iPhone OS 3.0 Is Now Live
posted June 17th, 2009 1:16 PM EDT by Blake Patterson in News
Apple's long-awaited iPhone OS 3.0 is now live. The upgrade is a free download for iPhone users and can be purchased for a price of $9.95 for the iPod touch. Grab it through iTunes.
Features brought by the new OS include:
- Peer-to-peer gaming support
- Third-party game accessory support
- Push notification
- Internet tethering
- Stereo Bluetooth audio
- MMS messaging
- Cut, copy & paste
- Spotlight search
- Landscape keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari
And while this upgrade is a major overhaul of the iPhone's operating system full of new features and general enhancements, it adds rather significantly to the capabilities of the iPhone and iPod touch as a game platform.
Improved peer-to-peer capabilities along with push notification extend the social aspect of iPhone gaming and will better integrate the game experience into our daily routine. The support for third-party gaming accessories (think control pads, joysticks, maybe even electronic maracas…) will add depth to supporting titles by giving the platform even more input choices. And in-game micro-transactions will extend the long-term playability of titles (BAM! A whole new galaxy in my pocket!!).
iPhone OS 3.0 is supported by all current iPhone platform devices and comes standard on the new iPhone 3GS, which launches Friday, June 19th.
Finally – Downloading now!!!!!
Started downloading at 18.06pm (GMT) portsmouth uk
thank goodness!
whats the screenshot in the left most iphone all about? it looks like something having to do with photo albums.
also, is there some way to get your photos off your phone and into itunes with this update? I think its absolutely ridiculous that you can't get your photos easily off the phone.
the leftmost screen shot is the video capture window where you can trim your video clip on the phone. Its on the 3GS only.
If your on a mac, run "image capture" it will allow you to pull photos off the phone. Its a standard mac app, so you should have it.
If your on windows it should popup a box when you plug it in and one option should be to import pictures from a digital camera. Not sure what program it runs to do that but its not hard.
If apple was nice you could just browse the iphone and copy and paste them out.
OMG THANKS!!!
Not only have you saved me a headache, but my wife as well. She has a mac and I have a PC.
That is the video editing on the 3GS.
Also, on the Mac at least, when I connect it opens up iPhoto and asks if I want to import any new pics from the device.
it is video recording/editing
And now it errors out, WTF?
Everyone on earth is downloading it now.
No, I mean it bombed before the installation finished. What the hell?
yeh mine always times out when downloading these updates. you have to keep it active, i always keep syncing it will large quantities 'til download finishes… a long winded way but it works
Updating now, been waiting for this for months…
Doing my best to wait until tomorrow, I don't know if it's going to happen though
"The iPhone could not be restored…" Error (2), anybody experience this?
Are you jailbroken?
iPhone 3GS is releasing June 17th? I thought it was releasing June 19th…
The 3.0 OS came out today. The 3GS comes out the 19th.
How do i have it so itshows my batttery % next to the icon?
NIIIICE!!
off my 60 or so apps 12 work now.
Gee thanks apple I hope you rot
Blame the developers for not being on the ball.
I'm not updating then.
Why is this Apple's fault? The developers have had 3.0 betas for three months and it's their responsibility to ensure compatibility, just like any other significant OS update.
not in the Indian store yet:(
I just tried upgrading my iTouch to 3.0… things were progressing nicely, until I got a "connect to iTunes" icon on my screen… when I finally connected it, iTunes said I have to RESTORE my iTouch (which is NOT and has never been jailbroken). Oh well…
My suggestion to you all is to backup your stuff before upgrading.
All the best.
it says on my itunes it's only available on 2nd Gen ipod touch?!!
nope- that's just peer to peer gaming. still stupid though
wait . . . there's no peer to peer gaming for 1st gen ipod touch?!?
The P2P gaming uses Bluetooth, which wasn't in the 1G Touch.
Got it!
Installed. No problems here. Iphone 3G + iMac.
iTunes crashed when trying to sync
It's backing up and has taken almost 50 (FIFTY) minutes so far and the data in the Touch is around 7gig.
