The wait seemed eternal but we are getting reports that Apple has finally started rolling out iOS 5 - its eagerly-awaited next generation mobile operating system.
Apple had given us sneak peak of iOS 5 at WWDC 2011 Keynote, which includes more than 200 features for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users such as revamped Notification system with Notification Center, iMessage, PC Free, Wi-Fi Sync, Newsstand, Reminders, deep Twitter integration and lots more.
According to the release notes iOS 5 includes the large list of new features which we will update shortly.
If you can't live without a jailbroken iPhone then it would be prudent to wait for iPhone Dev Team to release the latest jailbreak tools for iOS 5. You can read our post, which gives the latest status update on jailbreaking iOS 5.
But if you don’t care about jailbreaking or unlocking your iPhone then we recommend you to follow the following steps to install iOS 5 Software Update:
- Please check our tips (follow this link) to ensure you're ready for iOS 5 software update.
- Assuming that your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch is connected to your computer and you have gone through our checklist and ready for the software update, click the "Check for Update" button from the device summary page in iTunes. If your iPhone or iPod Touch is compatible with iOS 5, iTunes will tell you that an update is available for download and will guide you through the installation.
- Please note that the entire process of downloading the update and installing it is a time consuming process, so please be patient.
- After you've successfully upgraded to iOS 5, you can checkout all the new features listed here.
Update 1:
According to the release notes, this update contains over 200 new features, including the following:
- Notifications
- Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Centre
- New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
- View notifications from lock screen
- Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app
- iMessage
- Send and receive unlimited text, photo and video messages with other iOS 5 users
- Track messages with delivery and read receipts
- Group messaging and secure encryption
- Works over mobile networks and Wi-Fi*
- Newsstand
- Automatically organises magazine and newspaper subscriptions on Home Screen
- Displays the cover of the latest issue
- Background downloads of new issues
- Reminders for managing to-do lists
- Syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook
- Location-based reminders when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
- Built-in support for Twitter
- Sign in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
- Add location to any tweet
- View Twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts
- Camera improvements for devices with cameras
- Double-click the Home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
- Volume Up button to take a picture
- Optional grid lines to line up shots
- Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
- Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
- Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure; iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock
- Photo improvements for devices with cameras
- Crop and rotate
- Red-eye removal
- One-tap enhance
- Organise photos into albums
- Mail improvements
- Format text using bold, italic or underlined fonts
- Indentation control
- Drag to rearrange names in address fields
- Flag messages
- Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
- Customise mail alert sounds
- S/MIME
- Calendar improvements
- Year view on iPad and new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
- Tap to create an event
- View and add event attachments
- Game Center improvements
- Use personal photos for your Game Center account
- Compare your overall achievement scores with your friends
- Find new Game Center friends with friend recommendations and friends of friends
- Discover new games with custom game recommendations
- AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
- Multitasking Gestures for iPad
- Use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen
- Swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar
- Swipe left or right to switch between apps
- On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant
- Software updates available over the air without tethering
- iCloud support
- iTunes in the Cloud
- Photo Stream
- Documents in the Cloud
- Apps and Books automatic download and purchase history
- Backup
- Contacts, Calendar and Mail
- Find My iPhone
- Redesigned Music app for iPad
- Hourly weather forecast
- Real-time stock quotes
- Wireless sync to iTunes
- Keyboard improvements
- Split keyboard for iPad
- Improved auto-correction accuracy
- Improved Chinese and Japanese input
- New Emoji keyboard
- Personal dictionary for auto-correction
- Optionally create keyboard shortcuts for frequently used words
- Accessibility improvements
- Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
- Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
- New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
- Option to speak a selection of text
- Custom element labelling for VoiceOver
- Exchange ActiveSync improvements
- Wirelessly sync tasks
- Mark messages as flagged, read or unread
- Improved offline support
- Save a new contact from a GAL service
- More than 1,500 new developer APIs
- Bug fixes
Update 2:
We're hearing reports that the download speeds have dropped significantly, probably due to a surge in traffic. Hold on folks, it looks like the ride is going to be rough.
Update 3:
Here are the direct download links for iOS 5 for the supported devices:
- iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 4
- iPhone 4 CDMA
- iPad
- iPad 2 WiFi
- iPad 2 3G GSM
- iPad 2 3G CDMA
- iPod touch 3G
- iPod touch 4G
- Apple TV 2
Update 4:
Users are continuing to report slow download speeds. It's quite fast initially then it just crawls.
