How to Completely Reset iPhone?

Just like your computer, your iPhone sometimes needs a restart or factory reset to fix some problems. But how much do you know about the word “Reset”? Let me expalin to you: "Reset" can refer to a basic restart, a more comprehensive reset, or even deleting all content from the iPhone in order to start over fresh with it and/or restoring from a backup. But sometimes, you may even want to know how to completely reset iPhone so no one else could access your iPhone data. You just want to make sure the data is unrecoverable.



So you should know which method you need before you perform a reset for your iPhone. No matter which reset you will perform, there is one important thing you should never forget to do - backup your iPhone first. And for those who want to reset iPhone for resale, below are the things you should do before you reset your iPhone.



1 Back up your iPhone.

2 Remove photos from Camera Roll. Connect the device to your computer and open Image Capture or iPhoto. Select all photos and then click Import All. In iPhoto, choose to "delete photos from your iPhone" after importing. In Image Capture, if the "Delete Items After Downloading" option no longer appears, try this: turn off "Photos" in iCloud on your Mac and iPhone, then restart both devices, and you should see the delete button.

3 Turn iMessage off. Open the Settings app > Messages > iMessage > switch to off.

4 Turn FaceTime off. Open the Settings app > FaceTime > switch to off.

5 Disable your iCloud account. Open the Settings app > iCloud > tap "Sign Out."

6 Log out of Apple ID. Open the Settings app >App and iTunes Stores > tap Apple ID and sign out.

7 Restore to factory settings. Open the Settings app > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.

8 Unregister your device at supportprofile.apple.com.



Depending on your needs, you can choose a soft reset (restart) or a hard reset (factory reset) to erase data on iPhone.

How to Perform Soft Reset on iPhone?

1 On your iPhone, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time until you see the Apple logo.

2 Wait until your phone finishes the usual process of starting up.

3 You’ll be back in your home screen.

How to Perform Hard Reset on iPhone?

A hard reset to a device will completely erase all the content from your iPhone. So make sure you’ve backed up your iPhone and data. And then you can follow below on how to completely reset iPhone.

1 Go to Settings > Tap General

2 Scroll to the very bottom and tap Reset.

3 Tap Erase All Content and Settings.

4 Tap Erase iPhone. iTunes (download it here) will then begin restoring the phone to its original factory state.

5 After the reset process is done, your iPhone will restart and then you will see the “Slide to set up” welcome screen.

Note: Even though you perform a hard reset to your iPhone, the erased data can still be recovered with some professional data recovery apps.

How to Make Sure Everything Unrecoverable after Reset?

If you want your iPhone to go back to a clean slate and everything you erased on the iPhone cannot be recovered, then iOS Data Eraser should be your ideal solution. This iOS data erasing app will remove every and last data from your iPhone completely and permanently. Here is how to completely reset iPhone:

1 Download and install iOS Data Recovery and then start it on your computer.

2 Connect your iPhone to PC via USB cable.

3 Choose an erasing mode from the 5 options.

4 Click “Erase Now” and you can erase data on iPhone.