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Apple posts iPhone, iPod touch 1.1.2 software
By Jeremy Horwitz
Editor-in-Chief, iLounge
Published: Friday, November 9, 2007
News Category: iPhone, iPod
Coinciding with today’s release of the iPhone in the United Kingdom and Germany, Apple today released version 1.1.2 of its software for both the iPhone and iPod touch. Most notably, the software adds international language and network support to the iPhone, and the ability to both add and edit calendar events to the iPod touch. Other changes have also been made, including the iPhone’s categorization of built-in and custom ringtones.
Prior to its availability in iTunes, the iPhone software can be downloaded here, and the iPod touch version here, both in ZIP archives. Using the ZIP file rather than decompressing it, you can install the software by selecting your iPhone or iPod touch from the Devices menu in iTunes, holding down the Option key when hitting the Restore Software button in iTunes, and selecting the IPSW.ZIP file. [via TUAW]
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well that was pretty easy - restore from backup worked a treat, except i manage all my music manually, so i need to put that back on. maybe it’s time to create a new playlist for the iPod touch!!
Posted by yinyang on November 9, 2007 at 2:20 AM (PDT)
2
Great, but when will the next ipod classic update release? I bought it 2 weeks ago and it’s impossible to use it because of the last upgrade…
Posted by PAP on November 9, 2007 at 5:46 AM (PDT)
3
It appears that a new feature has been added to the 112 touch firmware, because a little battery meter now appears next to the ipod in the devices list in iTunes.
Posted by Jason Engel on November 9, 2007 at 7:06 AM (PDT)
4
To install on Windows, hold down Ctrl-Shift and click on “Check for Updates”. Then navigate to the Zip file and open it.
Posted by eric on November 9, 2007 at 8:22 AM (PDT)
5
Frakking frakity frak! I was soooo hoping that this update would bring disc use and manual song management.
Come on Apple. Are you TRYING to tempt me to jailbreak my iPhone? I can bloody well wait till Feb for a SDK but something as simple as disc use is pretty gosh darn important. (to me, at least)
Posted by Miranda Kali on November 9, 2007 at 8:34 AM (PDT)
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@eric and anyone else too eager to wait for iTunes:
On Windows, holding the Shift key is enough. You don’t have to do Ctrl-Shift.
Posted by Jason Engel on November 9, 2007 at 8:38 AM (PDT)
7
Hi apple, what about update for ipod classic?, Thanks apple.
Posted by gonzalo on November 9, 2007 at 10:51 AM (PDT)
8
“Frakking frakity frak!”
Miranda…please tell us how you really feel about this iPhone update?
Posted by oksurya on November 9, 2007 at 4:39 PM (PDT)
9
Since I need to Option-Click on the *Restore* button to update with the zip file, does this mean that it will perform an actual restore instead of just an update?
If so, I believe that means that I would need to start from scratch with my iPod Touch? (Select music, photo albums, calendars to sync, etc… as well as losing my Safari cookies on the iPod)
Is that the case?
Thanks!
Posted by Pascal Bourque on November 10, 2007 at 8:03 PM (PDT)
10
Pascal, you can option-click on the “Get Updates” button instead of restore. That way, it won’t delete your songs.
Posted by Nico on November 11, 2007 at 5:08 AM (PDT)
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im not really tech savvy, so idk how to do this, i clicked on all the dmgs and it doesnt seem to work . . . any help?
Posted by connor on November 11, 2007 at 6:51 PM (PDT)
12
btw miranda, i love bsg too =]
Posted by connor on November 11, 2007 at 6:52 PM (PDT)
13
when my itouch is turned on only an itune icon and a usb cable appears on the screen
Posted by sheriff arthur daniels on September 3, 2008 at 9:01 AM (PDT)