iPod Touch: App Store and Firmware 2.0 to Launch at 12pm EST

I know a lot of you iPod Touch users are anxiously awaiting the launch of the App Store and the 2.0 firmware. While I can’t confirm this 100%, the rumor on the street is that we will see the launch of the App store Thursday at 9am PST or 12pm EST.

Since the new 3G iPhone launches in New Zealand on July 11th at midnight local time, this means it will be July 10th at 5am Pacific time due to the time differences in the United States. It would only make sense that the App Store and the 2.0 firmware would be released shortly after in the United States.

For those of you who are going to rush and upgrade to the new firmware, I just want to say a few things:

Since the 2.0 firmware is more secure and as a result harder to hack, it will likely take a longer time to Jailbreak it.

If you upgrade and the decide you want to go back to 1.1.4, I am not 100% sure that it will be possible to downgrade from 2.0 to 1.1.4. Of course I am going to upgrade to 2.0 myself and see if it can be done. I will keep you all posted.

Once 2.0 is released, I will make a new post describing the firmware as well as some of the apps available from the App store.

It’s going to be a crazy few weeks now guys! I hope everyone is ready!

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7 Responses to “iPod Touch: App Store and Firmware 2.0 to Launch at 12pm EST”

  1. ipodtouchhacker05 Says:
    July 10, 2008 at 12:24 am | Reply

    im gonna put a jailbreaking vid as soon as its released

  2. Chris Says:
    July 10, 2008 at 10:13 am | Reply

    Im very sceptacle about that because I want the new firmware but I like all my apps I get from installer…

  3. ben Says:
    July 10, 2008 at 3:29 pm | Reply

    so just wondering, do you think there will be a way to get 2.0 software free? because im sure the new ipod touch users will come with 2.0 software and just like the january app pack, hopefully there will be a pack like that somewhere on installer, oh yeah and what would happen if you were to upgrade from a hacked ipod to 2.0? will you loose all your apps plus installer?

  4. Bob Says:
    July 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm | Reply

    Upgrading from 1.1.4 or anything below to 2.0 will require a complete format. iTunes will give you the option of copying/backing up your stuff before you upgrade. But yea you will lose all of that stuff.

  5. Chris Says:
    July 10, 2008 at 8:54 pm | Reply

    My itunes on my PC says that 1.1.4 is the current version. Why cant I get the new firmware?

  6. Alberto Says:
    July 11, 2008 at 1:11 am | Reply

    Yeah!! my itunes says that 1.1.4 is the latest version for ipod touch?? when is teh 2.0 coming?

  7. Rex Says:
    July 11, 2008 at 2:38 pm | Reply

    this happened to me but sometimes, dunno why it offered me to update where the check fit updateds is. You can go to the ipod+itunes section of apple.com and click on the update section ,hope that helps.

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