I had to return Iphone to company after retirement and this made me feel so much more comfortable that all personal data wiped, and so easy to follow--thank you!
I’m selling my iPhone and used your very helpful step by step video to reset my iPhone completely so I could sell it and I just subscribed. Once again thank you so much!
This was amazing! Verizon was going to charge me $29 to erase and transfer all my data from my old phone to my new phone. I also learned where and how to access my iCloud! What a great teacher! Thx 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Thanks a lot, had to send my iphone in as a trade in. Got some instructions in the postage pack but was unsure, followed your tutorial and got it done perfectly !!
Thank you so much for making this. And that last step gives me so much more piece of mind knowing for SURE my info or anything related to me is not on the phone!
Thanks for the help, and the answers to the questions - a lot of people have asked my stupid question already. Had a problem last time where I lost all my texts etc - not this time! Cheers.
Thank you for this video. You made it easy for me to follow along. I am giving my old phone to my grandson and wanted to make sure all my info was deleted.
hello, is it possible to copy the back up afterwards to another hard drive externally? I hate having 256 gigs of back up on my computer? is it possible and then I can put it back on my computer when I want to sync my new iPhone?
This page will help you find where it’s located. I’m not positive how the system will react if you move the file to another drive and the. Move it back to restore from it later tho. support.apple.com/en-us/HT204215#:~:text=Search%20for%20the%20backup%20folder,the%20Backup%20folder%20under%20Folders.
Follow the last step with the iCloud stuff it will let you remove it without them having to return the device. Just make sure you select the right phone.
We did. Last step is just to make sure everything happened correctly. On most cases the device shouldn’t show up on the list. If it does then that means something didn’t process correctly and is still connected to iCloud which means the new owner could be locked out. It’s just a little extra guarantee
@@TheAppleBiasI did factory reset on one phone and it was still on my devices and went back to double check if it was wiped and it was but the device was still on my iCloud account I just deleted it from my devices and did factory reset again on the phone I’m good right ?
Thanks for leaving the comment and letting me know. I’m working on a new channel that’s going to be all how to stuff. To try to answer everyone’s Apple related questions.
hi, i’m wondering if i follow this step and back up everything then sign out and erase all content making sure my photos are in icloud. if i press erase content will my photos be erased or will they stay in icloud? i have enough storage i just want to make sure none of my photos get deleted from iCloud
Yeah if it would make you feel better you can always go to iCloud.com as long as you see the photos there then they are fully backed up. The erase function only removes everything from the phone. Not from iCloud.
Yeah before you sign out of iCloud it usually forces you to turn off find my. The step at the end is just an extra verification step as well to make sure nothing went wrong and it was removed.
I erased all infos but i didn’t sign out from iCloud i already sold it but i just saw my iPhone on the iCloud devices list so i removed it after two days but i already took some pictures So will the photos and the new pics will still be there or erasing the iPhone did automatically sign me out of the iCloud
As long as the phone was restored the photos would have been synced to the device. And once you removed it from iCloud it would have removed all items from it and make the new owner set it up as new.
When I erased my apple ID it didn't say "removing" it said "copying" and after erasing all content and data, it says "erase pending" in icloud on my PC. My phone is still there but pending erase and not sure what to do.
Ive done the steps. When I go in to Icloud on my new IPhone, i still can see a icloud back up on the old phone im gonna sell. Should I delete the back up on my old Phone to?
Yeah the backup will stay for a while and may get deleted when you need more iCloud space, if you have a new backup of your new phone it should be safe to delete, but isn't necessary.
i think i forgot to sign out of my icloud prior to selling but i erase all content and settings. i removed the old device from my icloud account on my new device though. will that make sure they cant access my icloud? thanks
Yep and they couldn’t access your account without a password and probably 2 factor. The reason I recommend signing out before hand is just to make sure when they do set it up it’s not locked for them to sign into their account.
I just but a 12pro I have just transferred everything over from the 11, I can now sell this 11, I've backed everything up now do I erase the 11or reset all settings...I don't want anything deleted off the 12 pro, I also have 2 ipads connected, Im scared to erase I just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing,..thanks
As long as you follow the step in the video for the old device nothing will be removed from the new one or the iPads. You will definitely want to erase the old one so when you sell it it doesn’t have access to all your photos and iCloud login data.
