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Nokia N96 Firmware 30.033

July 1, 2009 by Patrick Campbell  
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At the moment the only way to update is ota (over the air) and it will be available to only a few product codes but will shortly be available via nokia software updater. The update doesn’t have a change-log yet so this won’t be the last post about it but for now ill tell you what I know. So far it has been confirmed to have a performance increase and some bug fixes so it should bring the nokia N96 to life once again. If you are updating ota then the update will only be 6MB but if you remember the update to v20.050 was only 3MB so this could be quite a substantial update but as I haven’t be able to update yet I can’t confirm whats new. If we go by past phones normally when they reach the v30 firmware then they start to become great phones so i will be great to how this update pans out.

If you have updated and you have noticed anything please let us know.

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42 Comments on "Nokia N96 Firmware 30.033"

  1. Aniket Vasishth on Wed, 1st Jul 2009 5:09 pm 

    Changes experienced by me…

    1. Navi Wheel option is out…U can control breathing now by going to Settings>General>Personalization>Standby Mode>Status Light (On/Off)
    2. Live TV Application
    3. Factory Settings option on General Settings
    4. V-Shaped Menu is Fast
    5. Autorotation bugs are fixed
    6. Gallery bug is still there…dunno when nokia will fix this
    7. More Ram on boot. So bootup time increased

  2. Ike on Wed, 1st Jul 2009 8:26 pm 

    TV app has something new… Haven’t yet noticed anything else..

  3. Ben on Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 8:25 am 

    Updated to 30.033, haven’t seen much difference really, the gallery did take quite a while when first opening to load all of the pictures, it hasn’t made the phone any worse so worth upgrading.

    Tip – do the upgrade via a wireless router, its so much quicker.

  4. harkanwal singh on Fri, 3rd Jul 2009 4:38 am 

    i perfectly agree with Comment #1 (aniket vasishth)
    every thing else he noticed is perfectly like that but there is still some differences.

    #8. NGAGE is automatically installed with AOA(age of empires) demo, which i think is just an extra load on phone memory.

    #9. I just upgraded from 96-3 which i was unable to do it on my own due to service provider n i’m even able to use the secondary camera(VGA front) phone is actually working better

    rest are all the same as listed under

    1. Navi Wheel option is out…U can control breathing now by going to Settings>General>Personalization>Standby Mode>Status Light (On/Off)
    2. Live TV Application
    3. Factory Settings option on General Settings
    4. V-Shaped Menu is Fast
    5. Autorotation bugs are fixed
    6. Gallery bug is still there…dunno when nokia will fix this
    7. More Ram on boot. So bootup time increased

  5. Ghilman on Fri, 3rd Jul 2009 8:35 pm 

    i have bought n96 recently even two three days ago cause it has navi wheel thing but it is not there the phone was much slow i m not inspired by it the camera makes problems many times phone gets restarted automatically even i have updated to version 20 but version 30 is not available for me dunt know why what is this its such an expensive gadgets and its go so slow even it has dual processor whats wrong with it guys whats the solution for it

  6. Aniket Vasishth on Fri, 3rd Jul 2009 11:45 pm 

    There is still a bug in the Gallery. I dunno when this Nokia will realize that???
    Gallery opens almost every image in the mobile including themepackage.mgm files…

    Where are you Axel Meyer? Where are bug finders of Nokia???

  7. derjizm on Sun, 5th Jul 2009 10:07 am 

    i updated my n96 and noticed straight away the speaker sound quality was much better and louder

  8. Markster on Mon, 6th Jul 2009 9:41 pm 

    The hard reset function (*#7370) did not work on the v20 firmware, but this has been modified on v30. Be warned, however that the hard reset is now even harder than on v10 to v12, and will now clear not just your phone memory BUT ALSO YOUR 16GB HARD DRIVE!

  9. Salokyn on Wed, 8th Jul 2009 5:28 pm 

    From http://europe.nokia.com/get-support-and-software/product-support/nokia-n96/tips-and-tricks

    New features include:

    * Application stability improvements
    * Image quality improvements
    * Uninterrupted viewing/recording of videos
    * Improved Bluetooth interoperability
    * Compatibility with Nokia Email service

  10. bolpen on Fri, 10th Jul 2009 10:42 pm 

    I agree with derjizm, the speaker is louder and I noticed a slight improvement in the phone’s speed.

