iPhone 2.0 Firmware (5A347) Available Early

MacRumors · 06:52 PM

Once again, digging through Apple's XML files has revealed the url to the iPhone 2.0 Firmware that is presently available on Apple's servers. The firmware image has a filename of:

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This build is slightly higher than the one of the latest iPhone Firmware Beta (5A345) which was also spotted on shipping iPhone 3Gs. Despite the filename appearing in the XML file, the actual firmware has not yet been released officially. As well, the firmware carriers a "1,2" designation while all previous firmwares, including the beta firmwares carried a "1,1" number.

Apple has posted an updated guide about firmware upgrades and warns:

Quote:

Normally if you choose to update, the iPhone or iPod touch software is updated but your settings and media are not affected. If your device currently has a software version prior to 2.0 (1.x) and you are updating to software version 2.0 or later, all data on your device will be erased in order to perform install the new software. In this case, iTunes will offer to create a one-time media backup of your device depending on what content is on your device and what content is stored in the iTunes Library you are connected to. You should ensure that you have enough free space on your Mac or PC to accommodate a backup that matches the capacity of your iPhone or iPod touch (4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB) if you proceed with the this backup.

In order to install the firmware, you will have to do it manually by pressing the Option key when pressing the "Check for Update" button in iTunes.

We expect the firmware to be officially released shortly and will appear in your iTunes software update. If you don't wish to wait, you can use this method, but should proceed with caution.

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amac4me · Jul 10, 2008, 09:14 AM

Interesting ... I would expect this to be available late today or early tomorrow.

Diode · Jul 10, 2008, 09:14 AM

Heh got to appreciate people with too much time on their hands :-)

nick9191 · Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM

So I don't need to do the backup thing since all the content of mine is stored in my iTunes library?

lofight · Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM

And the ipod touch one?

Filmcaptain · Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM

So close...

I think I'll wait. Minutes? Hours, maybe.

Auzburner · Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM

Downloading Now... Let's see how easy this is.

Grayfox · Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM

Is there an iPod Touch 2.0 firmware available?

DaveTaylor · Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM

the restore takes AGES!

Josh396 · Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM

It almost feels like opening all of your presents on Christmas morning before everyone else is up... maybe I'm just thinking that because everyone else in my house is asleep.

iPhelim · Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM

There are mutters that this could be 3G or beta only. If anyone succeeds in applying update please post.

macDonalds · Jul 10, 2008, 09:17 AM

I'll wait for the official release, thank you very much.

carve · Jul 10, 2008, 09:17 AM

i'm just gonna wait

mattwolfmatt · Jul 10, 2008, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh396

It almost feels like opening all of your presents on Christmas morning before everyone else is up... maybe I'm just thinking that because everyone else in my house is asleep.

Dude, your family is lazy. It's 8:15am in Peoria! On a Thursday!

MacReloaded · Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM

Just posted the same thing before I saw this thread here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost...&postcount=332

So does that mean the new iPhones don't have the latest firmware and must be updated when brought home?

mavis · Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM

Downloading now, will try on my iPod Touch. The info mentions the Touch and iPhone together - maybe the firmware is now the same as well ... ?

Shad0w59 · Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM

The newest beta was previously 5A345, so this is more recent (and possibly final).

fanbrain · Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM

I was going to try during lunch, but I think I'll wait for half a day for the real deal to come through iTunes with no hoop-jumping.

WPB2 · Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM

Did anyone get it working yet? The suspense is killing me.

andiwm2003 · Jul 10, 2008, 09:19 AM

well, i certainly wait a week or so for the guinea pigs to find the bugs. and with mobileme being aehm.. as bad as .mac i'm not in a hurry to update anyway.

born4sky · Jul 10, 2008, 09:19 AM

can't wait till the tomorow

joebeeson · Jul 10, 2008, 09:19 AM

think i should try this on my jailbreak iphone.. or think that would be a bad idea?????

toxicbomber · Jul 10, 2008, 09:20 AM

HA HA HA HA! I beat arn to it! I posted the file before he posted this. This is certainly a good feeling.

akam2 · Jul 10, 2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iPhelim

There are mutters that this could be 3G or beta only. If anyone succeeds in applying update please post.

mine kept erroring out on the update

geerlingguy · Jul 10, 2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mavis

Downloading now, will try on my iPod Touch. The info mentions the Touch and iPhone together - maybe the firmware is now the same as well ... ?

Confirmed: This updater does NOT work with the Touch.

