The programmers who wrote free software that unlocks Apple Inc.’s iPhone Tuesday disputed the company’s claim that their hacks can damage the device, and they promised to battle any attempt by Apple to “brick” modified phones.
In a message posted to the iPhone forum on the Hackint0sh Web site, someone claiming to represent the iPhone Dev Team said the group would answer the firmware update expected this week with a tool of its own that would return any unlocked phone to a factory-fresh condition. That will prevent the iPhone from being “bricked,” or incapacitated, when the update is applied.
“We will provide you with a tool in the next week which will be able to recover your ‘nck’ counter and ’seczones’ and even enable you to restore your phone to a factory-like state if you are really [determined] to update your phone,” said someone identified as “sam…”
A firmware update, the third since the iPhone went on sale in late June, will be released through iTunes this week. Apple is expected to add new features to the phone, including the ability to purchase music over a Wi-Fi connection.
The iPhone Dev Team spokesman advised users who had already unlocked their phones to not apply the update, saying they should instead wait while others, presumably including the iPhone Dev Team’s own programmers, analyze it. Elsewhere in the message, the spokesman claimed that about 500,000 copies of the free unlocking tool had been downloaded. If true, it would mean that almost half of the iPhones sold so far have been unlocked. Apple announced only two weeks ago that it had just sold its 1 millionth iPhone.
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This post was written by Veg on September 26, 2007
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