  11. martin69 on Mon, 13th Jul 2009 12:42 pm 

    i’ve noticed that the terrible hiss on the videos i’ve recorded has gone ! That was something that really needed fixing. I was surprised that nokia even released the phone when it was so bad.

  12. erwin_indo on Mon, 13th Jul 2009 4:38 pm 

    i agree with all comment above, but i’ve trouble with Nokia Email. the shortcut is dis appear on standby mode and i try to reinstal it, then error, so i cant using Nokia Email again.
    please, anyone can help me

  13. becs on Tue, 14th Jul 2009 8:25 pm 

    Still struggling with this phone after 6 months. It seems a lot of work to get anything done. So thought i would try yo update to see if that helps. The latest update I am eligible for is 12.043 – why so far behind?

  14. cyberfella on Thu, 16th Jul 2009 3:36 pm 

    the N96 forums are full of info on changing the product code so that the nokia software updater or over-the-air upgrade will then work for handsets currently held back to 12.043, allowing impatient and frustrated owners the opportunity to upgrade to a later firmware intended for phones with a different model number.

    Personally, I can’t imagine its a good idea to change the product code to that of a different model N96, at least not without knowing what the product code means. Is each number just a meaningless, inconsequential field pertaining to language, country and network provider or what? or am i likely to brick my very expensive, albeit sluggish handset just because i’m impatient and frustrated?

  15. triistar86 on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 10:01 pm 

    I updated my Nokia N96 firmware to Firmware Version v30.033 a few days ago, and there after my phone just goes of at random and reboots itself. How can I go about getting it fixed.Though I also noticed some of the changes expressed by several other people here but the fact that it does reboots itself is not making me enjoy the update. I hope to get responses about what I can do to get that over or around that. Thanks a bunch

  16. Patrick Campbell on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 2:03 am 

    I have found some applications that when ever they run they restart the phone. so triistar you should remove any used applications

  17. Iron_Eagle on Sun, 26th Jul 2009 10:53 pm 

    I just update my 11.0something fw (the fw that it came w/when I bought my n96) to 30.033. So far, I think it’s a nice update, the only complaint for this update is my n96 auto rotate screen is not working, I checked the setting if it’s ON but it’s still not working. Anyone encountered this problem?

  18. Faisal on Mon, 3rd Aug 2009 12:26 pm 

    Hi
    I just updated my N96 now the Camera is not working. I really need help.
    when i click on the camera it says “Camera: Feature not supported”
    Did anyone have the same problem?

  19. lenaka on Tue, 4th Aug 2009 4:58 pm 

    Hi!
    My email client is no longer working, everytime I tried opening it will say “System error” and switches back to the standby mode, I tried removing it, and install it back, but the same thing keeps on happening again… plzz help

  20. Faz on Sat, 22nd Aug 2009 2:27 am 

    My RM 472 says “No updates available”.. Pleaseeee Helppp…

    Thnx

  21. Faz on Sat, 22nd Aug 2009 10:37 am 

    Ohh it worked.. everythin worked perfectly fine except for live messenger, which i downloaded n installed again n is working great… if urs says cannot update, just download NSS … and change ur product code and update… works perfectly fine with me…. good luck.

  22. Arron Fitzgerald on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 2:27 pm 

    Same problem as above with the camera following this update. I receive a ‘feature not supported’ error, whereupon the phone becomes virtually unusable until reboot. Any suggestions?

  23. ArePeace on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 9:17 am 

    My Gps Not Work!!!!! What Happened!!!!! Version 30.033 Is Shit!!!!

  24. Nitesh on Mon, 7th Sep 2009 10:46 am 

    Version 30.033 the music equillizes is too slow

  25. Itsratman on Sat, 12th Sep 2009 12:44 pm 

    New update to 30.033 from 12.043, So far everything looks and works great its a lot faster and i even have the slide end call function working now although it does have an annoying whoosh sound which i cant find the setting for. Will keep playing to find anymore faults or bonus feature.

