iPod touch I cant upgrade my firmware on itouch

[AlexavieI2]

Hey ppl im new in these thread. I have an ipod touch 1st gen and it has the firmware 2.2.1 i want to upgrade to 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 or anything else because I want to download apps etc etc. i have tried to update the ipod but itunes says this: The ipod "AlexavieI2" could not be updated because the firmware file is not compatible.

And when i click on check for update it says: This version of the iPod software (2.2.1) is the current version.

Help me please!!!

 

[swiftaw]

Can 1st gen's be upgraded past 2.2.1?

 

[AlexavieI2]

I don't know :/

 

[swiftaw]

No, 2.2.1 is as high as a 1st gen will go. But 2.2.1 is compatible with the app store, so you can still have apps on it.

 

[AlexavieI2]

but few ones. I can't have like facebook i can't have games......... for 90% percent of the apps I need 3.0 or up. Thats what app store tells me when I try to install something.

 

[BigDukeSix]

And that is exactly how Apple and all the other companies keep their sales up. If you want the latest apps, software, or what ever, you eventually have to buy a new piece of hardware that will run 'em.

 

[macking104]

iPod Touch 1st gen update to 3.1.3

To upgrade to 3.1.3 you need to:
1) update iTunes on your computer
2) update op system here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2052
It says purchase so I think they still charge.

 

[wordoflife]

No, the first gen can go to 3.1.3. That is what I have on mine.

 

[apaulct]

iOS 3.x was a $10 upgrade from 1.x or 2.x when it was released. Guess Apple is still charging the $10. We are running 3.1.3 on our 1G and 4.1 on our 4G touch.