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    Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwards?

    In the US apparently they cover jail broken items for Apple , but not so here , so it got me wondering what would happen if your device ( say ipad 1 / ipod gen 3/4 ) happened to have accident after , is there any way to tell i.e. if it was dropped in water / smashed up badly ? :O

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    Re: Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwa

    If they can access the device memory I would imagine they have diagnostic tests/equipment to check for what software was running on the device.

    Whether they would do that is another matter altogether, as that costs time and money so paying someone to detect if a device has been jailbroken during a warranty return makes no economic sense.

    But hey its Apple so maybe they do check !?

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    Re: Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwa

    Quote Originally Posted by Tartanpimpernel View Post
    If they can access the device memory I would imagine they have diagnostic tests/equipment to check for what software was running on the device.

    Whether they would do that is another matter altogether, as that costs time and money so paying someone to detect if a device has been jailbroken during a warranty return makes no economic sense.

    But hey its Apple so maybe they do check !?
    Sorry, I forgot to mention this is Squaretrade - whom are just about on almost everything now for ebay.

    I really dont get it, they told me over the phone no , but this says yes ??

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    Re: Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwa

    Quote Originally Posted by melon View Post
    Sorry, I forgot to mention this is Squaretrade - whom are just about on almost everything now for ebay.

    I really dont get it, they told me over the phone no , but this says yes ??

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    But did you take out your cover before they introduced this deal. I would imagine that there may be an increment in cost to cover this?

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    Re: Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwa

    They can tell if as mentioned they can access the memory but I'd assume procedure for a damaged unit would be repair and wipe or they probably sell them on to another company for refurbishment.

    That said if your cover says yes then they don't have much to say unless the jailbreak broke the screen...

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    Re: Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwa

    What if the port was damaged? I lost an old HTC due to sitting on it & the charger snapped the internal port off the board.

    Phone worked fine, but wouldn't charge, it was heart breaking trying to get everything off the phone (via mem card) whilst the battery dropped!

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    Re: Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwa

    Quote Originally Posted by blueball View Post
    But did you take out your cover before they introduced this deal. I would imagine that there may be an increment in cost to cover this?
    No I dont actually have anything , I was just thinking about it - or rather had wild moment where I regressed into my childhood ego , and all because I was desperate to play that bloody crow game thats looks all so pretty...

    The actual gameplay and the problem of how id play it ( given i prob cant use a keyboard with it ) sort of deterred me - long sigh

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    Re: Is it possible to tell if an IOS device has been jailbroken if it" broke "afterwa

    I can recommend this place - www.fonefunshop.co.uk/

    They've been great over the years with any software/hardware problems on phone/tablets I've had.

    They might be able to answer some of the questions you had ?
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