Update 5:
It looks like users are now getting "There was a problem download software ...." error message. It looks like Apple servers are really feeling the brunt of the surge in traffic.
Update 6:
If the download speeds have dropped, cancel the download and try updating your iOS device again rather than waiting, it seems to be fast next time round. It looks like Apple may have added some additional servers to handle the load.
Update 7:
Apple has also released Mac OS X 10.7.2 with iCloud support and Lion recovery update.
Update 8:
Apple has launched iCloud, Migration for MobileMe Services also goes live
Update 9:
If you're getting error 3200, after the software is extracted, please ensure that your iOS device is connected directly to the computer and not via a USB hub. It seems to have helped solved the issue for Daniel. Thanks Daniel for the tip!
Update 10:
Good new! iOS 5 Can Be Jailbroken Using Redsn0w And Sn0wbreeze
Update 11:
Hope you have gone through our checklist here to get ready for iOS 5 update. For example: it is important that you've upgraded to iTunes 10.5.
Update 12:
Some readers are reporting that putting the iOS device in AirPlane mode seems to fix error 3200.
Update 13:
Some users are saying that it worked after trying multiple times. That's going to be frustrating. It is not clear if it is due to load on Apple's server or unique to user's setup, but quite a few users are facing the issue.
Update 14:
Possible solutions to resolve the 3200 error:
- Please ensure that your iOS device is connected directly to the computer and not via a USB hub. It seems to have helped solved the issue for Daniel. Thanks Daniel for the tip!
- Please use the original USB cable that came with your iOS device rather than using cable from third-party accessory manufacturer. It seems to have solve the problem for Karsten. Thanks Karsten!
- Some readers are reporting that putting the iOS device in AirPlane mode seems to fix error 3200.
- It is possible that the reason for the issue is due to load on Apple's server, so keep trying. Some users are saying that it worked after trying multiple times.
- Try after sometime, hopefully by that time the load would have reduced.
- Uninstalling the FreeSync app fixed the issue for Eugene. Thanks Eugene for sharing!
It looks like the error is due to the load on Apple's servers, which means you have two options:
- Try after sometime, hopefully by that time the load would have reduced.
- Keep trying, it will eventually work
Update 16:
How to jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS running iOS 5 using Redsn0w
Update 17:
Apple TV Software Update 4.4 (iOS 5) Adds AirPlay Mirroring, Photo Stream, NHL, WSJ
Please don't forget to tell us how it goes.
Yessssssssssssss!!!!
Those who updated with the 5.0 GM for awhile ago.. Should we do the update as well, or is there no need for that?
couldn’t hurt to update ipad as well……
In the past I knew that the GM version and the public release had minor differences. As a developer myself, I’d rather be on the public release, but I have no idea how to get it. iTunes keeps saying I’m up-to-date. Anyone know how to get this.
dfu mode your iphone then connect your usb, itunes will ask to restore & update. Once you hit button pull out the USB.
just updated to iOS 5! one of the best OS’s ever!!
Can you use the RedSn0w 0.9.9 beta 3 to do a tethered jailbreak like with the golden master release. Has anyone tried this yet?
many people will still be downloading iOS 5 as it has just been released 2 mins ago
DOWNLOADING now
I started downloading mine at 12:01 PM (Central time zone), that is 10:01 AM in Pacific.
You guys were fast to break the news. I’ve been clicking “check for update” every few minutes and literally just got the notice.
you don’t think they had this page “pre-made” and ready submit as soon as they got an OS update notice ?? of course they did…….
WritingforProfit: I saw in another post, you asked if anyone else had ordered their 4S via the business premier side of AT&T. I am one of those people. Curious, has your order status changed from “pre-order”?
Ordered mine, 4s 64g, last Friday at 1:18pm est. When I check the site AT&T states “in process” “last updated Oct 9th.” I called and was told I should receive the phone this Friday
Yea, I just got an email 30 minutes ago with a fedex tracking number.
downloading now for iphone 4 and ipad 2 cant wait
It havnt shown up for me yet. still says 4.3.5 on itunes.
it took a couple of attempts for me as i’m sure the servers are smoken …
that’s cause they don’t want you to have it. keep hitting “check for update”
iOS 5 is awesome !! Already have it on my iPhone 4
n guys the first OTA is also available !!!!
Really? When I choose Software Update it says Unable to Check for Update. An error occured while checking for a software update. Are you on the GM or did you just update today? I am on the GM…
Ok, so I just read that users who have the GM need to do a restore in iTunes with the official release. Apparently the GM is different.
