2.1 iPhone Firmware Download Available on Friday!

By Gary Ng on September 9th, 2008 72

Taaa daaa!! X1Zero’s father, Steve Jobs has done it again with this update to his iPod line up at today’s Let’s Rock Apple event! Most of the rumors were that a new Nano would be released, changes to the iPod Touch, iTunes 8 and 2.1 iPhone firmware. Looks like some of those rumors were bang on! Before we start…Steve Jobs entered the stage and crushed a recent rumor about his “death”:

2.1 iPhone Firmware is Coming your way this Friday!!!

Well, the important news I was waiting for was the 2.1 iPhone firmware update! Stevey-boy didn’t disappoint and announced that 2.1 firmware is going to be available free to download this Friday! 2.1 firmware is…

* a big update according to Steve Jobs
* going to fix a lot of bugs, such as fewer dropped calls
* going to bring better battery life improvements
* going to fix crashing Apps
* going to speed up backups

As I mentioned before, if your Rogers/Fido iPhone 3G is jailbroken, then updating via iTunes is going to remove your jailbreak. With such a plethora of new bug fixes I’m going to be updating on Friday along with tonnes of other iPhone 3G owners. This 2.1 firmware should’ve been on the iPhone 3G when it was released, but of course it wasn’t. Oh well, at least Apple is addressing these updates in a timely fashion!

Apple Let’s Rock Event Summary–Cliff notes version–What you missed:

iTunes 8 released: HD shows, grid view, “Genius Playlists” (in other words, customized playlists to your music preferences).

iPod Classic update: now comes in 120GB for $250, 160GB model dropped.

iPod Nano redesign: it’s super skinny now, available in rainbow colors (silver, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red and pink). Accelerometer added allowing for turning the iPod sideways for Cover Flow, “shake” for shuffle (neat), voice recorder using the new headphones, made from GREEN materials, voice recorder. 8GB for $150 and 16GB for $199.

New Apple Premium In-Ear Headphones: $79, dual drivers (woofer + tweeter).

iPod Touch redesign: chromed trim, external volume controls, Genius playlists, Nike+ integration, 2.1 firmware, accelerometer, EXTERNAL speaker. $229 for the 8GB, $299 for the 16GB, and $399 for the 32GB.

So there you have it. The event ended with Jack Johnson on stage and the entire thing lasted about an hour. Can’t wait for Friday’s 2.1 firmware update, enjoy your jailbroken iPhone 3G until then! A big thanks to Gizmodo and Engadget for the pictures!

What did you guys think of the event? What was the biggest highlight/disappointment for you?

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  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    haha. Yes, I hear iTouch all the time and every time I hear it, I cringe a little bit inside. It’s the iPod Touch but for some reason “iTouch” has happened to spread across the globe! ;)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    haha. Yes, I hear iTouch all the time and every time I hear it, I cringe a little bit inside. It’s the iPod Touch but for some reason “iTouch” has happened to spread across the globe! ;)

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  • http://www.kkcalgary.com/ Tim Aucoin

    I just can’t stay quiet :-) If the day ever comes when they start charging for MAJOR firmware updates, why wouldn’t you pay for it??!! If it enhances your phone, makes things work better, gives you more features, etc… is it not worth 10 bucks? Think about it in a business sense. Apple employs x amount of people full time that work on firmware for all their products. They pay these people very, very well and being in business to make money, they have to see a good ROI (return on investment), thus sometimes they charge for the work these people do!!!

    Forget about it being the iPhone and think of let’s say… Adobe CS3, or Microsoft Office, etc… When these people come out with a major update, they charge an upgrade fee, right? What’s the difference??

    So, that said, if they end up charging way down the road for a firmware 3.0 release, then yes, I would pay 10 or even 20 bucks for it. :-D

  • http://www.kkcalgary.com/ Tim Aucoin

    I just can’t stay quiet :-) If the day ever comes when they start charging for MAJOR firmware updates, why wouldn’t you pay for it??!! If it enhances your phone, makes things work better, gives you more features, etc… is it not worth 10 bucks? Think about it in a business sense. Apple employs x amount of people full time that work on firmware for all their products. They pay these people very, very well and being in business to make money, they have to see a good ROI (return on investment), thus sometimes they charge for the work these people do!!!

