Apple Bricks iPhones with v1.1.1 Patch
09.27.07 - 09:23pm
I’m laughing on the inside with this post but deep down I know it’s wrong to laugh. In fact I should be angry that Apple is going about bricking iPhones with it’s v1.1.1 patch. According to Jonathan Seff over at iPhone Central, he updated his hacked iPhone, and it promptly turned into a rather expensive paper weight. From the sound of things Apple has released an update that bricks all phones that have unlocked SIM cards and even a few completely legit phones were temporarily iBricked in the process. Way to go Apple, I imagine a large majority of the phones you disabled were loyal Apple customers.
Source: iPhone Central
I personally have experienced this issues on my iPhone. Apple release of this patch has done 100% what you describe “Paper Weight” This is not something you can fix at this time. I have been putting in hours a day into the issue and can not resolve it. If you have a mod or unlock on your iPhone and want to update, “DO NOT” until we have a way to unbrick the phones.
Ack, hope they resolve this SIM card issue soon or atleast let you restore the iPhone to a previous revision.
I’m to the point where I am about to reach for my wallet in the Apple store to buy an iPhone, but issues like these make me back out! If I only had AT&T…