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Apple iPhone Factory Reset

I show how to do a factory reset on your iPhone.

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I need to reset my phone amd i forgot my passcode

Hello Karabo, what kind of phone do you have?

If you're an iPhone user and forget your passcode, you will have to factory reset it without Apple ID. To do this you need first put the phone into DFU mode and connect it to iTunes. Your iTunes will help you to reset your iPhone without entering Apple ID easily. Restoring iPhone to factory settings with this method will result in wiping all the data. The following steps will show you how to do that.

1. Open iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable.

2. After that, turn off you device. Press and hold the Home button for 3 seconds.

3. Put your iPhone into DFU mode: Press and hold the Power and Home button for 10 seconds. Then release the power button and keep holding the home button. When you see the Apple logo disappears, you have successfully put your iPhone into DFU mode.

4. When iTunes detects that your iPhone is in recovery mode, you can restore it now.

5. Click on Restore iPhone. Then you will be notified after the reset and your iPhone will take a restart.

After factory resetting iPhone, you will get all the data swept from iPhone 6 Plus, and you can restore the files from your iPhone, iTunes backup or iCloud backup.

How to Restore iPhone 6 Plus to Factory Settings
Jan 19, 2017 • Cell Phones
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How do I reset iPhone 4s data setting for at&t?

If you want to reset iPhone data settings, there are several different ways you to follow. I will show you one of them.

iTunes enables you to restore iPhone 6 Plus to factory settings. Before you start restoring iPhone to factory settings, please note that you need to install the latest version of iTunes on your PC or MAC. Then go to Settings > iCloud to turn off Find My iPhone. Now, you can factory reset your iPhone 6 Plus with iTunes as follows.
1. Plug iPhone 6 Plus into the computer with the USB cable. The iTunes on your computer will automatically launch. If not, double-click the icon to start it.
2. Click the name of your iPhone 6 Plus at the upper right corner of iTunes, and then the information of your iPhone 6 Plus will be shown. Click the "Restore iPhone" button in the window to start.
3. iTunes will ask whether you want to back up iPhone 6 Plus before restoring. You'd better choose "Yes" for the reset will erase the contents in your iPhone 6 Plus. Then iTunes will start restoring your iPhone 6 Plus to factory settings.

3. Click Restore again to confirm. Then iTunes erases your iPhone 6 Plus and installs the latest iOS software. After you restore your iPhone 6 Plus to factory settings, it will restart. Now you can set it up as new.


For more methods, check: How to Restore iPhone to Factory Settings
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Reset iphone 2G it wont come back online

I went to reset my iphone to restore it to factory settings and it never came back on. It's been a week or two and it ran out of battery power a couple of times, but it just shows the apple logo and a spinning circle over it.
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