Your Post Has Been Launched!

Fabulous! Don't forget to share with your friends on Twitter and Facebook.

Bricked iPhone

The iPhone update turns hacked phones into useless paperweights. As warned, iPhones with third-party software on them mysteriously won’t work after the new software update - and even some non-hacked phone owners are reporting problems.

BuzzFeed
posted about 4 years ago

Special Reactions

I know, right? Will your friends agree?

Your Reaction?

LOL
Win
OMG
Cute
WTF
Fail
Geeky
Trashy
Old
Ew

Love?

Love
Hate

You are signed in as .

Saving...

Rebuzzed! This post has been added to your Feed

I know, right? And there’s more where that came from.

Totally! And there’s plenty more to love!

Broken hearted? Maybe you’ll like something over here instead?

Oops. It looks like you’ve already voted.

Sorry, you can react up to three times.

Share This & Help It Go Viral

Your Email

Your Friend’s Email

Note (optional)

Cancel

Thanks for sharing! Why not tell some other friends?

Oops! We had a problem sending your message. Please try again later.

Please Validate Your Email

Thanks for Registering! Before you can vote or contribute we need to quickly validate your email address. We’ve sent you a confirmation email with instructions. If you don’t receive the email in a few minutes, please check your spam folder.

Reconnect?

It looks like you've been disconnected from Facebook. Click the Facebook Connect button to reconnect.

Don’t Connect

Boost

√

MORE GREAT STUFF

BuzzFeed Homepage BuzzFeed on Twitter BuzzFeed on Facebook

Posted By

FEATURED PARTNER

Stats

412 Total Views

View Stats Dashboard

Article Links

1

Fake Steve Jobs: Apple willing to forgive hackers and allow then to buy a new “Fresh Start iPhone”

fakesteve.blogspot.com
2

5 Things You Need To Know About The iPhone 1.1.1 Update

tuaw.com
3

3rd Party Apps Disabled in iPhone 1.1.1

forums.macrumors.com
4

User says firmware upgrade DID INDEED brick his unlocked iPhone

blogs.zdnet.com
5

Apple Warns Of Bricking

biz.yahoo.com
6

The Long iPhone War Begins

bits.blogs.nytimes.com
7

Bricking my iPhone

iphone.macworld.com

Facebook Conversations

Responses So Far

All Responses
Contributions (0)
Reactions (0)

Latest
First

Please validate your account to contribute content.

Preview Your Response

Add Something Interesting

Text
Image
Video
Link

Title

Thumbnail

(Allowed HTML Tags: <a href=""> )

Title

Video Embed or URL ()

Hey! This video may have privacy restrictions. Ensure that it is publicly visible to everyone.

Description (Allowed HTML Tags: <a href=""> )

Title

Image

Link Image To (optional)

Description (Allowed HTML Tags: <a href=""> )

Title

Thumbnail

Title

Link URL

Share this on Facebook (Connected as [Disconnect])

Cancel

∨ Create Full Post ∧ Create Simple Post You are signed in as

You
(Sign Out)

Sign In or Sign Up

Sorry, it looks like you got signed out somehow. Please sign in again.

Username

Password Forgot?

Cancel

Connecting to Facebook

Don’t use Facebook?
Create a New Account ›

Reset Password

Email Address

Cancel

Have an account? Sign In!

Sign Up

Connecting to Facebook...

Connected to Facebook as .

Use my Facebook information to fill out my public BuzzFeed profile

First & Last Name Your name will appear along side your contributions and on your profile page.

Email Address We’ll send a conformation email to this address. It won’t appear publicly.

Username This will be your buzzfeed URL,
i.e. http://buzzfeed.com/johndoe

Password

Confirm

I agree to the BuzzFeed User Agreement

Let me know when BuzzFeed launches cool new stuff

Cancel

You need a BuzzFeed account to contribute. Create one or sign in.

Connected to Facebook as .

Use my Facebook information to fill out my public BuzzFeed profile

Choose a Buzzfeed URL http://www.buzzfeed.com/

Your BuzzFeed posts and profile will be on the web at this address.

Let me know when BuzzFeed launches cool new stuff

Cancel
Already have a BuzzFeed account?

Please Validate Your Email

Your Response Has Been Posted

Thanks for participating. View Your Response or Add Another?

BuzzFeed

Bricked iPhone

MORE GREAT STUFF

Featured Link

User says firmware upgrade DID INDEED brick his unlocked iPhone

Article Links

Fake Steve Jobs: Apple willing to forgive hackers and allow then to buy a new “Fresh Start iPhone”

5 Things You Need To Know About The iPhone 1.1.1 Update

3rd Party Apps Disabled in iPhone 1.1.1

User says firmware upgrade DID INDEED brick his unlocked iPhone

Apple Warns Of Bricking

The Long iPhone War Begins

Bricking my iPhone

Facebook Conversations

Responses So Far

Please validate your account to contribute content.

Preview Your Response

Add Something Interesting

Please Validate Your Email

Your Response Has Been Posted

Partner Buzz

Hot Buzz

Deadmau5 Pranks Skrillex By Wearing His Cellphone Number On The Red Carpet

20 People Who Think Oprah Is Whitney Houston

Who The F*ck Is Bon Iver/Bonnie Bear?!

Now Buzzing

25 Extremely Upsetting Reactions To Chris Brown At The Grammys

Who Is Paul McCartney?!

Indiana Jones Gets Minimalist Poster Treatment

Nicki Minaj's Exorcism-Themed Grammys Performance

This Cat Is Having Trouble Staying Awake

Olive Garden Will Not Take Your Shit

Luckiest Cameraman In The History Of Time

9 Unusual Valentine's Day Gifts

Whitney Houston's Isolated Vocal Track Is Breathtaking

Nicki Minaj Brought The Pope To The Grammys, Dressed As A Priest?

Rebuzz to:

Include a Note? (optional)

Get Viral Tracking for Your Site

MORE GREAT STUFF

Please validate your account to contribute content.

Preview Your Response

Add Something Interesting

Sign In or Sign Up

Reset Password

Sign Up

You need a BuzzFeed account to contribute. Create one or sign in.

Please Validate Your Email

Your Response Has Been Posted

Partner Buzz

The Best Buzz In Your Inbox

Now Buzzing

Rebuzz to:

Include a Note? (optional)

Get Viral Tracking for Your Site

Share This Page

Your Message Has Been Sent!

Sorry, We Had a Problem Sending Your Message

The Best Buzz
In Your Inbox