This is terrible.
wow nice i think i might be one of the only ones that actually installed 3.0 successfully. I must admit, many of the features are very cool, like spotlight, copy and paste, and especially we can now log into our youtube account and retrieve all of our favorites!!!!!!!
works great on my 3gs, don't ask how i got it
3g hooked to windows 7.
installed fine my first try. took too long to download but works perfectly.
BTW- i was jailbroke before. i backed up my data, restored via itunes, setup as a new phone, updated to 3.0, then restored my data. all is well.
wait, so if ur ipod touch is 3.0 but a games dev dosnt upgrade the game for 3.0, u cant play it?
Not ALL games need an update. But some will. The developer has to test, figure out if the game is OK as-is on 3.0, and if not, find and fix any problems and submit an update. Many have done so already. Others haven't, or the updates are still working their way through Apple's tunnel-o-fun.
If you go on the App store, you'll see some apps now say they're tested for 3.0. If you have an app or game you depend on, look it up–and if it doesn't say that, it MAY be just fine, but it may be worth waiting a little longer so other people can be the guinea pigs
i love being a guinea pig! ahaha! Anyway, i'm syncing in progress right now. Hope, it's going to be a smooth one!
I'm not updating today. Whatever testing the OS has been through, it can't equal the testing it's getting NOW with the public using it. No product is perfect, and I want the benefit of that testing! Maybe something will be caught and fixed, or more likely, I'll just have extra peace of mind. Either way, I can wait a day or three.
And more importantly, even the new OS IS perfect, 3rd party apps are not. I'm sure some of my apps will need to be updated, and I'm sure not all of those updates are available yet. I'd rather wait for more app updates, as well as user reports of what does and does not work.
An awesome, exciting update, but I'm forcing myself to wait!
Like I said, I'm holding off a while. I have too many games that are most likely incompatible with 3.0. I've spent too much money on my games for them not to work and not to mention loosing my favorite games.
Is there any game reported not to work with OS 3.0? I tested a buch of games (Real Racing, Let's golf!, WildWest) and all of them work just fine.
That's my big concern with updating. I'm fine with paying the $10 (even if all that got me was cut and paste, it would be worth it) but I'm concerned whether my various games will still run.
Anyone had an 'iPhone Activation Server Error'?
Yeah, getting the activation server error here.
Damn!
Yea Damn i got it too, what to do? wait or something? any advise?
Same here (from Sweden) so I guess it's widespread.
Ok, I'm pleased that it isn't just me. I am guessing that there are too many people trying to update at once, so the server is too busy. After all, it does say 'temprarily' so we should be able to update after the server is a bit calmer.
That sounds pretty reasonable. I guess I just wish there was more information from Apple regarding this. Clicking the "More Information" button doesn't take you anywhere useful.
A simple post on their website saying, "The server is overloaded. Expect errors when upgrading (or any other applicable explanation)" would be appreciated by more than just myself, I think.
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=16121
this thread has information
Be careful if you are upgrading your 2nd Gen iPod Touch to the new 3.0. It seems to have borked the wifi stuff. I'm sitting right next to our wifi hub and I'm lucky to get one bar… or even connect at all. This is really bad!
Does anyone know if the A2DP (stereo Bluetooth audio) works on the original 1G/EDGE iPhone? Nothing on the Internet gives a straight answer for this. The original iPhone has the same Bluetooth chipset as the 3G so conceivably it should support A2DP but everything I've seen only says that the 3G does support it, not whether the EDGE does or not.
A2DP is the biggest thing I've been looking forward to, since I have had some very nice A2DP headphones for years (which I bought for use with my previous phone) and hate being stuck with the crappy recessed-headphone-jack-compatible headphones that are out there or having to deal with adapters which break after a week of casual use.
Sadly, that answer is no =(. They announced that with the introduction of 3.0
Hey guys,
Just wanted to know do you have to restore your iPod to get the 3.0 software. Because I really don't want to lose all my progress in my games. Thanks.
