The latest software update (5.0.1) of iOS brings with it the first experience of the iOS 5 over the air software updates. And I can say that I am a big fan !

My previously blogged about methods for updating multiple iPhones in a household are no longer necessary. The 5.0.1 over the air software update was a manageable 44MB and very kind on my bandwidth (even when downloading it more than once to upgrade each phone over our household wireless).

iOS 5.0.1 Release Notes

• Fixes bugs affecting battery life
• Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
• Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
• Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation

When there are multiple iPhones in a household and you want to upgrade them all from a single iOS download via multiple Macs, it can be a bit of a challenge. I have previously blogged about how to do this. This post contains the link to the new major version (5.0) of iOS for the iPhone 4 which contains over 200 new features.

Download URL

The iOS 5.0 firmware update file (.ipsw) is available at:

• http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/041-8358.20111012.FFc34/iPhone3,1_5.0_9A334_Restore.ipsw

Update

Updating each iPhone as per my previous post resulted in a strange 3002 error.

I finally managed to solve this by placing the downloaded .ipsw file in the following location on each Mac:

• /Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates

Create the folder if it does not exist. Clicking on the update button in the iPhone Summary page in iTunes will update your iPhone. Repeat with each Mac and iPhone combination.