Screen is washed out

Home screen became washed out after dropping phone, how do I reset?

Hello Kevin.
Apple will cover anything that is not accidental damage, or lost or stolen. As long as you are within the 1 year warranty 2 years if you have Apple Care Protection Plan.
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http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/service/battery/
Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty
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Hi everyone
First of all, sorry if i dont write in the best way, i am from Spain and my elglish is medium-basic.
I am looking to buy an Ipad mini with retina display.
I readed many reviews from december 2013 that say thar ipad mini 2 screen only covers 63% of adobe srgb colour gamut. Nexus 7 covers 100%
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Andy

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All the things that my iPod has been through (in no particular order):
- Age; I've had the iPod pretty much since they came out
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- Slight bending and pressure from by carrying it in my pants pockets (front and back) on occasion over the years
- Damage from being dropped on occasion
- Possible damage from being used in a hot, smokey environment for months
- Being exposed to heat or static from fuzzy jacket pockets
- Being exposed to heat from my waterbed
- Being exposed to cold over some very cold winter days
- Pressure and scratching from a plastic shell I bought to protect it, which turned out to be a very bad idea as it caused many scratches to the screen and may have been too tight as the lcd was showing distortion with it on
- Probably got some water on it a few times
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- Age; I've had the iPod pretty much since they came out

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