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What is the best way to safely erase an iPhone before selling it to a third party?

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Published on June 16, 2026
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What is the best way to safely erase an iPhone before selling it to a third party?

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Answered on Jun 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM

Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone and select Erase All Content and Settings. This signs you out of your Apple ID, removes your credit cards from Apple Wallet, disables Find My tracking, and securely overwrites the internal storage encryption keys.

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