So did you trigger the erase from icloud instead of on device? Do you still have access to the device? Te device probably just needs to be booted up and connect tote internet through WiFi or cellular and then it can start the erasing process.
I still have the device. I already transfered my data from my old phone to my new phone and triggered erase from icloud through my phone itself. In order to connect to wifi I think I'd have to set up the phone again as it went back to factory settings when I erased everything. I @@TheAppleBias
Hello so what i want to know is that somehow i can not log off from messenger from my old phone, what i want to know is that does erease cleares that? like does earising a phone deletes and clears that kind of information too?
this will clear everything from the phone. Now if you have iCloud Messages on those messages should be accessible on a new phone but once you perform these steps on a phone. This phone will be like it was new with non of your data on it.
In this video I take a couple extra steps just to verify everything goes smoothly. It should log you out before wiping but if something goes wrong they still wouldn’t have access to your data. Worst case they wouldn’t be able to setup the device. Without you having to follow the last step of removing the device from iCloud.com
Oops! I bought a new iphone last week that I found to be faulty, after setting it all up with all of my details etc. I didn't know that I had to sign out of icloud but went straight to erase everything, then sent it back. Hopefully it will be ok but now I'm a bit worried.
Should be fine in most cases it signs out but there can be issues which is why I have it mentioned in my video. If you look at the 5 min mark I talk about how to check and make sure it was fully removed from iCloud.
The iCloud is just checking to make sure it’s no longer connected to iCloud. As long as it’s gone you’re good. If it still there then you can remove it just to make sure the new owner doesn’t have issues setting it up.
Hey, im kind of panicking, I erased all content and settings, set it up again, ( all empty), and then signed out ( again) and again checked if its deleted. He was removed from find my anyways. However 1 month later i saw the buyer’s name on the device that he bought, what data can he access? Im super worried. Thank u in advance.
This was way too complicated for me someone that is a Luddite you moved so fast and there are so many steps I don’t know if I will even be able to do it
I’m going to sell my iPhone 7 Plus to buy a new iPhone 11 But I’m really scared if the new owners use some kind of programs to restore my old data,my Question is if I go step by step like you showed on the video is it 100% safe? To sell it ?
First off I am no data recovery expert. But with how well Apple keeps the data encrypted it’s not something I ever worry about. It’s not like an SD card where all the files are easily accessible if you plug it in to a computer. Everything is super encrypted.
if i do the erase option,does it mean that all instagram,snapchat and other app passwords will be removed so the new owner will not have the chance to log in ur account?
Could be a couple things. There was a software bug a little while back. So you may need to check and update the iPhone first. Or it could just be that you’re not connected to the internet. The iPhone just needs to verify things before erasing.
question, if I already have my new phone with all the data do I still have to back it up before I delete everything? I dont want to pay for it if I dont have to
Yeah as long as there isn’t anything on the device that you want you don’t have to back it up. I would make sure all your photos have fully synced over before just wiping it. They give you the option to skip backup during the erase process. I know iCloud space is pretty costly. You can also go into Settings app the tap the picture at the top click iCloud and in that list is a backups section where you can see what devices backups are currently stored in case you want to remove and make room for others.
If they made a backup of the device before wiping it and restore it on a new one they should recover everything. Pictures, calendars and contacts should be accessible via iCloud.com
Are you selling it for parts? Everything is encrypted. In the iCloud setting I show you how to remove it from iCloud remotely there is also a wipe device option in there too for if/ when someone gets it to boot up.
Warning!!‼️ Be careful that you don’t lock new phone and remove everything on the iCloud/ find site like I did on my new phone thinking it was my old phone which I’d set to factory so nothing was on it!😳and erased everything said phone locked by owner! Omg the sinking feeling I had was horrible thank god wr had WiFi and a pc as I could go into I tunes to restart it my phone started cos of iCloud! But I had to start from scratch with some apps etc cos couldn’t remember password s I d s etc! Just be careful as it doesn’t really say it’s your new phone!!
Yeah you have to be careful to remove the right device. But if you made a iCloud backup before doing so you should be able to restore from it and get the new iPhone back up to speed.
This is the exact situation I am in right now. Totally panicking! I accidentally erased the wrong iphone in my Icloud account. Now my new phone is back to set-up mode and wants to send me verification code in order to proceed but I"m not getting them. Not sure who would be able to help with this Verizion or Apple?
