Showing posts with label iPhone firmware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iPhone firmware. Show all posts

Get ready to upgrade your iOS device?..It is now available to download. Apple has officially released the iOS 5, the latest version of mobile operating system with over 200 features. If you own an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch or iPad you’ll love the upgrade.

If you’re Twitter addicts, the iOS 5 is now tightly integrated with Twitter and you can easily tweet your stuffs from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube. If you find it difficult to use the touch button to take picture, iOS 5 lets you shoot a photo by using the volume-up button. For iPad user, on the top of the features just mentioned, you’ll also love the redesigned music, the support of multitasking gestures and split keyboard.

To upgrade to iOS 5, make sure you’re using iTunes 10.5. Like any iOS upgrade, you can simply plug your iPhone or iPad to computer and upgrade it via iTunes. Alternatively, you can also download the firmware via the following download links and restore it from iTunes:

Last Tuesday, Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1.3, that brings a number of bug fixes and security fixes. As mentioned in earlier post, this version update is primarily for bug fixes with no major feature. If you’re using jailbroken iPhone, personally I do not recommend to spend effort to go through the whole jailbreak procedures again for upgrading your iPhone.

If you like to upgrade with the latest iPhone OS update, you can use PwnageTool 3.1.5 to upgrade and jailbreak your iPhone. Unlike redsn0w, PwnageTool allows you to create a custom firmware file (i.e. IPSW) and preserve the baseband of firmware 3.1.2. That means, via the custom firmware, even you upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3, you can still use unlock tool (e.g. ultrasn0w) to unlock the iPhone. (Note: for bootrom with baseband 04.26.08 only). Please read the following advice from iPhone Dev Team carefully:

iPhone 3G and 3GS unlockers should always be very wary to update their firmware. This is no exception. If you make a mistake along the way you may find yourself updating to official 3.1.3 in which case you will lose your unlock, possibly forever.

iPhone 3Gs users (regardless of unlock) should stay away from this and all 3.1.3 jailbreak tools unless you know you have your “SHSH hashes” backed up via Cydia. That’s because if you make a mistake you may find yourself stuck at official 3.1.3 with no way to jailbreak or come back down to 3.1.2 to jailbreak.

If you really truly feel that you need to update, this version creates a custom 3.1.3 IPSW for you to restore to on your iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS with early bootrom, iPod Touch 1G, and iPod touch 2G with early bootrom. If you don’t know if you have an early bootrom or not, please avoid updating until you learn more.


If you have accidentally (or intentionally) upgraded to firmware 3.1.3, PwnageTool will not work for you. You’ll have to downgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.2 (provided that you have “SHSH hashes” back up via cydia) before you can apply the jailbreak. If downgrade is not an option, you will need to stay with 3.1.3 and wait for another jailbreak solution.

For iPhone 3GS using blacksn0w to unlock, please remember to stay with firmware 3.1.2. You should not upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3, otherwise, you will lose the unlock.

If you understand the risk of jailbreaking iPhone OS 3.1.3, you can download PwnageTool 3.1.5 from here


As the team mentioned, PwnageTool 3.1 supports the jailbreak of iPhone 3.1 OS on iPhone 1st Generation (2G), 3G and the iPod touch 1G. But please note it doesn’t support iPhone 3GS or 2G/3G and iPodTouch. The team will release another update in near future for iPhone 3GS users.



Before you apply PwnageTool for iPhone 3.1 jailbreak, please read the following notes carefully as warned by the team:

  • If you are using a 3G iPhone with ultrasn0w and rely on ultrasn0w to obtain cellular service, then you should only upgrade to 3.1 with a PwnageTool created .ipsw. DO NOT upgrade directly in iTunes.
  • If you have an iPhone 2G (1st generation), PwnageTool 3.1 will unlock your iPhone automatically.
  • But for iPhone 3G users upgrading to 3.1, please use ultrasn0w to unlock. Make sure you use PwnageTool to create a custom 3.1 .ipsw.
  • Let me highlight once again. PwnageTool 3.1 does not support iPhone 3GS. It can only work on iPhone 2G, 3G and iPod touch 1G.

You can download the PwnageTool 3.1 from one of the sites:
http://downloads2.touch-mania.com/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg
http://bentkowski.com.pl/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg
http://miphone.ca/iphone-dev/PwnageTool_3.1.dmg


Update: Some updates from iPhone Dev team:

1. Unlocked users on the 3G will probably notice that the name and/or logo of their carrier is missing, but they still have full bars and a signal. So far this seems to be purely a cosmetic issue and it doesn’t impact your signal or coverage. We hope to have this issue “fixed” when we release the 3GS compatible version of PwnageTool.
2. As of 3.1, the *.ipcc carrier bundles are signed, and you can no longer force tethering capability simply by crafting your own bundle. The good news is this obstacle can probably be overcome by virtue of the jailbreak. But so far that extra hack is not part of the PwnageTool custom IPSW creation.

