Original author(s) | Apple Inc. |
---|---|
Initial release | 8 November 2001 |
Stable release | 2006-06-28 (5.1)
/ 29 June 2006 |
Written in | |
Operating system | |
Successor | iTunes |
Type | Utility |
License | Freeware |
Website | support |
iPod Updater (also known by its later internal project name, iPod Updater Extreme) was a utility to update or restore (format/erase) an iPod to the latest firmware.
iPod Utility is released for Windows 2000 and later, in addition to macOS as PowerPC and Intel 32-bit universal binaries. It does not run on macOS Catalina or later, which removes support for Intel 32-bit applications. Mac OS 9.2.1 was supported for the first and second generation iPods until at least iPod Software 1.2.1 Updater. It additionally supported Windows Me until iPod Software 1.3 and 2.0.1 Updaters. Windows 98 was not supported, because support for USB/FireWire mass storage devices was introduced with Windows Me and 2000.
On Macs, Software Update would automatically download new versions of iPod Updater. Subsequently, launching iTunes with an outdated iPod connected would display a prompt requesting to launch iPod Updater.
Initially, the app was only required to support the first and second generation iPod. With the release of iPod with dock connector (3rd generation), and later iPod mini, separate branches of the app were released for each device and firmware. With version 2004-04-28 (3.0), the separate apps were merged into one unified app, named "iPod Updater", followed by the date of release.
On 12 September 2006, iTunes 7.0 was released with the ability to update and restore iPods, obsoleting iPod Updater. This release saw the introduction of the IPSW file format, allowing iTunes to download the latest firmware on an as-needed basis. The format was later extended for use with the Apple TV with iTunes 7.1, and iPhone with iTunes 7.3.
Supported iPods
The following table lists the firmware versions supported by each known release of iPod Updater, starting from version 2004-04-28. It does not include updates released on or after 2 September 2006, when the latest update of almost all iPods were repackaged into IPSWs ahead of the release of iTunes 7.0.
2004-04-28 | 2004-07-15 | 2004-08-06 | 2004-10-20 | 2004-11-15 | 2005-01-11 | 2005-02-07 | 2005-02-23 | 2005-03-23 | 2005-06-26 | 2005-09-06 | 2005-09-23 | 2005-10-12 | 2005-11-17 | 2006-01-10 | 2006-03-23 | 2006-06-28 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
iPod with scroll wheel (1st generation) |
1.4 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||
iPod with touch wheel (2nd generation) | |||||||||||||||||
iPod with dock connector (3rd generation) |
2.2 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||
iPod with Click Wheel (4th generation) |
— | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.1 | 3.1.1 | |||||||||||
iPod with Click Wheel (4th generation) Rev A |
— | ||||||||||||||||
iPod Photo | — | 1.0 (4.0) | 1.1 (4.1) | 1.2 (4.2) | 1.2.1 (4.2.1) | ||||||||||||
iPod with color display | — | ||||||||||||||||
iPod with video (5th generation) |
— | 1.0 (6.0) | 1.1 (6.1) | 1.1.1 (6.1.1) | 1.2 (6.2) | ||||||||||||
iPod with video (5th generation) Rev A |
— | ||||||||||||||||
iPod mini (1st generation) |
1.1 (2.3) | 1.2 (2.4) | 1.3 (2.5) | 1.4 (2.6) | 1.4.1 (2.6.1) | ||||||||||||
iPod mini (1st generation) Rev A |
— | ||||||||||||||||
iPod mini (2nd generation) |
— | ||||||||||||||||
iPod nano (1st generation) |
— | 1.0 (5.0) | 1.1 (5.1) | 1.1.1 (5.1.1) | 1.2 (5.3) | ||||||||||||
iPod shuffle (1st generation) 512 MB |
— | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | |||||||||||
iPod shuffle (1st generation) 1 GB |
— |
Versions
Version | Release Date | Download URL | SHA1 Hash | File Size | Release Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
iPod Software 1.0 Updater | 8 November 2001 | Mac OS 9: iPod_Updater_1.0.smi.bin[dead link] | ? | ? | System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1
iPod Software 1.0 for iPod with touch wheel (1st generation):
Pulled due to issue with songs no longer playing after restore.[2] |