It will delete all the photos from this device. But if you use iCloud all the photos that were backup will still be on those devices. If you want to get rid of all your photos in iCloud. I bet there is a way to do it on iCloud.com.
@@TheAppleBias Okay So Without ICloud You Can’t Get Old Photos Back That We’re Deleted? Even When You Post Pics On Computer They Won’t Show Up There Permanently Gone
You can do it or it will do it during the reset process and at the end I added an extra step to verify it was removed. Cause if the connection fails it could fail to remove it.
i did all the steps and erased the data from "Erase and content and settings" just like the video but forgot to do the step where you said sign out of icloud would that mean the new owner somehow could access my account and photo and videos !!? btw i found the iphone in my accounts after i sold it and i clicked on Remove device, pllz tell me im good to go
and i checked the phone after i erased it, and sat it up again it was like brand new, but my Q is if i forgot the step of "sign out of icloud" but i erased the phone, would that somehow give him access to my phone or account ??!! i hope you understand what im trying to explain here Lol
Your good. If you clicked remove in iCloud then you are good and they wouldn’t have access to your stuff. Apple just wouldn’t have let the new owner set up the device at all.
@@TheAppleBias so i did not sign out when I erased the data, but i sat up the phone to make sure its good and it was empty, however, the new phone “13 mini” shows my old phone “12 mini” on i cloude and when i saw it i removed it
Yeah usually when you wipe the device it does sign you out of iCloud but sometimes there is a glitch which is why I added the sign out step first. But the removing def gets it off there.
I had to return Iphone to company after retirement and this made me feel so much more comfortable that all personal data wiped, and so easy to follow--thank you!
So happy I was able to help. Thanks for letting me know.
Same
So glad to hear! I am working on an updated one cause iOS 18 settings app looks a little different.
I’m selling my iPhone and used your very helpful step by step video to reset my iPhone completely so I could sell it and I just subscribed. Once again thank you so much!
Awesome. Glad to have been helpful and thanks for taking the time to let me know and subscribing it means a lot. 😊
how are you?
I got a new iPhone and had to send back my old one. Thx for making this so easy! I’m not very techie, even I could follow this! 🥰
Glad I was able to help. Hope your enjoying the new iPhone as well. 😁
Simple, concise and to the point. Very convenient. Thank you!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the kind words.
This was amazing! Verizon was going to charge me $29 to erase and transfer all my data from my old phone to my new phone. I also learned where and how to access my iCloud! What a great teacher! Thx 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Crazy they would charge so much. So glad the video was able to help.
Thanks a lot, had to send my iphone in as a trade in. Got some instructions in the postage pack but was unsure, followed your tutorial and got it done perfectly !!
So glad I was able to help.
Thank you for making this so easy to navigate through and the little tips, really truly appreciate a video like this-
Glad I was able to help.
Thank you so much for making this. And that last step gives me so much more piece of mind knowing for SURE my info or anything related to me is not on the phone!
So glad to hear it helped thanks for taking the time to write a comment.
Thanks for the help, and the answers to the questions - a lot of people have asked my stupid question already. Had a problem last time where I lost all my texts etc - not this time! Cheers.
Glad to hear you didn’t lose them this time.
Your video helped a lot, I was so confused how to do it all 😢
Thanks for taking the time to let me know. Love that the video is helpful.
very helpful had no idea how to do any of this at all until now thx for making this vid and going tru it step by step 100%
So glad to be able to help.
Great video with simple, coincise and practical steps! :)
Thanks!
Do you recommend removing the SIM card as well? If so, should it be removed before erasing everything or after?
Doesn’t matter when you remove it but if you have the tool then yeah I’d remove it.
Damn came here for instructions and found the number 1 apple fan.
Nah there are people way more obsessed than I am. But I try. 🤣
@@TheAppleBias your doing good brother. Really dig that setup. Especially that old pc.
Oh yeah. Btw. Thanks for the vid. Got my phone all ready to go
Thank you for this video. You made it easy for me to follow along. I am giving my old phone to my grandson and wanted to make sure all my info was deleted.
So if I get a email that says the iPhone is being erased,it’s everything ok then?
hello, is it possible to copy the back up afterwards to another hard drive externally? I hate having 256 gigs of back up on my computer? is it possible and then I can put it back on my computer when I want to sync my new iPhone?
