New N95 Firmware (incl. A-GPS)!!

By reading this I realized that Nokia has finally released the much anticipated new firmware for the N95.

The much anticipated new firmware for the Nokia N95 has arrived. And yes, it's the one that includes assisted GPS (A-GPS), which makes the GPS lock in to it's position much faster than before, as well as navigating indoor (well, perhaps not really navigating, but at least finding out approximately where you are, and in which direction you move).

Before you begin, remember to backup your phone memory! You can do this from Nokia PC Suite.

Afterwards, go to this site to get the update (and follow instructions):
http://europe.nokia.com/softwareupdate

This fetches the NokiaSoftwareUpdater_setup.exe (I got version 01.03.084.28415), which identifies the new 12.0.013 firmware:

After complete installation of the new update, disconnect the phone, and let it post install everything if it needs to (it took about 20 seconds on my phone).

Then you can restore your backup to the phone memory. You do this the same place as you took the backup. In my case from the Nokia PC Suite -> Backup -> restore.

That's it! :-)

Now it's time to play around with the new A-GPS feature. You can check that it is enabled in the settings -> general -> positioning -> pos. methods -> assisted gps.

When you start the Maps application, it will ask you to choose an internet connection, to let it ask a server for satellite positions (time based).

Have fun!

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