If you have been following iPhone news lately, you should already be familiar with the whole fuss about iPhone location tracking. The iPhone has been maintaining a log file containing various locations the phone has been to. This file was also copied to the Mac or PC with which the user synced his iPhone.
As expected, Apple has rushed to push a firmware update to fix this. iOS 4.3.3 has been released for GSM iPhone and also iOS 4.2.8 for the Verizon CDMA iPhone 4.
Find direct download links for the latest iOS firmware and also a list of all the changes in iOS 4.3.3 and iOS 4.2.8 after the break.
What?s new in iOS 4.3.3:
This update contains changes to the iOS crowd-sourced location database cache including:
- Reduces the size of the cache
- No longer backs the cache up to iTunes
- Deletes the cache entirely when Location Services is turned off
Devices Compatible with iOS 4.3.3:
iOS 4.3.3 is compatible with the following devices:
- iPhone 4 GSM Model
- iPhone 3GS
- iPad 2
- iPad
- iPod touch (4th generation)
- iPod touch (3rd generation)
iOS 4.2.8 is compatible with:
- iPhone 4 CDMA Model
Direct Download Links for iOS 4.3.3 and iOS 4.2.8:
- iPhone 4 GSM Model
- iPhone 4 CDMA Model
- iPhone 3GS
- iPad 2 GSM
- iPad 2 CDMA
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad
- iPod touch (4th generation)
- iPod touch (3rd generation)
Alternatively, you can also use ipswDownloader which is a free tool to download iOS firmware files.