This page will help you find where it’s located. I’m not positive how the system will react if you move the file to another drive and the. Move it back to restore from it later tho. support.apple.com/en-us/HT204215#:~:text=Search%20for%20the%20backup%20folder,the%20Backup%20folder%20under%20Folders.
Perfect. Thank you for walking me through that! It was easy to follow.
So glad to hear and thanks for taking the time to let me know, means a lot.
Best video I found to sell my phone!! Ty!! Appreciate u man!!!
So glad it was able to help. Thanks for taking the time to let me know!
It’s 2024 and your video helped me, thank you so much.
So glad to hear that it did.
Amazing, thank you. So simple
Thanks for letting me know. Glad I was able to help.
Wish I would’ve seen this video sooner! I reset my iPhone and sold it to someone and now it’s asking for my iCloud password, why?
Follow the last step with the iCloud stuff it will let you remove it without them having to return the device. Just make sure you select the right phone.
Thanks mate,it was really helpful ,Love from India 😊
Glad to hear.
Easy to follow your instructions! 🙏🙏🙏
So glad to hear!
Thank you! Really easy and helpful
Glad it helped!
THANKYOU SO MUCH . this really helps me a lot ❤️
So glad to hear! Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Thank you for the great and easy to understand video, worked perfectly.
Glad it helped!
What about the SIM card? Should it be removed prior to factory reset? Did I miss that part?
Score or even after is fine. Sorry I think I left that part out and a lot of phone are sim free now so I need to do an updated video soon.
Hey! I wanted to know if my phone number/ eSIM will also be removed by doing this. If not, I was wondering on how to do it.
Yes sorry I need to update the video. When you go to start the erase it will ask you if you want to remove the eSIM/number from the phone or not.
superb, simple and clear, thanks!
Glad it helped!
It worked. Thanks buddy!
Glad to hear it helped.
Excellent 👍 Sp helpful - short and concise. Thank you 😊
THANKS! X
Welcome!
WOW,, Thankyou for helping out! such an amazing video- Straightfarward.
Glad it was helpful and thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. Means a lot.
Do you no longer need to sign out of Find My iPhone prior to signing out of iCloud?
Usually it’s part of the process the finally step in the video just make sure it all went well and everything is removed.
Thank you !!! :)
Is the last step needing log into icloud and earase and remove device? I thought we already did it on the iphone itself?
We did. Last step is just to make sure everything happened correctly. On most cases the device shouldn’t show up on the list. If it does then that means something didn’t process correctly and is still connected to iCloud which means the new owner could be locked out. It’s just a little extra guarantee
@@TheAppleBiasI did factory reset on one phone and it was still on my devices and went back to double check if it was wiped and it was but the device was still on my iCloud account I just deleted it from my devices and did factory reset again on the phone I’m good right ?
@Baby14124 yeah as long as that device is no longer showing up on the iCloud list you are good to go.
very precise in just a few minutes
if i sign out of apple from an old phone, will it remove my data on the new phone if it’s already transferred?
No it will stay on the new one.
Many thanks, you made this so easy for technophobe 😂😂
So glad to hear it was helpful. Thanks for letting me know.
after doing this , all photos are blank , dont know why and need help
So you restored from the backup of the old phone and now all your photos are blank?
Thank You it worked❤️
So glad to hear. Thanks for taking the time to let me know. Love getting these comments.
After all those procedures, are the data still recoverable or it could be still recovered using recovery softwares?
All the data is pretty encrypted by Apple to prevent any leaks to begin with. So it’s not something I would personally worry about.
Great video. Just what I needed. Thank you!
Thanks for leaving the comment and letting me know. I’m working on a new channel that’s going to be all how to stuff. To try to answer everyone’s Apple related questions.
hi, i’m wondering if i follow this step and back up everything then sign out and erase all content making sure my photos are in icloud. if i press erase content will my photos be erased or will they stay in icloud? i have enough storage i just want to make sure none of my photos get deleted from iCloud
Yeah if it would make you feel better you can always go to iCloud.com as long as you see the photos there then they are fully backed up. The erase function only removes everything from the phone. Not from iCloud.
I did nottt get an hello screen, I did all the steps and it still takes me back into my phone will all my data
Thank you very much! You made it so simple!
