
Press and hold the Home button on your iPhone or iPad - and keep holding it down.
Plug the cable into the computer, but not the iPhone or iPad.
Turn off your iPhone or iPad by holding down the Sleep/Wake (Power) button until the Power switch appears and sliding it to the right. To restore your device to the stable version of iOS, you’ll need a Mac or PC running iTunes and a cable to connect your iPhone or iPad to that computer. RELATED: How to Reset Your iPhone or iPad, Even if it Won't Boot Device backups created using the beta version of iOS won’t restore to the old version of iOS, so you’ll need to either restore an old backup or set things up from scratch afterwards. This process will erase everything on your iPhone or iPad, however.
After the update or restore is complete, choose iPod Sofware 1.3.1 Updater > Quit to quit the application.įor help with downloading, see Software downloads: Formats and common error messages.Īll software available from this site is covered by a software license agreement included with this software.If you’re using a beta, or preview, release of iOS on your phone or tablet, downgrading is easy. Restoring iPod's software erases all of the music and other data currently on the iPod. If you choose Restore, you will see a message asking if you are sure you want to perform a software restore. Click the lock icon in the iPod Software 1.3.1 Updater window and enter your admin password. If the iPod is not connected to the Macintosh, plug it in. Open the iPod Software 1.3.1 Updater in Applications/Utilities. You can also update to iPod Software 1.3 manually by following the instructions below: If your iPod requires updating, the iPod Software Updater will open the next time you plug in your iPod and open iTunes. WARNING: The Restore command erases all of the music and other data currently on the iPod. It erases and reformats the iPod before downloading new software. Restore: The Restore command returns an iPod to "factory fresh" condition. The Update command may be disabled if the iPod does not need to be updated because it already has up-to-date software. Update: The Update command downloads new software to an iPod. The iPod Software Updater has two functions, update and restore. If you install this update and your iPod requires updating, the iPod Software Updater opens and allows you to install iPod Software 1.3 the next time you plug in your iPod and open iTunes.įor more information about iPod, go to About iPod Software Updater Install this update if you have an original or second-generation iPod (all iPods without a dock connector) with iPod software 1.2.6 or earlier. This updater installs iPod 1.3 software on your iPod. This document contains information about the iPod Software 1.3.1 Updater for Mac OS X and a link to the software download.