As Apple announced previously, iOS 4.2 (or iOS 4.2.1) for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is now available in iTunes (though some users had reported that it was available to them earlier).
Steve Jobs had given a glimpse of some of the new features in iOS 4.2 at the September 1 special event.
iOS 4.2 brings the following new features:
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iOS 4 features such as multitasking, folders, Game Centre for iPad users.
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AirPrint: Apple’s Wirelessly printing technology
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It will also bring the AirPlay feature to iDevices, which will allow you to stream video, music, and photos over Wi-Fiespecially useful if you have the second generation Apple TV.
The beta versions of iOS 4.2 have revealed the following hidden features:
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The screen orientation lock switch on the iPad has now been repurposed to serve as the mute switch
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New fonts for Notes app
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New Settings option
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New Default Lockscreen Keyboard
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Allow you to search for text on a web page in Mobile Safari
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Allows users to set text tones to individual contacts
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Developers had observed speed improvements and more reliability in iOS 4.2 for iPad
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Game Center compatibility indicators added to the App Store app
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YouTube app that comes pre-installed on the iDevices will finally allow users to upload a video as public, private or unlisted
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Enable/Disable alert sounds for New Mail, Sent Mail, Calendar Alerts, Lock Sounds, Keyboard Clicks for iPad users
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Minor graphical changes
Apple has also announced with the iOS 4.2 software update, they are making the Find my iPhone service free for all iPhone 4, iPad and iPod Touch users.
iOS 4.2 software update is compatible with the following devices:
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPod touch 2nd generation, or later
Users who want to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone should avoid upgrading to iOS 4.2 and wait for iPhone Dev Team, Chronic Dev team and/or Geohot to release updated versions of their hacking tools for iOS 4.2.
But if you don’t care about jailbreaking or unlocking your iPhone then connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to your computer and click on the "Check for Update" button from the device summary page in iTunes to download the iOS 4.2 software update.
Update 1:
You can checkout the detailed video walkthrough of iOS for iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad by TiPB below:
Update 2:
iOS 4.2.1 software update is also available for new Apple TV users.
Update 3:
Dev Team has again warned jailbreakers and unlockers to avoid iOS 4.2 software update via Twitter:
FW 4.2.1 is public..don't accidentally accept upgrade offer from iTunes! Be sure to have 4.1 SHSHs before window closes!
Update 4:
Apple has addressed quite a few security issues in iOS 4.2. You can checkout the details in this support document.
Update 5:
To get the AirPlay icon on your iDevice, you need a compatible device like the new Apple TV or Airport Extreme on the same Wi-Fi network as the iDevice.
Do you like the new features included in iOS 4.2? Were you looking forward to the iOS 4.2 software update? Please let us know your take in the comments section below.
Thanks everyone for the tip!
it's actually 4.2.1, nobody else noticed yet?
First! Yeah sounds good, will wait for jb though
Need a JB for my iPad.
Please hurry
)
Thanks!
Damn u hmmm… Ok well first to say first? Lol
haha
Please release unlock for 4.1 =)
i'll update my ipad for sure, need those folders… my iphone can wait… need the jailbreak
I say get the unlock out .. Even I can't wait now !!
this does not work i tried to unlock my iphone 3g for 2 weeks it does not work
Posted this in first thread but no answer.
downloaded and received an error, never had to deal with this before..stuck on the usb cord and arrow pointing up to the itunes logo picture
. Shut down phone and still on the same frame, any help? did a google search and i guess my iphone 3gs is bricked?
I've been waiting for 2 months now!!
since they said the jailbreak tools out at the moment are jailbreaks for life, which can't be patched unless they bring out new hardware, will this mean i can jailbreak 4.2 right now?, i know they said that cydia doesn't work on 4.2 yet but still it would be nice to have it jailbroken and ready?
has happened to me twice before, if you keep locking it and unlocking it on the itunes logo it should glitch up and say slide to unlock and then it should go back on?
yup, but tethered as of now for most devices
what error do u have 1004?
thanks for fast reply, it won't let me update at the moment because apparently the iphone servers can't be contacted or are temporally unavailable, whats going on? :@
I downloaded and installed the original 4.2GM for iPad (without a dev account) and never updated when the two additional GMs were made available after those bugs were found (wifi and voip). I didn't have either issue so I didn't really care. I just figured I'd wait until the official 4.2[.1] release would come out.
