How to upgrade iPhone OS to Version 3.0.1?
Upgrade your iPhone Operating System to Version 3.0.1.
If you are still running iPhone OS 3.0 your iPhone could be hacked with a simple SMS message. That was the news yesterday.
Apple quickly rushed to fix this issue and released a patch OS upgrade version 3.0.1 which does nothing but fixes the SMS Vulnerability.
It would be a good idea, just to be on the safer side, to upgrade your iPhone OS from version 3.0 to version 3.0.1. It’s not complicated, just follow these simple steps.
Connect your iPhone to your computer and launch iTunes. Once on iTunes choose your iPhone device to get to the Summary page where you can see some details about your iPhone. You should be able to see the software version being 3.0.
Scroll down to locate the “Check for Update” button. Click on it to start the iPhone OS upgrade process.
iTunes will prompt you to “Download and Install” or “Download Only” choice. Choose the one that’s right for you to move forward.
iTunes will indicate you that the download process has started. How do you make sure the download progress?
Go into the “Downloads” section on iTunes. You should be able to see the “iPhone Software Update” item progressing to download.
Depending on your internet connection this process might take a while since the download is ~298 MB.
Once downloaded iTunes will extract the downloaded software.
You’ll be prompted with couple of dialogs to agree to install the update. Click on the “Next” and “Agree” button to install the update. Make sure to read the License Agreement before you click on the Agree button.
Once you agree to the terms, again you’ll see a flurry of notifications that indicates that the installation is going smooth.
Once everything settles down you’ll be prompted with an iPhone restart notification dialog and your iPhone will automatically restart. Let is restart.
Once your iPhone restarts, if you go into the iTunes iPhone Summary tab again you should be able to see the Software Version number 3.0.1.
It’s just that simple to upgrade your iPhone OS from version 3.0 to 3.0.1. In fact this would almost be the case if you upgrade to any other version as well.
I hope you find this information useful. If you have any questions or comments please let me know in comments.
Technorati Tags:
How To, iPhone, iPhone Tips, iPhone Tricks, iPhone OS, iPhone OS 3.0, iPhone OS 3.0.1, iPhone OS Upgrade, iPhone How To
August 29th, 2009 at 11:53 am
I did the upgrade and the iphone requested me to use the sim that i bought the iphone with
September 11th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
hi, I have the iphone 3g , not the 3gs ,is it true that if we upgrade to the version 3.0.1 we will not be able to jailbreak it anymore ? I have heard a rumor that they made it impossible to do so with that upgrade . is that true ?
September 17th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
you can definutely jailbreak and unlock 3.0.1
however i cant update to 3.0.1 like it explains above anymore because itunes only offers 3.1 (which cant be unlocked so i dont want to do) is there anyway at al i can upgrade to 3.0.1 when itunes only offer 3,1???? thanks
September 18th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
@jake – I'm not positive that you can get around the iTunes way. Anyone have any input to this? Please share.
September 18th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Jayson – I think you still can jailbreak your iPhone with the 3.0.1 firmware. I'm not aware of any restrictions. Correct me if you find out otherwise. Good luck!
September 18th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Gerd – I'm not sure about your question…please explain a little bit more and I'll see if I can give you an answer. Thanks.
October 11th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Help!
I have a new 3GS (new from the box, not connected yet) and I'm don't know what version it is. how can I know the version without risking the device (I need to know if I can jailbreak it or if I have to wait for the Dev team to come with a 3.1 break).
I do not poses an at&t SIM.
Can someone answer me? when I connect the phone, if it is not 3.1, will it tell me what version it is when asking to update?
10x
October 22nd, 2009 at 12:13 am
download http://bit.ly/12Id7P
Go to Itunes, hold shift and click on the restore. Select the file you just downloaded. Tada. Now jailbreak.