Apple iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 Out - Blog - WirelessInfo.com - Cell Phone Reviews and Wireless Plan Ratings

Apple iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 Out

Richard Baguley
Published on September 27, 2007

Apple just released the updates that takes the iPhone to firmware version 1.1.1. We are downloading and installing it right now; we'll update this post as we go through the process.

The first thing that you get when you hit the update button is a long, scary sounding licence agreement. I'm no lawyer, but it basically seems to boil down to Apple owning your iPhone and your first born child.

Whoops, forgot to take a screenshot of the new features the update includes. But here's the list:

iTunes WiFi music store support
Louder speakerphone and receiver volume
Home button double-clcik shortcut to phone favorites or music controls
Space bar double-tap shortcut to insert a period.
Mail attachments viewable in portrait or landscape
Stocks and cities in Stocks and Weather can be re-ordered
Apple Bluetooth Headset battery status in the STatus bar
Support for TV out
Preference to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally
New passcode lock time intervals
Adjustable alert volume

Whew! That's a long list. The update seems to be pretty big as well; it is taking some time to download.

Okay, two hundred and something megabytes of downloads later, let's see if this works with an unlocked iPhone... No, it failed, with the message below:

The iPhone itself is stuck at "please connect to iTunes".

After rebooting and reconnecting the iPhone, it appears in iTunes as a phone that is in recovery mode. We are restoring it now to see if it continues to work or not.

Nope, that didn't work. after restoring, the iPhone comes up with a message about an incorrect SIM, and iTunes says the same thing. We are also hearing that other users are having the same problem. So, our iPhone may have laid down its life in the pursuit of knowledge. Until we manage to hack it back to life, that is..

© Copyright 2007 WirelessInfo.com, all rights reserved. All trademarks and product names are property of their respective owners. WirelessInfo.com makes no guarantees regarding any of the advice offered on this web site or by its staff or users. All user comments and postings are not the responsibility of WirelessInfo.com.