Can I update to iOS 4.3 firmware on the iPhone 3G?
No. Apple is officially leaving the iPhone 3G behind to run iOS 4.2.1 firmware forever. No more updates for the iPhone 3G will be forthcoming.
If you haven't updated to iOS 4.2.1 on your iPhone 3G you can find iPhone 3G firmware files here. The iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (AT&T only) will support iOS 4.3.
and what are us 3G suppose to do? It won't let me download any apps without the 4.3 update, that pisses me off they sold me this stupid thing and now it's useless because apple want's to leave it behind, fuck that I want my money back!!!!!
Same, though I didn't buy mine, I was given it when the previous user upgraded.
That's happened to me too, what are we supposed to do as I don't understand what they are saying? Do we have to 'upgrade' or even sack off the iPhone 3Gs and go for a more expensive phone? Would really Like some feedback as I am pretty confused by it all.
Thank you
Lucy
I'm just as pissed as you, bro! I'm tossing my 3G to the garbage, kissing Apple's ass goodbye and getting myself a nice little Android phone: Samsung Galaxy S3 ;) Way to take care of your customers, Apple!
Do you know that samsung too has got models that can't be upgraded above Android 2.6? This is common in most phone manufacturers when they realize the hardware requirement cannot meet latest versions of their OS's.
If you have what it takes to buy Galaxy S3 then you can as well buy iphone 4 which gives you same value and prestige. No need to be bias when comparing phone models. Think about the hardware capabilities and price range
Think about it
Really. Android is by far a helluva lot better than apple by a looooong shot. I have a galaxy S3 and does great. You do have a good point and right about the two types of phones, but going ahead and investing in an Android phone will take you farther than Apple will even negin to touch. Apple has way too much copyright ctap and will nickle-n-dime you to death for every little feature etc. You have a lot more freedom with Android.
Is the android market chock full of apps that won't run on these Android 2.6 phones? I have no problem being on 4.2.1. I have a problem with being cut off from the App Store because Apple decided to leave me behind, effectively forcing all 3G users to upgrade if they want fully functional devices.
I've never been a huge fan of Apple, but this, I think, has turned me off them for good. It'll be the last apple device I buy. Thanks for the good times, assholes!
Never will android stop you from downloading apps from the market...apple is a fuck up!
if u can afford a samsung galaxy s3 then why the hell did u buy an iphone 3G in the first place?
the 3GS supports all the latest versions of iOS.
and as for android, half the phones cant be updated to the latest firmwares. they cant even go beyond 3.0
i have a samsung galaxy ace and an iphone 3g,i bought the 3g because i was expecting it to be better than my samsung and in all honestly samsung beats the shit out of apple regarding that the ace is a crap phone anyways,i am able to download apps such as facebook,and a samsung galaxy s3 is better than an iphone anyday,the apps on the samsung run smoothly even though the are on 3.0 its better than the apples apps,you dont have to pay for like 80% of the apps on samsung so i think id rather buy a samsung even if you cant afford it,simply because you'll get more usage from the samsung than the iphone as samsung arnt upgraded their firmwire for another 2-3 years so its safe to say you'll get more out of a samsung than you ever would from an iphone
I'm just as pissed as you, bro! I'm tossing my 3G to the garbage, kissing Apple's ass goodbye and getting myself a nice little Android phone: Samsung Galaxy S3 ;) Way to take care of your customers, Apple!
Agree man, apple is leaving their customers behind
Fk iPhone, after almost 5 months I was finally able to repair my iphone 3 screen.. restored its os to 4.2.1, because it was cracked by falling off my hand. Now suddenly I can't install anything in this fking phone.. I was really fking proud of my iphone back then, i wanted to upgrade to iphone 4 or 5.. but now I just fkin hate it. all the important apps like facebook, whats app, viber everything not installing in this phone.. what the fk should i do now? what on earth can happen if you morons let bunch of let bunch of people let use use these softwares in old iphone... ? thank god samsung and lg is coming up with good smartphones.. I never want to use iphones again.. i am switching to samsung or lg phones.. fk apple.
I just paid 150 dollars for an I Phone 3G and i cant use it, Apple Should rot in hell
They got you. That phone has been out for about 2 or 3 years and it is not worth that. You could have got a iphone 4 for about $50 to $100.
it's right
i know whatthe fuck are you supposed to do with the 3g thats bullshit
It should be illegal mate. Its no longer fit for purpose. When I bought an iphone for all t6hat cash i was not told the apps wouldnt work after a time.
