Leaked ANNA for N8

[Del1701]

Over at daily mobile there appears to be a leaked chinese version of anna available that does support english, if anyone wants to start flashing

more here

Here's a download link posted by ivo777 from dailymobile......

Download Symbian Anna for Nokia N8 RM-596 Firmware version 22.014 (mediafire link): http://www.mediafire.com/?cwukqvn7xnp3ge4

[N1K35H]

i'll personally rather wait till its officially set out, don't really want a expensive paper weight

[doshunnN85]

Over at daily mobile there appears to be a leaked chinese version of anna available that does support english, if anyone wants to start flashing

more here

Here's a download link posted by ivo777 from dailymobile......

Download Symbian Anna for Nokia N8 RM-596 Firmware version 22.014 (mediafire link): N 8 RM-596 FW 22.014 Symbian Anna.rar

Have you tried the new Firmware ?

[Del1701]

Not yet, think i'll give it ago tonight though

[doshunnN85]

Let us know how it turns out

[speccy]

These guys have flashed their N8 with it and don't report any major bugs with it, although they stress that this is may not be the final version. They link to the firmware and an installation tutorial: Leaked: Symbian ANNA PR 2.0 Firmware Update for Nokia N8 - Chinese n English - Product Code: 059D2S8 - Download Now

This guy on Twitter has been trying it out, and has posted pics/comments: Twitter

[vraviranjan]

I flashed with this version of symbian anna and it has completely removed my purple tint issue. I have found potrait swype as well, new awesome browser, very fast UI, no bugs found till now. Only from screen saver option, slideshow and music player option is missing. No Split keyboard in this Symbian Anna..Still checking this firmware..will keep posted if found any bug. But guys Purple tint issue is solved and i don't need anything from nokia now.

[speccy]

I flashed with this version of symbian anna and it has completely removed my purple tint issue. I have found potrait swype as well, new awesome browser, very fast UI, no bugs found till now. Only from screen saver option, slideshow and music player option is missing. No Split keyboard in this Symbian Anna..Still checking this firmware..will keep posted if found any bug. But guys Purple tint issue is solved and i don't need anything from nokia now.

Purple screen issue solved?! That's pretty amazing. Not that it affects me, but good news for those who are affected!

[buxz777]

I am finding it hard to believe the purple tint issue is solved . some screenshots of the analouge clock would be great . Lock the scren then press the menu key .

[jerusm]

Everyone over at Daily Mobile who flashed their phones are reporting that the purple tint is gone... I'd like to see some screen shots as well..

[Del1701]

I flashed this about an hour ago and have been setting it up, for me the only bug I have found so far is that ovi store does not show my stuff the circle keeps spinning but I can still download from ovi store because I downloaded swype, so far it seems stable but I can't comment on the purple screen , however the standard lock screen does look better in terms of colour but I'm colour blind so the purple tint really does mean nothing to me.

The new calendar is good, transitions are good. In the camera app theres a new icon on screen to take photos.

The latest nokia bubbles works realy well with it, no more 2-3 second lag when pressing the menu key to get bubbles to show

I've loaded up best task manager and there appears to be more ram available, sweet, i'll have to keep an eye on this though.

All in all so far now I have tweeked my N8 I'm glad I have flashed it, but If your all expecting miracles from anna in the UI then personaly for me it's not there, I'm expecting that in Belle.

I'd recommend that you all should flash this and give it a go, I don't think it's the final release of anna because there is no split screen but it's still worth a flash.

[doshunnN85]

I am finding it hard to believe the purple tint issue is solved . some screenshots of the analouge clock would be great . Lock the scren then press the menu key .

Is there a program/app that I can use to get a screenshot of my phone's screen then upload it here ?

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I flashed this about an hour ago and have been setting it up, for me the only bug I have found so far is that ovi store does not show my stuff the circle keeps spinning but I can still download from ovi store because I downloaded swype, so far it seems stable but I can't comment on the purple screen , however the standard lock screen does look better in terms of colour but I'm colour blind so the purple tint really does mean nothing to me.

The new calendar is good, transitions are good. In the camera app theres a new icon on screen to take photos.

The latest nokia bubbles works realy well with it, no more 2-3 second lag when pressing the menu key to get bubbles to show

I've loaded up best task manager and there appears to be more ram available, sweet, i'll have to keep an eye on this though.

