TheQuantumByte

After much fanfare, Apple has finally released its long-awaited iPhone and iPod touch 3.0 Software Update. Note, that this release of the firmware, Build 7A341, is exactly the same as the pirate 3.0 Gold Master build. If you previously downloaded the pirated GM build, you’ve had the real 3.0 a week before everyone else, and iTunes will not prompt you to update, as the file is exactly the same, byte for byte.

Here are the download links for the final 3.0 Software Update, if you prefer to download the file instead of through iTunes.

Original iPhone:

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-6580.20090617.XsP76/iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

iPhone 3G

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-6578.20090617.VfgtU/iPhone1,2_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

iPhone 3G S

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-6582.20090617.LlI87/iPhone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

These links were obtained via the method I detailed in the previous posts, by keying in the Terminal codes. The appldnld links have obviously all been updated, but the iPod touch 1G and 2G links are clearly protected, as they are not free updates. And now we wait for the iPhone 3G S…