Nokia E71 gets bunch of new stuff through massive firmware update

European owners of the Nokia E71 can now update their smartphones with the latest firmware version that brings a whole raft of improvements. The update brings along new applications, camera improvements, bug fixes, localization improvements and new themes.

If you happen to have an European Nokia E71 we have some good news for you. A spanking new firmware for your handset has been released (v200.21.118) and you can get it through the Nokia Software Updater application on your desktop computer.

The new v200.21.118 firmware brings some new functionalities such as Internet Radio and My Nokia application, as well as improve the already present software sub-systems - general user interface, camera, web browser plus Flash Lite and Java, QuickOffice, Maps, Music Player, Bluetooth, 3G and WLAN connectivity. You can check the detailed changes further down.

There is no information when this huge update will hit other regional versions of the Nokia E71, but if you are too impatient you can supposedly spoof your Product Code so that the Software Updater will take your device for a European one. That however is for experienced users only, so if you feel uneasy tinkering with your phone's deep system properties, you better wait for an official release.

Here's the detailed v200.21.118 changelog brought to you thanks to NokiaAddict.com:

New functionalities:

- Internet Radio application
- My Nokia application
- 3G power reduction for applications using keep-alive style messaging
- User experience improvements:
- Easy Dialing support for Simplified Chinese language
- Device Lock improvement: Open device lock with LSK + Fn-keys
- One key input method switch for China language
- ‘Mute’ option in Right Soft Key when wired headset / hands free is connected
- ‘Loudspeaker’ option in Right Soft Key immediately when phone call is started
- Enlarge characters in Chr-table
- NTLM v1 and v2 support for Intranet Browsing
- New black and red themes

Changes / improvements:

General
- Time zones updated
- Improvements to localization
- Localization fixes
- Missing localizations added
- Operator name database updated
- Startup Settings updated
- Certificates updated
- Security updates
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Barcode reader icon changed from 1D icon to 2D icon
- Windows DRM keys are not lost during NSU update from 110.07.127

Qwerty keyboard
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Keyboard mapping corrections

Browser
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Flash Lite improvements

Connectivity
- WLAN stability improvements
- EAP-FAST/TLS stability improved
- WLAN roaming functionality improved
- BT IOP and Dial-up stability improvements

Maps
- Several stability and functionality improvement

Messaging
- Stability and functionality improvements
- Performance improvement

Quickoffice
- Several stability and functionality improvements

VOIP / SIP
- Many stability and functionality improvements

Email
- Mail for Exchange upgraded from version 2.5.5 to 2.7.22
- Improved functionality when sending email via SSL/TLS SMTP server

Mobile dictionary
- Stability improvements
- Improvement for installed languages. Installed language can be removed.

Camera
- Camera image improvements & slow capture correction with certain HW’s
- Stability improvements

Music player
- General functionality and stability improvements

Java
- Update for CLDC-HI (Sun 1.1.1s Java VM)

Device encryption
- Device encryption functionality and stability improvements

Switch application
- Application updates and stability improvements