Almost a month ago, Apple released the iPhone 3.1 update. Today Apple has released the iPhone 3.1.2 update for iPhone and iPod Touch users. This update does not really add anything new, but it does fix important bugs so iPhone and iPod Touch users should update.

The iPhone 3.1.2 software update includes the following:

• Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
• Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
• Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming

How to update to iPhone 3.1.2

1. Connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to your PC.

2. Launch the iTunes application and click the Check for updates button.

3. iTunes will show you the above window saying: “iTunes will update your iPhone to iPhone 3.1.2 software and will verify the update with Apple“. Click on the Update button.

4. An iPhone OS 3.1.2 software update window will show up, click on the Next button. Read and and accept the license agreement. Once you’ve done that your download will start.

5. The file size of this update varies depending on which device you’re updating. Once the iPhone 3.1 firmware update is done downloading it will start the installation process on your iPhone.

iPhone 3.1.2 Download Links

If you are having trouble downloading the iPhone 3.1.2 firmware through the iTunes Application then you can directly download the appropriate firmware for your device using the below links:

• iPhone 3.1.2 download (iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw, 241 MB)
• iPhone 3G 3.1.2 download (iPhone1,2_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw, 242 MB)
• iPhone 3GS 3.1 download (iPhone2,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw, 306 MB)

Note: Don’t use Safari to download iPhone 3.1.2 IPSW files, instead use another browser. Safari downloads this as a .ZIP and iTunes is not able to recognize the firmware that way.

iPhone 3.1.2 Jailbreaking information

You can jailbreak your iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, or iPod Touch on iPhone 3.1.2. I will update this post once an iPhone 3.1.2 jailbreak is out.

Developers use iTunes Connect to add,view, or manage applications in the iTunes Store, check sales/trend reports, financial reports, or manage users. For the past 3 days, iTunes Connect has been down for many people. The iTunes Connect team at Apple are aware of this problem, and they’re working on fixing it.

I tried submitting an application right now, but my connection was reset, when I went back I got an error message saying “You backtracked so far“.  Apple should at least put up a status page notifying Developers that iTunes Connect is down. Many developers have been trying to submit applications, or even updates to applications but have been unable to do so because of iTunes Connect being down.

Once iTunes Connect is back up, the iTunes Connect team will have a lot of app submissions pouring in! Apple hasn’t even provided an ETA for when this problem will be fixed. I hope it’s soon, many developers are not happy about this!

Update: After writing this post, it appears that iTunes Connect is back up! I was successfully able to submit an application.

One of the most notable features of the new iPhone OS 3.1 and iTunes 9.0 update is the home screen feature. This is a very powerful feature, and I’m sure many iPhone and iPod Touch users will find it very convenient. I’m impressed with how easy Apple has made it for us.

In this post I’ll show you how you can rearrange applications on iPhone OS 3.1 using iTunes 9.

Note: Make sure you install the iPhone 3.1 update and iTunes 9.

How to Organize applications on your iPhone or iPod Touch home screen using iTunes 9.0

1. Connect your device to your computer and launch the iTunes 9.0 application.

2. Click the Applications tab.

3. Click and checkmark the Sync Applications box. If you don’t want any application synced to your device simply uncheck it from the list and it won’t be added. iTunes 9.0 also gives you the option of sorting the applications by category, name, or date and lets you search as well.

4. On the right of the Sync Applications box you’ll see your iPhone or iPod Touche’s homescreen. Rearrange the icons the way you want it. You can drag icons up and down, left or right, or even drag them to another home screen. The square boxes on the far right well show you the different home screen pages that you can add/rearrange icons to. Just click on “1″ if you want an app on the first home screen, “2″ if you want it on the second”, and so on. It’s that easy!

5. Once you’ve rearranged the icons the way you want them, click on the Sync button on the bottom right corner.

6. iTunes will now start syncing the applications the way you arranged them on iTuness to your iPhone or iPod Touch. A Sync in Progress message will appear on your device. Once iTunes is done syncing, your applications will appear on your device!

I really like this feature about iPhone 3.1. Thank you for finally listening to us and bringing us this feature to iTunes 9 Apple!

Today Apple has finally released the iPhone 3.1 update that many iPhone users have been waiting for. This update fixes a lot of bugs that were present in the iPhone OS 3.0 firmware released in June and also supports the new Apps Management feature in iTunes 9.

