That's User Data Preservation to you and I. This nugget is from a normally reliable industry insider, mik3, over at My-Symbian. We already know that new firmware v20 is coming for the Nokia N95 8GB, bringing screen auto-rotation, but mik3 makes a point of mentioning UDP. I'm guessing that v20 will bring the UDP code, ready so that UDP happens properly for the next firmware update after that. If you see what I mean...
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Has the N82 been forgotten by Nokia? I know the N81 has for sure. I am really trying to understand Nokia's strategy. They launch a good to great phone and then seem to abandon it. No f/w upgrades, shoddy performance, etc..... For all of its lack of features, the iPhone wins hands down in terms of after purchase care from Apple and the 3rd Party community. As much as I hate to say it, I am seriously considering dumping my N82, buying a cheapy SE or Samsung, etc.... and converting my 16gig iPhone from my sometimes used work phone into my everyday device. The support from Nokia is just not there.
Also can someone please explain if gaming on a phone is really that important. I have tried to see the benefit, fun, whatever but it seems like the reviewers here are going through the motions and exclaiming how wonderful games on a phone are. (Not meant as a knock against the reviewers so save the flames)
ASR + UDP +combo memory + bug fixes in version 20?
Nokia sure looks as if they don't want people to run permission hack...
See Kevin's April 1 comment for what happened with the n82 http://blogs.s60.com/s60multimedia/2008/02/gps_location_tagging_integrate_1.html
Mucho thanks on the link. I guess any day now, my N82 will sing anew.
OK, I know Teo's firmware exclusives are usually accurate and correct but still, this is AAS and this is un-confirmed news...Just rumour!
v20 is already out on NSU according to some members over at 3GForum.
in defense of nokia, apple and the iphone is one device. nokia has many. this really isnt an excuse for nokia, they still should update all their handsets. just saying that its easy to have one device to constantly update rather than 12 different teams for each n series phone out there, then coordinating that all together with specific firmware updates for each device.
sapporobaby, you think you have it bad, what about us N95-3 users? Every other variant n95-1,-2 have/will have v20 firmware soon, n95-4 launched with pretty much what is known as v15 firmware, us -3 users have the least of the features out of all these firmwares being stuck with v 11 firmware.
@RogerPodacter and Unregistered,
Thanks for the comments guys. I agree with you 100% Roger. If Nokia is not up to the support task, then make fewer products and support those well. Right now, I am slowly getting a sour taste in my mouth towards Nokia and their support policies. By no means are any of their phones perfect and upgrades are needed to bring them closer to a worry free user experience. As an example, I have an E61 that has not been upgraded for close to 2 years. My understanding is that Nokia will support Enterprise phones for 2 years. Well, this isn't true as far as my E61 is concerned. No more E-series for me. On the other hand, the iPhone has support from Apple, and from the hacker community at large and this alone is very attractive. From a support prospective, Nokia simply is not up to the task.
On the one hand, Nokia's achievement is immense when you consider the sheer number of high quality phones they've produced in the last three years. On the other hand, some of the phones have become poor relations, devoid of firmware updates and a little buggy.
There is a balance to be found but I think they didn't find it. Overall, quantity defeated quality. They should learn from this - less can be more.
WTF is UDP??
Calm down Steve.
Obviously what he means is he doesn't understand what User Data Preservation is. This is not explained in your post and while it may be in the post you link to I think its a fair question... if a little too abbreviated in its phrasing.
Ah. UDP essentially means that you keep everything after a firmware upgrade with 'no action needed'. In theory, anyway. Looking forward to trying this out on the N82 this week.