iPhone Software Update Destroys Unlocked Devices

Boston (dbTechno) - Apple has released an update to the iPhone on Thursday which adds the WiFi iTunes Music Store as well as security fixes and added features to the iPhone, while rendering all unlocked iPhones useless.

The unlocked iPhone users have been warned over the course of the past two weeks by Apple that the company is not responsible for anything that happens to an unlocked iPhone and that once the device is tampered with it is no longer covered under warranty.

The unlocking software was allowing iPhone users to use the phone on cellular networks other than AT&T which was not making either company very happy.

It has been confirmed that the unlocked iPhones no longer work as a message pops up after the update stating to install a “unlocked and valid SIM card.”

Other news is that new SIM card from AT&T will not work in iPhones which had been activated by the original SIM card.

Third-party software which was able to be installed on the iPhone prior to the update thanks to hacks and such will also be automatically removed once the update is put in place.

Apple warned iPhone users and they came through with their warnings making them legit. The next time Apple puts out a statement about an iPhone update, it should be more of a threat to unlocked iPhone owners than a simple warning.