How To Update To iOS 6 on iPhone, iPod, iPad

How To Update To iOS 6 with IPSW Firmware and Over the air AKA OTA on iPhone 5, 4S, 4, 3GS, iPod Touch 4G, 5G, iPad 3, 2.

Finally and after a long time iOS 6 had been released and many users didn’t know the way to update their old firmware to iOS 6 in this post we will show you two ways to update your old firmware to iOS 6

How To Update To iOS 6 on iPhone, iPod, iPad

Note 1: first you have to know that there is no untethered jailbreak till now the available jailbreak only is the tethered one which means that every time your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad reboots or the battery dies, you have to connect your device back to your computer so that the hardware can boot with the aid of the jailbreak application.

Note 2: all users who rely the unlock should take care before updating to iOS 6 read the points below

How To Update To iOS 6 on iPhone, iPod, iPad :

How To Update to iOS 6 using OTA

Step 1: Launch Settings app on your device.
Step 2: Then Tap General.
Step 3: Tap Software Update.

Software iOS 6 update

Software iOS 6 update
Step 4: Connect your device to a WIFI and tap on Download and install.

Step 5: Now Agree to the Terms and Conditions

Step 6: Your devices will now start updating Watch the progress bar and take a cup of tea.

ios 6 update 2

Step 7: Once the update is  finished downloading, your device will inform you by a notification message to install now or later, that’s it.

iOS 6 update 3

How To update your iPhone, iPad, iPod using iTunes :

Step 1: Connect your  iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your PC or Mac

Step 2: Open iTunes and click on your device name in the left bar.


Step 3: Under the Summary tab, click on “Check for Update“  button as you see on the screenshot below

Step 4: iTunes should alert you that there is an update available for your device Then choose “Download and Update“ button then Confirm any pop up application, that’s it.

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12 Comments + Add Your Comment

  1. Wayne says:

    Why no update for iPad 1

  2. farouk says:

    my iphone 4s isn’t upgrading i tried everything but it wont it will say that there is an error

  3. Drew K. says:

    If your having problems updating your idevice, (Infinite Restore mode) RESTORE TWICE! Then sync everything back on and you will have an ios6 unjailbroken phone with everything on it (except cydia apps/tweaks).

  4. darren stanley says:

    i try to erase data and nothing heppens and now i just cant update to iso 6, anyone else explain better how to do this?

  5. maine says:

    i update my iphone 3gs 5.1.1 to iOS 6, it been like 12 hours already, in set-up mode when it comes “connect to itunes” it’s stuck. Even it’s CONNECTED TO ITUNES its still there and then it will restart it self. HELP

  6. mustafa says:

    i used jailbreak 5.1.1 on my i phone now i want to update ios6 software so what i do n how to update ios6 ?

  7. cameron says:

    my ipod does not have software update what do i do???

  8. Jack says:

    That’s weird that updating jailbroken iOS is that .. EASY?? you dont lose anything after backup?

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