Confirmed: Symbols/Numbers via Long-Press Coming to Nokia N900 Firmware Update

December 31st, 2009 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

Nokia’s current devices with Qwerty keyboards allow users to type symbols or numbers by long-pressing a corresponding button… except the Nokia N900. That’s going to change in a firmware update according to Maemo Bugmaster Andre Klapper. He says the fix is now part of the internal build version 2009.52-10.

Nokia N900

As of publishing this post, the Nokia N900 runs on 2009.42-11. A future public firmware will include the implementation we asked for, but we don’t know when because Nokia does not announce release dates of public updates in advance. I also don’t think it will be available in the first update since the version that were recently given to community bug testers is based on an earlier 2009.51-1.

I’m glad that Nokia acknowledged this feature request from its users. It shows that that they listen. The only downside is that they take a while releasing updates.

The only thing we can do now is wait until the public firmware update for the Nokia N900 is ready. I hope it comes out before January 5th!

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  • If I do switch, it should be easy enough to sell the phone for almost what I paid for it.
  • ben
    i agree, lack of support for the device is dissappointing. great work to those developing apps but the apps still look like their from the 90's where as the iphone and android apps look modern. i might get nexus and leave n900 collecting dust until more support becomes available... too bad cause i really like the phone
  • I'm definitely going to check out the nexus and compare it to the N900.
  • ben
    awesome, keep it posted on here how the phone is. actually, when does the nexus become available?
  • If the phone doesn't see something solid soon, I may just jump ship to the N1. I previously had a G1 before getting the n900, and the lack of apps on the n900 is killing me.
  • gazpefoc
    Hi, what are the apps you miss?
  • nbed
    nokia usually takes long to release updates dnt know why.
  • ben
    why jan 5? whats so special about that day
  • that's when the nexus one supposedly gets announced.
  • ben
    but what does that have to do with the n900? I love nokia but they always do things at their own pace. when i got my n900 they said the next firmware was coming out prior to the end of the year. . .
  • nater
    It's about time. I can't wait for these updates to start rolling out.
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