iPod Software 1.0.2 Updater | 6 December 2001 | Mac OS 9: iPod_Software_1.0.2_Updater.smi.bin[dead link] | ? | ? | System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1
iPod Software 1.0.2 for iPod with touch wheel (1st generation):
|
iPod Software 1.0.3 Updater | 21 December 2001 | Mac OS 9: iPod_SW_1.0.3_Updater.smi.bin[dead link] | ? | ? | System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1
iPod Software 1.0.3 for iPod with touch wheel (1st generation):
Pulled "due to incompatibilities with "blue and white" Power Macintosh G3 systems".[4] |
iPod Software 1.0.4 Updater | 9 January 2002 | Mac OS 9: iPod_Software_1.0.4_Updater.smi.bin[dead link] | ? | ? | System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1
iPod Software 1.0.4 for iPod with touch wheel (1st generation):
|
iPod Software 1.1 Updater | 20 March 2002 | Mac OS 9: iPod_Software_1.1_Updater.smi.bin[dead link] | ? | ? | 120077
System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1 iPod Software 1.1 for iPod with touch wheel (1st generation):
|
iPod Software 1.2 Updater | 6 August 2002 | Mac OS X: iPod1.2.dmg.bin | 6c0f3be5ab1baef940e82613d316fe030f7a2e3d
|
7,104,768 | System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1
iPod Software 1.2 for iPod with touch wheel (1st generation):
|
Mac OS 9: iPod_1.2.smi.bin [Archived 2002-10-17 at the Wayback Machine] | 45858e810c53ca2ac9ef03de4d842213f07be764
|
6,278,400 | |||
iPod Software 1.2.1 Updater | 1 October 2002 | Mac OS X: iPod1.2.1Updater.dmg.bin | f45eceec98c3ace529c2480a1db761970c7eba1b
|
5,412,864 | 120153
System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1 iPod Software 1.2.1 for iPod with touch wheel/scroll wheel (1st/2nd generation):
|
Mac OS 9: iPod_1.2.1.smi.bin[dead link] | ? | ? | |||
iPod Software 1.2.2 Updater | 15 October 2002 | Mac OS X: iPod_Software_1.2.2_Updater.dmg.bin [Archived 2002-10-14 at the Wayback Machine] | 17a27ad7ba9b7254d4e2d71b26034fc9790962d4
|
5,413,632 | 120123
System requirements: Mac OS 9.2.1, Mac OS X 10.1 iPod Software 1.2.2 for iPod with touch wheel/scroll wheel (1st/2nd generation):
This update is labelled "for Europe only". |
Mac OS 9: iPod_1.2.2_Updater.smi.bin [Archived 2006-01-15 at the Wayback Machine] | bc3e99dad73a2ad446d56232582812411eeab5ab
|
6,612,864 | |||
iPod Software 1.2.6 Updater | 19 March 2003 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | DL1151
System requirements: Windows Me, 2000, XP iPod Software 1.2.6 for iPod with touch wheel/scroll wheel (1st/2nd generation):
|
Windows: setup.exe [Archived 2006-05-25 at the Wayback Machine] | 98c22f719848dc48df3e60cc8f9a22f112a3dce8
|
13,241,813 | |||
iPod Software 2.0.1 Updater | 19 June 2003 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | DL1210
System requirements: Windows Me, 2000, XP iPod Software 2.0 for iPod with dock connector (3rd generation):
Windows-specific changes:
After being superseded by 2.1, Apple kept this release around for users of Windows Me, which had support dropped in the next release. |
Windows: setup.exe[dead link] | ? | ? | |||
iPod Software 1.3 Updater | 24 July 2003 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | About iPod for Windows Updater 1.3; DL729
System requirements: Windows Me, 2000, XP iPod Software 1.3 for iPod with touch wheel/scroll wheel (1st/2nd generation):
|
Windows: setup.exe | e425c7c49f6a9c98debc17a1ce0843a28893dab5
|
12,887,149 | |||
iPod Software 2.1 Updater | 16 October 2003 | Mac OS X: iPod21.dmg [Archived 2004-04-01 at the Wayback Machine] | 663e2852e987ce9d16b11833b0f268467205022d
|
17,064,701 | About iPod (dock version) Software Updater 2.1
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later iPod Software 2.1 for iPod with dock connector (3rd generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
iPod Software 1.3.1 Updater | 24 October 2003 | Mac OS X: iPod131.dmg [Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine] | 1e48d74539bead9c9c1e2bdd76e8104a2ca62139
|
5,405,863 | DL1228
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later iPod Software 1.3.1 for iPod with touch wheel/scroll wheel (1st/2nd generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
iPod mini Software 1.0 Updater | 24 February 2004 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | About iPod mini Software 1.0 Updater