Jul 10, 2008, 09:14 AM	#2
amac4me macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2005	Interesting ... I would expect this to be available late today or early tomorrow. __________________ Switch To A Mac http://switchtoamac.com

Jul 10, 2008, 09:14 AM	#3
Diode macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Washington DC	Heh got to appreciate people with too much time on their hands :-) __________________ 32 GB iPhone 3GS; 2.4 GHZ C2D iMac 4GB Ram; 2.53 GHZ C2D 13 inch macbookpro ; AppleTV indiefreak.net - indie music and movie discussion

Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM	#4
nick9191 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Britain	So I don't need to do the backup thing since all the content of mine is stored in my iTunes library? __________________ There are some customers which we chose not to serve. We don't know how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that. - Jobs

Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM	#5
lofight macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Antwerp, Belgium	And the ipod touch one? __________________ 17" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 1GB RAM, 149.05 GB HD ; 4GB iPod nano 2nd gen blue

Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM	#6
Filmcaptain macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Current project has brought me to Brooklyn, NY	So close... I think I'll wait. Minutes? Hours, maybe. __________________ Mac Pro: Octo 2.8's, 8GB Ram, 4TB internal storage, GeForce 8800GT 512MB. Rock. "We must go and see for ourselves." -Jacques Cousteau

Jul 10, 2008, 09:15 AM	#7
Auzburner macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Syracuse, NY - USA	Downloading Now... Let's see how easy this is. __________________ White MacBook+2.0GHz C2D+2GB+320GB 7200RPM-G3PowerPC-8GB iPhone -8GB iPod Touch-W iPhone 3G 16GB -160GB TV-2iPod Mini's-White iPhone 3G S⃣

Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM	#8
Grayfox macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia	Is there an iPod Touch 2.0 firmware available?

Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM	#9
DaveTaylor macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland	the restore takes AGES!

Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM	#10
Josh396 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Peoria/Chicago, IL	It almost feels like opening all of your presents on Christmas morning before everyone else is up... maybe I'm just thinking that because everyone else in my house is asleep.

Jul 10, 2008, 09:16 AM	#11
iPhelim macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Surrey, UK	There are mutters that this could be 3G or beta only. If anyone succeeds in applying update please post. __________________ Microsoft took 6 years to make a system buggier, slower and more difficult to use than its predecessor, imagine what they could do with a decade.

Jul 10, 2008, 09:17 AM	#12
macDonalds macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	I'll wait for the official release, thank you very much.

Jul 10, 2008, 09:17 AM	#13
carve macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2006	i'm just gonna wait

Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM	#15
MacReloaded macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Just posted the same thing before I saw this thread here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost...&postcount=332 So does that mean the new iPhones don't have the latest firmware and must be updated when brought home? __________________ iMac (Mid 2007) - 24", 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD iPhone 3G - 8GB Black

Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM	#16
mavis macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan	Downloading now, will try on my iPod Touch. The info mentions the Touch and iPhone together - maybe the firmware is now the same as well ... ? __________________ iMac 24" 2.8GHz \| 4GB RAM \| 3.5TB HDD (750GB + 2.8TB FW800) \| AEBS iPhone 3GS (3.1JB) \| iTouch 2G \| AppleTV 250GB \| SA5000 \| SensaPhonics 2X-S

Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM	#17
Shad0w59 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008	The newest beta was previously 5A345, so this is more recent (and possibly final).

Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM	#18
fanbrain macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So. UT	I was going to try during lunch, but I think I'll wait for half a day for the real deal to come through iTunes with no hoop-jumping. __________________ Keeping Apple debt-free since 1983.

Jul 10, 2008, 09:18 AM	#19
WPB2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southeast, LA	Did anyone get it working yet? The suspense is killing me. __________________ http://web.me.com/williambuquoi Yeah I got a computer and some other shît.

Jul 10, 2008, 09:19 AM	#20
andiwm2003 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Boston, MA	well, i certainly wait a week or so for the guinea pigs to find the bugs. and with mobileme being aehm.. as bad as .mac i'm not in a hurry to update anyway.

Jul 10, 2008, 09:19 AM	#21
born4sky macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2008	can't wait till the tomorow

Jul 10, 2008, 09:19 AM	#22
joebeeson macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2008	think i should try this on my jailbreak iphone.. or think that would be a bad idea?????

Jul 10, 2008, 09:20 AM	#23
toxicbomber Banned Join Date: Jun 2006	HA HA HA HA! I beat arn to it! I posted the file before he posted this. This is certainly a good feeling.

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