Oppo Find 5 gets a firmware update with a lot of bug fixes


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Oppo Find 5, an impressively built 5 inch 1080p Android Smartphone has received a new firmware update based on user feedback and complaints. The firmware codenamed X909EN_13_130514 is bringing a lot of bug fixes previously stated by Oppo Find 5 users. If you had noticed, we had recently unboxed the Oppo Find 5, and found it quite impressive. Now that a new firmware is here, we will be reviewing the phone real soon. The firmware is available for download over the air as well as using various methods, as mentioned in the official Oppo Find 5 forums. We received it over the air for our review unit, and you can find more information past the break.

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Here is the official changelog –

// CHANGELOG //
Upgrading from the previous X909EN_13_130426 version you will find the following changes:

  • Added 1080P icons for common third party apps. (Suggested by Allanitomwesh & sn33ky)
  • Fixed an issue where Gmail and some other apps didn’t sync when screen was off. (Reported by plenty of Ofans)
  • Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect carrier name to be displayed. (Reported by plenty of Ofans)
  • Fixed an issue that changed the default APN settings. (Reported by plenty of Ofans)
  • Fixed an issue that caused the screen to automatically turn off when using Weather Screen Locker. (Reported by Chris Fung)
  • Fixed an issue where the weather application wouldn’t update when refreshing manually.
  • Fixed a rare issue where apps in folders would be unreachable. (Reported by dreamans)
  • Fixed a time zone issue for Coeur D’Alene, Idaho in the Clock app. (Reported by Bill Shen)
  • Fixed an issue where Calendar widget would indicate “upcoming events” for past dates. (Reported by Murakh)
  • Fixed an issue that caused the SMS app to sometimes show random numbers instead of the contact names. (Reported by Knite75)
  • Fixed an issue where the Google Play would always give a notification “background data disabled Google play store needs background data to be enabled” and quit. (Reported by SegDeg)
  • Fixed an issue where the default search engine in Chrome couldn’t be set. (Reported by JasonFoxfire)
  • Fixed an issue where Gmail wouldn’t receive new emails automatically and need manually refreshing. (Reported by Murakh)
  • Fixed an issue where the area code would not be included when creating a new message and selecting a contact from search. (Reported by opie546)
  • Fixed an issue where the Skitch app couldn’t open the screenshots. (Reported by Kapil S)
  • Optimized the display of Storage Download information. (Reported by AIT-Solution)
  • Optimized the display of data when using Weather Screen Locker.

You can find the official firmware packages and installation instructions over at the Oppo Find 5 official forums. We are hoping this fixes all the bugs we could find too, do look forward to the review then!

 


Author: Bharadwaj Chandramouli

Bharadwaj is a content creator who has been obsessed with technology since the early days of smartphones. He loves talking about tech, is a fan of good design and photography. You can follow him on Twitter @gadgetbuff_ to know what he's upto!