Now that it's out, however, I find that my iTunes reports my GM as being the current version — it reads 4.2 — and it won't let me update. Is there any way for me to update to the official release without restoring? I don't want to lose everything.
Is there a download link for the official 4.2.1 release that I can use? Anyone know where to find it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Is it just me or is airplay not available on iPhone 4? It isn't anywhere
Duh
Never mind, everyone. I got it: http://www.iphoneheat.com/2010/11/download-ios-4-2-firmware-for-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch/
It works fine, you just have to wait a few more hours and try again.
The "Find my Iphone" feature of MoblieMe is now available free on 4.2.3 for iPhone 4,iPod touch and iPad ONLY. !
Now I really really really want to …. someone. I am on a 3G connection abroad, but have eagerly waited for the 4.2 for iPad since the day I bought it. So, downloading..551Mb…or no, download breaks at 550Mb!!! AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh! Why the f*** don't they allow resume on these software updates?? Same freaking thing happened last time. Three times in a row. Now I'll have to buy a separate 3G connection for this. AAarghh…
LOL No Cydia
tried limerain & Redsnow…LOL
Tried it, nothing.
I didnt catch the error number honestly, just stayed stuck on that frame.. phone wont show up on itunes or anything
Can anyone tell me if they are planning on realeasing an unlock for the iphone 4 latest baseband on 4.1 os or just for the iphones 3g and 3gs?
*releasing
go into the camera roll and hit the send arrow it will be a option
cant wait for the jb and unlock ,, geohot and devteam please realease asap ….been stuck due to lock since 4.1 came out……….
whoops i know.. i know…
Download a program called Tiny Umbrella from here. http://cache.firmwareumbrella.com/downloads/tinyumbrella-4.1.14.exe
then click the 'exit recovery' option
Good job tim thats what i was going to tell him.thx
Well downloaded it and the phone doesnt appear on the program so cant click on anything.. Been reading elsewhere that others are having the same issue with there iphone 4s. Phone is pretty much in auseless state right now
Just and F.Y.I.
Apple cancelled the 4.2 build, but instead 4.2.1 build so you should change your headline to read iOs 4.2.1 For iPhone, iPad And iPod touch Now Available For Download.
I have a 3gs on iOS4.1 which i jailbroke using limera1n, i i update to 4.2.1 will my phone still be jailbroken as lmera1n was a "jailbreak for life"
What version of the modem firmware is the 3gs running?
Thanks.
u need java installed on ur pc m8
There's no such thing as 4.2.3, it's 4.2.1
It's still 4.2, just a second version. In other words you still refer to the actual build as 4.2 not 4.2.1. Dummy
It's not there. Just air print
Verified Java Version
Congratulations!
You have the recommended Java installed (Version 6 Update 22). lol, i do have it..Thanxs for the help guys, i think im going to just drive down to the apple store and demand a new 1!!
make sure u reboot ur pc it should work…
Third actually… and utterly lame
I updated my 3GS to 4.2.1 and it says it is modem 5.15.04
updated my 3gs NO NEW TXT TONES??????????????????
UK
Restarted PC and was able to use tinyumbrella to get out of recovery mode. Thanks for all the help guys, appreciate it.
Hi, I'm not the biggest expert, but I think if you update to iOS 4.2.1 your iphone3gs will become UNjailbroken.
What all the jailbreak teams meant by "jailbreak for life" was that *they* should be able to use the same methods to jailbreak all future iOS versions because the jailbreak method is something that can't be patched shut by Apple on current hardware (but may be possible on future iphones).
So the teams will release iOS 4.2.1 jailbreaks soon, and ***you shouldn't update*** your iOS until those jailbreaks are ready to re-apply to your updated iphone (or in the case of pwnagetool/sn0wbreeze, you update to a pre-prepared jailbroken iOS 4.2.1).
That's my understanding
CANT SEE THESE NEW TXT TONES. IVE UPDATED MY 3GS AND LIVE IN UK. CAN SEE PRINT OPION ETC BUT NO NEW TXT TONES SEEN IN SETTINGS/SOUNDS ANY1 ELSE SAME?
PLZ HELP?
IM NOT JB ETC
Darn. I left out the full-stop at the end of my sentence in that last post.