Ouch.

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Posted 21 March 2008 @ 2pm in Development, News

With coders now being accepted into Apple’s iPhone Developer program and receiving the OS 1.2 beta software, we’re learning a lot — and it’s not all pretty.

As previously reported, 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.
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Installing iPhone OS 1.2 also disables the phone’s radio, so you can’t make phone calls. That is, unless you unlocked your iPhone using an unofficial method prior to installation.

Well, while I have a hunch that this won’t always be the way of the iPhone development process, I’m a little bit worried about how long it’s going to take them to get it sorted out. 

I’ve been waiting for an idea to hit me for an app that’d justify the $99 fee for application into the developer program.  I’ve installed the free SDK, but the Jailbreak community has filled every conceivable hole in the software lineup that Apple’s left open, so I’m at a loss for inspiration.  I may just write a simple app to get my feet wet and get used to the Cocoa Touch APIs.