Nokia pushing out firmware update for Lumia 800 with battery life fix

January 18, 2012 | By Surur

Talking about updates, Nokia has also started pushing out the promised new firmware for the Nokia Lumia 800 in France which supposedly will fix the mis-calibrated battery and provide a great improvement in battery life.

The new firmware is 1600.2483.8106.11500 and besides fixing the battery will also bring a host of improvements, including better wireless connectivity.

According to Professeur Thibault all carriers in France are now pushing the update, except for SFR, which will start in a few days.

Have any of our readers started receiving the update? Let us know below.

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Tagged battery life, france, nokia lumia 800, software, update, windows phone 7.5

Carlos Lopes

black Nokia Lumia 800 from T-Mobile, no update in Portugal….
http://twitter.com/antonio_friscia Antonio Friscia

no lumia 800 italy
http://twitter.com/mikkokartano Mikko Kartano

Installing it now in Finland. Unbranded phone (black).
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1250194583 Giampiero Giacchino

update now arrived for Nokia lumia Italy no-brand
Ashtray ‘Ash

Romania, black lumia, vodafone network, TIM branded – no update
http://twitter.com/Mafiatounes Rami Berraies

Installed in Belguim with a (Vodafone branded from the Netherlands) Black Lumia 800
Quico Spaen

Available in the Netherlands (non branded Lumia)
Richard Baguley

There was no update for me Orange UK but forced with the disconnect network trick.

http://twitter.com/l0rdOdin Tishawn Fahie

Really mind sharing what the disconnect trick is?

Anonymous

It’s an easy trick to force an update to your phone. Using the Zune desktop (connect your phone), go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Update’. Here Zune starts checking whether there is an update for your phone or not. After about 3 to 8 seconds, disconnect your network and wait untill your computer says ‘Update found’ (might take up to a minute or so). Then plug the network back in and start updating.

This has all to do with the way the update process works. No update found does not necessarily mean there is no update, just that you’re not allowed to get it yet. If the update has been scheduled for your device and you disconnect at the moment it finds an update (right before the Microsoft server sends the ‘block this update’-signal), you will receive a Zune notification. Once you receive the update-message, you can continue the update process same as anyone else.
http://twitter.com/l0rdOdin Tishawn Fahie

I got it working with the Disconnect trick only took me 10 tries!! Updating now!

http://www.facebook.com/warpdesign Nicolas Ramz

Updating right now… Lumia 800/France
http://twitter.com/smcshaw Steven Shaw

Updating now. UK T-Mobile.
Peter Bauwens

installing it right now, Belgium – Dutch unbranded phone

Anonymous

Hey, the 800 is releasing in 2 days here btw Peter (20th). I plan to get mine then, I considered buying one up North but I held off until now. Just saying if you meet people who are interested in buying one you know.

http://twitter.com/l0rdOdin Tishawn Fahie

no update yet New York Unbranded phone.
http://www.facebook.com/aerosmillie David Smillie

anyone got it on Orange UK yet?

Richard Baguley

Yes, As per below with instructions from TristinR, I was using a laptop and pressing the wireless button to turn off network. I also turned on airplane mode as it kept checking via mobile. You should get an error about no network if you do it to early. Just keep on trying.

CollapseIt’s an easy trick to force an update to your phone. Using the Zune desktop (connect your phone), go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Update’. Here Zune starts checking whether there is an update for your phone or not. After about 3 to 8 seconds, disconnect your network and wait untill your computer says ‘Update found’ (might take up to a minute or so). Then plug the network back in and start updating.This has all to do with the way the update process works. No update found does not necessarily mean there is no update, just that you’re not allowed to get it yet. If the update has been scheduled for your device and you disconnect at the moment it finds an update (right before the Microsoft server sends the ‘block this update’-signal), you will receive a Zune notification. Once you receive the update-message, you can continue the update process same as anyone else.

Anonymous

If you have a relatively fast connection, it’s not even close to 3 seconds. It’s like 1 second before you have to disconnect.

Russ

Not available for me on an unbranded phone in the UK.

http://www.facebook.com/aerosmillie David Smillie

However the forced update worked. Just waiting on the WP7 update to follow.

John Millar

Orange UK here black lumia, forced update with disconect trick!
Samu Hällfors

unbranded cyan device purchased from France, no update available. Tried to update with WP7 Connector(mac)
Aslan Zhenetl

got the wp7 update first with the described trick took me like 30 tries.. however its the WP7 not the nokia firware update, its installing now, do they both come as one package or will i have to install the nokia firmware later ? and will i be able to? considering ill be running the the wp7 version..
Anonymous

Nokia needs to really talk about battery life. With lives being busier and fewer ops to charge device making battery better is a nice touch.
Aslan Zhenetl

all worked !

