Apple Stores Get iPhone Scanner to Fight Return Fraud

Apple Stores are receiving devices that inspect returned iPhones without breaking the seal on the box. The scanner, based on Presto technology, checks the phone's integrity so a passing unit can stay sealed and return to sellable stock.

• The machines arrived earlier in October and are now becoming operational
• The scanner inspects an in-box iPhone and runs diagnostics for integrity
• A phone that passes the check stays sealed and goes back into stock
• The hardware draws on Presto technology for updates without opening packaging