Apple Releases SDK Beta 3 - Older Phones Disabled

April 9th, 2008

Apple have announced the latest beta release of their iPhone SDk, build 9M2158a beta 3.

It’s still not clear exactly what’s included in this latest beta release although the official Apple notes state that the SDK update “fixes bugs and adds support for the latest iPhone OS.”

Many iPhone developers are also reporting that their phones running (legally) the pre-release 2.0 beta software have been remotely disabled by Apple forcing them to upgrade to the new build of the OS (5A24od) in order to regain full functionality of the device.

Apple’s documentation states:

“Once you install the pre-release iPhone OS on your device, such device may only be used for development and testing purposes until the final (GM) version of the iPhone OS is released. In addition, you will need to install new versions of the software from time to time throughout the beta period. Failure to install the most current version will, after a period of time, put your device in a deactivated state.”

[via dev.apple.com]

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