    Forget about it being the iPhone and think of let’s say… Adobe CS3, or Microsoft Office, etc… When these people come out with a major update, they charge an upgrade fee, right? What’s the difference??

    So, that said, if they end up charging way down the road for a firmware 3.0 release, then yes, I would pay 10 or even 20 bucks for it. :-D

  • http://www.kkcalgary.com/ Tim Aucoin

    I just can’t stay quiet :-) If the day ever comes when they start charging for MAJOR firmware updates, why wouldn’t you pay for it??!! If it enhances your phone, makes things work better, gives you more features, etc… is it not worth 10 bucks? Think about it in a business sense. Apple employs x amount of people full time that work on firmware for all their products. They pay these people very, very well and being in business to make money, they have to see a good ROI (return on investment), thus sometimes they charge for the work these people do!!!

    Forget about it being the iPhone and think of let’s say… Adobe CS3, or Microsoft Office, etc… When these people come out with a major update, they charge an upgrade fee, right? What’s the difference??

    So, that said, if they end up charging way down the road for a firmware 3.0 release, then yes, I would pay 10 or even 20 bucks for it. :-D

  • http://www.kkcalgary.com Tim Aucoin

    I just can’t stay quiet :-) If the day ever comes when they start charging for MAJOR firmware updates, why wouldn’t you pay for it??!! If it enhances your phone, makes things work better, gives you more features, etc… is it not worth 10 bucks? Think about it in a business sense. Apple employs x amount of people full time that work on firmware for all their products. They pay these people very, very well and being in business to make money, they have to see a good ROI (return on investment), thus sometimes they charge for the work these people do!!!

    Forget about it being the iPhone and think of let’s say… Adobe CS3, or Microsoft Office, etc… When these people come out with a major update, they charge an upgrade fee, right? What’s the difference??

    So, that said, if they end up charging way down the road for a firmware 3.0 release, then yes, I would pay 10 or even 20 bucks for it. :-D

  • ifokust

    LMAO@ iTouch

  • ifokust

    LMAO@ iTouch

  • ifokust

    LMAO@ iTouch

  • ifokust

    LMAO@ iTouch

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  • baba

    It is Friday afternoon however, I do not see 2.1 update on apple Canada’s sites. What gives

  • baba

    It is Friday afternoon however, I do not see 2.1 update on apple Canada’s sites. What gives

  • baba

    It is Friday afternoon however, I do not see 2.1 update on apple Canada’s sites. What gives

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  • golam

    have recently updated itunes 8.0. Now, my iPhone does not sync though it is recognized by itunes. The Device tab says : Setup as a new iPhoneRestore from backup of ….phone It was backed up when it updated itunes 8. Now, I choose ‘Restore from back up …’ but nothing happens. The iPhone has all the information that I had before the update, but there is no music in the iPhone, which means it’s not synchronizing. Please help me. Thanks, Golam

  • golam

    have recently updated itunes 8.0. Now, my iPhone does not sync though it is recognized by itunes. The Device tab says : Setup as a new iPhoneRestore from backup of ….phone It was backed up when it updated itunes 8. Now, I choose ‘Restore from back up …’ but nothing happens. The iPhone has all the information that I had before the update, but there is no music in the iPhone, which means it’s not synchronizing. Please help me. Thanks, Golam

  • golam

    have recently updated itunes 8.0. Now, my iPhone does not sync though it is recognized by itunes. The Device tab says : Setup as a new iPhoneRestore from backup of ….phone It was backed up when it updated itunes 8. Now, I choose ‘Restore from back up …’ but nothing happens. The iPhone has all the information that I had before the update, but there is no music in the iPhone, which means it’s not synchronizing. Please help me. Thanks, Golam

  • http://www.apple.com/ Steve Jobs

    Well, of course, it doesn’t restore your music. It restores your info only. I own an iPod Touch and will buy an iPhone soon. Keep on going, guys.

    Steve Jobs
    Apple Inc.

  • http://www.apple.com/ Steve Jobs

    Well, of course, it doesn’t restore your music. It restores your info only. I own an iPod Touch and will buy an iPhone soon. Keep on going, guys.

    Steve Jobs
    Apple Inc.

  • http://www.apple.com Steve Jobs

    Well, of course, it doesn’t restore your music. It restores your info only. I own an iPod Touch and will buy an iPhone soon. Keep on going, guys.

    Steve Jobs
    Apple Inc.

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