All in all so far now I have tweeked my N8 I'm glad I have flashed it, but If your all expecting miracles from anna in the UI then personaly for me it's not there, I'm expecting that in Belle.

I'd recommend that you all should flash this and give it a go, I don't think it's the final release of anna because there is no split screen but it's still worth a flash.

Ovi store remembers all purchased and downloaded apps for me. Just needed to sign in. I've done so over wifi - what were you on ?

[jerusm]

[QUOTE=doshunnN85;309994]Is there a program/app that I can use to get a screenshot of my phone's screen then upload it here ?

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The purple issue never showed up with software based screen shots, the only way to see it is actually taking a picture of the screen...

[doshunnN85]

[QUOTE=jerusm;309996]

Is there a program/app that I can use to get a screenshot of my phone's screen then upload it here ?

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The purple issue never showed up with software based screen shots, the only way to see it is actually taking a picture of the screen...

Ok, will take pictures of the screen tomorrow with another N8 and post them here.

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But just for future references, what is that software based screenshot program ?

[buxz777]

a sreenshot doesnt capture the purple tint because it was hardware and not software you had to use a camera to take a picture of the analouge screensaver . lock phone press menu button then the screen clock will be half purple if you have the problem . A screenshot wont capture it though you need a camera .

I also saw the posts over at daily mobile but i am still finding it hard to believe and i still dont think the purple tint will be gone unless nokia have made the standard brightness even brighter to hide the problem

[jerusm]

doshunnN85,
Ovi Store: Download Best Screen Snap and many other games, wallpaper, ringtones and mobile apps on your Nokia phone

Buxz,
Maybe they found a work-around

[doshunnN85]

And I've only been using anna for an hour or so but looks really promising, I dont feel any resentment towards Nokia anymore ! lol.. It was well worth the wait ! Anyone who hasnt flashed, I recommend you do so, you wont regret it ! Everything has improved ! Loving th swype in portrait mode ! The key/number pad is smaller but that doesnt seem to bother anna, the touch experience is so responsive ! Before I used to type in my passwords and at the same time check to see if I have actually hit the right letter/number but now I dont need to at all, it is spot on !

Loads of new features and improvements throughout the OS. OMG the web browser is a delight to use now ! So fast ! So responsive and wow nokia - you finally added a "back" button on the full browsing view ! Before to go back to a previous page(when in full screen browsing) you had to press the arrows key then the back&options keys came up. Now it has the back button and the menu key(the key which opens up a sub window to allow you to choose various options, not the "options" key), both on the ful screen view ! Fantastic !

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a sreenshot doesnt capture the purple tint because it was hardware and not software you had to use a camera to take a picture of the analouge screensaver . lock phone press menu button then the screen clock will be half purple if you have the problem . A screenshot wont capture it though you need a camera .

I also saw the posts over at daily mobile but i am still finding it hard to believe and i still dont think the purple tint will be gone unless nokia have made the standard brightness even brighter to hide the problem

Aite, I'll take a few pictures tomorrow and upload them here. They must've found another around it as the screen doesnt look brighter or anything. In fact in another post(N8 screen doesn't always turn black when locked) I found that the screen was kinda dark brown in sreensaver mode. But not anymore ! Its all black ! No dark blotches of black or anything - simply full screen black ! Except for the clock/date/notifs etc.

[doshunnN85]

a sreenshot doesnt capture the purple tint because it was hardware and not software you had to use a camera to take a picture of the analouge screensaver . lock phone press menu button then the screen clock will be half purple if you have the problem . A screenshot wont capture it though you need a camera .

I also saw the posts over at daily mobile but i am still finding it hard to believe and i still dont think the purple tint will be gone unless nokia have made the standard brightness even brighter to hide the problem

Here is a link to my facebook album where I have uploaded the pictures, here : 10 July 2011 - Anna purple screen test pics | Facebook

And I know facebook downscales pictures uploaded and wasnt sure what you needed exactly so heres a rapidshare link for the original files : https://rapidshare.com/files/3533986...creen_Test.rar

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On some of the pictures the time in white came out kinda blurry so I lowered the exposure level all the way down and took others - the unblurry ones.