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later iPod Software 1.0 for iPod mini:
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2004-04-28 (3.0) | 27 April 2004 | Mac OS X: iPodWeb2004-04-28.dmg [Archived 2004-05-03 at the Wayback Machine] | 4f3b33d0c828ea081968f1b407f668640358ea71
|
7,865,881 | About iPod Updater 2004-04-28
iPod Software 1.4 for iPod with touch wheel/scroll wheel (1st/2nd generation):
iPod Software 2.2 for iPod with Dock Connector (3rd generation), 1.1 for iPod mini:
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2004-07-15 (3.0.1) | 19 July 2004 | Mac OS X: iPodWeb2004-07-15.dmg [Archived 2004-07-20 at the Wayback Machine] | 488ba1fbbd917e5be255054ea917a4bbc6a833ce
|
10,810,040 | About iPod Updater 2004-07-15
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 (if using FireWire), 10.3.4 (if using USB); Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 3.0 for iPod with Click Wheel (4th generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2004-08-06 (?) | 6 August 2004 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | About iPod Updater 2004-08-06
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 (if using FireWire), 10.3.4 (if using USB); Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 3.0.1 iPod with Click Wheel (4th generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2004-10-20 (3.0.4) | 26 October 2004 | Mac OS X: iPod20041020.dmg [Archived 2005-04-15 at the Wayback Machine] | eeed400144796854b4726d1dc39d5363ad8143f7
|
14,645,833 | About iPod Updater 2004-10-20
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 (if using FireWire), 10.3.4 (if using USB); Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 1.0 for iPod Photo:
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2004-11-15 (3.0.5) | 18 November 2004 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | About iPod Updater 2004-11-15
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 (if using FireWire), 10.3.4 (if using USB); Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 1.2 for iPod mini:
iPod Software 3.0.2 for iPod with click wheel (4th generation):
|
Windows: ? | 9e7fddc8706d0ae908cb76087d781375efbcb192
|
37,284,280 | |||
2005-01-11 (3.1) | 11 January 2005 | Mac OS X: iPod2005-01-11.dmg [Archived 2005-02-04 at the Wayback Machine] | 798a49da7a6e320505fb8aec2df9a795d383db26
|
21,387,526 | About iPod Updater 2005-01-11
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4; Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 1.0 for iPod shuffle (1st generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2005-02-07 (3.7) | — | Included on iPod CD with part no. 2Z691-5248-A, included with iPods manufactured around this timespan[7] | System requirements: Windows 2000 SP4, XP
iPod Software 1.3 for iPod mini:
| ||
2005-02-23 (3.8) | 23 February 2005 | Mac OS X: iPod2005-02-23.dmg [Archived 2005-03-05 at the Wayback Machine] | ed25082ab09d3a86408d6f74f832e6815918783f
|
25,444,087 | About iPod Updater 2005-02-22
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4 (10.3.6 recommended for iPod shuffle) iPod Software 1.1 for iPod shuffle:
iPod Software 2.3 for iPod with dock connector (3rd generation), 1.5 for iPod with touch wheel/scroll wheel (1st/2nd generation):
Note: The release was originally 2005-02-22, but it was reissued the next day as iPod Updater 2005-02-23. |
2005-03-23 (4.1) | 24 March 2005 | Mac OS X: iPodUpdater2005-03-23.dmg [Archived 2005-03-26 at the Wayback Machine] | 9654528b3c18cae3ecbce393a23e746b73e44a0a
|
29,371,531 | About iPod Updater 2005-03-23
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4 (10.3.6 recommended for iPod shuffle); Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 1.1 for iPod Photo/iPod with color display:
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2005-06-26 (4.2) | 26 June 2005 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | About iPod Updater 2005-06-26
