how do I make sure my personal data is erased from my an old iPhone? If you have a working iPhone it’s a very easy process, but if your phone is broken phone, you have limited options. What if you lost your phone, you might still be able to wipe out. Here I will list some options that will help you.
If you still have phone and it’s still working
- Open settings, then click on iCloud
- turn off Find my iPhone, it may ask you to enter your iCloud account info. This will remove iPhone from your iCloud account.
- Then reset your iPhone to the factory by going to:
- Settings>General>Reset>select Erase All content and Settings
If you don’t have your phone.
- You can
login to your iCloud at https://www.icloud.com/ - Click on All Devices, then select the device you want to erase
- Then if you want to give to someone else click Remove from Account
- or you can
login to your iCloud account at https://appleid.apple.com - Once signed in go to manage devices and remove from your Account
If your iPhone is stolen
- You can
login to your iCloud at https://www.icloud.com/ - Click on All Devices, then select the device you want to erase
- Then mark as stolen, so no one can use it.
If you just do the factory reset and have not removed a device from your iCloud account, then the device is tied to your account, no one else can use it. It’s a new security feature, so if someone steals it, they can’t use that phone. Also be careful of buying