Nokia N8 Megathread

long_b

Brand new N8, just upgraded to Belle via Nokia Suite.
Will see but won't connect to my home WiFi

WiFi destination shows as "Known", goes "Connecting " then notification "Connection failed. WiFi netw.not found"
Did the hard reset as complete re install - any ideas ?

Also, is Belle Refresh just another term for Belle ?

GreenWolfe

long_b wrote: »

Brand new N8, just upgraded to Belle via Nokia Suite.
Will see but won't connect to my home WiFi

WiFi destination shows as "Known", goes "Connecting " then notification "Connection failed. WiFi netw.not found"
Did the hard reset as complete re install - any ideas ?

Also, is Belle Refresh just another term for Belle ?

Belle Refresh adds some of the Belle FP1 features to the original S^3 devices - info here.

say_who_now?

long_b wrote: »

Brand new N8, just upgraded to Belle via Nokia Suite.
Will see but won't connect to my home WiFi

WiFi destination shows as "Known", goes "Connecting " then notification "Connection failed. WiFi netw.not found"
Did the hard reset as complete re install - any ideas ?

Also, is Belle Refresh just another term for Belle ?

http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Nseries-and-Symbian-Smartphones/N8-symbian-belle-wifi-internet-problem/td-p/1301647

long_b

say_who_now? wrote: »

http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Nseries-and-Symbian-Smartphones/N8-symbian-belle-wifi-internet-problem/td-p/1301647

Thanks - tried all of that but no axail
Has anyone got Belle refresh on a Vodafone iE handset ?

deco nate

restart your router and try it again,happens to me sometimes and this fix's it

long_b

deco nate wrote: »

restart your router and try it again,happens to me sometimes and this fix's it

Did that several times as the first attempt at a fix

wildefalcon

Delete the connection on the N8 and then reboot it - hold down the power button until the N8 vibrates 3 times.

Then set up a new connection, re enter the password and all that.

wildefalcon

I was thinking last night - prompted by the Nokia 920 announcement - as to how the N8 could be improved. I've had mine for near 2 years and can't see what's out there to replace it. So, here's my wish list:

I know, I know, pure speculation, and all, but indulge me.

First of, the N8 is very nice under the Belle, but a slight bit slow, so I'd like it to be a bit faster, say 15%. I really like Belle, it does what I want easily.

I occasionally get "out of memory" errors - so doubling the memory would be great.

The screen, expand it to the edge of the device, with extra pixels to fill in, rather than stretch the existing pixels.

End caps made from Aluminium, to match the casing.

THE CAMERA - It needs to be faster, startup, processing and all that.

And finally, a longer lasting battery!

Oh, and making the speaker totally dust proof would be great! Mine's totally fubar'd.

Not really asking for much, am I?

Am I?

say_who_now?

wildefalcon wrote: »

Delete the connection on the N8 and then reboot it - hold down the power button until the N8 vibrates 3 times

There's a handy tip! As for your wishlist, have a look at installing custom firmware in my post a few posts back, might also fix that bug for long_b.

wildefalcon

I am tempted to go custom firmware, but I'd worry that it would cause the phone to overheat.

Say, does anyone know how to move apps from the main memory to the D or E drive?

say_who_now?

wildefalcon wrote: »

I am tempted to go custom firmware, but I'd worry that it would cause the phone to overheat.

Say, does anyone know how to move apps from the main memory to the D or E drive?

I'm installing custom firmwares a couple of years now and I've never had a problem with them overheating, but I can understand your apprehensive given that most of these custom firmwares do some funky stuff like overclocking the processor, etc.

As for the apps, well usually what I used do was download the sis files to my laptop and transfer the files to my phone via USB mass storage method. I haven't had to do that in a while though as usually when I'm reinstalling the phone now, the Ovi Store keeps a list called "My Stuff", self explanatory really, like the way android works when you log in to your Google account- syncs all your apps to your phone.

testarossa40

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

Belle Refresh adds some of the Belle FP1 features to the original S^3 devices - info here.

Ohmygod Ohmygod Ohmygod :eek: "...fixes for various issues, including the longstanding Flash video playback problem."??!
Ohmygod Ohmygod Ohmygod FINALLY AT LAST!!! :pac:. I cannot wait - cm'on Vf IE, approve and release this update PRONTO!

wildefalcon

Is there a web page where it shows the carrier upload approval dates? Like Belle?

wildefalcon

I'd appreciate some help with the N8.

I am having problems getting the internet radio and the FM transmitter to work together. I open a radio station, and it plays over the speaker, but as soon as I switch on the transmitter the station stops playing. Pressing play starts it for a second and then it dies again.

Any idea as to what I can do to fix this? I'm running Belle, and have 18mb left on "C:"

Thanks.

say_who_now?

Working here no problems anyway wildefalcon, just tried it there now-








I'd never actually tried that before now, just downloaded the Internet Radio app to try it there now when I read your post. And just tried it with the Music Player app there now, just to be sure- works no problems (which is handy because before I'd be plugging speaker wires into my phone to listen to my music!).

