• The mail client works better. When click on display pictures it immediately displays them.
• It looks like the browser works faster.

The update is done using the NOKIA OVI Suite or OTA (Over The Air).

Nokia OVI Suite

Connect the Nokia E72 to the PC, and start the Nokia OVI Suite.

Click on Software update then the application backup the phone, download the application and upgrade the phone. The process takes about 15 minutes.

Over The Air

Type *#0000# -> Options -> Check for update.

Already got the update? update on the features

Update (30/04/2011):

After my E72 got stuck I had to hard rest the phone. Then I connected the phone to the PC and open OVI Suite. In the OVI suite got a message about the new 054.005 firmware update. It seems that this update is not available Over-The-Air (OTA).

Today I go this pop up message on the phone: “Software update available”.It’s the first time that I got this kind of message.

After confirming the message following screen appears

As you can see in the attached, the update is describes as critical.

Clicking on Options->View Details, provides the following information

I’ll continue updating the phone and post more updates

type *#0000# and then Options, Check for updates.

Following the new version changelog:

• New chat features
• QuickOffice with Office 2007 support
• Improved Ovi Music and Ovi Store
• Updated browser
• Improved e-mail and calendar
• Improved performance and usability

According to Fring’s blog, Skype blocked the connection between networks. Skype offers it’s own application to Nokia E72 but it doesn’t support video calls like Fring application.

SmartConnect (SC) was added to Nokia E72 as part of the last firmware update (031.023). The purpose of this application it to allow easy and fast connection to the internet. let’s see if it does the job like it should…

I would expect this kind of application to support following features:
1. definition of connections groups (Both 3G and WiFi)
2. Auto switching between connections according to priorities
3. Auto connection to WiFi hot spots with portal

The E72 supports destinations as I mentioned in one of my previous posts. Destination is group of connections. So this issue is not a problem.

Second issue is really important feature, most of us have limited 3G connection and prefer to have connection over free wifi when possible. Unfortuantly this version of SC does not support it
Auto connection to hotspost with portal is nice to have feature, SC claims to support it using WISPr protocol. I didn’t try it so I can’t say if it works but as far as I know this protocol won’t support all cases. for example some of the hotspots  have just welcome screen that needs to be confirm, I don’t think that WISPr supports it.

Not sure why Nokia decided to add this application to the phone, They should have provide application that provides a real value to it’s users. What do you think?

Nokia provides a customized theme for each version, in the new 031.023 firmware you’ll find two new themes for the E72 white: personal and business white.

• New Application – Internet radio – To the radio application new internet radio was added. Sam application as I mentioned in previous post.
• New Application – Smart Connect (SC) – Application that allow you to create a group of WIFI and 3G connection. I’ll review it in another post
• New Application – Advanced Communications Manager (Ad. CM. ) – Application that provide the ability to block calls and SMS from users. I’ll review it in another post.
• New application – Bloomberg -You read about it in my previous post here.

Following change log I got from ZOMGitsCj.com

New content

* WAPI support for China
* Internet radio
* Smart Connect
* Bloomberg
* Advanced Communications Manager

Updated

* Freestyle email (2.05, BL3, csw.32.rd_email_10w04)
* My Nokia (4.1)
* Nokia Maps SR3
* Share on OVI (4.3)
* OviStore (1.5.436)
* Cherry (2.1)
* Browser 7.2

Corrections
Only major corrections listed.
• Stability improvements
o Memoryleak corrections to improve general stability
o Music player, radio, video recording, earphone, security sw and encryprion stability corrections

• Localisation corrections(MAPS, Calendar, Contacts, Email and Browser area)

• Email improvements
o MFE activation registration correction
o Synchronisation correction to mailbox creation(like Yahoo and Gmail) for the first time
o Email editing correction(dubling of words when deleting suggestions)
o Correction to synchronization when syncing draft meeting request
o Set default setting “Sync while roaming” to “No”
o Sending message without password initials crash correction
o Messaging menu memory leak correction

• Calendar
o Meeting request creation stability corrections
o Requiring meeting request corrections
o Meeting request saving correction if meeting request is saved before sending
o Meeting update send after editing request

• Contacts
o Contacts stability improvements (arrow keys pressed rapidly before contacts are loaded, add searched contact to the goup without name, mail box removal, open/close contacts during call, conference call with two same name participants, … )
o Company name displayed in contacts
o Group deleting correction when goup is deleted from group edit view
o Contact group editing view corrections
o Contacts search corrections (Group cannot be searched after editing its conference service number, Image detail of marked contact is not displayed in search result, Group disappears when add contact to it in searched result view)

•Home screen
o Missed call indicator removal correction after call has been accomplished form action menu
o Message notifier corrected when several voice messages received

• MAPS
o New maps version included
o Free navigation
o Improved GPS handling
o Landmark corrections(land mark received vie MMS, Landmarks are not displayed when selecting places during planning route from landmarks application)
o Voice guidance corrections (turning directions, safety camera)
o Route planning/saving corrections

• Browser
o Browser bitmap memory leak correction
o Browser closing stability improvement before connection is open
o Secure connection icon corrections (going to an other secure page, secure connection canceling)
o When moving multiple Bookmarks, the last selected Bookmark is not moved
o Bookmark icon correction

• Other
o Spacebar stops working correction
o Emergency call correction when lock code query is on and call made quickly after power on
o Theme effects disabled by default