IPhone Silent Switch Broke

The silent switch on my 8GB iPhone broke the other day. I was outside and I think it literally froze as it was hard to switch off of silent. Well I got the switch to move, but now it is loose. Not where it would fall off but moving it has no function. My iPhone is stuck on silent now. I am going to take it to the Apple Store/Genius Bar tomorrow. I'm just wondering if they'll replace it/fix it. I've dropped it a few times so it has a lot of scratches on the sides, the antenna cover is cracked (although not noticable unless looked at closely) and it has a few scratches on the screen. So will they replace it. I understand that at Apple they usually just replace the iPhone to leave the broken one to get refurbished if the iPhone requires any type of opening. And I think this requires opening because I can't take it off vibrate but the switch is still there not broken off. Before I heard a noise when I moved the switch, but now itz all loose. It stays where you can see half the red dot. So will they replace it?

If still under warranty, possibly, but depending on how bad the exterior damage is from being dropped may be a factor if the warranty is honored.
No one here can give you a definite yes or no regarding receiving an exchange under warranty, so the only one way to find out for certain is by going to the Apple Store.
Good luck!

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