Updated firmware 1.1.3 is available for iPhone and iPod touch, sort of

Well, seems Steve wasn't fibbing when he mentioned we'd see the iPhone and iPod touch update today, as it does seem to have landed. Hit the link below to get at the package if the auto updater just isn't doing it for you -- and judging from our luck so far, there are some issues. Note that you're going to need iTunes 7.6 to roll this update out.

Read - 1.1.3 update package for iPhone
Read - 1.1.3 update package for iPod touch

[Totalfixation @ Jan 15th 2008 3:24PM]

i was sitting here for the last half hour, clicking update update update.... now finally a place to download it.


Thanks Engadget.

[Big Will @ Jan 20th 2008 1:33PM]

If you update it from a hacked ipod touch, you cannot access any of your apps, they are still there, but there is no way of accessing them.

So far i've found nothing positive except for ripping customers for the apps you have to buy. I've been searching and cannot find a site for the old 1.1.2 firmware to download. hope that helps ya

[Matt McCarty @ Jan 15th 2008 3:25PM]

my iPod touch, 1.1.2, is hacked, will this mess up my ipod? I dont care to keep it hacked anymore.



http://www.lockergnome.com/digged

[Matthew Kowal @ Jan 15th 2008 3:25PM]

I was able to update fine on iTunes 7.5, it takes a few minutes to install but after that it works flawlessly.

[cydeweyz @ Jan 15th 2008 5:08PM]

Same here. Updated with 7.5. Don't update to 7.6 if you value your custom ringtones!

[Jeremy @ Jan 15th 2008 5:09PM]

Same here. I had installed it and was done playing with it before this post was made.

[Matthew Kowal @ Jan 15th 2008 5:22PM]

If you put your ringtones on your iphone via Garageband they will still be there

[Kyrra @ Jan 15th 2008 3:26PM]

I got it downloaded already and was updating. The update failed and now it told me to restore my iPhone. But iTunes is saying "The iPod software update server could not be contacted.".

So I'm sitting here with a dead iPhone right now.

[Kyrra @ Jan 15th 2008 3:27PM]

Oh, to note. My iPhone was not hacked in any fashion (no jailbreak or anything).

[Ben @ Jan 15th 2008 3:36PM]

I'm in the same boat. I just want to play with the wiggly icons!

[John @ Jan 15th 2008 3:46PM]

Same here. I wouldn't have started this if I knew that the install process itself required Apple's servers. Is this a new step?

[Greg @ Jan 15th 2008 3:59PM]

Exact same thing happened to me!

[Kyrra @ Jan 15th 2008 4:40PM]

iTunes was finally able to connect and the restore worked just fine. My iPhone is now loaded with 1.1.3 goodness!

[waxmerchant @ Jan 15th 2008 3:29PM]

i updated my phone with updating itunes. So that is faux. The update let me keep the ringtones I added from last update with that trick. All my pictures are there as well. To see lyrics you click on the screen in ipod mode, and right under the time bar will be the lyrics for you to scroll up and down.

[Kizorblade @ Jan 15th 2008 3:28PM]

It worked for my iPod Touch

[Grant @ Jan 15th 2008 8:44PM]

but did it do anything?
i checked mine, didn't seem to do squat.
i thought we could move icons and such like iphones?

[noots @ Jan 15th 2008 3:29PM]

Same here. Updated to iTunes 7.6, still getting the "server could not be contacted" message. ugh

[randy @ Jan 15th 2008 3:54PM]

Speaking of which, why does Apple make me sign ANOTHER license popup for 7.6? I already agreed to their contract for 7.5! Is it truly necessary to bother everybody with that garbage each time there is an incremental iTunes update?

In addition I also got the "could not contact server" error when I tried to update my iPhone.

[Will @ Jan 15th 2008 5:10PM]

The EULA you agreed to applies only to iTunes ver7.5. The new ver7.6 is not covered by the ver7.5 EULA.

[Filou @ Jan 15th 2008 3:30PM]

@Matt: You should reset your iPod touch 1.1.2 before updating.

Anyone noticed any changes from version 1.1.2 on iPod Touch? A changelog would be much appreciated.

[troche @ Jan 15th 2008 3:30PM]

I have iTunes 7.5 because I can't contact the iTunes update server... I'll try the iPhone update off of 7.5

[BS @ Jan 15th 2008 3:30PM]

Can I install this without itunes....I am at work and am not allowed to have itunes on my laptop. But don't have the patience to wait until tonight to update.

[Boywithhair @ Jan 15th 2008 3:31PM]

1.1.3 for the ipod touch is a joke. No new features no nothing.

[CC @ Jan 15th 2008 3:37PM]

Nope... nothing new as far as I could tell. But then again, I only had it for like 40 seconds before I pulled out my credit card.

I really like the mail app BTW. It's nice to finally get weather, email and stocks without going to Safari first.

[kirkfaulkner @ Jan 15th 2008 3:33PM]

I got the update and it actually went smoother than any update so far BUT this GPS thing i s sucking eggs so far. I am at 75 Rockefeller and it keeps telling me I am on 92nd and 2nd ave. IT'S LYING TO ME!

[CC @ Jan 15th 2008 3:39PM]

I'm in the middle of nowhere using my own wifi and it was able to pin me down. Hopefully with the SDK coming soon, we'll actually get a GPS module or something.

[Eric M. @ Jan 15th 2008 3:30PM]

iPod Touch owners, I hope you have your credit cards ready!

[slwildenstein @ Jan 15th 2008 3:40PM]

No problems here. Where did the iPhone games on the demo at macworld expo coming from?

