus free RAM, proving demand paging of ROM applications. Plus new default icon layout, including N-Gage shortcut

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/images/n95v20-3.jpghttp://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/images/n95v20-6.jpg

Search 4.0 now integrated into standby, plus new Applications menu, including MyNokia

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/images/n95v20-5.jpghttp://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/images/n95v20-6.jpg

More on My Nokia...

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/images/n95v20-7.jpg

Is this Welcome app totally new? If not, then they've certainly made it more prominent on first startup and given it a facelift!

Thanks for the update. :salute:

bakit ganun nung nilagay ko yung code ko sa nokia site para ma download yung v 20.0.015, yung lumalabas get v12.0.013 pa rin. :help:

New menu configuration( nokia original) for the latest N95 FIRMWARE V.20
To get a refreshed look on ur n95, latest update firmware, install this to ur phone memory, reboot, thats all.

http://symbianize.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19339&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1196078071

ano to? firmware u pdate na rin? pero di na kelangan connect sa pc ung phone? sis file?