N95v21fwThe N95 owners can’t complain, they’ve been getting firmware after firmware that brings the first version of the N95 up to up to speed with the same software enhancements  as the N95 8GB. The newest v21.0.016  firmware isn’t as major as the previous one, but packs quite a few important updates and enhancements. Most notably are the Flash Lite 3 which brings full flash support to the browser allowing you to view Flash-based sites like Youtube and Web runtime is included, meaning that standalone widgets are now possible. Other changes include standby-time improvements and improvements to Bluetooth headset interoperability. Steve from AllAboutSymbian is also  reporting about a few extras added in the firmware like:

-Better handling of entering lots of text into web page dialogs

-Speedier Gallery

-Faster Java runtime, so Java apps start faster

If you want to learn a bit more about the changes, our friends over at Symbian-Freak have the full firmware change log which looks like this:

New features:

-Flash Lite 3 support added

-Widget (Web runtime) support added

-Default year changed to 2008

Improvements:

-General stability improvements.

-Pre-defined access point kept after switching to different

  type SIM card.

-Localization improvements.

-Standby time improvements.

-Improvements to BT headset interoperability.

-Improvement to Calendar data restoring.

-Switch from landscape to portrait mode & screen rotations

  improvements.

Browser:

-Improvement to long text writing to web page text boxes.

-Browsing from WLAN wizard improvement.

Media Player:

-Localizations improvements in Music player.

-Windows Media Player recognizes device as Nokia N95.

Gallery:

-Image rotation improvement in album view.

-Gallery & Slideshow performance improvements.

Messaging:

-Improvement to SMS reception.

Java:

-Midlet installation improvement.

-Improvement to Java application start.

-Java midlet certificate checking improvement.

Navigation:

-General improvements to Maps application.

-Localization correction to Search in Maps application.

-Improvement to Navigate To –function when started from

  search application.

SIM:

-Contact names with accents and more than 11 characters can

be copied to SIM card.

I hope that with the release of this firmware Nokia starts a trend of adding Flash Lite 3 and Web runtime to other devices like the N82 and N95-3. It also seems that this firmware immedatialy available for both EURO and APAC.

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Firmware update v21.0.016 for the N95 now up