iPhone firmware 1.1.3 update announced: it's just like we heard

If you saw the 1.1.3 leaked firmware then this isn't a surprise. The new iPhone firmware features Google maps with location, up to 9 total home screens, Webclips, the ability to SMS multiple recipients, and more. That more being lyrics, subtitles, languages, chapters, in your iPod media. To customize a screen you just touch and hold the icon for a couple of seconds and it begins to "shake." Right, just like we saw in the video. Flicking your finger across the screen moves to the next screen. iPod touch users, it's all yours for $20. No, we're not kidding.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2008 8:40PM]

If you're having problems updating to 1.1.3, you'll have to do the following:

Update iTunes to the latest version.
Reboot
Reconnect iPhone and follow prompts.

You need iTunes 7.5 or later to install the iphone update, otherwise you'll get the 1603 or 1604 error message.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 1:52PM]

So when will it be available?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:00PM]

So, is this firmware update downloadable now?

[brandenburg Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:07PM]

It's downloading to my phone right now.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:04PM]

It should be, Jobs said it is.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:12PM]

Sweet! I can't wait to get home and (*singing* )update, update, update my shiny toy (i'm sorry, Internet Communication Device)!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:20PM]

Im not installing anything until its cracked. I use the third party apps on my jailbroken phone too much.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:20PM]

WHERE IS BATCH DELETE OR MARK ALL READ EMAIL ??

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:24PM]

i just tried updating my iphone. a pop up said, "this iphone cannot be updated, unknown error" or something to that effect. i then unplugged it, and it told me i had to restore my iphone. i tried that, and it said "this iphone cannot be restored," or something to that effect. what do i do?! someone please help, i hope its not bricked, the only modification i made to it was adding a ringtone using jailbreak way back when ifuntastic made that possible, around july of last year. help!! thank you..

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 3:23PM]

I've tried within the last hour and i'm getting a error as well - anyone be successful with the update yet???

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 7:50PM]

it did that to me go to apple.com it tell you how to fux the prob MAKE SURE YOU HAVE iTunes 7.6

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:27PM]

Crap. This thread is getting a bit scary. I think I'll wait a day or two before downloading anything...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 2:57PM]

any one successfully updated yet??

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 3:04PM]

Any successful 1.1.3 iPhones out there?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 3:21PM]

Success! 1.1.3 updated w/o issue, but phone wouldnt reconnect to iTunes to reactivate. A quick power cycle of the iPhone and it detected in iTunes, activated, and was good to go.

Triangulation in Google Maps pegged me within 1/3 of a city block in the SOMA area (one block from Moscone West).

So far, I've added a couple shortcuts to NextBus, Google, and Engadget to my home screen.

Engadget: Please provide a better bookmark icon like Google does! I have not been able to get a decent looking icon for my Engadget bookmark other than the image of Dead Gadgie (http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/dead-gadgie.jpg).

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 3:25PM]

grrrr!! not working for me!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 3:53PM]

Does Steve Jobs live in a vacuum? Where are the simple "delete prior email, mark prior read, and copy paste" that everyone needs/wants?

I'm suprised they are rioting in the streets.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 5:02PM]

Wait... hang on. So my touch costs $20 to upgrade? For a .xx sized bump in the version? You mean... none of my iTunes revenues count enough for me to warrent a free upgrade?

Maybe Fast Company was right - Apple *is* acting like (shudder) Microsoft.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 7:46PM]

does the ringtone hack still work on this upgrade?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:28PM]

custom ringtones workaround still works

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 7:50PM]

yeah im slow how does custom ringtones work

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 11:36AM]

Gonna wait for the jailbreak myself... Google Map/SMS is really the only thing they've really updated. And oh yeah, movie rentals from itunes. Still no match compared to the other 3rd party apps.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 5:43AM]

Hi,

Is there a way of UPDATING (not restoring) from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 without using iTunes? Now iTunes only allows for updates to 1.1.3

Thank you very much

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2008 4:07PM]

hold shift when you click the update button and you can tell itunes which update file to use. You must live under a rock to not know this.