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4 (10.3.6 recommended for iPod shuffle); Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 1.2 for iPod Photo/iPod with color display, iPod Software 1.4 for iPod mini, iPod Software 3.1 for iPod with Click Wheel (4th generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2005-09-06 (4.3) | 7 September 2005 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? |
iPod Software 1.0 for iPod nano (1st generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2005-09-23 (4.4) | 22 September 2005 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | About iPod Updater 2005-09-23
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4 (10.3.6 recommended for iPod shuffle) iPod Software 1.1.2 for iPod shuffle:
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2005-10-12 (4.5) | 18 October 2005 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | About iPod Updater 2005-10-12
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9; Windows 2000 SP4, XP iPod Software 1.0 for iPod with video (5th generation):
|
Windows: ? | 88393d3472d820c6fc9c7681c9785eab9dd0227d
|
56,298,664 | |||
2005-11-17 (4.6) | 30 November 2005 | Mac OS X: iPodUpdater2005-11-17.dmg | 66793f3180169db8fe619d475315f53d14a4c20c
|
38,693,214 | About iPod Updater 2005-11-17; DL414
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4; Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 iPod Software 1.1.3 for iPod shuffle:
|
Windows: iPodSetup.exe[dead link] | ? | ? | |||
2006-01-10 (5.0) | 10 January 2006 | Mac OS X: iPodUpdater2006-01-10.dmg | c8fff6c9d281ce5db02272a526089888de7eb0a3
|
29,028,423 | About iPod Updater 2006-01-10; DL404
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later; Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2; iTunes 6 or later iPod Software 1.1 for iPod with video (5th generation), iPod nano (1st generation):
iPod Software 1.2.1 for iPod Photo/iPod with color display, 1.4.1 for iPod mini, 3.1.1 for iPod with Click Wheel (4th generation):
|
Windows: iPodSetup.exe | af7949c15da9a6600ae81e5e67aa6ad70b1589b0
|
47,659,176 | |||
2006-03-23 (5.0.1) | 27 March 2006 | Mac OS X: iPodUpdater2006-03-23.dmg [Archived 2006-04-15 at the Wayback Machine] | 30904f078e8c5160f24e0e247508c5fbf7e60484
|
29,021,457 | About iPod Updater 2006-03-23
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later; Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2; iTunes 6 or later iPod Software 1.1.1 for iPod with video (5th generation), iPod nano (1st generation):
|
Windows: ? | ? | ? | |||
2006-06-28 (5.1) | 29 June 2006 | Mac OS X: iPod20060628.dmg | 39f58b59546e38124fa127f29d0e75c6db247252
|
43,859,624 | About iPod Updater 2006-06-28; DL341 (macOS); DL342 (Windows)
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later; Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2; iTunes 6 or later iPod Software 1.1.2 for iPod with video (5th generation):
iPod Software 1.2 for iPod nano:
iPod Software 1.1.4 for iPod shuffle:
|
Windows: iPodSetup.exe | eb3753973ecfe427c60bd879ce54fe338cb4d325
|
59,310,760 |
Observations
iPod Updater 2006-01-10 and 2006-03-23 include a ReadMe.rtf file, presumably included by accident, containing the following:
Mac OS 9 CarbonUSB.h, CarbonUSB.cpp, macos9/CarbonUSB_macos9.cpp
Mac OS X CarbonUSB.h, macosx/CarbonUSB_osx.cpp, macosx/CarbonUSB_FSCalls.cpp
The macosx/CarbonUSB_MacOSX.c file is outdated–do not use it.
CarbonUSB_DebugLog.cpp is required for both 9 and X if DEBUG_CARBONUSB is set to 1
iPod Reset Utility
Other names | iPod shuffle Reset Utility |
---|---|
Original author(s) | Apple Inc. |
Initial release | 24 October 2006 |
Final release | 1.0.4
/ 1 May 2008 |
Written in | Objective-C |
Operating system | |
Type | Utility |
License | Freeware |
Website | support |
iPod Reset Utility (initially iPod shuffle Reset Utility) was a variant of iPod Updater released with specific support for the iPod shuffle (1st generation), later adding support for the iPod shuffle (2nd generation). It was intended to be used as an alternative to iTunes, should it fail to restore an iPod shuffle.
iPod Reset Utility is released for Windows 2000 SP4 and later, in addition to macOS as PowerPC and Intel 32-bit universal binaries. It does not run on macOS Catalina or later, which removes support for Intel 32-bit applications.