BTW the DIAGNOSTICS tool was also updated, so after the sw update uninstall it and install again by dialing ##634# adds new features to the battery details such as a graph!!
http://twitter.com/franantares Fran Moreno

I did the “disconnect” trick but only got the WP update, not the Lumia :S I cancelled and will wait patiently for it… Unbranded Nokia Lumia 800 Cyan here.
Russ

Tried the disconnect trick, got 8107 and new firmware in one update. Nice.
https://profiles.google.com/christopher.gull/ CG

The update has made the auto screen brightness adjustments much quicker! And the auto adjustments actually bring the level to LOW in pitch-darkness, which didn’t happen before.. I always had to manually bring it down if I wanted to read or play games in bed, or else it was blinding. THANKS Nokia.
Samu Hällfors

Does the trick work with mac(wp7 connector) also?
http://twitter.com/PapaPanavox John Hopstaken

Yep, just received both the Nokia firmware and the WP7 8107 updates!!

Anonymous

Is your phone unlocked? I only received the Nokia update

glencross

My Lumia 800
(1600.2483.8107.11501) problems include:- 1. Moving tiles long distances
on the home screen does not flow properly. You need to drop the tile first
before continuing.2. Keyboard has intermittent delays causing the user to
see the same character 2 or 3 times.3. Critical alarm goes off too early and
minutes later the OS battery is no longer critical.4. Moving between songs
there is a loud noise at zero volume and 1-30 levels. While playing a song, lock
the phone and wait 5 seconds. Then unlock your phone and quickly move between
songs, there is no noise for a few seconds and then it starts again.5. Sound
quality is poor from the loud speaker, Bluetooth and audio jack.6. Nokia
feedback within the settings tab has been limited to once only now. Nokia does
not seem interested in customers providing ongoing feedback.7. The Nokia
drive direction voice occasionally stutters, taking about a minute to complete
one command.8. Video play back frames are missed on some videos. Audio keeps
working.9. Battery does not charge to manufactures specification.10.
Battery saver function is not working properly. On HTC HD7, Battery Saver (low)
makes a big different.11. Camera quality is poor for a Nokia phone.12.
Camera is set to macro by default.13. Video auto focus still needs more
improvements.14. Low volume level is too high from audio jack. High volume
level from the speaker is too low. Poor bass levels.OS UI now flows
smoother on the new firmware.

http://twitter.com/jragar Jragar

my battery is showing max charge of 1478 but wont charge past 1280…..

glencross

After the update (clean install from Nokia’s server) my Lumia 800 fully charged for 2 days. Today it shows 1341 mAh as full charge capacity.

Anonymous

My Lumia 800 (1600.2483.8106.11500) Orange UK Updated via Zune:-

1. Don’t have that problem
2. Used have the problem prior to this update. Don’t have that problem anymore
3. Havent noticed this at all
4. I have noticed this, its not a loud noise, a little crackle, but still annoying.
5. Sound quality is poor from the loud speaker only here.
6. Yup
7. Don’t have that problem
8. This is a WP Mango/2nd gen QUALCOMM driver issue
9. Don’t have that problem
10. Slightly bogus claim.
11. Agreed, it has improved but there’s room for improvement. Still, its better than every other Windows Phone (Atleast during the day)
12. Don’t have that problem
13. Completely fixed on mine.
14. Don’t have that problem, all sounds fine.
glencross

http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2012/01/12/upcoming-nokia-lumia-800-firmware-update-doesnt-fix-most-issues/

http://twitter.com/PapaPanavox John Hopstaken

@Ashlan:disqus Thanks for the tip regarding the Diagnostics tool!
http://www.facebook.com/OlogN Varun Mishra

Thanks Tristin for the tip on trick update. Worked for me in the first try itself !!

Dont have to wait for the updates arrival to India
http://twitter.com/anidel Aniello

Also virtual operator names now appear correctly. My operator is Giffgaff running on the O2 – UK network. Before the phone was showing O2-UK, now it correctly shows “gifffgaff”

http://www.facebook.com/people/Ashvin-Selva/524219034 Ashvin Selva

im actually kinda sad about that..i love gifgaff… but O2-UK looked a lot cooler on that screen IMO..lol

http://www.facebook.com/people/Ashvin-Selva/524219034 Ashvin Selva

its seems like they have tweaked the ambient light sensor and now the screen is a lil darker than usual indoors on the auto setting while the capacitive buttons simply shutoff if its on medium on high settings..i highly doubt this is a bug though coz i think they assume that most people would not be using those settings in the dark…they key word here being ‘most’….lol..but i dont mind…as long the battery life improves….
http://twitter.com/flyfour DH

Network-disconnect update trick worked okay for me, took 2 goes. Only downside is, even with the latest update and the newest Diagnostics tool, I still can’t send and receive MMS on GiffGaff. When I put the APN and MMS APN’s in and click Save, it says it has saved but MMS still doesn’t work. Then when I go back into the Diagnostics tool the APN fields are all blank!! Tried typing it in again and Saving, but it says the IAP’s already exist. If I remove and reinstall the Diagnostics tool, I can put the APN’s in – but either way, still no MMS on GiffGaff… just lots of “Can’t send’s” and “Get media content now”…… but no piccys! (Calls and SMS are fine, as is mobile data). Anyone any clues??