New blackberry client v6.28.1 for E61 with fw 1.610.04.04
Nokia has released a new blackberry client for the old firmware 1.610.04.04 of the Nokia E61 smartphone. This release (v 6.28.1) was released for the new, yet unavailable firmware version 2.618.06.05. Nokia seems to have finally realized that this firmware is not yet available and seems to have back-ported the new blackberry client to the older firmware. I can confirm that the installation of the new blackberry client works on the old firmware. After upgrading you will have to restart your phone and re-setup your account in the messaging section of the phone. Don’t forget to request the registration from the blackberry menu. It will take a while until the phone is registered with the network.
As for the changes in the new release, things like opening urls from an email into the browser now work. I don’t know yet what else has been changed. It would be nice if Nokia provided some kind of changelog, as it is common practice in the industry.
The new client can be downloaded from the Nokia business software site: http://www.businesssoftware.nokia.com/blackberry_downloads.php .