Also what does Backup your ipod do? I honestly don't want to have to lose ALL my progress in my games.
Ipod Touch 2G. Smoothly updated to 3.0. It fixed my iPods tendency to randomly reset. All my apps work so far and Ipod + Stereo Bluetooth headphones = Nirvana.
Stereo Bluetooth? Excuse my ignorance but does this mean I can use now use my Motorola H270 Bluetooth Headset (I currently use it for my phone and PS3) with my iTouch to listen to my music and games?
Also, what sort of things can you cut, copy, and paste from the iTouch? Can you copy music files from apps like Digidrummer and Guitarist? Thanks in advance for any help.
You can only copy text and pics from your album and the pics is only for MMS so for iTouch users it's mostly for text. And you can use your bluetooth headset but for us iPhone 2G and iPod Touch 1g we don't
The iPod Touch 1G doesn't even have bluetooth, so it's not a shock that you can't use a bluetooth headset with it! I don't know why it doesn't work for the 1G iPhone, though.
Oh, and my understanding is that you can copy pictures and paste them into other applications, not just MMS. For example you can paste them into an email. Potentially 3rd party apps can add support for copy and paste as well, including pictures. So copying and pasting pictures isn't limited to iPhones.
When you purchase the update, can other iPod Touches under the same account receive it for free? I'd hate to pay $40 for four iPods.
Just downloaded the update 3.0 and can't download it because it says
'The iphone cannot be updated at this time because the iphone activation server is temporarily unavailable'
Anybody else getting this error message?
Since updating, no apps or app updates will install…
Is there a way to back up or save my progress in games/apps before I upgrade the OS?
Backups are automatic unless you always cancel the backup process when you sync. Just make sure you don't cancel the backup when you connect your iPod/iPhone, at least the one just before updating. Also I don't think you should (normally) need to restore anyway. It should just update in place. If something goes awry you can restore from your backup. I haven't done the update myself, though, so I can't verify that, but I'd be shocked if it didn't update in place. Every past update has worked that way.
Why the fark do touch users pay 9.95 and iphone if free?
GG apple you money hungry fwits.
because i pay $100 every month for this privilege. so cheer up buddy
LOL. And absolutely true as well. $9.95 is an insanely good bargain compared to what iPhone users are paying for the update.
Servers must be getting HAMMERED, I'm constantly getting a Network Connection Reset error when trying to make my purchase. I'm probably on my 20th time trying.
Yup same here, can't even sign in.
I have an iPod Touch 1st gen. Think it's worth upgrading? I can't really see any reason?
Copy and paste, landscape mode in all (more of?) the Apple apps, push notification, in-game purchases, etc. The only thing you aren't getting compared to 2nd gen iPod touches is the bluetooth stuff (peer-to-peer gaming and stereo bluetooth). Having said that… it would certainly be better on a 2nd gen, as those bluetooth features are pretty dang nice.
I haven't updated my 1st gen yet in part because I've been considering buying an iPhone 3G S or maybe a 2nd gen iPod touch. If I decide not to buy either of those I'll definitely pay for the upgrade. Copy & Paste and landscape in more apps, those features alone are worth it to me.
Thank you for the reply. That summed it up nicely.
it looks like the GM 3.0 OS released to developers (for free) doesn't need to be updated to 3.0 — and i can have 100 development devices…. hmmmm….
Ugh this is painful.
About 15 of my games don't work now. Devs had more than enough time to make them compatible, so if they didn't do it, they should have had their app yanked off the store.
Not good enough.
But the update itself is nice. Good work Apple
More than happy to pay for the update on my Touch.
I hear you on the breaking of games. Even games like Epic Pet Wars have parts of their game broken. They even knew that if you upgraded to 3.0 you wouldn't be able to use items during battle… (because they submitted a path 2 weeks ago), but they never suggested to any of their users NOT to upgrade to 3.0 because it would break their game.
Isotope is now unplayable and just stutters all the time.
Wifi is spotty (for iPod Touch), in mail and notes it doesn't turn to landscape mode, if my headphones pop out of the socket, it starts blaring music… it wouldn't be bad, BUT when my headphones come out, the volume adjust slider disappears…. HUH!!!!
