2 days ahead of schedule Apple have (finally) released iOS 4.3 for iPhone & iPad. This is a biggie for me, as it now turns your iPhone into a fully fledged WiFi hotspot. This means I can now use the WiFi iPad anywhere, and don’t have to worry about internet not being available. Bonus.
Here are some of the changes for iOS 4.3:
- Personal Hotspot
- Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth,and 1 USB)
- iTunes Home Sharing
- Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)
- New AirPlay features
- Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV
- Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript
engine - HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter
- View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display
- New Settings
- Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert
- iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects
You can use these direct download links (Thanks @MikeCTZA) to get the files now without having to wait, and then you can manually update your iPhone or iPad
iPad
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/04…0_Restore.ipsw
Size: 625814678
MD5: 9a889ba48bc2715292f199f50c70ed60
iPhone 3GS
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/04…0_Restore.ipsw
Size: 443762287
MD5: 87ebb9b2c025fb5f87a4cab0631b1547
iPhone4
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/04…0_Restore.ipsw
Size: 702264955
MD5: e0a463bded8f5b1e076b466535b18c75
Source: http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/
Looking forward to giving iOS 4.3 a run, and seeing how it works out.
Related articles
- Apple Officially Releases iOS 4.3, Grab It Now! (thenextweb.com)
- Hands-on With iOS 4.3 [PHOTOS] (mashable.com)
