The iPhone 1.1.1 update released by Apple makes odd on the warning that any unlocked iPhones will be rendered unusable on networks other than AT&T.
Last week responding to a plethora of unlocks available online, Apple had warned people that the iPhone would be rendered unusable or would be irreparably damaged if it was an unlocked one.
Earlier in the week, the Cupertino, Calif-based Apple had said in a press release that the unlocking programs would cause “irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed."
Many iPhone users, who were unhappy with the exclusive AT&T contract, had unlocked their devices for using it on any network of their choice. However Apple took note of this and appears to have fixed the issue.
Reports indicate that some unaltered iPhone have also suffered because of the update. The worst thing about the update as written by Erica Sadun on tuaw.com is, "You cannot downgrade the firmware back to 1.0.2, not even using the alt-Restore trick that lets you pick an ipsw file to restore from."
So it appears that Apple has in fact made good on its warning although there was no official confirmation as yet. Users having unlocked iPhone are at a loss how to respond to this new development. Hackers though appear to be ready for another shot at the device.
