That’s worth checking (both in terms of what Apple claims, and in terms of what any relevant legal precedents claim; a hardware warranty certainly shouldn’t be at risk from a software modification). On the other hand, it should be easy to “un-jailbreak” a device; just restore an un-jailbroken image onto it (for example, from a backup made before jailbreaking), and you can do so before sending the device in for warranty service. If the device is “bricked” to the point that you can’t restore it, then Apple probably can’t tell that it was jailbroken, either.
a hardware warranty certainly shouldn’t be at risk from a software modification
While that would definitely be a good clause for the consumers, it’s not exactly right. I have personally caused hardware damage to multiple devices just by modifying the software. Plenty of ways to do it.
There’s also the case in which the device is bricked in such a way that it can’t be fixed even by the manufacturer, while the hardware itself is operating properly. Though, that would likely still count as a software problem.
That’s worth checking (both in terms of what Apple claims, and in terms of what any relevant legal precedents claim; a hardware warranty certainly shouldn’t be at risk from a software modification). On the other hand, it should be easy to “un-jailbreak” a device; just restore an un-jailbroken image onto it (for example, from a backup made before jailbreaking), and you can do so before sending the device in for warranty service. If the device is “bricked” to the point that you can’t restore it, then Apple probably can’t tell that it was jailbroken, either.
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While that would definitely be a good clause for the consumers, it’s not exactly right. I have personally caused hardware damage to multiple devices just by modifying the software. Plenty of ways to do it.
There’s also the case in which the device is bricked in such a way that it can’t be fixed even by the manufacturer, while the hardware itself is operating properly. Though, that would likely still count as a software problem.