As always the iPhone Dev Team is warning about blindly installing the new firmware without instruction from them first. They have gone out explaining the pros and cons of immediately installing one of these updates without knowing all that it is doing to your phone.
With all the security measures that Apple are taking to prevent the jailbreaking of iPhones we would not be surprised to see a hidden feature in the 2.2 firmware. It is true that the iPhone Dev Team has come up with a jailbreak for the new firmware but installing it may reduce if not kill your chances of unlocking the device.
They are now stating that installing 2.2 straight from the iTunes auto-updater can really hurt any chances of getting an unlock if they ever find one. The iPhone Dev Team also states that they are not currently working on the iPod Touch 2G right now. They are very interested in the platform but as you can tell they have their plate full for right now. We suspect they will get to it eventually when they have more time.
[Via iPhone Dev Team]
It’s an interesting exercise for a hacker or two to see what all’s in Apple’s firmware. It did, after all, discover some early flaws that may never have been fixed without the publicity.
However, anyone in the U.S. unlocking their phone for use with another carrier without continuing to pay for their original 2 year contract is committing fraud, plain and simple. You may not like A&T, but from AT&T is where one gets and iPhone. You also, oddly enough, didn’t seem to mind getting the discounted price.