Apple on Monday said they will not cover under warranty iPhones that have been damaged due to third-party unlock hacks.

This statement comes only days after a report that an individual was refused service on an unlocked iPhone at a retail Apple Store location. The company cautioned that unlock hacks may render and iPhone inoperable after applying future software updates. "Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed."

Apple is expected to release an iPhone software update that will include the iTunes WiFi Music Store. This update is reportedly scheduled for release later this week."Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones," Apple said in a statement. "Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone's warranty."

Sorce: MacNN