Conning gits.
I agree i need a new phone, but it wont be apple i go with next time. Samsung
Because Samsung is going to support you for beyond a year?
Please. They roll out 50 new phones a year, most don't run the latest Android.
All manufacturers (yes Apple included), do this to make MONEY!
No one is better or worse. Deal with it. It's business and if you want to play with technology, you have to play by their rules and pay every few years.
but apps are stilled supported on older os you idiot. you can still have a froyo operating system and run facebook. That is why apple sucks.
Yes but with most android phones you can root and run latest software, I have HTC HD2 now running Jellybean or Windows 8, I also have a 3g on 4.2.1, the HD2 is not much younger than the 3g. As for Iphone 4 being comparable to Galaxy 3 get a life, the iphone 5 does not come close. Sorry IPhones are overpriced and overhyped.
Listens folks, the 3G has been out for what , 3 years? The Galaxy has been out for a year? What the heck did you expect? Buy a new phone and get over it. Anyone who is buying a 3 today should think about what they are doing!!!! Why buy a 3 year old phone???? Even if it is "new", it is still 3 years old! Think of the technology advances that have occurred during that time, just in smartphones. Am sure you didn't buy the 3 from Apple today. Go get your money back!
I am sure you are upset, but be upset at yourself, not at Apple. They come out with new phones for a reason. Think about it. It is not Apples fault, they have come out with new phones so that the phone would support new technology and new applications.
Before you slam them, think about what YOU are doing.
You are right Apple is great!!!!
They leave space for a new company that will find a way to sale devices that will not have future restrictions caused by updates. Updates given on business reasons only!!!!
The new company will get all customers that are upset by the business strategies that Apple and others are using just to get our money out of our pockets.
I understand technology evolution might cause part of the problem and updates have to eliminates old apps, but for sure not all the useful apps we "need" to use.
So, let see if a company is smart enough to fight these unfair updates.
On technology point of view, I have no clues on how skype, whatsapp or viber works, but I dont understand why these apps could work on smartphones 4 years ago and can't be used today (on iPhone 3G for example)? I believe smartphones 4 years ago were not as powerfull as today's smartphones, but they could do the job. So ?
You cant expect to have a phone that came with Noah out the arc to perform exaclty the same functions as brand new Iphones...Now you want to blame apple because you dont want to upgrade? You're gonna have the same problems with Android if thats what you expect...
It is not about the willigness to upgrade but the possibility. It is NOT possible to upgrade to a newer version with a Iphone 3G. On the one hand maybe it is worth to sue Apple because they do not deliver the options they promissed. On the other hand, it is really THE reason to leave the Apple universe. Sorry, Apple no more!
You can't sue Apple because they won't support a device forever. When did they ever promise you a software update passed 4.2?
*Past, not passed. Learn proper grammar before trying to preach to someone.
You are too forward,the previous writer is correct because pass means to go beyond,so you need to go back to join your mate in the nursery school
Actually you are wrong. The past tense of PASS is PAST in the context of time, whereas passed is the past tense in terms of passing an exam
No, it is past. Not passed. Because the previous writer says past what I have, that means further than...which is past, not passed. But nice try. :-)
He's grammar might be wrong but his common sense is well intact!
And I don't care what anyone says, business or no business!
Us ordinary ppl are the root of their success,
And when we give them loyalty and they give no gratitude!
Even worse is when they telling you to go fuck urself!
U can't help to think how valuable you really are to them,
Ppl you only going to win if you all agree to a common enemy!
Today it's iphone3 trust me the latest iPhone will someday have the same problem!
he's? He is? or His. Whow the general knowledge of the language is appalling or is appealing?
Luv it!
When I bought my phone and apps, I was not told they would be redundant in a years time! Or the pouch i carry it in.
Its a con man and you know it. I hope someone does challenge them in court, because it is no longer fit for purpose. So why buy another apple to find yourself in the same place in a year?
They should update them for free to genuine customers who've been with them as a good will gesture. Cant imagine there's that many left still on contract.
I could afford to update, but don't like the shape of the 4 and the 5 is even worse! i ain't paying for that.
your gay
Why are you everyone's gay? Don't get it
Good one!!!!!
pull 2 pubic hairs from just above your bird and shove them into the earphone jack on the iphone 3g and hit updats,,,Vwalla it dont do shit...apple sucks goat dick..pissed off pussy.