[speccy]

This guy gives his impressions after installing the leaked firmware: First impressions of Symbian Anna on the Nokia N8 | ZOMGitsCj

[dynomot]

Call me an old cynic, but I too can't see how they've solved a hardware issue with a firmware update.

Call me a suspicious old cynic, but if the purple screen tint is solved then it must have been a dodgy driver for the screen and it would explain the delay with ANNA.

Personally I don't have the issue with my N8, I did on my first one but I killed it by washing machine. I can't see two phones that have been flashed by identical V14 firmware being any different screen wise, but they were. This points to a hardware issue with some screens not a software one, we shall see.

[markyboy]

can anyone who has flashed Anna (that sounds a bit rude.. ) tell me if the camera app is any different?

[dynomot]

I'll try it this afternoon and report back, any questions I'll try and answer then. I'll take somme before and after pictures as well.

[krustylicious]

I suspect it is a driver issue with the screen

[dynomot]

I suspect it is a driver issue with the screen

I hope your right, but it doesn't make sense. I had a SIM free N8 with the purple screen (very badly really) and flashed V14 (from 13) with Phoenix - no change with the purple screen. I flashed a new (Vodafone branded) N8 with the exact same firmware. Now I never checked the screen on my new phone before flashing and it doesn't suffer the purple screen after, so I presume it never did.

So for it just to be a software issue ANNA needs the new drivers. What I can't understand if it is just a driver problem is that purple screens remained purple no matter what firmware was flashed before and other phones remained OK. It just doesn't make sense for it to be just a driver issue.

[Blakey]

Even though i've got rid of my N8, this has got me all excited and i'm happy for those who've done this, as it was what we've been waiting for, for ages. Bring on Belle.

[buxz777]

Nokia service reports said it was a screen issue that wasnt callobrated right at factorys and instructed a screen swap with new screens . This didnt fix it either for me and i waited 4 weeks for the new screens to get to the service point etc and they emailed me when they had the new screens it was the customer escalations team manager too so pretty high up the chain and someone who was fully informed on the issue and knew what was ging on .

93 actually saw the service bullitin on the issue and saw what it said 1st hand i believe .

It could be fixed or hidden via certain software fixes within the driver etc by messing with colour settings like gamma/brightness of certain colours etc . i would love to see if it has 1st hand i have one here i could test and probs will do later today just so i can be sure myself :-)

i,ll let you know later today as this one shows a half purple clock as soon as i lock the screen and press menu key etc i will be pretty shocked if it does fix it but it defo could be hidden if certain colour setings have been adjusted .

[markyboy]

the problem 'hidden' is as good as fixed in my opinion!

[buxz777]

for sure marky and they could do lots to fix it for example turning the brightness/contrast of the blacks/greys up a bit the banding and purple tint would be hard for the naked eye to spot and it would also be hard to tell that their has been any brightness turnt up as it would only be the contrast for the darker side of the colourscale . ie a fix that fixes the issue and has no adverse side effect to the naked eye like a screen of full brightness that is easy to spot but also hides the issue :-)

Like i say it could be done but like dyno i am very sketpical and wont believe it till i see it with my own eyes :-)

Hope it has for those using n8s and buying n8s still as this problem should have been fixed ages ago by nokia instead of banning users for talking about it on their forums and trying to help them fix it etc

[jerusm]

DoshunnN85,
You need to show a screen shot of the Analog clock screen saver to really see if the purple issue is gone...

[apurvgupta1]

Here is a link to my facebook album where I have uploaded the pictures, here : 10 July 2011 - Anna purple screen test pics | Facebook

And I know facebook downscales pictures uploaded and wasnt sure what you needed exactly so heres a rapidshare link for the original files : https://rapidshare.com/files/3533986...creen_Test.rar

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On some of the pictures the time in white came out kinda blurry so I lowered the exposure level all the way down and took others - the unblurry ones.

Thank you for uploading the pictures. But we all want to see the analogue clock screensaver, not the digital clock one which u have uploaded. Please upload pictures of analogue clock of n8.

[jacobalex13]

hey DOSHUN ...take screeshots of analog clock screen saver not ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you have posted screen shots of diftal clock screen saver ...!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dynomot]

Yes hidden is as good as fixed as long as it doesn't mess up other colours etc in the display. As I said earlier this could explain the delay with ANNA. For one they had to make sure screens unaffected by the purple tint weren't going to show another problem, and getting the drivers right and ANNA as polished as possible (not to mention compatible) must have been a task and a half.

