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chasg · Jun 16, 2009, 08:44 PM

It's 1:37am on the 17th, where is my OS 3.0?

While in the big Apple Store on Regents St. here in London (the UK version), the Apple sales guy I was talking to got a text from O2 (the exclusive iPhone carrier here in the UK) saying that the new 3.0 OS would be released at midnight on the 17th (funny, I didn't get that text myself, even though I was standing right beside him when he got it). It's now 39 minutes after midnight, and iTunes still tells me that 2.2.1 is the latest OS version).

Hmm, I admit I may be a little eager, but I'd rather not be attempting to download the upgrade when the rest of the world wakes up and is trying to get it from the same server as I am! :-)

I wonder when we _will_ have the upgrade available, please don't tell me it's at the other end of the 17th! (23:59...<tick tock>...then: "There is a new version of the iPhone OS available for download...").

Yours in anticipation,

Chas

JKT · Jun 16, 2009, 09:01 PM

Midnight of the 17th is in a little under 22 hours. You've just experienced midnight of the 16th.

Personally, I will not be installing it straight away. If it is as dreadful as OS 2.0 was, I would much prefer to wait until version 3.0.1 or 3.0.2 because I do not want to have to restart my phone every couple of hours just to be able to use apps without them crashing constantly.

I'm also worried that some of my productivity apps might not be 3.0 compatible until updates become available. Nah... sitting this one out for a few days to see how the dust settles.

Nodnarb · Jun 16, 2009, 11:20 PM

I'm upgrading as soon as I can get it.

I have a jailbroken phone right now, and I'm so over it being jailbroken (just feels messy/dirty, kind of hard to explain) plus it's been running a bit slow lately. Can't wait for 3.0.

Wonder if it's gonna come out at midnight eastern time (in 40 minutes)!.

Would it be smarter to check apple's iphone webpage, or through the iTunes "check for update" button?

Nodnarb · Jun 17, 2009, 12:22 AM

So guess they're not going by Eastern time, it's 12:21 and not up yet.

Maybe it'll be up at 3AM?

I just restored my phone and haven't synced anything yet, so I have a brand new iPhone 3g just waiting for the 3.0!

If anyone else sees it posted, definitely post here to let me know please!

Lint Police · Jun 17, 2009, 12:34 AM

6PM GMT is my guess.

CorpITGuy · Jun 17, 2009, 03:40 AM

A bunch of tools on Twitter saw the Singapore site which said "coming July 18th" and panicked, telling everyone it had been delayed by a day... :sigh:

Really... have folks on Twitter never heard of the International Date Line?

moep · 11:11 AM

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite....1_Restore.ipsw

//edit: Warning - I just noticed that Gizmodo took their article down. Maybe 7A341 isn’t the final 3.0 built after all. *shrug*

//edit: nevermind — this is for the 3Gs.

ajprice · Jun 17, 2009, 04:47 AM

OK so its about 9.45am here in the UK, I'm in work and it will be 6pm by the time I'm home and settled. So why am I clockwatching for when this update is released?!

ixus_123 · Jun 17, 2009, 05:47 AM

Well I was going to say that midnight on the 17th in the UK is 6PM on the 16th in California (PDT).

So I would have thought that as it's now 2:44AM PDT, the update should be released if the midnight thing were true. Midnight is 00:00 - the start of the day, not the end of it.

Checking the Apple site, they don't mention time for release so I guess it could be at any point in the day - probably lunchtime or certainly within Californian business hours

bloodline · Jun 17, 2009, 05:48 AM

I'm at home today, by lucky coincidence, come on Apple!?!?! I want my 3.0, my developer friend has had it for months already!!

kylef · Jun 17, 2009, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by moep

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite....1_Restore.ipsw

here. grab your copy before the servers are hopelessly overloaded.
(this is the ipsw for the 3G)

//edit: Warning - I just noticed that Gizmodo took their article down. Maybe 7A341 isn’t the final 3.0 built after all. *shrug*

3.0 (7A341) is the Golden Master version. There has been speculation that this would be the final release; but there are a few tiny bugs that Apple should iron out on a new build and its subsequent release some time today.

The only app I have that doesn't work on 3.0 at the minute is Pano.

zerock · Jun 17, 2009, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by moep

http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite....1_Restore.ipsw

here. grab your copy before the servers are hopelessly overloaded.
(this is the ipsw for the 3G)

//edit: Warning - I just noticed that Gizmodo took their article down. Maybe 7A341 isn’t the final 3.0 built after all. *shrug*

that link is the firmware for the 3G S, that's why it was taken down by Giz

richwig83 · Jun 17, 2009, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by zerock

that link is the firmware for the 3G S, that's why it was taken down by Giz

So its not a good idea to try and put this on a 3G then?

zerock · Jun 17, 2009, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by richwig83

So its not a good idea to try and put this on a 3G then?

people have already done it. it just gives an error of "Invalid Firmware" or incompatible message. no harm done.

