Apple posts firmware v1.1.2 -- goodbye jailbreak!

Looks like Apple just published firmware v1.1.2 for the iPhone; hit the download link to grab it yourself because iTunes hasn't yet gotten wise to the fact that it's out. Details to follow, but don't expect jailbreak or the unactivated Safari workaround hack to still be functional, ok? (... aaaand we're watching our download speed drop as our readers are grabbing the file. Rockin'.) Update: TIFF jailbreak exploit is dead. Sorry people. More below.

Update: Ok, We're "sacrificing" an iPhone for you people. We'll let you know what we find.

• Extracting software... restarting... iTunes successfully upgraded to 1.1.2.
• The "slide for emergency" slider flashed through different languages while it was waiting to be plugged in again.
• It's activated, pulled the backup data, and restarted -- success! Officially on 1.1.2.
• Testing jailbreakme.com... looks like they broke jailbreak! Yep, it's broken alright.
• Not really finding any new features -- certainly no new icons, no voice memos, nothing obvious about disk mode. Anyone else finding anything?
• Looks like international keyboards are finally enabled! Score one for everyone overseas who can't use their now-relocked iPhone.
• A few reports are coming in that their iPhone is "much faster now" (not that we remember ours being slow at all before). Maybe Apple made some performance tweaks this update.
• Can anyone confirm whether TurboSIM is working with this update?

To those scouring the internets searching for a changelog or support sheet on Apple's site, don't keep it to yourself, ok?

[Thanks, Brett]

Download - iPhone1,1_1.1.2_3B48b_Restore.ipsw, 160MB

[adam @ Nov 8th 2007 9:40PM]

do u think there will be a jailbreak for this firmware....possibly an unlock??

[bombastinator @ Nov 8th 2007 10:05PM]

There is a great "you shouldn't do this and we won't let you" crowd that is I'm sure frantically digging at the new update. I am equally sure they will eventually find a way. What you may care more about is whether this particular update is even worth having.
If it's anything like 1.1.1 the only thing the update really did was break the hack. You can live with an earlier version just fine. The question is when will development reach a point that you want the new features enough to mess with it.

[Sidney @ Nov 8th 2007 11:50PM]

Of course there will be a new jailbreak. Remember that one of the key fixes in 1.1.2 is the TIFF exploit, so nobody expected AppSnapp to work.

[James @ Nov 8th 2007 9:40PM]

finger crossed

[Matt @ Nov 9th 2007 12:47AM]

how can you cross one finger?

[James Smith @ Nov 9th 2007 12:52AM]

it's not easy, trust me ;-)

[superville @ Nov 11th 2007 4:58PM]

it's easy. you just break a promise and it gets really crossed

[Hangebokhan @ Nov 8th 2007 9:41PM]

Good luck, but you are going to get in trouble ^^ (It will lock up, mark my words!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[Hangebokhan @ Nov 8th 2007 9:41PM]

Good luck, but you are going to get in trouble ^^ (It will lock up, mark my words!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[Sneakz @ Nov 8th 2007 9:41PM]

What about iPod touch?

[resource @ Nov 8th 2007 9:41PM]

Why would anyone download this?

Extra language packs?

Wait for the next big update.

[Zach @ Nov 9th 2007 5:39PM]

so, ya'll do know that 1.1.1 added the extra language characters, also u can do like ¿ and other characters, just hold down the key

[sombody @ Nov 8th 2007 9:42PM]

please work, please work, please work......

[Jeff Bixler @ Nov 8th 2007 9:52PM]

Dumb question, but how do I use this?

[Onetruebill @ Nov 15th 2007 12:23PM]

Be gentle and use some lotion...
Then you won't get a rash.

[Mark @ Nov 8th 2007 9:52PM]

how do you install it after you download it? I double click on it and it opens iTunes, but nothing happens. I'm running Leopard.

[Paul @ Nov 8th 2007 10:28PM]

Option-click the restore button in itunes and manually select the zip file. iTunes will automatically unzip it

[David Malouf @ Nov 9th 2007 6:37AM]

for windows iTunes users it appears to be "shift" + restore to get it started.

[JAmerican @ Nov 8th 2007 9:53PM]

I love operating systems that allow you to install applications out of the box like Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Symbian. Who needs the iPhone :P. Have you seen Live Search. I get Gas Prices. I can even speak into my phone and it inputs the location for me :). All on a $50 phone. Talk about being ripped off big time :). I bet you all in the world that I will get a Low Ranking. But that just shows how right I am.

