Hey everyone I have an iphone 5 and it has a defect and I am going to take it to the Apple Store in a day or two for a new replacement of it as it is still under its 1 year warranty. My question is about wiping the data totally from my phone. I hear so many people say make sure they totally wipe your phone clean or else anyone who has some skills can go through the phone when they resell it and can have access to a lot of your old personal data stored on the phone. I have used my iphone to pay bills online and numerous other things. How do I go about completely erasing all of this. I've been told simply setting it back to the factory settings like when it first came out of the box isn't enough. I just don't want the Apple people to say they completely wiped it clean when they didn't just because they want me out of the store and onto the next customer.

 

Anyone? I would have thought that Space would have given some feedback by now. Come on Space help me figure this out.

 

I'm not real familiar with the iPhone, but I would assume there is a way to do a 'hard' reset. If I reset my (Windows) phone it completely wipes it clean and restores everything back to default as if it were a brand new phone.

 

Mike:
Of course were able to do that thru Zune...

Doesn't the I phone use I cloud? Maybe it has the same kinda setup like zune for a hard reset?

Not familiar with the "I" phones...
I too have the windows phone.... In November im up for an upgrade....
I'm changing to the new galaxy Android phone.... Soooo many more free apps available unlike all the NON Compatible Apps I need that the windows phone "ISN'T" compatible with!

 

Hi `Griff,
I did not check your thread question, because I don't have a cell phone or a iphone5.

I do have Google's & the below is what I've found...I hope it helps you > Good Luck

3 Ways to Clear History on an iPhone - wikiHow
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iPhone 5 How to Clear Browsing History - YouTube

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If you've been looking at naughty internet websites on your shiny new Apple iPhone 5 and want to know how ...
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How to Access and Clear Your iPhone's Web Browsing History. You may want to revisit a Web site that you failed to bookmark on your iPhone, and Safari on the ...
How do you clear iPhone history?: Apple Support Communities
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May 15, 2013 - How do I clear my history so they no longer show up? ... tap Settings > Safari > Clear Cookies and Data; iOS 5 or later: To clear other stored ...
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David, the reset I'm talking about has nothing to do with Zune. In my settings I can command the phone to do a hard reset that formats the memory chip and returns all settings on the phone to default.

Griffindor, Try this:

How can I completely erase all personal data from / reset my iPhone? | The iPhone FAQ

 

That is the method I used for wiping an old iPod touch for sale. When you turned it on for the first time, it went through the whole registration process, so I believe it's the best method.

 

Mike:
You must have the newer model..
Mine the Nokia 900... It doesn't have that in my settings..
I would have to reset mine thru Zune..