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An Adaptation kit upgrade (AKU or Adaptation kit update) is a way of updating Microsoft's Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...

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It is a collection of updates, fixes and enhancements to the tools delivered to hardware device manufacturers to create or update devices based on a specific platform.

This term is used by Microsoft to designate the current update version for a particular embedded platform such as Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile

which is used for Personal digital assistants and Smartphone

Smartphone

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devices. On the Windows Mobile platform the AKU is to Windows Mobile what a Service Pack

Service pack

A service pack is a collection of updates, fixes or enhancements to a software program delivered in the form of a single installable package. Many companies, such as Microsoft or Autodesk, typically release a service pack when the number of individual patches to a given program reaches a certain ...

is to Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

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Microsoft releases AKUs to allow device manufacturers with updates to create new products or fix issues with older products. These enhancements are usually not available to the consumer or end user unless released as a firmware update from the vendor.

AKU 1.0

landscape screen mode support
start devices without a SIM card
checking for incoming mail at defined intervals
full-fledged SIM contacts support
added fixed dialing number
Fixed Dialing Number
Fixed Dialing Number is a service mode of a GSM phone's Subscriber Identity Module card. Numbers are added to the FDN list, and when activated, FDN restricts outgoing calls to only those numbers listed, or to numbers with certain prefixes...

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added alarm clock indicator to today screen
added ability to send SMS while viewing call history

AKU 1.1

Improves support for many Bluetooth profile
Bluetooth profile
A Bluetooth profile is a wireless interface specification for Bluetooth-based communication between devices.In order to use Bluetooth technology, a device must be compatible with the subset of Bluetooth profiles necessary to use the desired services. A Bluetooth profile resides on top of the...

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Wi-Fi connectivity now displays more status information. Wi-Fi performance improved.
official hard drive support
increased screen rotation speed

AKU 2.0

Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP), including DirectPush
DirectPush
DirectPush is Microsoft's technology for receiving e-mail instantly on Windows Mobile 5.0, 6.0 and 6.1 enabled devices, from Microsoft Exchange Servers, Kerio Connect and Zarafa....

email functionality and GZIP compression
Internet Explorer Mobile adds accelerated scrolling, Fast Back feature, support for compiled WML, WMLScript over HTTP, enhanced DOM standard and frames
added SMIME support for messaging
added wireless manager to turn wireless features on and off
replaced clock with battery status indicator in the upper right corner

AKU 2.2

ActiveSync improvements.
boot speed improvements.
allows user to choose clock or battery status indicator in the upper right corner
added support for PPP over USB
decreased boot time

AKU 2.5

bug fixes.
SmartDial from the Today screen
added ability to change dialing font color

(up to 2x) for video clips played back in Windows Media Player.

AKU 3.0

language provisioning (enabling local manufacturers to add as many languages to a device as its onboard memory can store)
WiFi connection wizard (new Internet Sharing utility replaces Modem Link).
WPA2 support for WiFi
Quick start wizard
support for 2nd display (for instance on phones with two displays)
better SMS handling
Bluetooth profile
Bluetooth profile
A Bluetooth profile is a wireless interface specification for Bluetooth-based communication between devices.In order to use Bluetooth technology, a device must be compatible with the subset of Bluetooth profiles necessary to use the desired services. A Bluetooth profile resides on top of the...

"Personal Area Network" (PAN) is added, and "Dial-Up Networking" (DUN) profile is removed.
vCard contacts can be transferred via SMS.
SIM card contacts are sorted by Name in general contacts list.
IE now supports AJAX
added .Net Compact Framework 2.0
added ability to save SMS to SIM card
added support for SMS over GPRS

AKU 1.5.1

Included in the Samsung Omnia SCH-i910 (for Verizon Wireless) CF03 software upgrade http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=557&PROD_SUB_ID=561&PROD_ID=1360&AT_ID=157996
Included in the Samsung Saga SCH-i770 (for Verizon Wireless) CE07 software upgrade http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=557&PROD_SUB_ID=561&PROD_ID=1359&AT_ID=156313

AKU 0.4.4

One example is listed in the ATT Tilt rom upgrade: http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=67&cat=2&dl_id=68

AKU 5.3.11

Latest and the last update for Windows Mobile from Microsoft. Released on Dec 2010.
AKU Build 23148

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