HT4972 why cant i update my sons iphone 3gs to ios5 from ios4? it wont let me download him any apps?

my sons iphone3gs has ios4 and it wont let me download any apps i need to update it to ios5 but dont know how ?!?!

IF you actually have a 3GS, follow the instructions in the article from which the question was posted and you will be able to update to iOS6.
If you have a 3G, iOS 4.2.1 is as high as it can go.

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