[doshunnN85]

DoshunnN85,
You need to show a screen shot of the Analog clock screen saver to really see if the purple issue is gone...

Ok, and do you want it with or without flash ? Sunlight or no sunlight ?

[dynomot]

OK done it

I'll start a new thread.

[krustylicious]

The coding for colour look up table could have been wrong and thus cause the purple issue ..

[apurvgupta1]

Ok, and do you want it with or without flash ? Sunlight or no sunlight ?

just a picture where it is clear enough to see the purple/non-purple analogue clock.

[wirelessF]

Despite being a pre-release version, it's faster and less buggy for me.

However the purple tint is still there. I viewed the TRON movie trailers in a dark room (so the backlight is at it's lowest) and I see a lot of purple tint in TRON's dark scenes.

[doshunnN85]

Here you go guys ; https://rapidshare.com/files/3314505...log_Clock_.rar

[Tainka]

so the purple tint is fixed? or not shown only on the analogue clock?

[dynomot]

I can't tell you one way or the other. My current N8 didn't have the purple tint to start with, and doesn't after flashing.

[93tid]

I hope your right, but it doesn't make sense. I had a SIM free N8 with the purple screen (very badly really) and flashed V14 (from 13) with Phoenix - no change with the purple screen. I flashed a new (Vodafone branded) N8 with the exact same firmware. Now I never checked the screen on my new phone before flashing and it doesn't suffer the purple screen after, so I presume it never did.

So for it just to be a software issue ANNA needs the new drivers. What I can't understand if it is just a driver problem is that purple screens remained purple no matter what firmware was flashed before and other phones remained OK. It just doesn't make sense for it to be just a driver issue.

The screen management is hard-programmed into a chip embedded in the screen itself. These drivers cannot be re-programmed nor can the chip be replaced on its own without destroying the screen in the process. Probably the issue can be masked to an extent by tweaking other settings, although I seriously doubt Nokia have done it - we've seen examples of screens with varying degrees of purple tint, so I don't see how could they could cater for all variations.

[Del1701]

Just a word of warning guys, if you flash this and then hard reset or 3 finger salute you will not get ovi store back as it's not in the firmware, even if you reflash it's gone.
I just found this out the painful way so now I'll have to wait for the official release to get ovi store back

[dynomot]

Just a word of warning guys, if you flash this and then hard reset or 3 finger salute you will not get ovi store back as it's not in the firmware, even if you reflash it's gone.
I just found this out the painful way so now I'll have to wait for the official release to get ovi store back

You need Ovi store installer and the QT files. You can install them from here :

https://rapidshare.com/files/4539062..._Reinstall.zip

[Del1701]

Ah cheers dyno, but I can't seem to download from rapidshare, it wants me to pay for an account ?

[dynomot]

Send me an email addy via PM. I'll email them.

[Del1701]

PM'd you bud, thanks

[doshunnN85]

I had the same problem, I hard resetted, format memories(phone and main memory) THEN flashed to Anna and that fixed it.. Maybe in the future we should follow a similar process ? It seems hard resetting removes OVI store and other apps preinstalled with the Anna that was flashed onto the phone.. The usual advice is to hard reset after flashing but it seems to have a better effect to do so before flashing I guess.

[Moz]

Let's not forget this is an unofficial version of Anna!

[dynomot]

Moz is quite right, although seemingly only a few days old it is not the official version. An OTA or Ovi suite update when the official version arrives will not give these problems. Added to the fact that a hard reset is not necessary. Where this idea has come from I can't imagine. A hard reset destroys the QT files and you'll need to reinstall them to get a multitude of applications to work.

[Del1701]

Hi dyno, your quite right about the hard reset, it has always wiped out the qt files, but for me I started to encounter the same problems as when I updated to the official pr1.1. All my ovi stuff started to not work and then dissapear, ie, maps, ovi store, ect so after reflashing a couple of times and still no luck I did the 3 finger salute and still no luck.

Still I have most stuff working again just not the ovi store, but when I have some more time I will 3 finger again and reinstall qt as per your link you kindly left, cheers bud