New Firmware Update To Re-lock iPhones

It's been a while since we last heard about unlocking the iPhone. My recent trip to Thailand showed me that Apple's device is also available there, complete with "packages" that unlock the unit. I read today that Apple is rumored to be releasing a firmware update soon. Like before, this will re-lock iPhones. You can also say goodbye to your third-party applications.

The update breaks AnySim's unlocks. Logically, you can't unlock this update using AnySim and there's no alternative to iTunes for activation. If you want to activate, it will only work using iTunes and a standard AT&T account. Nate says, "that is the only way we have been able to activate so far." Nate tried to upgrade an AnySim 1.2u iPhone and it failed. Even while he was able to force it to boot, the phone refused to activate even with a normal AT&T SIM card. "I suspect it's due to the fact that the baseband could not be upgraded to the 1.1.3 'required' version", he says.

A video of the said update can be found in Gizmodo.

Source: Gizmodo

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