{"id":2023,"date":"2009-06-18T14:53:05","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T13:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2009-06-18T14:53:05","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T13:53:05","slug":"how-to-update-your-iphone-or-ipod-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/06\/how-to-update-your-iphone-or-ipod-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update your iPhone or iPod Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night Apple released the long awaited iPhone OS 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch. \u00a0The update adds a number of new features to the latest versions of both devices, including adding support for <a title=\"Stereo Bluetooth Headsets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/bluetooth\/stereo-headsets\">Stereo Bluetooth Headphones<\/a> and <a title=\"Stereo Bluetooth Speakers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/bluetooth\/speakers\">Speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The update is free for<a title=\"Apple iPhone 3G\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/apple\/iphone-3g\">iPhone 3G<\/a> users, and there is a small charge of \u00a35.99 for <a title=\"Apple iPod Touch 2G\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/ipod-accessories\/ipod-touch-2g\">iPod Touch<\/a> users.<\/p>\n<p>To update your device, you need launch iTunes and connect your iPhone or iPod Touch. \u00a0Once it is recognised by iTunes, you need to select it from the list of devices and click on the summary tab. \u00a0Here you will see the option to &#8216;Check for Update&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->iTunes will connect to Apple&#8217;s servers, and after a few seconds you should see this message:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2026\" title=\"Updating to iPhone OS 3.0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-update-11.jpg\" alt=\"Updating to iPhone OS 3.0\" width=\"400\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-update-11.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-update-11-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To start the update, click on &#8216;Download and Install&#8217; and you will then be shown a screen that shows you more information about what is included in the software update.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2025\" title=\"Updating to iPhone OS 3.0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-update-2.jpg\" alt=\"Updating to iPhone OS 3.0\" width=\"400\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-update-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-update-2-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you click on Next, the download will start. \u00a0It&#8217;s around 230MB so might take a while to download, so go make yourself a drink while you wait for it to finish. \u00a0Once the download is complete, it will back up your existing device and begin the update process.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your download speed, the update process will take around 20-30 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night Apple released the long awaited iPhone OS 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch. \u00a0The update adds a number of new features to the latest versions of both devices, including adding support for Stereo Bluetooth Headphones and Speakers. 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