JAmerican

[mike @ Nov 8th 2007 9:55PM]

Yep. A low ranking shows how right you are.....

Or it could be that actual iPhone users don't agree with your statements.



Post from my iPhone.

[Chris @ Nov 8th 2007 10:00PM]

How exactly will getting a low ranking show how right you are?

[Zadillo @ Nov 8th 2007 10:04PM]

I've got to be honest - I do enjoy third party app support, and it is a reason I stuck with my Palm OS Treo 650 for as long as I did. I also briefly tried out a Windows Mobile device, but just couldn't get used to some of the quirks of Windows Mobile (not to mention the degree of hacks and using cooked ROMs necessary just to get good performance, etc.).

Right now I'm enjoying the iPhone a great deal; the third party app community has done a great job so far, and I'm hoping that the official SDK in February does allow for some of the same creative third party stuff that people have been doing on their own up til this point.

But in all honesty, at this point, I would still take the iPhone over my Palm OS Treo 650; as I said, I do like third party apps, but even on my Treo, the primary uses I had for it were e-mail and web browsing, and so far I have found the iPhone to more than suit my needs for e-mail (it admittedly doesn't have some of the functions that ChatterMail did, but even so) and the iPhone's Safari browser completely blows away Palm's Blazer (and I also still find it to be more fluid to use than Opera Mini 4, which is admittedly quite nice).

[Reid Conti @ Nov 8th 2007 10:08PM]

JAmerican,

Maybe the reason some of us have iPhones to begin with is because WM is such a steaming pile of unusable crap that we decided to go back to a standard 9-key cell phone until something better (ie, iPhone) came along.

I'm anxious to see how Android goes, though. If anyone can make a competitive phone OS environment, it's Google.

[JAmerican @ Nov 8th 2007 10:07PM]

iPhone users, just answer me this question. This may also get low ranked but I don't care.

If the iPhone is said to run a variant of OS X, then why don't they allow third-party development? It is my understanding that the full Mac OS X does not run on the iPhone but a slimmed down version of it. Couldn't Apple include or implement the safeguards necessary to keep the OS on the iPhone stable. I mean they do it with Mac OS X. Why must users hack their devices and potentially void their warranties just to get the most out of their already expensive phone.

That's what is killing me about the iPhone. Sure you can add applications on it but you have to wait for the jailbreak. If your iPhone ends up malfunctioning (all hardware fails at some point and time) and is in need of a repair and yet you still have the jailbreak and non-Apple apps on it. What do you do?

Please don't flame me for asking reasonable questions. Just answer the questions My first post was somewhat trollish. I agree but I this post is much more mature.

JAmerican

[BiG� @ Nov 8th 2007 11:23PM]

Ha! WinMo is horrible! Symbian is an amazing OS, but even it isn't as polished as Apples software. However, the iPhone is far from cutting edge on the tech spectrum. Give me something with a stat sheet like the Nokia N95, with an OS by Apple, and I'd be very happy.

[Reid Conti @ Nov 8th 2007 10:13PM]

JAmerican,

Apple says they plan to have an SDK in developers' hands by February.
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/devcenter/third_party_apps.php

I don't care *that* much about third-party apps; most the ones I used in WM didn't really work that well anyway. I bought the iPhone without that requirement, however I figured (and was right) that the apps would come eventually.

Obviously third-party apps make it a more attractive platform, but that's not all there is to a phone -- hell, the average phone user, even the average smartphone user doesn't use them. Maybe a few percent of the market?

[Brandon @ Nov 8th 2007 10:17PM]

Apple is opening up the iPhone come early next year. SJ released a statement saying that they want people to be able to put third party apps on the phone, but they also want it to be secure. Thats what they are working on. Apple prevents problems, unlike MS which releases software and fixes the problems a year later. Apple just wants to do things the right way, and the right way can take time.

Brandon

[AdamY @ Nov 8th 2007 10:21PM]

Uh, I thought it was pretty obvious.

They and their exclusive provider don't want their phone unlocked. I imagine Apple worked pretty hard to get revenue sharing deals and doesn't want to give complete access to the device which would more than likely make unlocking a breeze.

In point of fact, they ARE implementing the very things you're talking about with their imminent release of an iPhone SDK. Keep in mind, Apple isn't Microsoft. Consider the size of the company and the number of engineers that work there that are developing a.) new hardware for Macs, b.) new hardware for iPods, c.) new hardware for unannounced, or experimental projects, d.) OS X e.) OS X for mobile devices f.) OS X for PPC

It's not easy to crank all of this out. I'm sure Apple's #1 goal is to give every person the chance to plunk down their $$, but it's something that's just not economically feasible for them to do, and it's certainly something they can't do with the snap of their fingers.

