Posted by virtualdynamix
Seems to be available for only the T68i at the moment. From our previous experience, a T68m version usually comes out within a week. There is another sub-menu within the BT menu for "Car Handsfree" which has two options: "Advanced" and "Power Save." Maybe this was to make it operate better with the new SE Bluetooth Car Kit.
So, rather than a bugfix (R7A013 to R7B or R7C), it seems to have added feature(s) (R7A to R8A).
Please share any information about R8A015 in this thread so users can see if it's a worthwhile upgrade.
Regards,
Posted by Jowi
just had upgrade yesterday...i noticed that too...
& it seems that creating/typing new sms is faster
Posted by T68 MMS
Good news, Im gona have my phone upgraded too. my warranty is expired though, so i'll have to pay. I have the R7A files on my computer, but it's password protected.
Posted by AgentSmith
Hi
In the new software is new games and new thing in bluetooth menu.
Posted by MasterBry
New games? Sounds awesome, but what are these new ones, worth the upgrade?
Posted by Dj Boyi
You can prove that there is new games then? I dont believe you cus your reply is so short! More info would be nice:-)
Posted by Jowi
Some of the changes/improvements in T68i R8A015
There are a total of 12 games (4 added)
1. BALLPOP = like an arkanoid thing (bounce the ball upwards & try not to let it fall)
2. PATH = haven't played it yet, will do the review later (Somewhat a number/puzzle game)
3. PULLDOWN =its a popular net game/yahoo game w/c you choose 3 same colors & it will be removed until there’s nothing left.
4. TENNIS = T39 users & former users...you know this...
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Car Handsfree option in the
menu
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Response seems faster when creating/typing new sms (IN MY OWN OBSERVATION)
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RE: sms tone: I haven't notice any difference (IN MY OWN OBSERVATION)
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That's all for now, il try to tinker with the other changes…
[ This Message was edited by: Jowi on 2003-06-06 13:46 ]
Posted by Jowi
Pulldown is like the pc game COLLAPSE
Posted by lethal_cassanova
can you change the txt tone with r8a? how about the txt tone??? any volume control?
Posted by mkt
4 new games? time for an upgrade!!!
Posted by poutsaras
Guys,i can't access the website of Esato,because I don't have a pc.So,is it possible for somebody to write the new games that are in R8A015?
Posted by caff
why would SE put more new games into T68i ??? Doesn't it used up much more memory ???
Posted by nocturnalchipmunk
more games?!?!
YES!!! i hope it's available in the US soon!!! 
i can't believe it! i'm so excited!!
Posted by virtualdynamix
Jowi,
Which language set did you receive on your firmware update? It seems like the US version does not add any new games for R8A015. The only difference that I see is the added BT sub-menu.
Posted by Erwin777
Does in r8a the joystick can be use in sms when browsing the letter coz in r6a the joystik serve as a space tab in sms
Posted by T68 MMS
So units that are T68m-->i can not be upgraded?
Posted by nocturnalchipmunk
@virtualdynamix -- have you upgraded your firmware yet? or are you just hearing this from somebody? and you're telling me that there are no games?!?!
Posted by Johnyx8
Know someone where to download it and with games? How fast is writing? Appears letters immediately? Is scrolling fast as Samsung's?
Posted by virtualdynamix
nocturnalchipmunk,
We upgraded 2 AT&T T68i phones yesterday, and neither of them had the games show up. Only the original 8 games we all had before. Please note that these were North American phones which are limited to the only the North American language set/firmware (English / French / Spanish).
Kind Regards,
Posted by Jowi
I have d Euro pack language2 (d one w portuguese). Joystick still d same(space). Sorry,i dont use samsung. Added games didnt consume any memory.
Posted by benny t
Can anyone else confirm they have this software and that it does infact include new games?
Posted by jas
Have anyone tried if the images in incoming MMS:es look better? Try to send a jpeg image to yourself, and see if the image quality is better.
Posted by bokayo
if JOWI says that there are two new games, BELIEVE!
Posted by egulbr
Do you lose all your contacts and all you have saved when you dn the upgrade?
Posted by vampyriaerotica
This issue has been brought up big time in esato. Yes! you will lose all your contacts and in fact after upgrade, your handset's memory is empty like you first bought it. Do a backup first to avoid losing your numbers!
Posted by mkt
Not exatly - i upgraded mine several times and never lost any contact or pic, however service center always asked me if i did a backup cause this might happen.
Posted by virtualdynamix
We always ask our customers to backup their phones prior to upgrade, but haven't come across any phones that lost their settings or phonebook after a firmware upgrade. This does NOT apply for an upgrade from a T68(m) to a T68i. Due to the dynamic memory addressing used in T68i model phones, all memory is wiped out on the T68(m) phone. Once upgraded to T68 MMS or T68i software, you should not encounter any lost settings in future upgrades.
Hope that answers the question about lost data. This ONLY applies to those using factory authorized hardware/software to upgrade phones.
Posted by urnotx
does this new firmware has the java apps support?
it would be great if they included it.