So glad to hear it helped.
Very helpful mate thank you so much 😊
Make sure before you sign out of iCloud, just sign out of find my iPhone. I heard it makes it difficult to set up for the new user.
Yeah before you sign out of iCloud it usually forces you to turn off find my. The step at the end is just an extra verification step as well to make sure nothing went wrong and it was removed.
Thanks
You’re welcome. Glad the video helped.
do you need to sign out of gmail? or taking all of these steps will remove access to your gmail account?
Thank you!
Taking these steps will remove all email accounts during the erasing process.
@@TheAppleBias ty!
No problem happy to help.
Just what I needed!!!
So glad to hear.
Cool beans man I thought that was going to be a crap show for sure lol.
Ha happy to help.
I have 2 iPhones with the same data as they are synced, I want to sell the old one, how do I do that ?
I don’t wanna lose data in both the iPhones
If the new one already has all your data on it just follow these steps on the old on. You won’t lose any data on the new one.
what about the hidden photos it will automatically delete or not if we reset our phones
Yeah the backup will back those up as well and the restore wipes the whole phone and sets it up like when it was new.
I’ve have shifted all my data and SIM card into my new phone. Can I delete all that you have stated without the SIM card in the old phone?
Yeah. If the new phone is already setup with all the data you need then it sounds like you are good to go. 👍. What phone did you upgrade to?
iPhone 14 Plus and love it.
Awesome. Enjoy it the 14 line up is pretty amazing!
I erased all infos but i didn’t sign out from iCloud i already sold it but i just saw my iPhone on the iCloud devices list so i removed it after two days but i already took some pictures
So will the photos and the new pics will still be there or erasing the iPhone did automatically sign me out of the iCloud
As long as the phone was restored the photos would have been synced to the device. And once you removed it from iCloud it would have removed all items from it and make the new owner set it up as new.
When I erased my apple ID it didn't say "removing" it said "copying" and after erasing all content and data, it says "erase pending" in icloud on my PC. My phone is still there but pending erase and not sure what to do.
That’s weird. With the steps I provided it should have just fully removed and erased everything. Did it finally get past the pending state for you?
Ive done the steps. When I go in to Icloud on my new IPhone, i still can see a icloud back up on the old phone im gonna sell. Should I delete the back up on my old Phone to?
Yeah the backup will stay for a while and may get deleted when you need more iCloud space, if you have a new backup of your new phone it should be safe to delete, but isn't necessary.
Great video!
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
Thanks super easy!
i think i forgot to sign out of my icloud prior to selling but i erase all content and settings. i removed the old device from my icloud account on my new device though. will that make sure they cant access my icloud? thanks
Yep and they couldn’t access your account without a password and probably 2 factor. The reason I recommend signing out before hand is just to make sure when they do set it up it’s not locked for them to sign into their account.
I just but a 12pro I have just transferred everything over from the 11, I can now sell this 11, I've backed everything up now do I erase the 11or reset all settings...I don't want anything deleted off the 12 pro, I also have 2 ipads connected, Im scared to erase I just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing,..thanks
As long as you follow the step in the video for the old device nothing will be removed from the new one or the iPads. You will definitely want to erase the old one so when you sell it it doesn’t have access to all your photos and iCloud login data.
does it make the data unrecoverable even with the use of third party programs?
Yeah once it is wipe all data is removed.
When I log onto icloud, it says "erase pending" for my device. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix that? Thank you.
So did you trigger the erase from icloud instead of on device? Do you still have access to the device? Te device probably just needs to be booted up and connect tote internet through WiFi or cellular and then it can start the erasing process.
I still have the device. I already transfered my data from my old phone to my new phone and triggered erase from icloud through my phone itself. In order to connect to wifi I think I'd have to set up the phone again as it went back to factory settings when I erased everything. I @@TheAppleBias
Thanks for your help
Hello
so what i want to know is that somehow i can not log off from messenger from my old phone, what i want to know is that does erease cleares that? like does earising a phone deletes and clears that kind of information too?
this will clear everything from the phone. Now if you have iCloud Messages on those messages should be accessible on a new phone but once you perform these steps on a phone. This phone will be like it was new with non of your data on it.
