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right way to factory reset an iphone before selling it

Selling my old iPhone and want to wipe it completely so the buyer can set it up as new. Do I sign out of iCloud first, and does erase all content actually remove everything?
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neha_chhibber Nov 04, 2026
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Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings. That one flow signs you out of iCloud, turns off Find My and activation lock, and wipes the phone, so you don't need to sign out separately. Before you start: back it up, unpair the Apple Watch if you have one, and if you're moving to Android turn iMessage off first or your texts from iPhone friends vanish. Pull the SIM. When it's done it should sit at the Hello screen. Erase on iPhone throws away the encryption key so the data is genuinely gone, not just hidden.
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