Apple has realized that thousands of iPhone users are unlocking their iPhones worldwide. To tackle this situation, they have issued a warning to iPhone users that there is no guarantee that their unlocked phones will continue to function. Once the iPhone is modified, Apple no longer covers its warrantee. Here’s the single paragraph statement from Apple, which warns about unlocking:
Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet 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. Apple plans to release the next iPhone software update, containing many new features including the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (www.itunes.com), later this week. Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones. Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone’s warranty.
The creators of the unlocking software, iPhone Dev Team, responded back by promising a tool which will restore unlocked iPhone to its factory default state. The new firmware for iPhone, which includes iTunes WiFi music store and other major improvements, is said to be just around the corner; however, unlocked iPhone users have to restrain themselves from updating because it may turn your iPhone into a brick.
Apple has to keep in mind that iPhone is only available in US, and lately, it has been announced to launch in UK. Apple fans from countries like India have no option by to import iPhones from eBay and unlock it. Here consumers have no choice but to pay three times the actual price to get an unlocked iPhone.
[Via: BetaNews]
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