How to Restore an iPhone to Factory Settings
Restore an iPhone to factory settings through Settings or a computer. Check backups, Find My and the eSIM choice before erasing personal data.
Restore an iPhone to factory settings through Settings or a computer. Check backups, Find My and the eSIM choice before erasing personal data.
Open an iPhone with its enrolled unlock method, check Carrier Lock for another network, and distinguish forgotten passcodes from Activation Lock.
Restore an iPhone from iCloud, Finder or Apple Devices. Choose the saved backup, protect newer data and handle a backup requiring newer iOS.
Use iCloud Find from a browser without a verification code. Check location age, play a sound, mark a missing iPhone as lost and understand remote erase.
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