Versions
Version | Release Date | Download URL | SHA1 Hash | File Size | iPods Supported | Release Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
iPod shuffle Reset Utility | |||||||
1.0 (1G1) | 24 October 2006 | Mac OS X: iPodshuffleResetUtility.dmg | 552291790b40668b81cb35434dd37c5ff01d90cf
|
2,158,556 |
|
SD11987
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.3.8 | |
Windows: iPodshuffleResetUtilitySetup.exe | 21f1189f982400dbafa61466a061acbd1646b6f4
|
1,642,496 | SD11988
System requirements: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 | ||||
1.0.1 (101G3) | 21 December 2006 | Mac OS X: iPodshuffleResetUtility.dmg | b524a51831af4bb127731654cf104fd31e5b3a44
|
2,161,694 |
|
DL291
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8 to 10.3.8 | |
Windows: iPodshuffleResetUtility.exe | 0b41ed302347e42b3e992544c844801e01f3d553
|
1,646,592 | SD12438
System requirements: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 | ||||
iPod Reset Utility | |||||||
1.0 (2A39) | 15 March 2007 | Mac OS X: iPodResetUtility.dmg | e6a8a842db116991c469977f0ecacfa037623e88
|
3,528,853 |
|
|
SD13305
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later |
Windows: iPodResetUtilitySetup.exe | d3d398cbdf2f22320dfcc576e614a14606345f51
|
2,360,920 | SD13306
System requirements: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 | ||||
1.0.2 (1A181) | 5 July 2007 | Mac OS X: iPodResetUtility.dmg[Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine] | 77cf368dfba75a6097255d463a2dacc18afcefb3
|
3,630,981 |
|
SD14339
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later | |
Windows: iPodResetUtilitySetup.exe[Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine] | 1bdc17019033b2587f0b0a8f0ef1a7a6b8ea8c45
|
2,352,464 | SD14340
System requirements: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 | ||||
1.0.3 (1A802) | 24 March 2008 | Mac OS X: iPodResetUtility.dmg | 31fcf62da57cbc0d6b0786b74fd8e7f8484b6361
|
3,759,223 |
|
DL99
System requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later | |
Windows: iPodResetUtilitySetup.exe[dead link] | ? | ? | SD18235
System requirements: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 | ||||
1.0.4 | 1 May 2008 | Mac OS X: ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
Windows: iPodResetUtilitySetup.exe | e530142d7ebb1dc66ff0385741dbc8ca5aa457be
|
5,137,720 | DL69
System requirements: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 |
Observations
iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0 references the then-announced, but not yet released, iPod shuffle (2nd generation) in Icons.plist, despite a matching icon not being included. Additionally, a Doxygen Doxyfile
build script is found inside the app's resources. However, it doesn't appear to contain anything interesting.
In version 1.0.0.53 for Windows, strings for non-English localizations in the main iPodshuffleResetUtility.exe refer to "Apple iPod Q98", the device's codename. It is unclear where these localization strings are used, as the UI strings are actually loaded from language-specific res.dll
files, not the main executable.
In versions 1.0.3 and later, all variants of the iPod shuffle (2nd generation) have a shared firmware, labelled as firmware identifier 130 (its later revisions are 131 and 133), while the IPSWs for this iPod are unique to each revision.
In version 1.0.4.71 for Windows, the iPod shuffle (2nd generation) DFU mode image is referred to as "S5L8441 Rev.1" in the embedded FirmwareVersions.plist (IDR_DESC
PE resource), while the chip itself is labelled S5L844A. It is therefore possible S5L844A is a minor variant of S5L8441.
External Links
References
- ^ https://www.mactech.com/2001/11/09/apple-ipod-updater-1-0-released/
- ^ https://www.mactech.com/2001/11/10/ipod-updater-removed/
- ^ https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ipod-software-updater-1-0-2-is-out/
- ^ https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/powerbook-firmware-update-4-2-9-ipod-software-updater-1-0-3-released-and-then-pulled/
- ^ https://www.mactech.com/2002/01/10/ipod-software-updater-1-0-4-corrects-1-0-3-issues/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20030218063805/http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12478&db=macosx
- ^ https://archive.org/details/Apple_iPod_CD_2005
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050325024747/http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
- ^ https://www.engadget.com/2005-09-07-ipod-updater-2005-09-06-available.html