iOS 5 Final Version Released – Free Download [Official Direct Links]

William | October 13, 2011 | Apple (Mac & iOS) | 14 Comments

The long wait is finally over. After nearly four months of extensive public testing, bugs fixing, Apple has officially released the iOS 5 Final stable Version to the public and iOS 5 update is now available for download. iOS 5 brings a ton of new features and enhanced functionalities to the iOS mobile devices, including the overhauled Notification Center, iMessage, Newsstand, Reminders, built-in Twitter Integration, camera and photo enhancements, iCloud support, Siri voice assistant, Over the air updates, Wireless syncing, and much more. The official direct download links are given at the end of this article, but you should consider checking out the video below to get a closer look at a few of the over 200 features that make iOS 5 the best update yet for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Complete List of iOS 5 New Features: Link

iOS 5 Supported Devices:

The iOS 5 update is compatible for the following idevices:

  • iPhone 4S (shipped with iOS 5)
  •  iPhone 4 (GSM & CDMA)
  •  iPhone 3GS
  • iPod Touch (3rd/4th generation)
  • iPad 2
  • iPad

How to Update Your iDevice To iOS 5:

iOS 5 is now available for download and update directly through iTunes. To get the update now, you need to install the latest iTunes 10.5 first. Then connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iTunes and click the “Check for Update” button.  If you have a slow/unreliable connection, you can even use the direct download links (provided below) to upgrade to iOS 5.

iOS 5 Official Direct Download Links:

After you’ve finished downloading the ipsw firmware files for your respective iOS device, connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iTunes, now select your device, and click the ‘Check for update’ button while holding the Option key (on Mac) or Shift key (in Windows) and browse to the iOS 5 firmware location, select IPSW file, and click Open to proceed. Remember to install iTunes 10.5 Final before upgrading your device to iOS 5.

Updated: Regarding the Error 3002 (Thanks to Robert)

I tried this – it worked as long as you have the latest iTunes and I press Shift in my keyboard and Restore button in iTunes at the same time. My Iphone got restored and updates on its own,
You will get the Error 3002 if you press Shift+Update.

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14 Comments
  1. Jedrulez

    hey… which is which to Download for iphone 4 v. 4.3.3? there are 2 links for iphone 4..

  2. jeff

    i tired the shift + restore and i got error 3194

    • Donga

      Used shift+restore for Ipad2 (after checking that I have latest iTunes version) also got error 3192 – can’t get any further – also from South Africa – download took 6 hours! Any ideas?

  3. Robert

    I tried this – it worked as long as you have the latest iTunes and I press Shift in my keyboard and Restore button in iTunes at the same time. My Iphone got restored and updates on its own,
    You will get the Error 3002 if you press Shift+Update.

    • william

      @Robert, thanks so much, i have updated the post. With best regards.

  4. Tomma

    O yes,
    got this as the solution…
    Error 3200: This indicates a network-connectivity or traffic issue. If you see this error, wait an hour or more and try again.

    I still have no success!

  5. Tomma

    I got the same error. Am from South Africa.
    I got this explanation:
    iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages
    and advanced troubleshooting
    Error 3002 : If you experience this error while
    updating an iPod touch (2nd generation) or iPhone
    3G, please use the standard update or restore process
    in iTunes (click Update or Restore). Error 3004:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694

    I can not install the standard update get some error doing that also… Internet is very Slow in SA, takes about 7 hours to download this!

  6. Juvil

    error on both accounts for iphone4. i am from the philippines.

  7. Sarah

    @William Thank you for that. Given it a go a few times and end up with the same error as @rached. Ive definately got the latest itunes too. Any further ideas would be appreciated. S

  8. rached

    after downloading the software for the ipad, i run itunes,after extracting, he return an error code 3002.
    any ideas?

    • william

      @rached, please make sure that you have the latest update of iTunes which is now at version 10.5.

  9. Sarah

    I’ve been looking for these links since IOS5 was released! Im so pleased you have them here. I’m downloading the software with the free download manager programme. Once its done im not quite sure what i am meant to do. I see you give an explanation at the end of your article but being frankly dim about such things I do not really understand it. I dont even know where the check for update button is! Could you help me at all? A more detailed explanation would be super. Thanks in advance!

    • william

      @Sarah, Firstly, you need to download and install iTunes 10.5. Then, connect your iDevice to computer and launch iTunes. After iTunes opens, select your device when it appears in iTunes under Devices., and click the ‘Check for update’ button in the Summary pane while holding the Shift key (in Windows) and Option key (on Mac). After this, you’ll be prompted and you’ll want to select the file that you just downloaded.

      • michael

        when i plug in my ipod 4th gen it doesnt say that my device is connected? and it also doesnt show up in the folder “my computer”…what do i do?