[Ayle @ Jan 15th 2008 4:23PM]

Those are webapps... http://www.apple.com/webapps/games/

[SL @ Jan 15th 2008 3:40PM]

Where the frick is Copy/Paste? Where is MMS? Where is news on SDK?
We didn't even get "one more thing...

Map is cool, but Copy/Paste would be INFINITELY more useful.

Bah.

[The Russian @ Jan 15th 2008 3:36PM]

thanks Apple for crashing my phone first thing in the morning. assholes.

anyway. brand new PC rig. fully updated XP Pro. went to update the phone. itunes downloaded the update, began the install. backed up my phone. started compiling the package for transfer. BSOD. *me wtf* so i restart my box. in the meantime, my phone has the icons of the plug and arrow going to itunes icon. yeah. that helps. so i open itunes back up, plug in my phone and it's all "iPhone is in recovery mode, you must restore before you can use it with itunes" well no shit. so i go to restore, and then i get "the iphone software update server could not be contacted".

if i lose my contacts or naked pics of that chick i met at the bar last weekend. i'm gonna be pissed.

[Ben @ Jan 15th 2008 3:41PM]

My experience is that you'll probably lose the pics, but not the contacts.... maybe you can call her to take some more?

[The Russian @ Jan 15th 2008 4:26PM]

Update:

back up and running (backup worked) an hour later. SYNC'd photos+music gone. photos taken on iphone retained. wo0t.

[Filou @ Jan 15th 2008 3:34PM]

@Eric: You actually don't have to pay for the firmware update 1.1.3 on Touch, but I'm not sure what changes it comes up with.

[Boywithhair @ Jan 15th 2008 3:34PM]

There are no changes for ipod touch besides the fact that you can BUY apps from apple, if your an early adopter.

[Jbird88 @ Jan 15th 2008 3:47PM]

so i'm at work not using iTunes; how do I download 1.1.3 to my iPhone. I have the wire and see the link above in this post, but do i have to create a folder first or just plug-in my iPhone in and click the link? A little insight is appreciated as I don't want to f-up this thing, thanks.

[WWB @ Jan 15th 2008 3:58PM]

I just updated to 1.1.3... and now I'm getting no service in my apartment. The signal got weaker, weaker... then gone. And I live in an urban district of Washington, DC. Anyone else having this issue?

[Mike Morris @ Jan 15th 2008 3:36PM]

Success! 1.1.3 updated w/o issue using iTunes 7.5, but the phone wouldnt reconnect to iTunes to reactivate after updating. A quick power cycle of the iPhone and it detected in iTunes, activated, and was good to go.

Triangulation in Google Maps pegged me within 1/3 of a city block in the SOMA area (one block from Moscone West).

So far, I've added a couple shortcuts to NextBus, Google, and Engadget to my home screen.

Engadget: Please provide a better bookmark icon like Google does! I have not been able to get a decent looking icon for my Engadget bookmark other than the image of Dead Gadgie (http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/dead-gadgie.jpg).

[JakeB @ Jan 16th 2008 1:01AM]

Maybe I havent paid attention enough but do you know if iTunes is now compatible with Vista 64-bit? I have the iPhone and but cant sync it to my computer due to that issue.

[Travis @ Jan 16th 2008 1:41AM]

It works with x64 Vista Now!
Well, at least my ipod touch does.

[Kosmonova @ Jan 15th 2008 3:48PM]

Is the new 7.6 iTunes (and thus my iPhone) compatible with my 64 bit Vista now?

[jv @ Jan 15th 2008 3:49PM]

downloaded from the link above...now i don't know what to do...

any help?

[andrea @ Jan 15th 2008 3:49PM]

On Apple's website is stated that we (iPod Touch users) should enjoy new features: http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/whatsnew.html

but I think that new applications a part, we should pay even for shacking icons, home screen, etc... :S

So unfair... I prefer to keep my 1.1.2 until a new jailbreak is released.

What' the point paying for something that is supposed to have and new user will have for free?

[CupOfJoe @ Jan 15th 2008 3:52PM]

I'm also at work, but would really like to experiment with this new update for my iPhone. Any ideas?

[david.bell @ Jan 15th 2008 4:20PM]

iTunes downloaded and updated (install slower than I remember previously).
Touch upgrade took about 40 mins to download the 165mb update, very very slow.
Install worked fine.

Liking the new apps, now if they could add an upgrade for GPRS to the Touch that would be nice ;-)

[Jimmiem @ Jan 15th 2008 4:08PM]

I, too, have downloaded the update for iPhone and I'm feeling silly because I don't know what to do with it. I double click it and it makes iTunes the active window but nothing else happens. What am I missing?

[Cranz @ Jan 15th 2008 4:06PM]

just did my Ipod Touch upgrade to 1.1.3 via ispw file, firmware update for free but the apps are what cost $20 on iTunes..

[Ben @ Jan 15th 2008 4:08PM]

I just updated mine and it needed to reactivate my iPhone with AT&T, requiring that I enter a bunch of account information. I've never had to do that with a firmware upgrade before. Did anyone else see this?

[Mark @ Jan 15th 2008 4:18PM]

Just because most comments seem to be negative...

I updated my itunes, updated and then upgraded with no hitch first attempt, everything works perfectly. I love the apps, love having mail especially. Just wish I didnt have to pay for them.

[Jbird88 @ Jan 15th 2008 4:20PM]

I guess no one knows how to install 1.1.3 from the link above, oh well, will have to do it tonight at home thru iTunes. Great coverage of Macworld, though for less advanced users a bit more explanation on how to install the 1.1.3 download would have been nice.