Good morning, I have a third-generation iPod Touch and I can not upgrade firmware over iOS 4.2. According to the Apple website, so far I can upgrade to 4.3.2, but iTunes says that 4.2.1 is the newest upgrade.
iPod touch, iOS 4.2
there are 2 things that you can do. 1. check if you have an old version of iTunes 2. go to felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware and download the 4.3 software. then launch iTunes and connect your ipod and hold shft and click restore. a prompt will pop up for you to choose a file. choose the frimware(.ispw) that you downloaded earlier. then, iTunes will restore your ipod.
I've done the steps you told me and now, resetting the iPod by pressing Shift, iTunes says this: The iPod not could be restored Because the firmware file is Not Compatible
Hi. The message you are getting usually indicates that your iPod is a 2nd generation, or your iTunes isn't up to date. Please note there was never an 8gB 3rd generation iPod Touch.
Stedman
My iPod Touch is a 3rd Generation with 8 Gigabytes
Sorry, as stated above there was never an 8gB version of the 3generation iPod Touch. You have a 2nd Generation and 4.2.1 is the highest version of the OS it will accept.
Does exist
I bought iPod Touch 3G two months before that appear iPod Touch 4 and it have 8GB -.-
OK.
Stedman
When the 3G iPod was introduced, the 8GB 2G iPods were continued to be sold with updated iOS (the same iOS as on the real 3G iPods).
For identifying your iPod see:
jlopez96 wrote:
Does exist
"The iPod touch (3rd generation) can be distinguished from iPod touch (2nd generation) by looking at the back of the device. In the text below the engraving, look for the model number. iPod touch (2nd generation) is model A1288, and iPod touch (3rd generation) is model A1318."
Taken from the Offical Apple Identifying iPod models webpage
Syther101
I'm having the same probem.
and yes i have an 8gb ipod touch 3rd generation too..
so yes, it does exist..
No, Ahmed, you are wrong; you do not have a 3rd-generation 8GB iPod touch. Apple never made such a model. Some dealers incorrectly referred to the 8GB iPod touch as "3rd generation" when Apple started shipping them with iOS 3, but this was never a designation approved by Apple. The hardware you have is the 2nd-generation model.
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