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Apple releases iPhone 1.1.2 update
As expected, Apple has finally released its 1.1.2 update for iPhone and, presumably, iPod touch. You can download the ipsw file directly from Apple or upgrade in iTunes. The associated documentation is here. The clock until a reliable 1.1.2 jailbreak appears begins now. You probably want to wait a bit to upgrade if you've invested time and effort in customizing your 1.1.1 iPhone. At least this time, unlocking does not appear to be a barrier to upgrade--especially if you've used the recent revirginizing and safer unlocking methods.
10:45. My download finally finishes. From what I'm hearing there are no new features other than multilingual support. If you find any, shoot us a tip or a comment.
10:55. My AppSnapped iPhone is upgrading without incident. I do not have an unlocked phone but it was AppSnapped for 3rd party support. Just FYI, I manually downloaded the ipsw zip file, added it to ~/Library/iTunes in the iPhone updates folder. Then I did option-update to select it. So if you're seeing that 1.1.1 is still the current version, you can do your upgrade this way.
11:00 I'm pretty sure that this is the iPod touch 1.1.2 update.
11:05. The new "Connect to iTunes" screen now matches the one from the iPod touch. No pretty Earth picture! I'm now trying to get iTunes to recognize that my iPhone is, you know, attached. It gives me "happy chime" but...then not much. Trying to figure that out now. Oh! Wait! Earth. And waiting for activation. Okay! I'm back in the system and all my contact information is still there. Activated!
I"m looking through the Settings and it all appears to look pretty much like it has always had. I don't really see anything new yet. My International keyboards include English, English (UK)--hah that that isn't the standard "English"--French, German, and Italian.
I'm connected now via iPhuc. I'm jailed again. I can see iPhoneDrive, all my Tap Tap Revolution files, etc. A symbolic link I added before upgrading did not work.
11:10. I look (via iPhuc) at my Ringtones folder. All my normal ringtones are there. I'm going to try to restore the Ringtones.plist file now. Not only does it work but New feature alert. My 4 custom ringtones (1 purchased from iTunes and 3 installed via SendSong) all appear in a separate Custom list. Very nice! I see no reason that this shouldn't work for iToner.
11:15. TUAW Reader AppleTwo asks: "So are your 3rd party apps gone after upgrade, or not?". They are, at this time, gone. However, given that I installed them into /var/root/Applications rather than /Applications, they should still be on the phone, albeit inaccesible.
11:40. The name of the new DMG User Bundle is....Oktoberfest. Perfect for a November release. iPhone users may recall that previous bundles were called Heavenly and Snowbird.
Reader (and former TUAW heavyweight) David Chartier asks: "So where did this download come from?" You can find Apple downloads by issuing curl -s -L http://phobos.apple.com/version | gunzip from the Terminal command-line.
Confirmed: INdependence does not seem to be working. "Unsupported version of phone firmware installed. Detected version is 1.1.2"
Confirmed: Some users have been able to downgrade back to 1.1.1 and 1.0.2.
12:10: Generating header files for the 1.1.2 frameworks now. Like last time, it's a lot of annoying fussy work but the results should be helpful.
12;15: Confirmed. The *#307# trick still works. That's the trick that lets you access Safari from an unactivated iPhone with only emergency dialing capabilities.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Joe said 10:26PM on 11-08-2007
iTunes says only the current update 1.1.1 is available - Thurs 10:26pm eastern.
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Scott said 10:28PM on 11-08-2007
Just checked my iPod touch. Version 1.1.1 is the current software for the iPod touch.
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Andrew said 10:30PM on 11-08-2007
-Jailbreakme.com doesn't work anymore (knew that the TIFF exploit would be fixed)
-All 3rd party apps are gone
-iToner still works
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wayne said 10:31PM on 11-08-2007
This is great, more features are coming from Apple, do we have a full list of features that come with 1.1.2?
Still, no updates until it works http://jailbreakme.com/
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wayne said 10:33PM on 11-08-2007
@ Andrew what else is new?
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Jon said 10:36PM on 11-08-2007
Any comments on what 1.1.2 actually does out of the box, for those of us whose first thought isn't, "Great, now how do I break into it?"
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Oli said 10:37PM on 11-08-2007
Someone TEST Independence!
And someone with an IPSF phone see if it STAYS unlocked or is bricked please!
(lol I expect less volunteers on that one - may have to wait for IPSF to check themselves!)
But someone see if JB/Activation still works with Independence!
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Andrew said 10:38PM on 11-08-2007
So far just an option to change the default language is all I've found. It is definitely a bug fix update. Oh the iPhone battery icon shows in iTunes now!
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tommy said 10:40PM on 11-08-2007
how do i get itunes to open the download?
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Elsic1975a said 10:42PM on 11-08-2007
it would be far more helpful for your readers if TUAW would list the features included in the new version rather than simply firing the starting gun on a new race to jailbreak. Your readers deserve to know what is included in the new update and be given the ability to make an informed decision as to wether or not it is for them. As it stands, this article serves no purpose than for a member of the jailbreak community to toot their own horn. Your readers deserve better than this single, narrow-minded agenda.
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uanuglyfool said 10:46PM on 11-08-2007
Meh, so there is no good reason to update? O well, then ill just stay at 1.1.1 and enjoy all my 3rd party apps.
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Sealos said 10:51PM on 11-08-2007
If you have a jailbroken v1.1.1 phone, you can enable international support very easily. Open up the M68AP.plist and towards the top of the file, there is International section, turn this from False to True and you'll have all the international keyboards at your finger tips. This'll hold you off til the next big update with features.
I'm hoping there is more to this update than just minor bug fixes and international keyboard support!
Cheers,
Sealos
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redbear81 said 10:56PM on 11-08-2007
Does this include the adding event fix for the calender for the iPod Touch?
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jace said 11:01PM on 11-08-2007
any bricks?
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Les Filip said 11:00PM on 11-08-2007
Dear Mr. or Ms. Elsic1975a:
You appear to be the on with a narrow minded agenda - to avoid hearing about any news regarding using your iPhone for anything other than what it comes with. The article announced the release of new software, warned people not to upgrade to it if you have done customization, then states there are no new features other than multilingual support. Finally, it asks for feedback if you find any other new functionality. In short, the only thing you noticed was the thing you didn't want to know about, and then you took the time to b*tch about it, which in turn caused me to b*tch about you, which is now wasting even more people's time reading this. Thanks a lot.
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Tax said 11:14PM on 11-08-2007
Does iToner still work?
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AppleTwo said 11:30PM on 11-08-2007
Erica - So are your 3rd party apps gone after upgrade, or not?
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Steve Simitzis said 11:20PM on 11-08-2007
I wonder if the international keyboards come with international dictionaries. It's a bit difficult to type in italian when every word gets corrected!
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Dan said 11:21PM on 11-08-2007
My iPhone no longer has the negative black effect, making this the best upgrade they have released so far. it was doing the effect horribly, and it no longer is doing it!!
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JGO said 11:51PM on 11-08-2007
@14, Thank you for clearing that up. Those were my thoughts exactly. I guess 'Elsic1975a' didn't realize that TUAW, and the rest of the world, wasn't made specifically for them.
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