What if i directly went and clicked reset all data without doing the icloud sign out, is it ok? Or will the new owner get access to my data
In this video I take a couple extra steps just to verify everything goes smoothly. It should log you out before wiping but if something goes wrong they still wouldn’t have access to your data. Worst case they wouldn’t be able to setup the device. Without you having to follow the last step of removing the device from iCloud.com
Bro if you don't sign out and remove the device from your account then no one will be able to use the phone
Thank you sir 😊
Happy to have helped.
What if no sim inserted as now in new phone ?
Oops! I bought a new iphone last week that I found to be faulty, after setting it all up with all of my details etc. I didn't know that I had to sign out of icloud but went straight to erase everything, then sent it back. Hopefully it will be ok but now I'm a bit worried.
Should be fine in most cases it signs out but there can be issues which is why I have it mentioned in my video. If you look at the 5 min mark I talk about how to check and make sure it was fully removed from iCloud.
What happens if you didn’t delete the device from your iCloud ? But did factory reset on the phone twice it was all wiped when I double check
The iCloud is just checking to make sure it’s no longer connected to iCloud. As long as it’s gone you’re good. If it still there then you can remove it just to make sure the new owner doesn’t have issues setting it up.
What if you forget to sign out before deleting the device? Is that a problem?
It should automatically happen but you can verify it all went right in the video at the 5min mark.
Thanks for the help. Appreciate it
Glad to help!
i have two phones if i factory reset one of them data on my other phone wil lstay the same?
Factory resetting one won’t cause anything to change in the other. Fully safe to do.
Hey, im kind of panicking, I erased all content and settings, set it up again, ( all empty), and then signed out ( again) and again checked if its deleted.
He was removed from find my anyways.
However 1 month later i saw the buyer’s name on the device that he bought, what data can he access? Im super worried.
Thank u in advance.
This was way too complicated for me someone that is a Luddite you moved so fast and there are so many steps I don’t know if I will even be able to do it
I’m sorry. Tried to be as detailed as possible. I’d recommend just pausing the video after every step if needed.
@@TheAppleBias I will just have to have my brother help me who understands computers like you
Good bro thanks
Glad to hear thanks.
Could this process affects my content on the new iphone?
Nope.
what if, at the find my part on the laptop it says "no devices"? is it okay?
Yeah should be good. Do you have any other apple devices?
@@TheAppleBias no, I don't. just that Iphone
Yep then that is what you should see then. 👍
Thank you sir 🎉
Glad to have helped
Is this still accurate since this was from 2 years ago.??
Hi just wondering I never backed up nothing on my phone just factory reset to sell it can the other parson still see my personal stuff?
As long as by factory reset it was the erase all option. Then you are fine all the data on the phone will be removed.
@@TheAppleBias oh ok so as soon as I factory reset everything is gone for good rite ?
Yep. If you weren’t signed into iCloud or you always have backups off.
@@TheAppleBias I was sign on but I always had backups off brother . Just wanna make sure I’m good
Thanks so much for replaying by the way man really appreciate it
I’m going to sell my iPhone 7 Plus to buy a new iPhone 11 But I’m really scared if the new owners use some kind of programs to restore my old data,my Question is if I go step by step like you showed on the video is it 100% safe? To sell it ?
First off I am no data recovery expert. But with how well Apple keeps the data encrypted it’s not something I ever worry about. It’s not like an SD card where all the files are easily accessible if you plug it in to a computer. Everything is super encrypted.
@@TheAppleBias Thank you very much that was so helpful !
Thanks ,good idea
Happy to help.
if i do the erase option,does it mean that all instagram,snapchat and other app passwords will be removed so the new owner will not have the chance to log in ur account?
Yeah it removes all data other than the operating system itself. All apps are gone and all users data is removed.
What if erase content and settings is greyed out?
Could be a couple things. There was a software bug a little while back. So you may need to check and update the iPhone first. Or it could just be that you’re not connected to the internet. The iPhone just needs to verify things before erasing.
Thank you so much!
Happy that the video was able to help.
worth....Great video that helps
Glad it was able to help you.
question, if I already have my new phone with all the data do I still have to back it up before I delete everything? I dont want to pay for it if I dont have to
Yeah as long as there isn’t anything on the device that you want you don’t have to back it up. I would make sure all your photos have fully synced over before just wiping it. They give you the option to skip backup during the erase process. I know iCloud space is pretty costly. You can also go into Settings app the tap the picture at the top click iCloud and in that list is a backups section where you can see what devices backups are currently stored in case you want to remove and make room for others.