  26. Itsratman on Sat, 12th Sep 2009 12:49 pm 

    Must mention i updated via my pc and usb cable, The update came accross several problems and even lost the connection a couple of times them went into test mode and hung for about 10 mins then said no connection found and told me to try taking batt out etc. When restarted the phone everything was ok new software was in and nokia updater said everything ok. (Was bricking it though through the whole process)

  27. Pwincezz on Sat, 19th Sep 2009 6:55 am 

    i recently updated the software 30.033.. at first i liked it alot buh afterwards i noticed that in night mode the camera is not workin well.. theres no flashhh and the pics are darker.. now i want to switch to the old updateee.. what should i doo… can anyone help me plzzzzzz i have startin hatin my fone since then =(((((((

  28. Pwincezz on Sat, 19th Sep 2009 6:57 am 

    or how can i remove ittt.. i wana switch back to 12.043

  29. Umair on Sat, 26th Sep 2009 2:05 am 

    its working very good

  30. MIREC on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 6:00 am 

    GPS not working. Any solution???

  31. Patrick Campbell on Sun, 27th Sep 2009 2:52 pm 

    could just be your location

  32. Anthony Doyle on Fri, 9th Oct 2009 9:45 pm 

    Updated to the latest Firmware Version v30.033, like loads of other people my camera is not working. It just says “Camera feature not supported” ? What the hell Nokia? Fix this dam thing!

  33. Alan Michael on Tue, 20th Oct 2009 5:36 pm 

    Hi,My Nokia N96 is updated with this update and my keys aren’t working. What can I do please? Thanks a lot!

  34. Dan on Sun, 25th Oct 2009 2:54 am 

    Alan, connect the phone to pc and reflash the firmware again

  35. jean on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 10:35 am 

    after the update with v30.033 my nokia n96 restarts itself at every 20 miuntes.now nokia block the servers. i hope they will have good news…anyway…nokia are going down….soon…i will never use nokia phones… maybe some old models like 6310i

    thank u…i know u cant help me, i am sure there is not only a software problem, there is a big hardware problem there…

    nokia sucks!!!! :( ((((((((

    does anyone want to buy my nokia n96 ? 50 eur

  36. Jeroen on Sat, 7th Nov 2009 3:36 pm 

    I buy it for 50 eur :D

  37. electrichole on Thu, 12th Nov 2009 7:34 am 

    Just imagine: a certan nigger gave Cialis to his sheep, then it stole a hammer and tried to screw him. Then Larry King came and solved the tiff with a tablet of Lexapro. Goddamnit! Think we all have to buy generic Lexapro online from Canada and be apart of these stupid situations. http://riie.us/?a=8552 qqlxndx

  38. Johnny on Thu, 3rd Dec 2009 10:32 am 

    Jean, since the update to V30.033 my N96 phone works great generally.
    After the update you should completely reset your phone (anything gets deleted and settings return to their default values).
    This one is important: Don’t restore phone settings from a backup that was made from an earlier firmware version! If this happend, reset your phone completely, change the settings manually and just restore phone book entries, short messages and media files from earlier backups.

    Hope this helps!

  39. mark on Sat, 12th Dec 2009 10:04 pm 

    just to let people in on a problem i fixed
    camera feature not supportes…………i changed the ribbon cable and hey presto the camera is back in action

  40. Rozi Khan on Wed, 6th Jan 2010 1:22 pm 

    The new firmware (V30.033) for Nokia N96 has caused my camera not working anymore, as when I press the camera button it says camera feature not supported. I updated my phone the other day and and this new update has made my camera useless. When I press the camera button it gives the message “camera feature not supported” and the phone hangs up.

  41. Marie on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 4:47 am 

    After i updated my camera says not supported, what the hell happened, its so stupid!!! Please I need help…

  42. zee on Wed, 3rd Feb 2010 8:02 am 

    i have updated my phone to v30.033 but the camera doesnt work..it says camera feature not supported how do you solve this bug!!???

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