Just while you mention your space on C: drive-

wildefalcon

Yes, I think I'll need a clearout.

Now, what's the easiest way of clearing "C" and re-installing everything on the D Drive?

say_who_now?

wildefalcon wrote: »

Yes, I think I'll need a clearout.

Now, what's the easiest way of clearing "C" and re-installing everything on the D Drive?

I'd suggest hook your phone up to your computer as a mass storage device, copy everything (photos, music, docs) off it, disconnect the phone, do a format and hard reset, connect the phone back to the computer in ovi suite mode, and reinstall the latest firmware again-

voila, fresh phone! copy your stuff back when you're done, and any of the apps you had installed will be available in "my stuff" in the Ovi store.

wildefalcon

SOunds like a plan!

Thanks. Will tackle this some quiet moment (ha!).

rusty_racer94

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Just on the build quality. The panel on the bottom of the phone has been replaced three times since I bought the phone 2 years ago. No major drops to blame it on.Anyone else find that Its a weak spot on the phone?

I've had silicone cover on mine. I broke that aswell because I force the charger in without looking at it. The same goes for the Headphones port.

testarossa40

wildefalcon wrote: »

Is there a web page where it shows the carrier upload approval dates? Like Belle?

Bumping this question - any news on Irish operators releasing the Belle Refresh yet?

StaunchyDJ

testarossa40 wrote: »

Bumping this question - any news on Irish operators releasing the Belle Refresh yet?

They won't be too quick this time to get it tested as it's not a major update. We're lookin at another month at the very least. No roll out list this time round...

wildefalcon

wildefalcon wrote: »

SOunds like a plan!

Thanks. Will tackle this some quiet moment (ha!).

Well. Now then. I've just had a quick edit of the inboxes on the phone, and guess what?

Gone from 10 mb to 60mb!

Holy bovine, what the heck have I been carrying around with me? And will the deletes propagate to my imap accounts?

say_who_now?

wildefalcon wrote: »

wildefalcon wrote: »

SOunds like a plan!

Thanks. Will tackle this some quiet moment (ha!).

Well. Now then. I've just had a quick edit of the inboxes on the phone, and guess what?

Gone from 10 mb to 60mb!

Holy bovine, what the heck have I been carrying around with me? And will the deletes propagate to my imap accounts?

LOL! Nice one! Well I know in the new Outlook IMAP from Microsoft you can set it so that when you delete your mail from the phone it'll stay on the server, or vice versa, when you delete mail from the Web client, the mail will stay on your phone.

Don't quote me on it but I "think" Gmail has the same facility, to keep or delete your messages from the Web client if you delete them on your phone.

testarossa40

Not an encouraging update from Vodafone :

Unfortunately I don't have an update on this at the moment. We are still waiting on the update to be sent to us from Nokia to test it.

say_who_now?

testarossa40 wrote: »

Not an encouraging update from Vodafone :

Unfortunately I don't have an update on this at the moment. We are still waiting on the update to be sent to us from Nokia to test it.

This doesn't surprise me really, my N8 was a repair upgrade from Nokia UK themselves (sent an X6 away to be repaired, got back an N8 replacement upgrade I was told; I wasn't complaining! ), but mine is factory unlocked UK firmware, still no belle refresh. Nokia generally seems very slow to be rolling this out, and normally I'd have flashed the phone by now and thrown on the belle refresh update (truthfully I'd sooner go back to Anna as I much preferred it to belle! I had a Symbian Anna Custom Firmware running on my Nokia X6 that was never meant to run Anna!), but tbh the novelty hasn't yet worn off nor necessitated me doing a hard reset and firmware reinstall.

I have NetQin installed on my phone too and maybe somebody else has noticed this, but it doesn't list any "Auto-Start" apps so I can't kill them before they even start, but there's an app called OMB listed in the "running apps", and when you shut it down, it restarts itself, again and again!

I think it's related to the Nokia Chat App, but it's constantly wanting to stay connected to 3G, which obviously is draining the battery, unless you turn off Mobile Data. I'm just wondering, does anyone else have any further insight into this OMB app or is anyone else experiencing the same issue?

GreenWolfe

testarossa40 wrote: »

Not an encouraging update from Vodafone :

O2 aren't saying anything either.

http://community.o2online.ie/t5/Software-Apps/update-belle-refresh/m-p/546402#M6475

damo28772

what about e mobile?

say_who_now?

damo28772 wrote: »

what about e mobile?

None of the networks have it out yet I'm afraid. I just checked Navifirm there and they still haven't got the Country Variant UK & IE belle refresh released yet.

I'll wait until they release the belle refresh because if you put a cfw on it that isn't meant for your product code, it can mess with future updates and map downloads, the ovi store, etc...

cena

Where can I get a part for the phone. It fell out of my hoodie last night and part if the bottom snapped in half.

say_who_now?

cena wrote: »

Where can I get a part for the phone. It fell out of my hoodie last night and part if the bottom snapped in half.

E-bay, but I'd sooner just take it to your nearest Nokia Care Centre and have them take a look at it first