{"id":64000,"date":"2020-09-08T04:31:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T04:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=64000"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:27:39","slug":"how-to-clean-iphone-before-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-iphone-before-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear an iPhone Before Selling it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you have to sell or give away your old iPhone, the most worrying part is the risk of crucial data reaching the wrong hands. There’s always the fear of your data getting misused.<\/p>

There are personal photos, videos, bank details, app passwords, contacts, and a lot more that you don’t want others to access or view.<\/p>

Although deletion or reset is possible, data thieves can still steal data from old iPhones that are sold, exchanged, or recycled.<\/p>

In this blog, we’ll share how you can protect your iPhone data by completely erasing it so that no one can recover it.<\/p>

How do I clear iPhones<\/strong> before selling, trading, or disposing?<\/strong><\/h2>

Before selling or disposing of your iPhone, back up or transfer the device data to the new phone or an external storage drive. Then, erase your personal and other sensitive data from your old iOS device.<\/p>

Remember, your iPhone data can be easily recovered after deletion using conventional methods. To ensure that the data is removed beyond the scope of recovery, you need a professional iPhone eraser tool.<\/p>

But before finally wiping data from your iPhone, you should prepare your device for complete erasure.<\/p>

Take backups, transfer required data to a new phone, and sign out from various accounts on your iOS device to ensure no recovery at any level.<\/p>

Step-by-step: Make your old iPhone or iPad<\/strong> ready to sell<\/strong><\/h4>
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  1. Back up your iPhone data on iCloud, iTunes, or a computer drive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. If you own an Apple Watch, unpair it<\/a> with your old iPhone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Sign out from all Apple accounts via Settings:<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    Go to Settings > your name > Sign Out. <\/strong>You will be prompted to enter your password.<\/strong><\/p>

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    1. Turn off Find my iPhone :<\/li>\n<\/ol>

      Go to Settings<\/strong> > [your<\/strong> name<\/strong>] > Find<\/strong> My<\/strong>. Tap Find My iPhone<\/strong>, then tap to turn it off<\/strong>.<\/p>

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      1. Deregister and turn off iMessage if switching to an Android phone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>

        Go to Settings<\/strong> > Messages <\/strong>> switch off the iMessage<\/strong> option.<\/p>

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        1. Remove Wallet & Apple Pay:<\/li>\n<\/ol>

          Go to Settings<\/strong> > Wallet<\/strong> &<\/strong> Apple<\/strong> Pay<\/strong> > click on your Card > Remove<\/strong> Card<\/strong>.<\/p>