For those who have the official release, what is the version? Is it still 9A334? If so, I don’t like the idea that the GM and official release share the same version, yet are different…
I also saw this
My gm is not being updated I don’t know y
It extracts the software but after that internal problem
Just wonder is update avaible for iPhone 3G or 3G is no longer supported like first iPhone ?
Nope… 3GS and newer…
I am unable to download iOS 5 in my iTunes because it is telling me that I’m up to date. I have iOS 5.0 GM installed.
Just do a restore if you are on GM
Allright I’m restoring at the moment and iTunes started downloading iOS 5 ipsw file
But, I tried to save SHSH blobs and my TinyUmbrella couldn’t pull anything from Apple’s server. I do have the SHSH blobs for 5.0 GM, maybe these are the same blobs and that’s why I cannot download them? :/
guys is there any direct link for ios5?
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR A NEW UNLOCK AND JB FOR MY IPHONE 4. I KEEP READING HOW IOS 5 IS SOOOOO KOOL…..SIGHHHHHH
Mega slow download speed
Disgusting for a multi-billion $$ greedy company to not have enough servers. Have tried over 10 times and used up well over 4 gb downloading and then starting all over again. Speeds slow down to 100kb/s dial up speeds!!!!! I hate Apple. They only copied notifications from Android that’s why I wanted ios 5.0. 100kb/s as I type. My next phone will be an Android. Sick of this.
Fuck off to android then you twat! People are sick of arseholes like you whinging and threatening to go android! DO IT and stop bothering us! You think we give a shit if you have an iphone or not??!!
iOS 5 iPhone 4 (GSM):
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-8358.20111012.FFc34/iPhone3,1_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPhone 4 (Verizon:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-9743.20111012.vjhfp/iPhone3,3_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPhone 3GS:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-8356.20111012.SQRDT/iPhone2,1_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPad 2 WiFi:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-9618.20111012.Zxb22/iPad2,1_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPad 2 GSM:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-9619.20111012.y34Nx/iPad2,2_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPad 2 CDMA:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-9620.20111012.pnB4r/iPad2,3_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPad:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-8357.20111012.DTOrM/iPad1,1_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPod touch 3G:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/061-8360.20111012.New3w/iPod3,1_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
iOS 5 iPod touch 4G:
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/061-9622.20111012.Evry3/iPod4,1_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw
LOL still stuck at 8 minutes it was 7 minutes before. I started the download at 10am time frame, and I think it was about 10:05 that I got through. I guess I’ll play some WOW for the time being.
Started downloading the update at exactly 18:01 here in UK. I have a pretty fast connection and it reached 450Mb of the 770 in about 5 minutes. Then it started trickling down at 1Kb a second for the last 30 minutes hehe. Not complaining just for your info. F
IOS 5 for iPhone 4 is 774.4 MB.
Well i grabbed it at like 12:04 central, and it is still going…over halfway done, but still “29 minutes remaining”……been waiting months, whats another half hour i guess…..
just finished only took 45mins
same here…installing now
does the siri work when speaking spanish ????
Great site here, and thanks for the direct links. The downloads are absolutely crawling. 100kb/s 67mb down 2 hours to go….
If getting error message when upgrading to iOS5 regarding previous “not-official” installations check this link support for probable fix.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
I have to wait until I get home from work. With my lame slow DSL, it’s going to take forever. At least this will be the last tethered update and the last one that the entire OS has to be updated.
from the direct download link above, I’m receiving 1.5MB/sec
now just kb/sec….i was more than half way before it dropped that slow
How does the direct download work? I get that you download the file to your computer but then how do you get to install on your iPhone?
My download speed was hella slow, I pressed pause, counted to 10, then press resume… It went back to zero, fresh download which is downloading about 5 mb per second
iOS5!!
Doesnt ssem to be working for me, after “backing up” happens its coming bk with error code 3200
Any ideas? Happens with restore as well
same problem here. Downloaded ok, then takes a backup of my 3gs, then it says extracting software then I get unknown error 3200
I got the 3200 error while using my non-standard adapter. I have the mophie power pack. I used the apple standard usb connector and it worked.
Having the same problem… downloading again for a fresh start. Let me know how is working for you. Thanks!
Same here. 3 times so far…
iPhone 4, no jailbreak, iTunes on Windows, hosts should be clear…
Not able to update to iOS5 here also. I’m also getting error 3200 after the backing up failure for iPhone 3GS.