A forum poster on the Chinese WeiPhone site has posted a screenshot and specifications of the next generation iPhone, according to MacRumors. The poster claims to have access to a new iPhone with model number "MB717LL". The screenshot below shows it has 32GB of Storage.

The poster lists the specifications as:
- 600MHz CPU Speed (up from 400MHz)
- 256MB RAM (up from 128MB)
- Digital Compass and FM
- 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus
- 32GB size
- No major changes in battery, screen and external casing.

Remember this information is unconfirmed and may not be accurate in any way.

With the new iPhone OS 3.0 features, Apple finally announced cut, copy and paste, which is the most wanted features on iPhone. Cut, copy and paste looks pretty easy using finger.

Let’s use Mail application as example. To copy, simply double-tap on any word or block of text. iPhone will then highlight the word or paragraph for you to copy. Tap the copy button to save the selection into clipboard. To paste the text, double-tap again and iPhone will let you paste back the text. You can use the same way to copy & paste text in Notes application. Thats cool and simple way to use it.


The amazing things is that you will be able to do copy & paste in Safari. Just tap and hold onto the paragraph of text you want to copy. iPhone will intelligently highlight the paragraph to copy. So, you want to select two paragraphs? Simple drag the dot down and select another paragraph. When it’s done, tap Copy button to copy the text. Copy & paste works across applications. So, you may switch back to Mail or Notes application and paste the text.

The coolest way ever is you can undo paste. Shake your iPhone and it will pop up a menu to let you undo paste. Not just you are allowed to copy & paste text, iPhone 3.0 also lets you copy & paste photos. You can select & copy multiple photos and send them via email.


You can check out the iPhone 3.0 Preview presentation below about copy and paste application. If you like to download iPhone OS 3.0 Beta firmware, you can download via bitorrent link here.




As you may already know, iPhone 3.0 offers over 100 new features including copy & paste, MMS, voice recording, etc. This update is huge and you’ll definitely want to upgrade your iPhone once it’s released this summer. See iPhone OS 3.o features here.

iPhone Dev-Team confirmed that iPhone 3.0 Beta can be jailbreakable for both iPhone 2G & 3G. It’s incredible how iPhone Dev Team does that in so short period of time. But one thing the team stressed is that, DO NOT UPGRADE TO iPhone 3.0 directly for iPhone 3G when it is released. This will upgrade the baseband that your iPhone can no longer be unlocked using yellowsn0w:

And for those wondering, yes the 3.0 OS is jailbreakable on all devices. It’s just those using 3G yellowsn0w that have to show some restraint and wait for PwnageTool to create a custom IPSW that avoids the baseband update.

For those who are new to iPhone 3.0, it is the next version of iPhone firmware. Presently, it’s still in beta and available for iPhone developers. Apple is target to release it publicly this summer.


Couple days ago, Apple has announced iPhone OS 3.0 Beta in a media event. More than 100 new features are developed for this next generation mobile OS. I’m excited about this announcement and it really exceeds my expectation. Let’s jump and see what features will come with iPhone 3.0.

Here there is the big features:

Landscape Keyboard for all applications - Apple listened to us. Landscape keyboard is now available for all iPhone apps including SMS, Notes and Mail apps.

MMS - Personally, I’m not a big fan for MMS. But this is still a big feature. You can send multimedia message via iPhone. The message can include images, voice memo and vcard. But as Apple mentioned, this feature will only come to iPhone 3G.

Spotlight Searching - iPhone 3.0 offers a system wide search and it’s built right into the home screen. The spotlight search can search anything on iPhone including email, contacts, calendar, note, etc.

Copy & Paste Photos - Not just copy & paste text, you can now copy & paste photos. Say, you can select multiple photos, copy them to email and send it out.

Cut, Copy & Paste Text - The most requested feature is finally here. iPhone 3.0 lets you do “Cut, Copy & Paste” system wide, across any applications. You can copy text in email, note, etc. And, you can even copy & paste text in Safari.

Peer-to-Peer Connectivity - Allow two iPhones to discover each other and connect directly over bluetooth. Remember this is not an application but Apple has built this ability into iPhone and lets developers to build on that. By using this feature, iPhone apps can send files over bluetooth or share game data (multi-player games) between iPhones.

Sync Note with iTunes - Finally, you can sync note using iTunes.

