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Little Cloud Next To Apps

Hi!

So I factory reset (and did not restore from backup) my iphone to remove any malware or viruses that could have got on my iPhone but when I am now redownloading my apps some apps have the little cloud with the line in the app store. Could malicious apps or viruses that were downloaded but then removed during the factory reset still put the viruses or malware back on the phone even if i don’t download it but just because the app/user data is still present (not the app software).

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 26, 2023 3:52 PM

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Posted on Jun 26, 2023 4:42 PM

officialthomash wrote:

And even though the apps were not fully “uninstalled” they were offloaded it is ok?

The apps were fully removed. You did a factory reset so everything was deleted from your iPhone.


Also if i bought my iphone direct from apple and haven’t downloaded any apps expect from the app store would it be jail broken?

You would know if you had jailbroken your phone. It is a rather complex process, you couldn't do it by accident. Jailbreaking is not supported by Apple so your iPhone would not be jailbroken when it was purchased direct from Apple.

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Jun 26, 2023 4:42 PM in response to officialthomash

officialthomash wrote:

And even though the apps were not fully “uninstalled” they were offloaded it is ok?

The apps were fully removed. You did a factory reset so everything was deleted from your iPhone.


Also if i bought my iphone direct from apple and haven’t downloaded any apps expect from the app store would it be jail broken?

You would know if you had jailbroken your phone. It is a rather complex process, you couldn't do it by accident. Jailbreaking is not supported by Apple so your iPhone would not be jailbroken when it was purchased direct from Apple.

Jun 26, 2023 4:38 PM in response to officialthomash

It is extremely unlikely you will find malware in any app at Apple's App Store. Everything is carefully screened by Apple, and if anything did manage to evade detection by the App Store, the millions of users would find and report it almost immediately.


The little cloud symbol you see is simply an indicator that you have already purchased that app, and you are able to download again without restrictions or payment.

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