You make it sound like the iPhone and its software was just a cakewalk, and yet, it was pretty revolution in its scope and implementation, if not with every single hardware and software feature crammed into it that Engadget nerds (myself included) would like. You don't think I want 3rd party software too? That doesn't mean that I don't think it was a good idea to roll the phone out when they did and how they did, and their sales figures function serve as evidence that they did the right thing.

It drives me nuts that the internet has given everyone a voice, and that voice is collectively used to tell a multi-billion dollar company with almost a decade of nothing but growth and success how exactly their company and products need to work. If it's not the device for you, there's something out there that will be. HTC has some great stuff, and Windows Mobile will let you get all the junk software you need (though you could simply wait until February to buy an iPhone, or buy an iPhone and deal with the lack of SSH, Bejeweled, or whatever it is that the iPhone doesn't currently do that you think is just KILLER for you to have), but Apple's making a bundle off of the iPhone, and that seems to justify correct decisions.

Maybe it doesn't blow your skirt up, but quite frankly, I'm enjoying watching my stock price soar. As a shareholder, I'm glad they aren't listening to every single piece of nitpicking. Should Apple have waited until this February to release the iPhone? Surely you can't believe that. Prada would've shown up sooner, there'd be increased competition out the wazoo, and worse, if you think people are whining about the feature set now (OMG NO 3G... wah) imagine how dated it would appear to the nerds then?

I realize they didn't release what you wanted. He's not Santa Claus, he's Steve Jobs. He's a business man. He makes money. He makes it for shareholders.

[JAmerican @ Nov 8th 2007 10:43PM]

But we are forgetting. Apple is issuing an SDK but want each app to be approved through them. Somewhat like a Made for iPod sticker. This will surely slow down the release of applications being that Apple is not a large company. Also, what about applications that infringe on copyrights like lets say NES for iPhone. Will those pass Apple's certification? If so, will Apple be sued?

[JAmerican @ Nov 8th 2007 10:54PM]

Just to make sure you all know, since I think anyone who apposes the iPhone is usually considered a M$ fanboy. I own a Mac OS X laptop (PB 1GHz/512MB running Leopard--very quick), I own a PC running XP Media Center Editon (tried Vista fled back to XP). I used to use Ubuntu Linux. I have tried the iPhone demo unit. I've gone through the interface. I've used touchscreen keyboard before. I am not just arguing out my behind. I just think that some people look at M$ as the devil but don't see Apple as very controlling in some sense. I understand the carrier has some hand in it as well but if Apple can convince AT&T to pay them $18 per phone. Your telling me they couldn't make their phone third-party out the door. As I said, I understand the SDK is coming but it was an after-thought when Apple saw people hacking their phones. They knew it was going to be like the PSP in no time. When the people have spoken, you can't do anything but to join in and control the hacking. That's what the SDK does.

[JAmerican @ Nov 8th 2007 11:03PM]

To each his own. I will end with this just to kill the YouTube Myth that its only on the iPhone...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QA4s7uGIrxo

JAmerican

[insertAlias @ Nov 8th 2007 11:04PM]

@JAmerican
First of all, they said apps would have to be digitally signed. Whether that means that they have to be approved by apple or not remains to be seen. I'd like to know the answer to that question myself, being a developer.

To answer your other questions:

Sure, I miss 3g, tethering, full Exchange support, and the ability to add apps that I want (as rarely as I did on my WinMo phone). However, I bought the iPhone in full knowledge that I wouldn't be able to do these things. What made up for these flaws was the amazing interface, *revolutionary* web browser, the slim form factor, and the great gadget convergence that is the iPhone. As limited as it is, it is one of the better PMP's that I have owned (you have to see the video that it plays to believe), it adequately handles my email, gives me the best mobile browsing experience that I have ever had, and oh yeah, it works pretty good as a phone too. Everything else is just gravy.

It has its drawbacks, but it's not like most of us didn't go into this with open eyes. There is enough room in this world for a lot of phones/gadgets. Don't hate on those of us that chose something that you didn't want. (As you admitted, your first comment was pretty trollish)

[dmccullum @ Nov 8th 2007 11:55PM]

The iphone runs in root mode. In a normal OS X installation, root access is disabled. On the iPhone, root is the standard runtime mode for the system, meaning that things could get messed up really quick and really easily if something went wrong... This "oversight" does seem rather strange on the part of Apple though...

