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Windows Mobile 5.0 AKUs
By Chris
De Herrera, Copyright 2007
Version 1.01 Revised 11/5/2007
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Adaption Kit Updates (AKUs) – Microsoft’s Patches for Windows Mobile 5.0
Microsoft releases patches as Adaption Kit Updates (AKUs) . Normally AKUs are used to provide patches however Microsoft has decided to include new features with them. Also, Microsoft has never published a list of the AKUs that have been released and what features have been included. You can see a list of AKUs at http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/articles/wm-aku-en.shtml Microsoft only releases AKUs to OEMs. It is up to each OEM to decide whether or not to offer an upgrade which includes AKUs for it’s customers. Also all these AKUs are rolled into the latest release of Windows Mobile 6.0.
What AKU am I running?
So in order to know what AKU version you have installed, take a look at Start – Settings – System – About and look at the build of Windows Mobile that is installed. The main build number is 14847.w.x.y where w is the major version and x is the minor version of the AKU. One important AKU to be aware of is 2.0 which is the Messaging and Security Feature Pack which provides push e-mail.
List of AKUs and their Features
| AKU Number | Features/Fixes |
| 1.0 | Smartphone Ability to use portrait or landscape. Ability to use Smartphone without a SIM card. Ability to schedule all mailboxes to send/receive. Ability to send SMS while viewing the call history. Pocket PC Added fixed dialing numbers (FDN) Added Alarm Clock indicator to Today Screen Added full SIM contact support Function Key Lock |
| 1.1 | Added Bluetooth A2DP
profile support Added Wi-Fi notifications for secure connections Fixed numerous Wi-Fi performance bugs Added hard drive support (Samsung i300) Added fast screen rotation for Pocket PC |
| 2.0 | Added Messaging and
Security Feature Pack (MSFP) - Direct push technology and GZIP
Compression Added SMIME support for Messaging Internet Explorer for the Smartphone now supports frames and 2 is up and 8 is down. Internet Explorer Mobile adds accelerated scrolling, Fast Back feature, support for compiled WML, WMLScript over HTTP, and enhanced DOM standard Added wireless manager to turn on and off wireless features. Added SIM toolkit to standardize the SIM functionality Removed Clock and replaced it with battery indicator for Pocket PC in upper right corner A known problem where the local certificate used for Exchange ActiveSync is deleted. This is fixed in AKU 3.x. |
| 2.1 | Added dynamic switching between portrait and landscape displays (Example: 6700 series Pocket PC) |
| 2.2 | Allowed Pocket PC user
to select battery indicator or clock in upper right corner. Added
the ActiveSync Serial Switch program (for OEMs) to switch back to PPP
over USB. Speeds up the boot time for Pocket PCs by approximately 15 seconds. |
| 2.3 | Provides an option in
Connection Manager for users to revert back to PPP over USB to sync. Patches for errors. |
| 2.5 | Added SmartDial for
Smartphones with Qwerty keyboards Ability to change the dialing font color |
| 2.6 | Added 2x zoom to Windows Media Player |
| 3.0 | AKA Venti Added Language Provisioning where OEMs can bundle more than one language in ROM however user can only select the language once after a hard reset. Added Compact .NET 2.0 runtime Microsoft standard internet sharing utility to use device to connect to the internet for your PC including being a Bluetooth Access Point. New Wi-Fi connection wizard makes setup easier and support for WPA2 and QoS Added Bluetooth FTP profile and improved A2DP sound quality Added AJAX support to Internet Explorer Navigate folders on Pocket PC without using stylus Can send contacts vCards via SMS Can save SMS to SIM card Added SMS over GPRS if carrier supports it Added support for external displays Fixed US Daylight Savings Time Change beginning in 2007 |
| 3.3 | |
| 3.5 |
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