This guide will help you to erase iPhone in five steps, by all supported methods available by apple on legally and safely way. Apple claims that all the iPhone devices starting from the 3GS model onwards have hardware encryption so if anybody tries to use a data recovery software on your iPhone the data on the device will still be safe. According to Apple, all that is required to do is to simply delete all the data on the device by using the erase functions. However, in order for this to work you will have to enable the passcode.
Instructions To Erase All Content And Settings
- Navigate to Settings Passcode on your iPhone. Option Unlock iPhone passcode to be ON.
- Now Tap to turn the Passcode On
- Once prompted, enter a passcode and re-enter it once again to verify it. Now you have enabled the passcode.
- You should notice that bellow on the page the last line says “Data protections enabled”
- After this you can erase iPhone all of your data
- To Backup your device just navigate to Settings-iCloud-Storage and Backup
- Now enable the Backup switch. You will be warned that your iPhone will not back up to your computer automatically. Tap OK to confirm.
- Once you have enabled the backup, Tap Back Up Now. The backup process of your data to iCloud will begin.
If your internet has low upload speeds or you do not want to use iCloud, you can do the backup via iTunes. To do this connect your iPhone to your computer. iTunes will backup all the apps you have downloaded and the data contained in those apps. iTunes may be the better option to backup your data in case it exceeds 5GB because if you want to backup more than 5GB worth of data on iCloud you will have to pay. On the other side, an iTunes backup is free and it does not require internet connection.
- To do the backup first launch iTunes. On the top-right corner click iPhone
- Right bellow Automatically Backup, select Encrypt iPhone Backup. After this set your iTunes backup password. Setting a password for your backup is recommended because the backup may contain sensitive data like personal content and passwords which the user would not want others to see it. If this option is enabled you will be prompted to enter a password when you want to restore the backup from iTunes. In this manner you will keep your data safe from being accessed from unauthorized users.
After all the important data from the standard apps has been backed up, iTunes will prompt you if you want to transfer purchases. This means that a backup of all the apps you have installed on your iPhone along with the data downloaded within those apps will be made. In order to do this it will be required from you to sign in with your Apple ID. I have backed up around 100 apps in this manner and once I have restored them most of the have retained a copy of data saved. One specific podcast app was unable to save the downloaded podcasts while the email apps required a re-authentication. Apart from this, everything else was successfully backed up in which unread notification were included as well.
Erase iPhone From your Device By Settings
- Once you have completed the backup, you can erase iPhone the data contain within.
- Navigate to Settings-General-Reset
- On the Reset page you will be shown several options to reset saved data. If you want to erase everything just tap on Erase all Content and Settings.
- During this procedure you will be notified to provide your passcode. If your iPhone is with a Restrictions passcode which serves to block some content and websites it will be required to enter that code as well.
- Once you do this, a warning will pop-up telling you that by proceeding you will erase iPhone media and data. Tap the Erase button on both occasions.
Once you get a new iPhone, you can restore the backed up date by choosing Restore from the iCloud Backup or from the Restore from iTunes Backup instead of using Set Up as a new iPhone.
Erase iPhone From Your Computer by Apple ID
If you have lost or already sold your device and you want to delete all the data or keep it safe, you can use the Find my iPhone feature. This feature is really useful and it is free so by default you should always keep it activated.- The initial step is to make sure that this feature is enabled on your device. To check, go to Settings-iCloud on your iPhone.
- Slide the switch to enable Find my iPhone.
- First, Log in to iCloud with your Apple ID credentials.
- Press on All devices which are to be found on top and choose your iPhone from the provided list of devices.
- Choose Erase iPhone from the box which will be shown on the top-right. After that press Erase.
- Once you have pressed on Erase a new button will be shown which will say Remove from Account. By clicking on this, you will de-link that iPhone from your account and it will prevent the new owner from accessing your data.
Change Apple ID Password To Protect Erase Settings
- Go to Apple’s Website. Provide your Apple ID and press Next.
- Select whether you want email authentication or to answer a security question to change your password. Once you have selected the method, press Next.
- Now you will be asked for date of birth verification. Complete the details and press Next again.
- Answer the security questions and Press next, or if you have chosen email verification, follow the link which will be sent to your registered email address.
- Once you are at this point, you will be able to enter your new Apple ID password. Once you have entered it, re-enter it for verification purposes and press Reset Password.
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