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BreadButter

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Feb 23, 2022
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Hi,

I ran into an odd issue, I did a full reset (Erase all content and settings) on an iPad Air 3rd gen on iPadOS 17.4.1. Did not restore from backup (no backup available anyways) or transfer anything.

Once the full reset done and the iPad back to “factory settings”, and before I did anything else on the machine, there was one app/game that was still there.

How can an app come back after a full iOS reset and no backup or transfer?

I deleted the app manually and did another reset and this time it did not come back… however I’m am on the fence as far as the integrity of this iPad now, wondering if it is safe to use.
 

FreakinEurekan

macrumors 603
Sep 8, 2011
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I suppose if you'd signed into your Apple ID and "App Downloads" was enabled, that would do it.

Only possible to guess at this point, since you've re-erased the iPad.
 
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