Apple released the iPhone firmware update 1.1.1 this afternoon. And a few interesting features comes with this release. First, the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store is on hell of a great add-on. But a few changes in the interface, like a shortcut to phone favorites of music controls and a shortcut to intelligently insert period and space are really nice to have. No?
But besides fixing bugs, mainly in the Safari browser, Apple tweaked the iPhone to increase the speakerphone and receiver volume. They also added a Bluetooth headset battery status in the status bar, added support for TV out and an off button to turn off Edge when roaming internationally. Check the complete list after the jump.
Gizmodo did preliminary testing with an unlocked iPhone, and it
seems that the upgrade does not brick the iPhone but some activation
problems have emerged.
If you unlocked your iPhone or even jailbreaked the device, my
advice would be to wait at least a day or two before you attemp an
1.1.1 upgrade. Within two days, we should have a clear understanding of
the impacts related to this firmware update.
UPDATE: Apple insider’s Forum members are reporting that hack iPhones
(not unlocked though), have been reverted to the original intended form
and all apps are lost after the upgrade. Other members are also
reporting that the upgrade erased the Notes and Favorites.
UPDATE:
Here’s an extract of the iPhone firmware update 1.1.1 release notes:
Firmware upgrades/fixes:
- iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
- Louder speakerphone and receiver volume
- Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites of music controls
- Space bar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space
- Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape
- Stocks and cities in Stocks and Waether 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
Security notice
WARNING: Apple has discovered that some of the unauthorized
unlocking programs available on the Internet may cause irreparable
damage to the iPhone’s software. IF YOU HAVE MODIFIED YOUR IPHONE’S
SOFTWARE, APPLYING THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE MAY RESULT IN YOUR IPHONE
BECOMING PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. Making unauthorized modifications to
the software on your iPhone violates the iPhone software license
agreement, and the inability to use your iPhone to unauthorized
software modifications is not covered under your iPhone’s warranty.
Security related updates - Fixed bugs
Bluetooth
- Impact: An attacker within Bluetooth range may be able to
cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
- Impact: Checking email over untrusted networks may lead to information disclosure via a man-in-the-middle attack
- Impact: Following a telephone ("tel:") link in Mail will dial a phone number without confirmation
- Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to the disclosure of URL contents
- Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to unintended dialing or dialing a different number than expected
- Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to cross-site scripting
- Impact: Disabling JavaScript does not take effect until Safari is restarted
- Impact: Visiting a malicious website may result in cross-site scripting
- Impact: Visiting a malicious website may result in cross-site scripting
- Impact: JavaScript on websites may access or manipulate the contents of documents served over HTTPS
September 27th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
I am left feeling a little flat by this iPhone upate. This update is really the iTunes WiFi store update, thats it. I thought we were going to see some new software (besides iTunes) on the iPhone, like MMS messaging, Copy and Paste, maybe an RSS reader, etc. I was so hoping for MMS. And the new settings Apple gave us are not that great. My guess is we will have to wait for these “major” upgrades until January at Mac World.
September 27th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
What about Nullriver Install.app stuff ? Are we ok with that ?
September 27th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
I installed AppTapp, and a bunch of things using AppTapp, but never “unlocked” my phone for third-party SIM card usage. I even “restored” my iPhone back to 1.0.2 before this upgrade. And yet, I’m now the owner of a $600 iBrick. So, the conclusion is, even if you played by almost all of the rules (use AT&T, etc), you can still get bricked. Beware.
September 27th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
I only installed AppTapp for the 3rd party Applications and I too now have a $600.00 paper weight! Damn you Apple!
September 29th, 2007 at 4:26 am
For all you AppTappers, I wonder if it was a specific application that was the cause. I installed AppTapp and I was able to install 1.1.1 perfectly fine, but here’s the run-down of my situation…maybe it may help someone else who is holding out:
Apps I had installed immediately prior to the update:
- Installer (obviously)
- BSD subsystem thing (doesn’t add an icon, just allows Terminal to be installed)
- Terminal (I miss this one the most)
- OpenSSH
- ApolloIM
I had these installed, but uninstalled them at various points in time:
- Summerboard
- Sketch
- TicTacToe
- Sudoku
- Zune2 (Funny for about 2 seconds…got old, then uninstalled pretty quickly)
- VNsea (never got this one to work right)
- Mines
- iShare
- Balls (didn’t see the point?)
- PigShooter
- iBlackjack
- Sendsong (Didn’t see a rhyme or reason to the ordering of the songs in this app’s list)
- iLight (briefly….it didn’t do anything the Calendar app couldn’t do)
- sRBT (when I was using Summerboard)
Also, I did _not_ change the root password….I can see that this might be a bricking culprit, but who knows. Hopefully this might explain some behavior and save a few iPhones.
g’night!
September 29th, 2007 at 4:28 am
Oh, one more thing…the way I updated it was by doing a restore in iTunes, and the restore used the latest firmware 1.1.1.