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My New iPhone
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My New iPhone

by Wallace Wang
July 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
464 pages
11h
English
No Starch Press
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Chapter 8. Updating Your iPhone

The iPhone is nothing more than a fancy, powerful computer that happens to fit in your hand. Like most computers, the iPhone comes with built-in software known as firmware. The firmware controls the basic functions that make the iPhone actually work.

The problem with computers is that all software contains problems (known as bugs). To fix any bugs in the iPhone's firmware, or to add new features to the iPhone, Apple periodically issues firmware updates. By ensuring that your iPhone runs the latest firmware, you can keep your iPhone working and using the latest features possible.

Project goal: Learn how to update the firmware on your iPhone.

What You'll Be Using

To update the firmware on your iPhone, you need to use ...

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