How to update iPod Touch to firmware 2.1 for free

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iPod Touch, or iTouch as it is popularly called, is an iPod with touch screen, WiFi and other features. Apple frequently updates the firmware (software for iPod Touch). Some updates are free, but most firmware upgrades require you to pay money.

For example, upgrading iPod Touch to firmware 2.1 will cost you a one-time fee of $9, which seems like a waste of money for something that Apple should have provided for free. However, this tutorial will show you how to update iTouch to the latest firmware for free.

Upgrade iPod touch firmware 2

Another name for this tutorial could be How to save $9 by upgrading iTouch/iPod Touch firmware for free, or How to save $9 by tricking Apple.

Update iPod touch firmware 2.1 for free

  1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes.
  2. Also download iPod1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw firmware by clicking one of the links below.

    Source #1: Uploaded.to

    http://uploaded.to/file/ih0z65/iPod1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw

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    Source #2: Freakshare mirror

    http://freakshare.net/files/30208/iPod11_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw

    If neither of the above links are available, you can always search for the file name iPod11_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw in BitTorrent seach sites or on .

  3. Hold Shift and click Restore.
  4. Select iPod1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw

This will upgrade your iPod Touch to firmware version 2. To get the latest version (which is not v2 any more), open iTunes and click “Update”. This will automatically update your iPod Touch to the latest version (whichever it is) for free.

Of course, iPod Touch 2nd generation will be sold with the firmware 2.1, so if you have bought one of those, this guide will not be needed – simply click “Update” on iTunes.

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  • farhan says:

    thanx man for the link

  • SERGI says:

    Many thanks… work perfect!!!

  • Robert says:

    Etant en possesion d’un iPod Touch 1ere generation version 1.1.5, en faisant cette manoeuvre expliquer au-dessus, mon iPod sera-t-il formater ?

    • Sumesh says:

      Vous devez sauvegarder vos données à caractère personnel avant la mise à jour du firmware iPod Touch.

  • lucassx says:

    valeu pela dica cara!
    me ajudou muito!

  • Touch says:

    Yo!

    Mon comentaire ce pose a toi!

    J’aimerais te dire merci mais j’ai eu un probleme et je n’est pas pu mettre la mise a jour….

    Mon probleme est le suivant:

    J’ai telechargé le logiciel sur uploaded.to, une fois telecharge je suis rentre sur mon itunes avec mon itouch connecté et jai fait shift+restaurer….ce qui a ouvert une fenetre et où jai selectionné ipod….restore.ispw…..mais malheuresement itunes me marque erreur.

    Je ten supplit de me venir en aide a mon probleme.

    Je te serais tres tres tres reconnaisant…

    Desolé pour le derangement.

    P.S.: i_g_a_@hotmail.com => ca ira plus vite.

  • amer says:

    Thanks alot.. worked flawlessly.

  • jay says:

    Didn’t work :(

  • stricker says:

    Thanks, but were(on which page) do you hold Shift and click Restore where?

  • guizaum says:

    ya……………….

    TERRIBLE!!!

    i spend 6 hours of my life downloading this……

    first, it download with .001 extension, that my mac recognized by a .rar file. it didn’t work.

    then, i tried to change the extension to .ipsw. the name of the file was this: iPod1_1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw.001

    i rename the file to iPod1_1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw

    it didn’t work again!!!!!!!!!!!!

    i have itunes 8.2!!!!!!
    what happened????????

  • elicia says:

    itunes current version is itunes 9

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