God bless you to and thank you for the great video
Glad to hear it helps. God bless you as well!
You deserve 1m subs❤
haha you are way too kind. But glad the video was helpful.
Can people still recover personal things from your phone even after selling it? Even after wiping it?
If they made a backup of the device before wiping it and restore it on a new one they should recover everything. Pictures, calendars and contacts should be accessible via iCloud.com
My old phone won’t turn on. But i want it cleared to sell it. How can I do this ?
Are you selling it for parts? Everything is encrypted. In the iCloud setting I show you how to remove it from iCloud remotely there is also a wipe device option in there too for if/ when someone gets it to boot up.
Great video.. Thank you
Glad you liked it and hoped it helped!
i forgot to reset my old iphone before selling it,what to do?
Do i need to take out my sim card from my old phone and insert to my new one before doing the transfer??
Yeah sorry I need to make a new video I forgot to talk about the SIM cards. But you can remove it during any part of the process if you have WiFi.
Great vid; not boring, I’m going to be giving my 6plus to my MIL who’s 84, and dumbing it down for seniors. The haptics is the hard part for them.
@Chorkymom glad to hear it helped.
Warning!!‼️ Be careful that you don’t lock new phone and remove everything on the iCloud/ find site like I did on my new phone thinking it was my old phone which I’d set to factory so nothing was on it!😳and erased everything said phone locked by owner! Omg the sinking feeling I had was horrible thank god wr had WiFi and a pc as I could go into I tunes to restart it my phone started cos of iCloud! But I had to start from scratch with some apps etc cos couldn’t remember password s I d s etc! Just be careful as it doesn’t really say it’s your new phone!!
Yeah you have to be careful to remove the right device. But if you made a iCloud backup before doing so you should be able to restore from it and get the new iPhone back up to speed.
@@TheAppleBias thanks I ve got some things back now but can you imagine the panic?!😱thought I d lost everything 😆
This is the exact situation I am in right now. Totally panicking! I accidentally erased the wrong iphone in my Icloud account. Now my new phone is back to set-up mode and wants to send me verification code in order to proceed but I"m not getting them. Not sure who would be able to help with this Verizion or Apple?
Does This Delete Most Of Your Photos & Never Cone Back & Don’t Show Up On The Computer When You Put Some Photos On
It will delete all the photos from this device. But if you use iCloud all the photos that were backup will still be on those devices. If you want to get rid of all your photos in iCloud. I bet there is a way to do it on iCloud.com.
@@TheAppleBias I Don’t Even Have ICloud I Can Not Afford It Really
Apple give you 5gbs for free not much at all but there could still be some images store there.
I do agree tho iCloud is too expensive. For the amount you get.
@@TheAppleBias Okay So Without ICloud You Can’t Get Old Photos Back That We’re Deleted? Even When You Post Pics On Computer They Won’t Show Up There Permanently Gone
I thought it was required to turn off find my on the phone first…is that no longer the case?
You can do it or it will do it during the reset process and at the end I added an extra step to verify it was removed. Cause if the connection fails it could fail to remove it.
i did all the steps and erased the data from "Erase and content and settings" just like the video but forgot to do the step where you said sign out of icloud would that mean the new owner somehow could access my account and photo and videos !!? btw i found the iphone in my accounts after i sold it and i clicked on Remove device, pllz tell me im good to go
and i checked the phone after i erased it, and sat it up again it was like brand new, but my Q is if i forgot the step of "sign out of icloud" but i erased the phone, would that somehow give him access to my phone or account ??!! i hope you understand what im trying to explain here Lol
Your good. If you clicked remove in iCloud then you are good and they wouldn’t have access to your stuff. Apple just wouldn’t have let the new owner set up the device at all.
@@TheAppleBias so i did not sign out when I erased the data, but i sat up the phone to make sure its good and it was empty, however, the new phone “13 mini” shows my old phone “12 mini” on i cloude and when i saw it i removed it
@@TheAppleBias so im woundring why it showed in my icloud to begin with if i “format” erased the phone “mini 12” the old phone
Yeah usually when you wipe the device it does sign you out of iCloud but sometimes there is a glitch which is why I added the sign out step first. But the removing def gets it off there.