Bluetooth A2DP support - With iPhone 3.0, you can listen to stereo music wirelessly by pairing it with A2DP headphones or speakers. This is also available for iPhone 3G only.

Voice Memo App - A new voice memo application will come with iPhone 3.0. This app allows you to record audio and you can send the voice memo via email.

Push Notification - Well, finally iPhone apps can be notified in background. Say, for an Instant messaging application, you will not be notified once you quit the IM app. But with Push Notification on iPhone 3.0, the IM app can push an alert in form of audio, text message or badge to your iPhone in background.

A modified version of Stock App - On top of stock price, you can read news related to a particular stock.

Turn-by-turn Direction - Apple has opened up the opportunity for iPhone developers to build turn-by-turn applications on iPhone.

3G tethering - Use iPhone 3G as a modem and share the Internet connection with your laptop or computers. But Apple mentioned this feature will depend on carrier and may not be available to everyone.

I know you love all the new features and wanna upgrade your iPhone now. However, you’ll need to be patient. iPhone 3.0 is still in beta and will not be available to public until this summer.



iPhone Firmwares




iPad 3.2

iPad iOS 3.2.1

iPad iOS 3.2.2

iPad

iPad 2 WiFi

iPad 2 3G GSM

iPad 2 3G CDMA







iPod Touch Firmwares

1.1 firmware

1.1.1 firmware

1.1.2 firmware

1.1.3 firmware

1.1.4 firmware

1.1.5 firmware

2.0 firmware

2.0.1 firmware

2.0.2 firmware

2.1 firmware


iPod touch – 3.0

iPod touch – 3.1.1

iPod touch - 3.1.2

iPod touch - 3.1.3


iPod touch – 2G 3.0

iPod touch – 2G 3.1.1

iPod touch - 2G 3.1.2

iPod touch - 2G 4.0

iPod touch - 2G 4.0.2

iPod touch - 2G 4.1


iPod touch - 3G 3.1.1

iPod touch - 3G 3.1.1

iPod touch - 3G 3.1.2

iPod touch - 3G 4.0

iPod touch - 3G 4.0.2

iPod touch - 3G 4.1


iPod touch - 4G 4.1

iPod touch 3G

iPod touch 4G




Apple TV iOS 4.1




Unlocking & Jailbreaking Tools


BootLoader

Bootloader 3.9

Bootloader 4.6


QuickPwn

QuickPwn 2.1

QuickPwn 2.2

QuickPwn 2.2.5 (Windows)

QuickPwn 2.2.5-2 (Windows)

QuickPwn 2.2.5-2 (BitTorrent Link)(Windows)

QuickPwn 2.2.5 (Mac)



RedSn0w

RedSn0w 0.72

RedSn0w 0.8 (Windows)

Redsn0w 0.8 (Mac)

Redsn0w 0.9.4 (Windows)

Redsn0w 0.9.4 (Mac)



iTunes

Latest And Old Version Of iTunes


GEOHOT

Purplera1n

Purplera1n RC2 (Vista)

Purplera1n (Mac)


PwnageTool

Pwnage 2.0

Pwnage 2.0.1

Pwnage 2.0.3.1

Pwnage Tool 2.1

Pwnage Tool 2.2.1

PwnageTool 2.2.5

PwnageTool 3.0 For Mac Is Here To Unlock & Jaibreak iPhone 3.0 Firmware

PwnageTool 3.0

PwnageTool 3.1.4

PwnageTool 3.1.5


Custom Pwnage Jailbroken 3.1 ipsws



Winpwn

WinPwn Beta 0.99.1.8

WinPwn Beta 0.99.2.18 (Beta 2)

WinPwn Beta 0.99.2.19 (Beta 3)

WinPwn 1.0.0.0 RC1

WinPwn 1.0.0.2 RC1

WinPwn 1.0.0.3 RC1

WinPwn 2.0.0.1

WinPwn 2.0.0.2

WinPwn 2.0.0.3

WinPwn 2.0.0.4

WinPwn 2.5


Ziphone

ZiPhone 2.5c

ZiPhone 2.6b

ZiPhone 3.0



iLiberty

iLiberty+ - Version 1.3.0.113


As you know, I have kept a list of firmware IPSW location for ease of download. The list is updated with iPhone firmware 2.2. If you need to download the firmware file directly, please go ahead and check out my post here.

Warning: For Jailbreak iPhone user, please do not upgrade to firmware 2.2 until iPhone Dev Team announces the next version of QuickPwn and PwnageTool release. For details, please refer to
this post about Jailbreak Update on firmware 2.2. Also you may read my post about iPhone Dev-Team announcement.