How to Add iOS 4.3 to Your Apple Device Now

Apple is planning on releasing iOS 4.3 very soon. However, TheNextWeb has let the world know how they can download iOS 4.3 before it has been publicly released.

p.s. Please do this at your own risk, because this is not a legitimate version from Apple and breaks their agreements.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. To commence, you will need iTunes. The version shouldn’t matter but it would be best to upgrade to iTunes 10.2 just to be on the safe side.
2. Now you need to download the gold master for your device and save it on your desktop. Bear in mind that support for the iPhone 3G has now officially been dropped. You’ll need a 3GS or newer, and a 3rd or 4th generation iPod Touch for this to work. Oh, and if you own an iPhone 4 on Verizon? No luck there either. This is GSM-only.
3. Now let’s actually install iOS 4.3

• Plug in your iOS device, and then tab over to iTunes.
• In iTunes, alt+click (or shift-click in Windows) on the ‘restore’ button, and then when promoted to locate the file select the IPSW file we just moved to your desktop.
• Wait for between 10 and 15 minutes for the new OS to be moved over.

It is really easy to restore iOS 4.2, just plug your phone back and it will offer a restore option.

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