There seems to be this outcry throughout the internet against Apple's release of v1.1.1 of the iPhone firmware. I'm not exactly sure why that is yet. Its not like people can be surprised because Apple did warn everyone about the chances of problems appearing if you had made any modifications to the software. Now, I'd used AppTapp on my phone too but I'm not surprised about what happened when I updated. From what I can see, there's these main complaints:
1) My iPhone is bricked/screwed up because I installed 1.1.1 on an unlocked phone!
Well, yeah...why the hell did you update to 1.1.1 when you knew there was the possibility that a firmware update would break your changes to the iPhone firmware? It just doesn't seem logical to me, but maybe that's the point. Everyone knew beforehand what could happen if they updated to 1.1.1 with a carrier unlock in place because Apple said so days before 1.1.1's release and even put a big bold note right before the update. You have no reason to complain - its your fault.
2) Apple intentionally disabled current unlocking methods!
Apple specifically said in a statement that it would not be tolerant of software unlocks of the iPhone and would try to disable them. Why are you surprised? Did you think that Apple would say that and then release a big firmware update that didn't break the unlocks? It makes no sense. The statements were timed to be right before the update was released so that people would know. You weren't forced to update to 1.1.1, and if you hadn't then you would still have your unlock in place and working. Once again, you have no reason to complain - its your fault.
3) Apple intentionally disabled third party applications!
This is the big one. Of course I can't be sure, but I seriously doubt that Apple is going to maliciously go after third-party apps. They have to do it for unlock methods or AT&T gets on their case, but for third-party apps they have no reason. I believe that Apple added the new signing and encryption that is making the new software so hard to re-hack not as a direct method to disable third-party apps. They had already said publically that they weren't going to go after them, but they weren't going to make sure that they didn't break either - why go against that now? It doesn't make any sense. The third-party iPhone developers just got caught in the crossfire between Apple and the people trying to carrier unlock it.
But once again, you knew this was going to happen. If third-party apps are such a big deal for you, then don't worry about updating the 1.1.1 until its figured out how to re-hack it. If you did the update anyway and now are disgruntled that you lost your apps, once again, you knew it could happen.
1) My iPhone is bricked/screwed up because I installed 1.1.1 on an unlocked phone!
Well, yeah...why the hell did you update to 1.1.1 when you knew there was the possibility that a firmware update would break your changes to the iPhone firmware? It just doesn't seem logical to me, but maybe that's the point. Everyone knew beforehand what could happen if they updated to 1.1.1 with a carrier unlock in place because Apple said so days before 1.1.1's release and even put a big bold note right before the update. You have no reason to complain - its your fault.
2) Apple intentionally disabled current unlocking methods!
Apple specifically said in a statement that it would not be tolerant of software unlocks of the iPhone and would try to disable them. Why are you surprised? Did you think that Apple would say that and then release a big firmware update that didn't break the unlocks? It makes no sense. The statements were timed to be right before the update was released so that people would know. You weren't forced to update to 1.1.1, and if you hadn't then you would still have your unlock in place and working. Once again, you have no reason to complain - its your fault.
3) Apple intentionally disabled third party applications!
This is the big one. Of course I can't be sure, but I seriously doubt that Apple is going to maliciously go after third-party apps. They have to do it for unlock methods or AT&T gets on their case, but for third-party apps they have no reason. I believe that Apple added the new signing and encryption that is making the new software so hard to re-hack not as a direct method to disable third-party apps. They had already said publically that they weren't going to go after them, but they weren't going to make sure that they didn't break either - why go against that now? It doesn't make any sense. The third-party iPhone developers just got caught in the crossfire between Apple and the people trying to carrier unlock it.
But once again, you knew this was going to happen. If third-party apps are such a big deal for you, then don't worry about updating the 1.1.1 until its figured out how to re-hack it. If you did the update anyway and now are disgruntled that you lost your apps, once again, you knew it could happen.