iOS 4.1 (8B117) for iPod touch 3

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iPod touch 3

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPod touch 3.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPod touch 3 in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPod3,1_4.1_8B117_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumeaa046dcafc441c673e8afa42ca4f5923e094afcba770e5e2d286a9b621a0c0e
MD5sumeaa046dcafc441c673e8afa42ca4f5923e094afcba770e5e2d286a9b621a0c0e
SHA1sum3162bad4060b7a58c9942ddb483e5bd9bcc5269f
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 4.1 Software Update

This update contains improvements, including the following:

• Game Center

    - Send and receive friend requests

    - Invite friends to multi-player games over the Internet

    - Play multi-player games by auto-matching with other

          players

    - View Leaderboards and Achievements

    - Discover new games from friends

• High dynamic range (HDR) photos on iPhone 4

• Support for TV show rentals on iTunes

• Ability to upload HD videos to YouTube and MobileMe

      over Wi-Fi on iPhone 4

• Additional support for AVRCP-supported accessories,

      including next & previous track control

• FaceTime calling directly from Favorites

• Bug fixes, including:

    - iPhone 4 proximity sensor performance

    - iPhone 3G performance

    - Nike+iPod fixes

    - Bluetooth improvements

Products compatible with this software update:

• iPhone 4

• iPhone 3GS

• iPhone 3G

• iPod touch 2nd generation, or later

Game Center requires iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2nd generation or later.

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guides for iPhone and iPod touch at:

http://support.apple.com/manuals/iphone

http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipodtouch

For more information about iPhone and iPod touch, go to:

http://www.apple.com/iphone

http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch

To troubleshoot your iPhone or iPod touch, or to view additional support information go to:

http://www.apple.com/support/iphone

http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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