How to Flash iPhone Firmware

33 Responses (Add) | Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 at 1:55pm

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I have never had any device that is easier to update the firmware than my iPhone. For anyone who may not be sure, firmware is basically the ’software’ that runs a device’s hardware. That’s the easiest way I can think of to put it. Firmware is a computer program that is embedded in a hardware device. As its name suggests, firmware is somewhere between hardware and software. Like software, it is a computer program which is executed by a computer. But it is also an intimate and vital part of a piece of hardware, and has little meaning outside of that particular hardware.

It’s so insanely simple to flash (update) the firmware for the iPhone. When you plug it in (or Dock it), a message will pop up on your Mac that says “There is a new software update for your iPhone. Do you wish to download and install it now?” Click yes… and you’re done.

That’s it. The end. Nothing more to see or do. That’s all, folks. Fini. Period! Seriously… I’m not kidding! There’s nothing more to do.

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33 Comments

alphaxion

November 13th, 2007
at 2:42pm

My old msi motherboard did this 5 to 6 years ago - it had a little application that you installed after you got windows up and running and it would connect to the net and check to see if new versions of not only the bios firmware but all of the drivers for my motherboard too.

Once a week it would load up, check and tell me if something new was available, if it was it asked if it could download and install for me. Click yes and away it went, click no and it wouldn’t bother me for another week. I could even pick and choose what I wanted to update, was bloody marvellous and certainly wowed me when I first encountered it… shame no-one else seems to think this would be a good thing to use.

This isn’t anything new, hell the ipods that preceeded the iphone have been doing it for yonks too.

Windows Vista Torrent

November 13th, 2007
at 10:37pm

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Funny video

December 5th, 2007
at 12:00pm

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k323r

January 5th, 2008
at 5:02am

who wants to upgrade you idiot i would love your firmware on mi phone

macaddict121

January 8th, 2008
at 8:47am

YOUR A **** JOCKEY!!!

iphonedish

January 9th, 2008
at 5:22pm

Check out iPhoneDish.com__ for latest iPhone news and hacks!

commanderdaforce

January 11th, 2008
at 7:18am

Ey dude Chris i need help on how to put firmware on a psp i need you to tell me how to change from a 3.80 to a 3.54 m33 please help i qwant those moving backgrounds.

kaczka81

January 14th, 2008
at 8:34am

**** YOU JEW!

parsasarraf

January 18th, 2008
at 10:48am

***

TehChosnHwuns

February 4th, 2008
at 10:47am

u freaking hav to hav an irunes account to be able to update the iphone????????

OllieLyonz

February 10th, 2008
at 9:48pm

no u dont but this guyis still a dik hed

VincentVega44

February 12th, 2008
at 4:51pm

at 1:50 i turned it off.

pobedano

February 13th, 2008
at 10:44am

ok? so what did you just show how to do? you suck at what ever it is that you just did. you dont like hacks cause you’re a noob!

News

February 23rd, 2008
at 11:22pm

iClips management (potentially the name of apps distributed via iTunes) A more complete Bluetooth manager iChat accessible only via WiFi Now, that would be one helluva update. More in the thread. Related Content:How to Flash iPhone FirmwareI Hate IE6! Reasons Not to Buy the new Apple Software Update OK… So I LIKE My iPhone The iPod does a Paris Hilton *** Video

GregTalaga

February 26th, 2008
at 6:53am

IDIOT !!!!!

JJGUTTAGUTTA

March 2nd, 2008
at 11:29pm

Damn Dis Guy Is So Damn Commercial.. It Might As Jus Be An Ad Page

Shane9enahS

March 3rd, 2008
at 5:16am

An iphone without hacks is like having a spaceship and only using it to pick up the kids from soccer practice.

XxgodismyrockxX

March 4th, 2008
at 12:39am

How can you not be into hacks!!! And I thought you were cool….

lakkatony

March 8th, 2008
at 1:50am

waste of time

2pactim

March 23rd, 2008
at 2:45am

no you don’t need an account

TehChosnHwuns

March 26th, 2008
at 9:07am

oh ok thnx

TehChosnHwuns

March 26th, 2008
at 9:09am

you jerk wut if someone called u a fuking [insert nationality here]? lol

Snoshado

April 4th, 2008
at 4:59am

Way to waste time and tell everyone how to click a button. Awesome. Thanks. I need to go do something worthwhile now because I’ll never get those 4 minutes of my life back.