Replacement iPhones Coming Pre-Shipped with iOS 4.3

iOS 4.3 isn’t arriving until next week on March 11th, but it appears replacement iPhone 4 units have already started to come shipped with the latest iOS.

iPhoneinCanada.ca reader Arif emailed us that his replacement iPhone 4 from Fido came with iOS 4.3 pre-installed. He also mentioned Personal Hotspot works great on Fido. Currently, the only way to get an official build of iOS 4.3 is if you have an Apple Developer account.

Having an iPhone with iOS 4.3 pre-installed means unlockers won’t have an older baseband. So if you’re looking for warranty repairs, keep in mind your replacement iPhone could have the latest firmware installed.

Have you had a replacement iPhone 4 recently? Was iOS 4.3 pre-installed?

Thanks for the email Arif!


 

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Weebsurfer
Weebsurfer
15 years ago

If this is verified, I’m assuming apple is pretty confident in the current Gold Master release. Can anyone install it if they get hold of it or is it “developer locked”? (made that up… Dunno what you would actually call it) GM and Release have been the same for the last couple versions haver they?

Gary
15 years ago

It’s not developer locked. There are ways to get it on the web if you get
“creative”.

Ludovic
Ludovic
15 years ago

I installed it but have a problem with SMS. Some are sent as MMS and I don’t understand why. I’m on Fido too…

wastedemu
wastedemu
15 years ago

I just got a warranty replacement from rogers, shipped out on tuesday, came with 4.2.1, but they did send me a 32GB instead of a 16GB 😛

Arif
Arif
15 years ago

I didn’t know my unit was on 4.3 until I tried jailbreaking it (I use My3G) a lot, and I’m kinda mad that it came with iOS 4.3. From my use today, it hasn’t given me any problems at all, used the Hotspot feature a lot, it’s pretty nifty! I was going to call apple today and tell them about this, but I have a feeling that this will lead to some sorta investigation, and I’m in the middle of midterm season at university and really don’t want to be bothered. I tried downgrading 😛 but no luck on that side either (followed the steps for the Beta downgrade). I’m not a developer or anything :S no way to prove it.. but yeh anyone else have this happen?

Mario Gaucher
15 years ago

You wanted to complain for what exactly? Jailbreak is not something supported by apple… So if it does not work, it’s not their problem…

Arif
Arif
15 years ago

Complain about sending me a phone with iOS 4.3

Mario Gaucher
15 years ago

Yes, and what is the problem with iOS 4.3? If you only answer is
jailbreak, it’s not a problem for Apple…

Howard
Howard
15 years ago

Why don’t you try another replacement by making up an issue with this one? Who knows you may get one with 4.2.1.

Peter
Peter
15 years ago

Illegally pirating apple software…

Mario Gaucher
15 years ago

The ones that are at fault are those who distribute the iOS 4.3 GM because they violate the NDA agreement that they virtually signed…

anon18181
anon18181
15 years ago

I just got a replacement today from the apple store downtown and it came with 4.2.1

Anushan
Anushan
15 years ago

if a buy a new iphone today will it come with 4.3 ?

Kirk Armstrong
Kirk Armstrong
15 years ago

lol nice!

Spannaz88
Spannaz88
15 years ago

How long did you wait for it? Was it shipped out right after you spoke with Rogers about replacing it?

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