Quit the iPhone Whining!

Since Apple release firmware 1.1.1 for the iPhone, there’s been non-stop commentary and whining about the unlocked iPhones being relocked and third-party apps being disabled. Quit Whining! Apple wasn’t going to sit idly by. They warned us. Why go out and upgrade to 1.1.1 when Apple specifically said the phones could be bricked? If you did the upgrade and your phone was bricked, you have no right to whine. It comes with the territory. Does it suck that Apple is taking a page right out of Mr. Softie’s playbook? Absolutely! I would even say that it’s stupid of Apple to alienate so many developers and users but what do I know. People are still buying iPhones and Apple’s stock is setting new records, presumably based on iPhone sales in the US, anticipated sales in the UK and Germany, and the pending release of OS X Leopard.

There are a few features that firmware 1.1.1 has that are attractive but using my iPhone is more attractive that the latest firmware.

I applaud everyone in the community that risked bricking their iPhones for the sake of hacking them open again and letting the rest of us use the iPhone for things other than what Apple says. Take a look at here for more info on 1.1.1 hacking progress. BTW, if you’re using an unlocked iPhone DO NOT think of upgrading to 1.1.1 for a while.

UPDATE: 11th October, 2007
Well, jailbreak and activation for 1.1.1 is now possible, though it does require some technical knowledge since no GUIs are available right now. Also, iphoneSimFree has announced that their non-free IPSF software will unlock 1.1.1 firmware iPhones.

For those of us who have used the iUnlock or anySIM to unlock our 1.0.2 phones, here are some good instructions to upgrade to firmware 1.1.1 and use the IPSF unlock method, if inclined to purchase a license.