[bobby @ Nov 8th 2007 11:50PM]

lets give him a "high ranking " -- show him how wrong he is

[Nogami @ Nov 9th 2007 12:42AM]

There's nothing that an iPhone does that my Windows Mobile 6 phone doesn't do - it's just not as pretty. The difference is that my phone isn't locked down like Apple's iPhone.

[pyrates @ Nov 9th 2007 1:19AM]

@Brandon

Explain why Apple has that huge data loss bug in Leopard then when attempting to move data and the location you're moving it to gets cut off. Explain how this was found to be in as early a version of OS X as 10.3 and why such a glaring bug in software was NOT fixed before it came out of beta. Explain why Apple decided to ship Leopard with the firewall in it off by default, unlike Windows XP starting in SP2 and Vista have it ON by default. Explain how the new iMac heating problems with the ati video card are because Apple chose form over function. Explain how clearly the iPhone was released BEFORE its version of OS X was finished. Which you just said only Microsoft does. And of course only Microsoft releases a product before its ready for the market. Apple never does that. Oh no, never. Because clearly if this was true with Apple, they would never need to patch their own software and fix their own hardware. Which we all know they do.

Explain why you're trying to bash Microsoft for its flaws while clearly ignoring Apple's own flaws. Why do you think Apple can do no wrong and that whenever something bad happens, that you decide to blame someone else instead of Apple. Whats wrong? Afraid your biasness will show.

[JAmerican @ Nov 9th 2007 2:38AM]

I have Leopard and I've noticed something about Mac OS X software. When sharing to Windows PCs. It's wide open. In Panther, there was no option to configure what you wanted the PC to see. If you turned Windows Sharing on, your Windows PC saw everything in your Mac drive. This is a huge security hole.

In Tiger, they improved it where you had to specify which user you wanted to be viewed on the Windows Machine. I don't remember exactly. I still saw some problems with it.

In Leopard, you can choose which folders you want shared and while those folders appear on the Windows machine, the Mac OS X folder (for your Mac drive) also appears even if not shared.

I rarely use this feature just because how open it is. Essentially any one can just leech off your Mac drive if you connect to a school network with that Windows sharing enabled.

JAmerican

[JJ @ Nov 8th 2007 9:54PM]

I think if this update was actually worthwhile, apple would have had a little video again telling us all about it, or at the very least, a press release.
I'll just wait to upgrade my unlocked Canadian iPhone at the next big release.

[insertAlias @ Nov 8th 2007 11:21PM]

It's all moot anyway, right-clicking doesn't bring up the prompt anyway.

[guiltyblade @ Nov 8th 2007 9:55PM]

I believe if you download that file you can hold the option/alt key and press update button in itunes. It will bring up a file window to choose that file.

[Jeff Bixler @ Nov 8th 2007 9:57PM]

Nice! Thanks guiltyblade!

[Carl @ Nov 8th 2007 9:58PM]

haha, you can't right click.

[Sven @ Nov 8th 2007 10:01PM]

... but then which file do you select? The .zip turns into a folder.

[Drew @ Nov 8th 2007 10:06PM]

Ummm Carl... last time I checked all the desktop Macs come with a Mighty Mouse that allows you to right click...




And as for the laptops, I find it annoying on Windows based machines to actually have the right click. I hit it when I don't mean to. Not bashin em or anything.

[Irwin @ Nov 8th 2007 10:24PM]

@Drew
wtf? how do u manage to do that? im using my laptop right now, and it is nearly impossible for me to "accidntely" right click. maybe you can accidentaly left click(tapping the touch pad)..

maybe you are using ure touchpad the wrong way..if thats even possible..?
i don't wana sound mean or anything..

[ColonelSmith @ Nov 8th 2007 10:31PM]

Dont forget about the two finger right click on Apple laptops. Put two fingers on the trackpad and click. (You have to enable it first in system preferences though)

[nd @ Nov 8th 2007 10:34PM]

my macbook right-clicks just fine.

[Drew @ Nov 8th 2007 10:54PM]

@irwin



I'm just really used to my MBP with the one button. I click right in the middle. So it happens a lot. Like I said, nothing against the Windows machines, more my own problem :P

[Irwin @ Nov 8th 2007 11:00PM]

@drew
LOL kk, that makes sence

good, thats settled then.

[E @ Nov 8th 2007 11:59PM]

ONE BUTAN