“Although Apple has yet to officially release iPhone Software v2.0, readers have discovered an active download link that will allow you to manually download and then install the update on your current iPhone ahead of time. Included is a step-by-step guide on how to update your iPhone using the file download,” AppleInsider reports.
“AppleInsider reader ‘Jared’ notes that the new software can be obtained from this link [225MB, see full article]. The build number of the software is ‘5A347,’ slightly newer than build ‘5A345’ that was discovered to be running on iPhone demo units that began making their way to Apple and AT&T retail stores a bit earlier in the week,” AppleInsider reports.
“If you download the software… you will need to manually tell iTunes to use the file that that you just downloaded, as iTunes will be unaware of its location on your hard drive,” AppleInsider reports.
More info, link, and instructions here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “antmeeks” for the heads up.]
MacDailyNews Note: Tested. Updating from iPhone 1.1.4 to 2.0 worked for us.
Worked a treat, as they say in England. Beauty, eh? as they say in Canada. Rippah! as they say in Oz. But it Philly, we say, “Not too shabby!” Now I can go show it off at the office
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Why did Apple release the apps but not give us the update to use them?
Just updated my phone on o2 in the UK had the same scare as ‘British Mac Head’
When the phone restart it was set to the America iTunes and App Store.
Found that changing the Time Zone to London set the Store to the UK.
Still can’t carry out a normal restore yet through iTunes. I guess they haven’t posted the file yet.
Just royally screwed up my iTouch. I forgot that Apple was going to charge for the update.. which is probably why I now have to totally restore my touch and wait until Apple lets me use the apps I just bought from the iTunes store…
Hey Richard,
Seems to work OK in the UK. I haven’t changed the locale yet but I did download the “Remote” app and am controlling iTunes on my Mac Pro with the big speakers from my iPhone. It’s schweet. I recommend you get it. it’s made by Apple and it’s FREE
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It worked perfectly for me. Gotta love the Apple user experience.
Actually it is set to UK already and the apps are £5.99 which is, as Mac Daddy would say, “Not too Shabby”
Just updated… worked fine for me, but I did have to re-sync my music. Actually, that was a good thing, as I decided to leave off a couple of albums in order to have room for the apps I’m about to download…
Super Monkey Ball ain’t too shabby either! What fun, and I’m not even into gaming!
Well, the Re-Sync went smoothly, and now I’m Syncing about 20 of the free Apps from the Appstore that I already downloaded. It’s so cool how small they are. I feel like how I did when I first owned a Mac SE back in 1987. It’s nice to have code in small packages.
Just wanted to add my name to the list of those who’ve successfully installed this over a jailbroken unlocked 1.1.4 and now have a fully-functional iPhone 2, working on a non-iPhone O2 contract. Result!
Hi, I installed OS 2.0 and everything was perfect…BUT…
I cannot Sync Apps. The Applications tab in iTunes 7.7 shows the list of Apps I downloaded, but it’s disabled! Is somebody experiencing the same?
I wonder if the AT&T;/Apple accounting changed with the release of the new iPhone. If Apple now gets all the money coming to them up front instead of monthly for 2 years then iPhone users may look forward to $10 updates. Just like with the iPod touch.
I followed the directions but received this message: “An unknown error occured (1403).”
Any ideas what this means?
The Other Steve Jobs: You D-Bag
In the eyes of most “Unlocking” and “Jailbreaking” produce the same negative results when updating software. In fact, let’s here from the REAL Steve Jobs:
Here are some more articles for your reading enjoyment, illustrating how unlocking and jailbreaking may be different things, but are geared toward producing results contrary to what Apple Inc. wants you to do:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/node/6348
http://forums.iphonehacks.com/showthread.php?t=153
In conclusion, my response to your post was and is 100% accurate. Unlocking is not good for your iPhone, especially when updating the software. If you have been “jailbreaking” or “unlocking” your iPhone and it gets “bricked”… deal with it… you knew the possible consequences of such an action.
I’m going to throw down with Roberto on this one, and wait for iTunes to find it for me on its own… tamales. I’ve got a few apps ready and waiting, and waiting, and…
I didn’t see the Lunar Lander game, has it been renamed?
Oh, and one more thing…GO APPLE!
I’M WORKING OVERSEAS IN THE PHILIPPINES TILL OCTOBER, CAN I STILL UPDATE AND WILL IT ACTIVATE PROPERLY?
The Apple Store is down now (6:20 EST)… Hope the update is available when they come back online.