How to get rid of all evidence of a jailbreak (3gs)

[nb23]

So I keep getting the white screen of death so I've made an appointment for next week, but I need to get rid of all evidence that my phone has been jail broken.
I no you can go through itunes and restore, but will this leave a trace?

Is it better to do a DFU restore?

Its a iphone 3gs 16gb.

Thanks.

 

[dukebound85]

a restore is all thats needed

 

[ctt1wbw]

Actually, I have found that going through the settings and selecting erase all content does a better job. Just restoring won't completely erase all traces of a jailbreak. I had the battery shown as a percentage and that doesn't get reset during a restore. You have to select the option on the iPhone itself to erase all content and settings to completely erase a jailbreak.

 

[Gav2k]

Actually, I have found that going through the settings and selecting erase all content does a better job. Just restoring won't completely erase all traces of a jailbreak. I had the battery shown as a percentage and that doesn't get reset during a restore. You have to select the option on the iPhone itself to erase all content and settings to completely erase a jailbreak.

Not true a full restore not from backup removes the battery %. However if you retire the phone from backup then the battery Icon and a few other things sit in the backup.

 

[nb23]

Actually, I have found that going through the settings and selecting erase all content does a better job. Just restoring won't completely erase all traces of a jailbreak. I had the battery shown as a percentage and that doesn't get reset during a restore. You have to select the option on the iPhone itself to erase all content and settings to completely erase a jailbreak.

Will I lose my apps?

 

[renewed]

Will I lose my apps?

Apps are tied into iTunes. Unless you have "cracked apps" (SHAME!) then you can just sync them from iTunes after the restore.

 

[ctt1wbw]

Not true a full restore not from backup removes the battery %. However if you retire the phone from backup then the battery Icon and a few other things sit in the backup.

I've done it twice. Neither time removed the battery percentage. I had to do what I posted above.

 

[ToroidalZeus]

He is right, a simple restore WILL NOT remove all the data on the iphone.

 

[pcs are junk]

uh...the battery % is allowed by apple....settings > general > usage > battery percentage on/off.

 

[ajohnson253]

I've done it twice. Neither time removed the battery percentage. I had to do what I posted above.

The battery percentage is an option you can choose to have on or off in the settings under usage. On the 3GS this comes with the phone, unless you don't have a 3gS.

uh...the battery % is allowed by apple....settings > general > usage > battery percentage on/off.

oh yeah sorry didn't see that you already put that there.

 

[Penguissimo]

If you choose "Set up as a new device" when you restore the iPhone, all evidence of a jailbreak is erased. The only time some remnants are retained is when you restore and set it up from a previous backup. You can just set it up as a new device for your appointment, then restore it (or the replacement phone) from backup when you get back.

 

[NathanA]

I've done it twice. Neither time removed the battery percentage. I had to do what I posted above.

...right, because you restored from backup after you did the firmware restore.

You need to set up as a new phone/not restore your backup. The "battery percentage in the status bar" bit is a preference that is stored in your iTunes phone backup.

-- Nathan

 

[Mystikal]

...right, because you restored from backup after you did the firmware restore.

You need to set up as a new phone/not restore your backup. The "battery percentage in the status bar" bit is a preference that is stored in your iTunes phone backup.

-- Nathan

Restore as new phone and you're all good.