Firmware update for your iPhone or iPod Touch
iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update includes some great new features, as well as all the features from previous updates. iPhone OS 3.0 also lets you run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games and more. If you’ve never updated before, now is the perfect time.
You can use iTunes to update or restore iPhone or iPod touch software. Apple recommends updating iPhone or iPod touch to use the latest software. You can also restore the software, which puts iPhone or iPod touch back to its factory condition.
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.
If you choose to restore, all data is erased from iPhone or iPod touch, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. All iPhone or iPod touch settings are restored to their factory condition.
Whenever you update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch software, Apple highly recommends that you perform a synchronization operation before updating in order to back up any changes since your last sync.
NOTE: To be able to download iPhone/iPod firmware 3.0 directly from Apple you will have to follow these steps:
1. Make sure you are using iTunes 8. Connect your iPhone to your computer.
2. When iTunes opens, select your iPhone under Devices in the Source List on the left.
3. In the iPhone Summary pane, click Check for Update.
4. Click Download and Install. Do not disconnect your iPhone until the update has finished.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Cut, Copy & Paste:
· Quickly and easily cut, copy, and paste text from application to application. Select entire blocks of web text with a tap. Copy and paste images from the web, too.
Landscape Keyboard:
· Want more room to type? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.
MMS:
· Send MMS messages and include video, photos, audio, and contact info.2 Even tap to snap a picture or shoot a video right inside Messages.MMS support from AT&T coming in late summer.
Spotlight Search:
· Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone, all from one place. Spotlight searches all of your contacts, email, calendars, and notes, as well as everything in your iPod.
Voice Memos:
· Capture a memo, a meeting, or any audio recording on the go. Voice Memos works with the built-in iPhone microphone or with the mic on your headset.
Improved Calendar:
· Create meetings via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and subscribe to calendars with new CalDAV support.
Buy Movies, TV Shows, and Audiobooks:
· Download movies, TV shows, music videos, and audiobooks from the iTunes Store on your iPhone.3
Enhanced Stocks App:
· Get more at-a-glance information and view charts in landscape.
Safari Improvements:
· Enjoy faster performance, autofill user names and passwords, and more.
Internet Tethering:
· Share your Internet connection with your laptop with Internet tethering via Bluetooth or USB.44. Tethering is not currently offered in the U.S. and some other countries. See your carrier for availability.
Stereo Bluetooth:
· Connect compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones, car kits, or other accessories.
Automatic Wi-Fi Login:
· Log in to a Wi-Fi hotspot and iPhone automatically logs you in when you connect again.
Sync Notes:
· Never leave a note behind. Now you can sync all the notes you write on your iPhone back to your Mac or PC.
Parental Controls:
· Decide what music, videos, and apps your kids can access.
iTunes Store Account:
· Create and log in to one or more iTunes Store accounts directly from your iPhone.
YouTube Login:
· Log in to your YouTube account to save and sync bookmarks and rate favorites.
Shake to Shuffle:
· Give iPhone a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.
New Languages:
· iPhone supports 30 languages and more than 40 keyboard layouts.
MobileMe Find My iPhone and Remote Wipe:
· Find your iPhone if you lose it and protect your privacy with Remote Wipe.
Run the Latest Apps:
· Run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games1 and more.
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