The Ledger Nano S firmware version 1.6 is ready for testing+Final Version! - page 2.

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Quote from: HCP on November 07, 2019, 12:37:00 PM

accompanied by angry dogs that have bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you^[1]

Hmm, is it Candyman from the Candyman franchise? He shoots bees out of his mouth if I remember correctly.
Send us a picture of your security setup so we can replicate it Grin

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I wouldn't mind checking it out... love living on the bleeding edge Wink

But unfortunately, I'm travelling at the moment... and my recovery seed mnemonic is a bit closer to home... securely stored in a watertight, fireproof safe... in an underground cavern... in a pool of sharks.... wearing lasers... the whole facility guarded rabid minions... accompanied by angry dogs that have bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you^[1]

So, no thoughts of attempting a firmware upgrade at the moment! Tongue

Even though I would love to test the claims regarding app storage capacity etc.

[1] Bonus iNteRnet pOiNtZ for anyone who guesses that reference without having to Google it! Tongue

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What’s new in firmware 1.6.0?
Firmware version 1.6.0 includes security and cryptographic enhancements, many user experience improvements, increased app storage capacity, and bug fixes. Please find more information about this update in our blog post.

This is good, thanks for sharing the info. But I have to agree with bitmover on this.
I understand that it is important to test the new firmware before it gets released to the public but I am not particularly interested in putting my money at risk while doing so. Even after the release I am planning to watch how it performs for a few weeks to see if any bugs get detected and only then upgrade my firmware.

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bitmover, the purpose of beta testing is to find possible problems in new firmware before the release of the final version. There are people who are happy to participate in the process, and also those who do not want too many complications that can arise from such testing.

However the good news is that we could finally get new firmware after a long time, and it should solve the reset problem on Nano S. As far as I can see the new firmware brings a lot of improvements, and maybe most important thing is that app capacity is back as it was before 1.5.5.

They posted link to what is new in FW 1.6.0 :

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What’s new in firmware 1.6.0?
Firmware version 1.6.0 includes security and cryptographic enhancements, many user experience improvements, increased app storage capacity, and bug fixes. Please find more information about this update in our blog post.

Release notes - Ledger Nano S FW 1.6.0

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Personally, I see no reason to participate.
If they had new coins support (like forks on a fork season) or some other benefit...
But just to download a beta firmware on my device. That's not very attractive idea.

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I found this information on Ledger Reddit, and it was published one day ago, which is a bit strange considering that testing ends at the end of today. However, information about the beta testing program has been released on Ledger site a week ago. Ledger was probably targeting more experienced users, but they also wanted to get more beta testers by posting on Reddit.

For those who decide to test the new 1.6 firmware, standard warning is about backup of seed/PIN. It is also important to note that the update cannot be made through standard Ledger Live, but there is a special downloadable version via Ledger GitHub.

Users who successfully upgrade to firmware version 1.6 will need to continue using the customized version of Ledger Live until new firmware release which is scheduled in the next 1-2 weeks.

More info and all links on Reddit : Launching Beta Test Campaign | Ledger Nano S Firmware update + Ledger Beta Testing Program

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