+1 Seriously. In fact, I used to do this about once a year whether or not I got a new iPhone because I just love how clean and snappy a new install of iOS is. Before I update to a new phone, I always make sure that I have all my important data accessible w/o restoring through iTunes so that I can setup as New.
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iPhone Safe to restore iPhone 5 with jailbroken backup?
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+1 Seriously. In fact, I used to do this about once a year whether or not I got a new iPhone because I just love how clean and snappy a new install of iOS is. Before I update to a new phone, I always make sure that I have all my important data accessible w/o restoring through iTunes so that I can setup as New.
I initially restored from backup but I had a weird echo in the headset whenever I placed voice calls. I restored and set up as new and the problem went away. It was a jailbroken backup. Not sure if it was just coincidental, but I will definitely always set up as new in the future.
Who cares if they detect the i5 with "traces" of your previous iPhone's jailbreak. There is no i5 jailbreak, also, the old phone that was jailbroken has nothing to do with the i5 so this has no basis.
Who cares if they detect the i5 with "traces" of your previous iPhone's jailbreak. There is no i5 jailbreak, also, the old phone that was jailbroken has nothing to do with the i5 so this has no basis.
Not true, your itunes backup contains also the plist or settings files for ALL your previous apps and tweaks, including the jailbreak apps and tweaks, so yes they can see it if they look in the file structure, but it is very doubtful they will.
Which concerns them most is the change in the security of the file system if the system is currently jailbroken, that is way they don't accept jailbroken devices.
I see what you're saying. My thing is that if your i5 has never been jailbroken regardless of what you've done to a past iphone, it should have nothing to do with the current unjailbroken i5. I guess apple can do what they want but that's an argument
If they detect the jb, however minute the trace is, they will deny warranty service. It's no different from how apple checks the water sensor. Even if it had nothing to do with your problem, they'll use it to deny warranty service.
Who cares if they detect the i5 with "traces" of your previous iPhone's jailbreak. There is no i5 jailbreak, also, the old phone that was jailbroken has nothing to do with the i5 so this has no basis.
But what they're detecting is a jailbreak from another device not the device in question. I'd be pissed if they denied service for a device that is either sold or somewhere else
Apple's the boss so there's not much you can do 
Just because there no public release for the iPhone 5 doesn't mean that it's not possible that the device had been jailbroken.
As many people have said the best thing to do is set up as new then you won't have to worry about it
Exactly, it takes a while for the dev team to create a public release for the jb. That doesn't mean they haven't already jb their test devices.
I don't understand what is so hard about setting up your phone as new. As long as you have your backup, you can install it after you get back. I don't know why people make this more complicated than necessary.
I don't understand what is so hard about setting up your phone as new. As long as you have your backup, you can install it after you get back. I don't know why people make this more complicated than necessary.
Exactly, it takes a while for the dev team to create a public release for the jb. That doesn't mean they haven't already jb their test devices.
I don't understand what is so hard about setting up your phone as new. As long as you have your backup, you can install it after you get back. I don't know why people make this more complicated than necessary.
Gotcha, good points!