Monday, October 27, 2014

Erase all data before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Do you want to sell or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Please remember erase all data from your iPhone, iPad or iPod permanently!So that no once can get your personal information after selling or giving away.
If you have bought a new iPhone 6,you can erase old iPhone data before selling

Learn what to do before you sell or give away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Erase all data before selling or giving away your iPhone
If you still have your iOS device

Before you sell or give away your iOS device, make sure that you've removed all of your personal information. Follow these steps to protect your data and get your device to its factory default state for the new owner:

1.Back up your device.
2.Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Erase All Content and Settings.

*This will completely erase your device, including any credit or debit cards you added for Apple Pay and any photos, contacts, music, or apps. It will also turn off iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, Game Center, and other services.

*If you're using iOS 7 or later and have Find My iPhone turned on, your Apple ID and password will be required. After you provide your password, the device will be erased and removed from your account so that the next owner can activate it.

*Your content won't be deleted from iCloud when you erase your device.
Contact your carrier for guidance on transferring service to the new owner.
When the device is turned on for the first time by the new owner, Setup Assistant will guide them through the setup process.

Important: Do not manually delete contacts, calendars, reminders, documents, photo streams, or any other iCloud data while signed in to your iCloud account, or the content will also be deleted from the iCloud servers and all of your devices that are signed in to iCloud.

If you no longer have your iOS device,you must to erase iPhone data permanently before selling

If you didn't follow the steps above before selling or giving away your iOS device:

1.Ask the new owner to erase all content and settings as described above.

2.If you're using iCloud and Find My iPhone on the device, you can erase the device remotely and remove it from your account by signing in to icloud.com/find, selecting the device, and clicking Erase. When the device has been erased, click Remove from Account. After you erase the device, you'll need to wait 24 hours before you can activate iMessage on your new device.

3.If you're unable to complete either of the above steps, you should change your Apple ID password. Changing your password won't remove any personal information that is cached on the device, but it will make sure that the new owner can't delete your information from iCloud.

If you're using Apple Pay, you can also remove your credit or debit cards at iCloud.com. Just choose Settings to see which devices are using Apple Pay, then click your device and click Remove next to Apple Pay.

Friday, October 10, 2014

Erase iPhone 5/5s Data before selling so you can buy new iPhone 6

Want to selling your old iPhone 5 or iPhone 5s,then buy a new iPhone 6?As we all know that before selling the old iPhone,we must to erase all data on iPhone permanently,such as contacts,text messages, photos, videos,ect.

Permanently wipe iPhone data and Sell your old iPhone, so you can buy new iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus.However,how to erase all contents and settings on iPhone permanently,even no data recovery can restore those erased data back.

Erase iPhone 5/5s Data before selling
With the various members of the iPhone 5 family still fetching $200-300 in ... or sell that older iPhone when you pick up your brand new iPhone 6. ... Do this before you hand over your personal iPhone to anyone. Then the very last thing you'll do is hit General –> Reset –> Erase All Content and Settings.

Warning by CNET: iPhone "Restore" does not delete personal data!
If you restore factory setting for your iPhone,it does’t mean “Erase” all iPhone data permanently,because some recovery software can restore them easily,you need to use a third-part eraser tool to wipe iPhone data.

Erase old iPhone data and buy new iPhone 6
To erase contacts, sms, photos, videos, call history, Apple ID,ect on iPhone permanently,you must to us a professional iPhone data eraser tool.
Today, we strong recommend you use this iPhone Data Eraser,which is specially designed for iPhone users to wipe all data on iPhone permanently,the ios data eraser is the best data eraser for iPhone to get your iDevice started with a clean slate before your resell, donate or trade it in. Please download and install it on your computer, and let’s check how it works in steps below.

Download Windows Version  Download Mac Version

Permanently Erase iPhone Data Before Selling:

Step 1. Run the program and connect iPhone to the computer
Rub the iPhone Data Eraser program after downloading and installing it on the computer. Use a USB cable to connect your iPhone to computer, and it will detected by the program automatically.


Step 2. Choose "Erase All Data on Device"
ERASE ALL DATA ON DEVICE means that all data on your iPhone will be erased in a little while, like contacts, messages, call history, photos, videos, notes, bookmarks, account info and other personal data.


Step 3. Start to erase all data on your iPhone 5s/5


Use your old iPhone as new


Note: There are three level to delete data that you can choose. You can choose one level depend on your needs. After a little while, the progress of deleting will be displayed to indicate the progress of the deletion. When it is finishes, the files on your iPhone are permanently deleted, so you can use your iPhone as a new one and don't need to worry about your information being leaked.

Download Windows Version  Download Mac Version

Tips: If you accidentally delete files on iPhone,or lost data after update to iOS 8,you can use a professional iPhone data recovery to restore lost/deleted data back.
Read more: How to recover lost data from iPhone

How to erase data on iPad permanently