Same problem on my iphone 4. I’ve never jailbroen it, have a good internet connection, gets right to ‘verifying restore with apple’ then error 3200. Very irritating, tried 3 times so far. Let me know if someone has help getting past this.
Anyone who is having the same problem, (backing up the phone and then going to restore it but it comes up as error 3200) I had the same issue and I just plugged the phone in with my original cord that I got with the phone. I had originally tried it with a cord that I bought at wal-mart, and it didn’t work, so I changed cords to the one that came in the box and it worked like a charm. Try that and let me know if it works for you guys.
I’m having the same problem!
My guess is apple servers are busy… seems to be working fine right now… just about to reboot now… I’ll keep you posted… keep trying thought!
I was getting the error 3200 for several attempts on the iPad and the iPhone so I changed from one OEM cord to another OEM cord and still nothing, I disabled my anti virus, disabled my windows firewall and ran iTunes as administrator and finally it worked. iPhone is now updating and iPad has already finished.
After reveiwing the updatelogs they seem to be hanging while trying to contact apple servers.. they are timing out, the timeout must be set very low..
Ive had the same problem all night, the problem is defiantly with apple servers! they must be getting hammered!
persevere and you will get there in the end
mine downloaded in about 10 minutes
Update 7:
2 Mac updates for Lion released also:
- Lion Recovery Update
- Mac OS X 10.7.2 – didn’t read details but includes iCloud stuff
Yup and Apple has also launched iCloud. You can get all the details here:
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/10/apple-releases-mac-os-x-10-7-2-with-icloud-support.html
and here:
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/10/apple-launches-icloud-migration-from-mobileme-services-also-goes-live.html
just download ios 5 in 15 mim a that is costa rica
Downloaded in 14 minutes in Israel.
Just finished installation.
Any real reason to upgrade from 5.0 GM to official 5.0?
Finally finished after 20 minutes
I’m almost finished downloading. It has only taken about 5 minutes. Anybody have this installed on a 3gs? Curious about the performance.
Took me about 3 and a half hours. Once it started to back up and I have a lot of apps that’ll be another hour so I cancelled and am going to bed. Stuff Apple and their primitive iOS. Spent half the night got nothing. Have a 2mbit connection. I’ll stick to my Xoom Android tablet. This is my LAST Apple product. Once my iphones off contract that’s it. Innovation? I think not. They can stuff their ios 5.0 you know where. They’re way behind widgets and Honeycomb.
Fuck off to android then you twat! People are sick of arseholes like you whinging and threatening to go android! DO IT and stop bothering us! You think we give a shit if you have an iphone or not??!! Apple are leagues ahead of the game, your just to stupid to admit it!
I’ve got 2 iphones and I used to have 3. So I’ve used iphones for over 3 years and was an Apple fanboy, fanatically so until I tried Android. Apple is way behind. I mean way, way behind. With iOS 5.0 you guys are just now able to perform updates over the air. I updated my Android over the air 2 months ago over the internet in a few minutes. This took 3 hours.You guys got widgets yet? Everything you do you have to open apps. I just look at my screen and I can see weather, stocks, news at a glance. can your Ios do that?
Downloaded update and now getting error 3200 when installing, iPhone 4
No idea what i did to resolve this issue 3200 but now it is updating. Strange.
error 3200 for the second time now, i think it is because everyone is downloading at the same time the servers are kinda broken/smoking!
Also getting error 3200 on iphone 4, any ideas?
Ich bin aus Österreich und habe das selbe Problem Error 3200
I’m also getting error 3200… just updated my iTunes software, restarted my computer… now trying a different USB port. Grr. Trying to update mine before my boyfriend gets home so I can rub it in his face!
lol u can rub it in my face
How is ur update did it it work?
Can i rub my d** on your face
For those who receive 3200 error, just turn off the phone. After that turn it on and update IOS. Works like a chark. Good luck !
error 3200: put phone in airplane modus.
Thanks for tip on other forum.
…like a charm. Sorry.
Also getting the 3200 error. Backs up iphone 3gs, starts extracting files, then get the 3200 error couldn’t restore. What’s going on?
I also getting error 3200 24123542135 times when I try to update my iPod touch 4… I am from europe
3200 Error iPad 2
Error 3200 on CDMA iphone 4…after it extracts the software this pops up
I had error 3200 3 times. I changed the USB port my cable was plugged into to one in the back of my PC tower and then it worked 1st time.
Don’t know if this will help anyone else but thought I’d let you know just in case
That worked. Thanks for the tip.
Not realized until now but it was in airplane mode and just worked fine!