Posted by Surfzup
I'm only runnin R2B025 - pretty old huh? Is it worth me sendin phone in 4 new firmware? Anythin beneficial?
Posted by Dj Boyi
Quite a lot i think,SORT IT! :-D
Posted by MaMuMuQue
There are added games and no memory consumed?? I guess there are deleted predefined items... Law of conservation of mass: MASS IN is equal to MASS OUT. if there are no deletion made then, they added some memory. THEREFORE, i conclude that it is possible to increase the T68i memory to 2MB or more. :-D
Posted by virtualdynamix
Rather than thinking of it under physical properties and laws of conservation, it might be easier to understand that the T68 has two flash ROM chips in it. The AVR (8MB), and the ARM (2MB*). Since all basic modem and I/O are stored on the ARM, it's the AVR that will store and hold the extra games. SE might not have used all of the remaining assigned memory for the firmware. Also, SE might have been more organized in the manner that they used the memory. SE might have used better compression, etc..
My guess is that of the 8MB of AVR space, users did not have access to all remaining free memory leftover. And that the AVR chip can accommodate more coding in the same amount of space then allocate maybe 2MB of space for dynamic user data storage (pictures, phonebook, memos, voices, ringtones, MMS, Email, SMS, etc).
Just think, if they used up all memory in the first firmware revision, it would be rather difficult to add new features. I'm sure that the programmers left a lot of free space to change/edit/add code. In my opinion, they could have left all the games out, but ONE! Tetris!!!
I wouldn't mind going back to firmware R1A just to have that game back! But, it's too late since I cannot go back to the old T68(m) firmware once it's been upgraded to T68 MMS (T68i).
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Posted by manfran
why can't a t68 be upgraded with R2A015? IT'S UNFAIR!!!!!!
Posted by Jowi
@benny...yes it does have 4 additional games
Posted by Louie Talan
mga tol, wala bang upgrade para sa t68mc converted to r7a euro pack to r8a?
salamat!
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Posted by MaMuMuQue
@louie talan, pls use the international language.
Posted by bokayo
Sad to know that SEMICON will not upgrade the T68ie, but how come they have been selling T68ie units since last february? If semicon will not upgrade them then why sell, beware of buying T68ie units at SEMICON, they will not ADMIT that It's ie even if you have sufficient evidence, nor replace, and answer your claims!
Posted by Louie Talan
bro, i was just asking if the upgrade includes t68mc. i had mine upgraded to r7a (euro pack). Does smartnet, semicon, memoexpress, sonyericsson upgrade them? when will it be available for mc phones?
thanks!
Posted by dlfretz
So what are the new profiles? In my phone there is a Handsfree profile and an In Car profile. Does this new feature appear in both? Or is there a new Handsfree Car Profile?
Posted by poutsaras
Well guys and what are the advantages of upgrading a T300 on R3B?What new is there?I want also to say that Sony Ericsson didn't give our T68i's JAVA MANAGER or MORPHUN but it seems to hear us a bit and for that reason add new games in R8A015.What do you think?May be those new-added games are in the space of memory that the engineers of SE would program JAVA or MORPHUN applications?Any help?Cytech,Jalu?
Posted by Hurrle
In R5 and earlier when writing SMS, you could change the case of words AFTER you've written them with the * key in case you forgot UPPERCASE in names etc. In R6 and R7 you have to change the case before writing the word, and if you forget you must delete and rewrite.
How is this in R8? Like R5 way or R6/7 way?
Posted by daniel_step
I know that some people have been saying that the games werent in the north america version. Does anybody know then if they will be in the Australia version (English, German, French version of T68i)?
thanks
Posted by mhyke
A lot of questions regarding ths r8a upgrade, and i got the wrong timing just upgraded mine last week to r7a frm r2e, dang :-( oh wel, so here are the questions agaìn after they flash ur phone to r8a: 1.if the contact list wil b deleted? 2.pics,themes,melody,sms,mms,gprs and mms setings be dleted? 3.how many new games? And what are these new games any info pls ü 4.txt tone cn b personalizd? 5. Writing a msg,is it much faster? 6. Is the memory consumed by the new games? 7. Any bugs of the new software? :-)
Posted by Jowi
@FRETS
no new profiles, it an a menu on the
options
Posted by jangelo
@hurrleI'm using a t68ie with firmware r7a and i could change case by pressing the * key even after typing the letter. This works only if i press * within less than a second of typing the letter, while the cursor is still on that particular character.Angelo
Posted by krishanbothra
Jaroor, konsa phone hai, mere pas t68i hai, kucha kam ka saman hai kya!
Posted by Jowi
Mhyke-switch to wap (not xhtml) mode or log in to a pc. I posted my observations on d 1st page of this thread.
Posted by floke
@ Hurrle: I got the new SW today and it is like the R6/7 way when your using T9.
I find amazing that they put new games in t68i more than a year after it was released. Great!
Perhaps we can hope for Tetris in the next version R9A
[ This Message was edited by: floke on 2003-06-03 17:19 ]
Posted by binoblaine05
yahoooooo!!!!