Krusty · 08:10 AM

Someone in an discussion thread on apple support actually post links to the correct firmware for the original iphone and 3g. I've downloaded and installed the one for my original iPhone and just got it going. Appears to be working fine. Once I did the firmware, I was able to restore from my last 2.2.1 backup which put all my settings back correct and then I had to resync to get all my media back on. If you are interested in going that route, please read the whole thread and get all the instructions on how to download, remove the "zip" extension etc.

Apple - Support - Discussions - 3.0 firmware is here ...

Edit: please read down to the 13th or 14th post. The first post is the same 3Gs as listed in this thread

kylef · Jun 17, 2009, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by zerock

that link is the firmware for the 3G S, that's why it was taken down by Giz

huh? 7A341 is 3.0GM..

JKT · 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by ixus_123

Well I was going to say that midnight on the 17th in the UK is 6PM on the 16th in California (PDT).

So I would have thought that as it's now 2:44AM PDT, the update should be released if the midnight thing were true. Midnight is 00:00 - the start of the day, not the end of it.

Or it is 24:00 and at the end of the day. In common parlance if I say that something is going to happen at midnight I would mean the one at the end of the day rather than the beginning. As the OP is UK based and Apple is US based midnight on the 17th here is likely to mean that it is released during the day in the US. Not several hours before 0:00 (in California) - that would have meant it was due to be released in the US on the 16th!

Nodnarb · Jun 17, 2009, 08:38 AM

3.0 is STILL not out? I'm surprised, I was sure by the time I'd woken up this morning they'd have posted it...

kylef · Jun 17, 2009, 08:58 AM

It makes sense to do at 6PM GMT (10AM PST?), the same time as WWDC. 4 hours or so.

Nodnarb · Jun 17, 2009, 09:29 AM

I suppose so.

I wish the weather was nice out so I could just go outside and do stuff for a few hours rather than it being a rainy gloomy day with only 3.0 to look forward to!

No work until 6PM tonight and no summer classes... hmm, off to find something to distract me for 3 hours!

dpicardi · Jun 17, 2009, 09:39 AM

Check out this thread for their logical release time...

http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/06...y-time-debate/

Also appears like several 3Gs shipments are being held by the carrier...I assume because they were scheduled to arrive a day earlier than the 19th...hope it is not some other glitch.

Dave

Phileas · Jun 17, 2009, 09:40 AM

Nothing yet up here in the frozen North.

ryju · Jun 17, 2009, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Phileas

Nothing yet up here in the frozen North.

Good one mate.

richwig83 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:07 PM

6:06PM.... come on wheres my v3.0 lol

Nodnarb · Jun 17, 2009, 01:09 PM

Downloading now through iTunes!

It must have just been released, 2 min ago nothing there, then just now at like 1:08 it says 3.0 is out!

richwig83 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:09 PM

Yeah just gone live here too!

Nodnarb · Jun 17, 2009, 01:11 PM

Glad we're getting it before the servers crash in a couple hours!

richwig83 · Jun 17, 2009, 01:12 PM

Too right! Everyone's still stuck in traffic hopefully! :-)
(12mins to go)

Lint Police · Jun 17, 2009, 01:18 PM

Now, just release the damn push apps and I will be happy.

sixandout · Jun 17, 2009, 01:23 PM

Being on the east coast I can enjoy a few beers for lunch, and unlike like the launch of 2.0 os I'm actually able to download the software update this time.

scottiB · Jun 17, 2009, 01:24 PM

Oh, what the hell--I'm downloading for my 1st Gen Touch.

Server is getting pounded, and I have a quick, quick connection at work.

Phileas · Jun 17, 2009, 01:36 PM

Coming in nice and fast here.

Nai no Kami · Jun 17, 2009, 02:04 PM

Although iTunes shows the update, It says it's currently unavailable to the Argentine Store. I'm lighting my flamethrower.

B Gallagher · Jun 17, 2009, 02:18 PM

It's 230.1MB on my iPhone 3G 16GB.

JKT · Jun 17, 2009, 02:19 PM

I have no will-power... Already downloaded, installed and using

Find my iPhone is very cool! Cut, copy, and paste works too. Yay.

Nodnarb · Jun 17, 2009, 02:42 PM

Haha I knew you would JKT!

Find my iPhone is pretty cool, it'll be really useful when the problem arises. Cut/copy/paste also is great.

Landscape keyboard is meh, I feel like I type much faster with the regular layout.