Somehow website GearLive has gotten a look at the new firmware for the iPhone and they’ve generously shared it with everyone. Their site is taking a beating at the moment from all the hits, so we thought to summarize it for you first.
There are some additions that we’ve all been expecting to show up, but none of them are showstoppers. A lot of it is already available via jailbreaks and third-party apps, like multiple-recipient SMS sending. GearLive also says AnySIM-unlocked phones will surely be bricked by Firmware 1.1.3 when it comes out (no great surprise there).
Among the new features according to GearLive:
- The ability to send an SMS message to multiple people is now there
- Google Maps application can now pinpoint your location using cell tower triangulation
- Google Maps can now display the Hybrid map view
- You can now drag and drop application icons on your home screen
- The home screen supports pagination
- You can now add web bookmarks to your home screen
They have a picture gallery of screenshots (if you can get to it) over here.
December 30th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
this is a video http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-home-screen-rearrangement-video
December 30th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Gizmodo seems to be convinced it’s true: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone/iphone-firmware-113-video-and-evidence-confirms-update-is-real-breaks-unlock-thirdparty-apps-338948.php
December 30th, 2007 at 8:42 am
this is total BS. Someone is very talented with photoshop, or is a hack. The images are quite weirdly presented. Why didn’t they do a video? Why would Apple who is known for its secrecy, let slip or just give a update to “gearlive” who can only update it through iTunes- where the same iTunes is distributed around the world doesn’t have this “update” yet. Also why would it be 1.1.3 firmware. If this was true wouldnt it be 1.2 firmware or 2.0?
December 30th, 2007 at 1:58 am
this is now known to be fake. you can safely ignore it.