HT4623 MY IPAD 2 VERSION 4.3.5; I NEED TO UPDATE TO IOS 5 AND AM UNABLE. THERE IS NO UPDATE SOFTWARE PROMPT IN MY SETTINGS

my ipad 2 needs to update to ios. I'm unable to update my apps because it does not have ios 5. The version is 4.3.5. (8L1) wahtever that is? There is plenty of capacity available. In the online help it says to be sure you have the latest version of itunes, I have no idea if I do and can't seem to update that either.

Scroll down the Support article you came here from (linked at the top of this page) and follow the instructions for updating using iTunes.

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Well, to paraphrase the old line, "What're you gonna believe, that email or your own lying eyes?"
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HT4623 Why doesn't my iPad recognize an update to iOS 7? When I try to update, it says, "iOS 5.1.1 Your software is up to date."

Why doesn't my iPad recognize an update to iOS 7? When I try to update, it says, "iOS 5.1.1 Your software is up to date."

Because you have a 1st generation iPad and iOS 5.1.1 is the last update for it.
It will not get any further iOS updates beyond 5.1.1
iOS 7 requires at least an iPad 2

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Because you have an older model that is not upgradable to iOS 5.x.
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Try this Safari5.1 from the installer package
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cc9005d/n/Safari.pkg.zip
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Do as the image on the screen suggests.
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I have a macbook and I keep pressing software update and my computer version 10.5.8 and it says there are no updates anything I can do?

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HT4623 My iPad (version 4.2.1) does not have a "software update" line

I have never been able to update my ipad software. Unlike the apple app note my ipad does NOT have a line under Settings/General called "Software Update".
In the past I have attempted to access a newer version by connecting to my PC but this wiped all my expensively purchased movies from my iPad. i will not try this again as a result. Surely I can just download directly like with my iPhone? I have a good WiFi connection. Help!

The Settings > General > Software Update option only appears when you have iOS 5+ installed, if you have iOS 4 as your tagline suggests then you will need to do the update via your computer's iTunes.
Connect the iPad to your computer's iTunes and copy any purchases off the iPad to your computer via File > Transfer Purchases (that should copy all your iTunes purchased films, music, apps etc). You may also want to copy photos and any important documents off the iPad as well e.g. via the file sharing section at the bottom of the device's apps tab when connected to iTunes, via wifi, email, dropbox etc - they should be included in the backup, but it's best to have a copy of them outside of the backup just in case. You can then force a backup of the iPad by right-clicking the iPad 'Device' on the left-hand side of iTunes and selecting 'Backup'.
Then start the update by selecting the iPad on the left-hand side of iTunes, and on the Summary tab on the right-hand side clicking the Check For Updates button
Updating to iOS 5+ : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972
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Why does "Check for Updates..." show that there are no updates available while I'm using Firefox 3.6.18 and latest version is 5.0.1?

First and foremost, I'd like to clarify that I hardly have any technical knowledge. So pardon me if this comes across as a silly question to the professionals. Here are the details pertaining to this problem as per the best of my limited knowledge:
I'm currently using Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18; previously it was 3.6.13. It was updated to 3.6.13 from 3.6.9 after I clicked on Check for Updates... and it told me that it'd be done when I reboot my system. When I restarted my PC, I was surprised to find that it was downloading the version 3.6.18. I didn't know how much it'd progressed in the process, so I let it finish it. After that, I disabled the option that enables it to download and update on its own, and turned it off. Next time when I started it, it was 3.6.18, but wasn't updating on its own anymore.
Now I wanna update it directly to the latest version 5.0.1. But when I leave it to "'''Automatically download and install the update'''" option under Tools>Options>Advanced>Update, it downloads and updates the versions as per their release order. So if I leave it to it, then when I start it next time, it'll start downloading the version next to 3.6.18 and update to it instead of updating directly to 5.0.1. It'll keep doing so until it reaches there. For reasons of my own, I don't like that. So I '''unchecked '''the "Automatically download and install the update" option and chose the "'''Ask me what I want to do'''" option (so that it doesn't keep repeating the "downloading and updating" process on its own every time I start my PC). Then I went to Firefox site and thought of downloading and updating to the latest version on my own. But then I was informed that if I do so, '''I'll get the latest version, but I'll lose all my saved bookmarks unless I follow some hectic procedure to save them and load them again after installing the latest version of Firefox'''. I don't want to let that happen either. So, can anyone suggest me a way out of this situation without losing my bookmarks?
Almost forgot. I tried several times by going to '''Help>Check For Updates...''', but every time it returned the same result: "There are no updates available. Firefox will check periodically for updates." How come no update is available while the version I'm using is 3.6.18 and the latest version is 5.0.1? In short, '''Check for Updates...''' didn't help either. (Even when I updated it last time, shouldn't it have updated itself from version 3.6.13 to 5.0.1 directly?)
So, can anyone suggest a way by which I won't lose my bookmarks and would be able to update to the latest version directly too? An answer that wouldn't involve removing the current version and installing the latest one, but directly update to it (it's okay if it needs downloading) would be more welcome. I know that the bookmarks can be saved in a file and all, but I'd like to know if it's possible as it happened for my current version from previous version. (It downloaded and updated itself on its own, disturbing nothing, not even logged me out of certain accounts where I stay logged in. The only problem there was that it wasn't updating directly to the latest version.)
I hope the aforementioned details make sense and are helpful enough for others to help me. Thanks.

