14 DAY TRIAL // Claiming to be able to provide “iPhone OS 4.0 Beta Early Access,” a website advertises its offerings by saying, “We are registered Apple developers looking for beta testers. As a beta tester, you will get access to all our beta applications under development for the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0 firmware!”
“Send us your UDID for activation and you will be able to install the latest iPhone OS 4.0 Beta firmware,” a tantalizing post at dev.macgeekblog.com reads. “Follow instructions to retrieve your UDID here,” it says, and provides a link to this page. Every iPhone and iPod touch has a unique identifier number associated with it. Known as a UDID (Unique Device ID), the code is a 40-digit sequence of letters and numbers.
“It's simple! In order to install iPhone OS 4.0 Beta on your iPhone/iPod Touch and test our beta apps, you need to register your unique device id (UDID) via our Apple developer subscription,” the site further entices visitors.
“A symbolic fee of $6 is required for activation to avoid abuse,” the site says. “Once we confirmed that your device has been added successfully, you will be able to install iPhone 4.0 Beta firmware without any restrictions!”
“A bug from Apple is preventing Windows users to install, please make sure you have access to a computer running Mac OS X to install iPhone OS 4.0!” the site adds Moreover,.Apple demands that all testing and development be done with its tools, which only work on Mac OS X, the company’s operating system. iPhone OS 4.0 is currently for developers only, therefore will only be compatible with Mac OS X.
“Please allow us up to 24 hours to process your activation request,” the site continues to say. “It will be possible for our registered beta testers to download the beta firmware from our secured servers for a small fee (to avoid bandwidth abuse and unauthorized distribution). Happy beta testing!”, their post ends. Apple will be launching iPhone OS 4.0 to the public this summer, the company has confirmed.