[abjbhat]

Hello All, I'm creating this thread for me and others to chime in with problems they have with their E6-00. I'm hoping that this thread will be used as an input for Nokia to come up with a set of fixes for the next firmware update. Also, please let me know if I'm doing something wrong that will fix these issues. Please don't think I'm bashing the E6 for the sake of it. This device is very good, but I do want some glaring issues to be fixed. I have a Black E6-00 purchased in India. Software version: 021.014 Software version date: 2011-05-26 Custom Version: 021.014.C02.01 Product Code: 059F124 Anyway, here's a list of all the bugs I've found so far. 1. Memory card: The phone doesn't boot up if there is a memory card in the slot. Inserting a memory card into the slot while the phone is switched on only reboots the device after which it can no longer power on. This is a huge bug. 2. Nokia Social App: This application doesn't let me login into Facebook. The application insists that my credentials are wrong. The same behaviour was noticed in my N900 and my N8. After installing the Nokia IM application from ovi store, it no longer starts up. I see the blue/green loading screen and then nothing. The N8 at least is fine with the IM application. 3. Broken backward compatibility with Symbian ^3 and prior versions of Symbian. My N8 runs fine with pretty much all old applications written for prior versions of Symbian. But the E6-00 doesn't seem to be able to run most applications written even for Symbian ^3! For the most part applications will start up and quit. At times they hang on the loading screen. 4. Pinch to zoom in the web browser: Maybe it is the small screen on the E6-00 or maybe something else. But pinch to zoom-in and the zoom-out doesn't seem to work consistently. I hope some one in Nokia will do something about these bugs soon. -Thanks!

[effortful]

The fact that many applications don't run is not a bug. They don't run because the e6 has a different screen resolution thn the other devices running Symbian ^ 3. Nokia has been working with developers to port more of the applications. It is a known and predictable phenomenon, not a bug.

[EinarPaul]

1)I hope you tried with different memory cards, to assert that E6 doesn't work with them.

2)I think it's not a phone-bug, but it's a software-bug.

3) Backward incompatibility is a bug?

4) I don't notice faults in pinch to zoom.

Regards

Einar

[abjbhat]

@EinarPaul

1. Yes, tried with the same result.

2. Yes, its a software bug. But the default software shipped with the phone *should* work. At the very least it should give a better error message. Anyway, its a bug and it needs fixing. Its been misbehaving since Symbian ^3 launched. Its never worked on my N8 either.

3. Backward incompatibility is a huge deal for Symbian. Its a reason I stick to it. At the very least Ovi Store should give an incompatible warning.

4. Try mobile versions of Gmail, Facebook etc. On a Google search result page, pinch to zoom is fine. But not on the pages mentioned.

[knowsnophones]

Let's not forget the extremely weak notification light.

[abjbhat]

@effortful

All previous Symbian ^3 devices have a screen resolution of 640x480. The E6 has a higer pixel density. Given that most programmers don't check for dpi, would that make a difference?

[effortful]

@abjbhat

not true. All the other s^3 phones have 640 x 360 resolution. Check your information before you buy.

[abjbhat]

@effortful

Fair enough. But how does screen resolution make application compatibility an issue?

[abjbhat]

Adding one more to the list.

If the Ovi Store application isn't kept in focus (it needs to be the active application) while installing an application, the install will fail.

[lemonas]

small issue, but still an issue. For example: if i choose menu option and try to close it with right "exit" button it will disappear from screen, but still will be available in background as opened application. So its possible to close it from "Open applications" or use left exit options, which is quite annoying. What about u guys ? are u have this issue?

[Rockluvva]

Some already covered but here's mine:

1.  Extreme waste-of-time notification light

2.  When locked, phone doesn't light up when I get a text or email

3.  Can't see who has text you (liked the little envelope you had on the E72 that said who it was), you have to open it before you can see anything.

4.  Same with missed call, you have to look at it.

5.  No email notification whatsoever. ???

6.  Can't seem to find a way to sync my Hotmail sub-folders to view & when I tried to log into my Nokia messaging account, it tells me the username doesn't exist! But that may be a Hotmail thing, will be investigating

7.  If you type a text & accidentally hit one of the function buttons, you lose your text (doesn't save into drafts like it used to)

8.  Battery is almost dead by the end of 1 day & that's with general browsing, txting or email, I don't do games or anything like that. But that may be because it's new & will take a few cycles to "settle down"

9.  Social app - don't see the point, as on Facebook it doesn't notify you if someone "likes" your post or comments (like Blackberry does) - only way to get notifications is through email or txt like normal.

Otherwise, am quite happy (bought it mainly because of the larger memory, got fed up with my E72 sticking)

[abjbhat]

Adding two more the bug list

1. The Mail App - Why does it take forever to retrieve a single mail? I have the application set to retrieve headers once every hour. When I select a mail to view it takes a few minutes to download the mail. The time to download the mail gets even longer if there's more than 1 mail box in the mail application.

2. Phone sounds/ring tones - There are multiple issues here. If you switch profiles from say, General to Meeting and then back, at times the phone doesn't make any sounds set in the General profile.

Regarding the notification light....I know much has been said about it, but I find it alright..frankly.

[abjbhat]

@RockLuva

Yeah, the battery life is something that could be better. However, I'm used to charging my phone twice a day as my previous phone was an N900

[abjbhat]

@lemonas: Yes, I see this on my phone as well.

[Since_6110]

@lemonas

If you want to close an application completely (not just switch focus and leave it running in the background) use the end call key. This works for most applications (but not all).

This is not a bug, by the way. It is how the phone works and is explained in the manual.

[lemonas]

well, then just copy the text from manual and paste it here. i would like to see, because its not logical.
if i want to keep menu opened in background, yes i will use "end call key", but if there is a button called "exit', pressing it should close the menu! at this point its same function like end call key or home button. in my opinion this should be fixed.

[Since_6110]

sorry.. maybe i didn't understand.  do you want to keep the application running (in the background) or do you want to completely close the application?

[lemonas]

yes, i want completely close Menu app when am choosing right "exit" button.

[Since_6110]

ok. the main menu is not an app. this is one of the exceptions that i mentioned that is not fully closed by the end key.  opera and skype are other examples. this is how symbian has always worked to my knowlegde.

[arbakul]

And there is also unfamous bug with keyboard backlit, which doesn't work properly if screen brightness is below 2 level.

I've spotted another problem with notification area of home screen - it likes to hide sometimes. Dunno why... .