...are you saying that you are a gay person that belongs to someone?
Or are you trying to call someone gay but failing in the process in being unable to distinguish between "your" and "you're".
I didn't see any comments about expecting a 3G to run exactly the same as anything. I do see people wanting ONE MORE update. That isn't asking a lot. Not everybody has the money to throw away on iphone 5's just to be able to use an app that CAN run on the 3G given they allowed to update to the 4.3 version rather than 4.2. If releasing one last update will appease many users why not do it for the simple act of customer retention. The fact they refuse to do so only dissuades customers from wanting to move on to the newer phones when they can afford it because this shows once the new fad of the week device is released their phone will become essentially useless. Apple is just pushing customers away. I understand it's hard for them to care when so many people think the way you do and will throw out the money to get the newer crap. Some of us don't need the extra flash. We just want to use a basic app and the only thing holding us back is apple being assholes. We aren't blaming apple because we don't want to upgrade, we're blaming them because we do. Buying a new phone is not the same as upgrading. That's like saying windows 7 was an upgrade of XP. It was just a tweaked version of XP with such minimal changes it wasn't worth the change. As is such with apple.
my apps worked yesterday---today i synced my apps and lost many. why don't apple leave well enough alone. if i had a working app and apple removes it or disables it---rip off!!!!!
You ignorant dick! I have a Nokia 2730 and even that has apps for facebook ect, this is just the money hungry arrogant Apple, making it virtually pointless owning and old model so that your forced to buy the newer one! Fuck Apple
I was leaning towards it being natural to try and move things forward. But you bring up an excellent point. Its strange why Apple clear out all the applications that were compatible with iOS 4.2.1 and prior and no longer make them available when people like nokia keep the apps out their that are compatible with specific devices.
It's not the fact that we are expecting it to run as new as the iPhone 5 but all my favorite apps I used are no longer able to download on the iphone3. Mind you, The iPhone 3 Was the very first phone I downloaded facebook & instagram on, & now we apparently need ios 4.3 for them to be downloaded? That's a bunch of bull because just several weeks ago I had ALL my favorite apps to work on this phone including facebook, iBooks, instagram, paypal etc.. & now I get NONE! thys just a rip! >:|
That's rubbish. You wont have the same problems with android phones that's the whole point of a android phone most things are free to download. They don't have the same Apple copyright crap.
Apple are con artists, they only want your money, once they have it they will give you no support.
Apple phones supported the old apps before they can do it again.
This is BS!
I updated Apps on iTunes, but it couldn't install on my phone due to iOS 4.2.1.
Then I restored my phone (because it was lagging), but now I can't install any Apps due to the fact that Apps require iOS 4.3
The least they could do is to provide compatible versions for us losers without the latest tech.
This is compulsory consumerism and I'm not buying in.
So long Apple, you're dead to me. I hope your stock prices fall and the company goes bankrupt.
Long live Samsung.
There stocks have fallen from 700 dollars to around 430 now so the power is with us if we stand together.
Your choice of words tells me something about you. there, their or they're I really don't want to stand together with that type slaughtering of the English language. Yes it shows.................
I couldn't agree more. I can't stand the arrogance of the rotten apple - combined with att is even worse, my "unlimited data" is apparently very limited once you reach the limit of the "unlimitness". Doesn't make sense, I know. This is a typical case for anti-trust/class action law suite. So now I have an unlocked att 3G iphone (following att's own instructions) which I can use with any compatible network but cannot upload any apps that were on that phone before i restored it.. what gives? Is this supposed to encourage me to get a new iphone? get a new phone with att? i can't wait for verizon's x8 microsoft's phone (i can't believe i'm actually waiting on a microsoft product... haha). as for the old phone, if i ever got to meet apple's new ceo or att's i'd shove it up their ass (literally).
i'm in the same boat dude, my boyfriend got me the apple iphone 3g cause my android i had was a piece of junk and now i cant download any apps i had on my android and was able to on it cause i dont have the ios 4.3 and cant upgrade it. it's completley retarded to not be able to upgrade it unless u have the 3gs apple iphone or newer...makes no freakin sence, but there is a way to get it on you 3g buy jailbreaking your fone, u can go on youtube and type in "jailbreaking iphone 3g to upgrade to ios 4.3" to get your 3g to the ios 4.3...that is the only solution i have found...good luck!