Thanks a lot for your swift response. And sorry if it was a bit too hectic to go through my detailed query (which I did because it was misunderstood when I asked previously). As I've mentioned above, I was informed that updating to 5.0.1 would '''require''' me to '''delete''' the current version and then install the new one. And doing so will involve losing all my bookmarks. I guess I should have been more specific and detailed there. By losing, I didn't mean losing them forever. I'm aware that they're secured in some place and deleting and installing the software doesn't harm its existence. What I meant that if I install the new version, I'd have to delete the old one. And after installing the new version, I'd have to transfer them (bookmarks) back from wherever they are. Get it? When it updated from 3.6.9 to 3.6.13, and from 3.6.13 to 3.6.18, I didn't need to follow that process. They were already present on their own.
BTW, I'm having no problems with 3.6.18 but after learning about the existence of version 5.0.1, I'm a bit too eager to lay my hands over it.
Thanks for your help; hope this wasn't extremely long.

Attempted to install AirPort Utility 6.0 on my new mac mini. Install failed and now the previous version 5.5.3 won't open. I downloaded and tried to instal 6.0 without software update, which failed, and my old 5.5.3 AirPort Utility still won't open? Help.

Now the previous version won't open. I downloaded and tried to instal 6.0 without software update, which failed, and my old 5.5.3 Airport Utility still won't open.
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Has anyone found a successful method to connect? This is not a router issue as other devices, including another iPad not updated to ios 5 connects just fine. I am getting frustrated

I had this problem. I held down the power switch to power down completely. Takes a few seconds. Then use the power switch to turn on. Might take a couple goes.
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HT4623 HI, i am using I POD 3rd generatin with OS 3.1.3. I am not able to update the new IOS and i could not found the update button in my POD. Pleaese help me how do that. regards

Dear Friends,
I am using IPOD touch 3rd generation with OS 3.1.3 (7E18) (Model MA623LL), i am not able to upgrade the IOS. My IPOD does not have the software update button.
Please help me how to upgrade the IOS for this version i could not able to download the games and new features.
Please guide me.
regards
Nagaraju T
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You iPod, model MA623LL , is a 1G iPod and those can only go to iOS 3.1.3
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I have version 3.6.23 on a desktip PC. When I "check for updates", I get a message that there are no updates available. What version should I have and how do I get it?

I tried to use a shmetsy.com tool for Etsy. I couldn't use it because of my version of Firefox - 3.6.23
I went to "About Mozilla Firefox" to check for updates and got the message "There are no updates available"

I don't know what versions of Firefox work with Shmetsy. Do they have a system requirements page? It's not in the very short FAQ...
You have the latest in the 3.6 line.
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HT4623 my ipad says it is udated but it is nly 5.1 and wll not allow me to get 7

in order to use my company software need junos ulse which I need ios 6 or greatter fior, and when I try to update software, it says it s akready updated to 5.1 and will not giive me the option to udate to 6 or 7

If you have an iPad 1 as is probably the case, iOS 5.1.1 is the last version it can run.
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HT4623 MY IPAD 2 VERSION 4.3.5; I NEED TO UPDATE TO IOS 5 AND AM UNABLE. THERE IS NO UPDATE SOFTWARE PROMPT IN MY SETTINGS

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