Samsung i8510 INNOV8 User Forums

[darknight1234]

Thank you man!!

[flez1966]

So, excuse me for being a noob, but would the best firmware for say, uk then be the a1 firmware with the apps from the c1 ? and whats with the I8510ZXIE1 firmware that seems to be later still?

[i8510_NL]

Very good uploads!!
for those of u living in benelux area i recommend xxib2. Ive tried all six but IB2 seems to have
the fastest camera, plus reception is great outdoors, indoors it becomes bout 5-6 bars sometimes which is not bad.
gps seems to work great as well in IB2, takes about 10-20seconds. I didn check the speed in the browser for each firmware though..not the fastest ive seen. These were the results from my i8510 if anybody else has different opinions please post them, i will keep trying but as its been said before i dont think there is a best firmware. I just hope we find the widgets app at least or get the update for the video sound sync... think i will be moving on in about a month if nothing happens...it couldve been such a great fone

[flez1966]

ok i took a chance and did some mix and match, i used the zxie1 as modem, then the xxic1 for the pda, and gid1 as csc, and it still works, phew.

When i first turn it on I get the iplayer icon, and iplayer workks great over wifi, as does the net, and google maps, but the skype icon does not appear for a few minutes and neither does the msn icon.

skype and msn will not work with wifi, in fact they give no option to select wifi, so originally could not test these as I had an o2 sim in the phone, now with a 3 sim, skype seems to work but msn still wont, it just brings up a web page. before it tried to log me in, now it does not.

maybe i need something else from 3, heard a mention of a certificate?

[flez1966]

ok i've lost shozu......

I contacted shozu, they tried to be helpful, but were no use in reality, they dont have a download available for the 8510, and suggested i download the n958gb software, which involves a trip to the ovi store and paying 6ukp for software thats not even right for my phone.

anyone have a guess how i can get shozu back?

[deroo]

ok i've lost shozu......

I contacted shozu, they tried to be helpful, but were no use in reality, they dont have a download available for the 8510, and suggested i download the n958gb software, which involves a trip to the ovi store and paying 6ukp for software thats not even right for my phone.

anyone have a guess how i can get shozu back?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PC70T92S

[Aisiusha]

Hey aliu. (: So which firmware would you recommend to get? I rarely have time to visit this forum. Super busy. sigh. Let me know ok! you should know my problem that my phone is having. So pls do give me your wisest opinion. Thank you!

[Aisiusha]

And my DL for the india software seems to be stuck. Any other help?

[deroo]

There is no best firmware. I think it's all dependent on region and where you are located in the world as well as the language pack you want with the firmware.

At the moment I'm running:
Modem: I8510XXIB2
PDA: I8510XXIC1
CSC: I8510XFAIC2

This is on the US T-Mobile network.

I have the strongest signal I've ever had, I also have the longest battery life. Everything seems to be working right.

[Aliu]

There is truly no best firmware. But from the dustbin of firmwares for the samsung i8510, the listed 5 firmwares come out cleaner. This is a mere case of one-eyed man being the king in a land of blind men.

My suggestion will be to use any of the listed best 5 firmwares. Make your choice based on your region and what applications you use most often. If you use GPS (Route 66) most, choose Nigeria (1st) or UK (2nd) or India (3rd) firmware ... in order of quick and high GPS reception.

If your priority is making and receiving calls, then choose South Africa, UK, Australia or India (in order of priority).

Internet connection over WIFI or WAP, UK, Nigeria, South Africa, India, or the Combined firmware.

NOTE: For non-UK residents installing the UK firmware, please uninstall all non-working applications and reinstall the missing ones in order to truly enjoy this firmware. It's great and works fine, both GPS and network reception is superb. Voice clarity in calls is excellent.

A curious observation. When testing the Nigeria firmware sometime ago, I was surprised to observe that you can save GPS position in photos. But this happened unexpectedly. I had my camera setting to GPS ON.

When I tried to take a photo, a warning prompt indicated on the screen that no network setting is ACTIVE for GPS position. I was given an option to press YES (to activate) or NO (to cancel process). I pressed YES. My phone connected to my network carrier (I did not like this option because I was going to pay for connection time). The connection was ON and I then took a photo (for a test). Later at home at night, I copied the photo to my pc and checked details.

Surprisingly in details, there was GPS position... latitude and longitude bearings!!!
But on the next day, I tried to take another photo. This time no prompt for network connection was displayed. And my phone never took photos again with GPS position.

Please have anyone experienced this too?