Hopefully 3.0.1 will be out VERY soon.
Do u have to restore ur iPod to update?
Isotope doesn't work? OK, now I know not to get 3.0 until the devs release an update. That game is my current addiction at the moment.
This is bs. The 3.0 update couldn't have been backwards compatible? WTF is apple doing? They get you hooked on these games and then they leave the responsibility to the developers to update their games. As a safeguard, apple should have taken extra measures to make the 3.0 update work with older games. I'm not updating.
You really don't get it do you? You've now whined about this at several points in this thread. It IS the developer's responsibility to ensure compatibility with new OS updates, whether it's the iPhone or OSX, Windows, Xbox Live, PSN, etc. Where have you been? For instance, many developers exploit known-issues with operating systems (especially with the way memory is handled) to increase performance. When a new version of the OS comes out that fixes some of those issues, they have to update their games.
Apple was very, very proactive with developers in seeding several betas of 3.0 as well as pointing out in the documentation some areas where developers should take a close look at their code.
There are over 10000 titles in the AppStore Do you honestly feel as though it's Apple's responsibility to test each and every one to ensure compatibility with the new OS?!? If so, you are absolutely deluded.
Yarn – you say it is absolutely the developers fault if their game doesn't run well on the new 3.0 because Apple gave them plenty of time to get their game ready for the 3.0 launch. Yes that's true BUT…..
Developers like Miraphonic (Epic Pet Wars) knew that there was a problem with their game and they submitted a patch that would make their game compatible with 3.0. They submitted it over 3 weeks ago… and it still hasn't been approved. The same is true for other developers.
Yarn, what you are forgetting is that Apple has a closed platform where they are they only gatekeepers for all content flowing to the iPhone/iPod Touch. And therefore Apple bears some responsibility when the software they push out to customers breaks other apps that already have submitted updates, but those updates are STILL waiting on the apple approval process.
Some of the developers even put "3.0 fixes, etc" wording in their submission so that Apple would know that this was specific to making the app work with 3.0 and yet Apple hasn't approved them or fast tracked them through the approval process.
Why show pics at the top of this article with a 3GS when the article is about the 3.0 upgrade? You are just confusing folks in to thinking there is video editing, voice control, and whatever that compass thing is in the 3.0 release.
Didn't notice but you are damn right.
I upgraded to 3.0 for MMS and tethering, and then I come to find out that AT&T isn't going to offer these services for months! I am sure they are just figuring out how else they can juice our wallets. I am so pissed right now and I cannot wait until 3.0 gets jailbroken so I can finally get some functionality back. BOOOOOOOOOO to you AT&T, and I will never pay you a dime for tethering.
I like how my WiFi doesn't work as well anymore… go apple!
2.2.1 jailbroken
Nuff Said!
What is taking Dev-team so long? They had it jailbroken last night!
Hmm… I don't see the feature that could allow me to select multiple photos at a go….
GLAD im waitin a week or two. I'm happy just playing DChron and Blimp. Everything still works fine on my iTouch
Games and apps crash
NO INTERNET
Safari locks and only turning off kills it
This is crapness on an epic scale.
I'm going to finish some of my current games before I upgrade. That will give them some time to fix the problems (if any, and it looks like there is) with the 3.0.
works perfectly fine for me (australia)
The update's not out in India. Will be another two weeks before it releases here. I wonder why the delay. Btw checked with Apple Care India, so it's authentic info.
Update is out in india.
This is surprising…I click the update icon on the store and I get a message which says this item is not yet available in the Indian store.
Are you sure you're looking at the correct store?
There is about a 10% fps drop on Open GL games. Games that were pushing on the limits to get good fps updates will now stutter, and in some cases unplayable.
Well done Apple… What a great update
Hi gang,
is the upgrade OK with ITouch 1st Gen?
Thnx
what i want to see in one of these updates is "reverse internet tethering"!, i think we should be able to do online things via the ipod touch without wifi.