How to update to iPhone 3.1

1. Connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to your PC.

2. Launch the iTunes application and click the Check for updates button.

3. iTunes will show you the above window saying: “iTunes will update your iPhone to iPhone 3.1 software and will verify the update with Apple“. Click on the Update button.

4. An iPhone OS 3.1 software update window will show up, click on the Next button. Read and and accept the license agreement. Once you’ve done that your download will start.

5. The file size of this update varies depending on which device you’re updating. Once the iPhone 3.1 firmware update is done downloading it will start the installation process on your iPhone.

iPhone 3.1 Download Links

If you are having trouble downloading the iPhone 3.1 firmware through the iTunes Application then you can directly download the appropriate firmware for your device using the below links:

• iPhone 3.1 download (iPhone1,1_3.1_7C144_Restore.ipsw, 241 MB)
• iPhone 3G 3.1 download (iPhone1,2_3.1_7C144_Restore.ipsw, 242 MB)
• iPhone 3GS 3.1 download (iPhone2,1_3.1_7C144_Restore.ipsw, 306 MB)

Note: Don’t use Safari to download iPhone 3.1 IPSW files, instead use another browser. Safari downloads this as a .ZIP and iTunes is not able to recognize the firmware that way.

iPhone 3.1 Jailbreaking information

It is still possible to jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch on iPhone 3.1. I will update this post once I’ve posted the iPhone 3.1 jailbreak guide up.

The iTunes store and the App Store are both officially available in Mexico now! Hola Mexicans, and welcome to the iTunes store.

The iTunes store in Mexico features Mexican artists including Paulina Rubio, Vincente, Fernández, and Zoé  and a wide range of interneational artists including Shakira, Lady Gaga, Green Day, and many more. Most songs are priced at 12 pesos and albums at 120 pesos.

Download iTunes 8.2.1 in Mexico

The iTunes Store in Mexico is available for both Mac and PC users. iTunes 8.2.1 can be downloaded from http://www.itunes.com/mexico. iTunes purchases require a valid credit card number and a valid billing address or an official iTunes Gift Card.

[via Apple]

Many Windows users using iTunes and AVG, one of the most popular anti-virus software were alerted of a Trojan horse Small.BOG virus today. There is a huge discussion thread on it in the Apple discussion forums.

Fortunately, you have nothing to worry about. There is no virus in iTunes. AVG has released a definitions update that should take care of this. Update your definitions through AVG and you won’t get this message anymore. Do not try to quarantine the files, this will break your iTunes 8.2.1 install and you will need to reinstall it.

Update: If you are getting the itunesminiplayer.dll failed to register Error then you need to reinstall iTunes!

[via Apple Discussion Forums, picture via @raktai]

In preparation for the iPhone OS 3.0 software update Apple has released iTunes 8.2 today. iTunes 8.2 will be compatible with iPhone and iPod Touches running on iPhone OS 3.0 firmware and also has improved security and bug fixes. If you are using a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch don’t update just yet. Read Musclenerd’s tweet below to find out why:

Today’s iTunes 8.2 update changes the way your computer talks to the device. This affects things the current jailbreaking tools when they try to identify what’s connected. Also, ssh over usb breaks due to same reasons. Fixes are in the works but for now avoid 8.2.

Do not worry about loosing your jailbreak, no matter what the current iPod Touches and iPhones will always be jailbreakable.

Once you have uninstalled iTunes 8.2 you can download & reinstall  iTunes 8.1 for Mac or iTunes 8.1 for Windows. Knowing the iPhone Dev Team the updated jailbreaking tools will be released very soon. For now don’t install iTunes 8.2 and stay tuned for more updates!

[via Macworld]

It’s official, Apple’s App Store has reached over 1 billion iPhone and iPod Touch app downloads in just nine months! To celebrate, Apple will give one lucky person a 17” MacBook Pro, iPod Touch 32GB, a US$10,000 iTunes Gift Certificate, and an Apple Time Capsule. Who will win all this? Apple will announce the winner soon on Apple.com. The winner has 48 hours to respond, so don’t forget to check your e-mail and see if you won. Congratulations to Apple and the developers who made the App Store possible.

One Billion Apps Downloaded!