Want to sell your iPhone? Or the iPhone is locked and you forgot the password to unlock the iPhone? Whether you want to sell your iPhone and intend to delete your data on it or you can’t open a locked iPhone because you forgot the password, both can be solved by resetting the iPhone.
A reset iPhone will return to the original settings or to factory settings, so the iPhone will look like new. Automatically, all your data on the iPhone will be deleted.
If you want to use data on your old iPhone, then back up all data first before resetting the iPhone. Because data that has been deleted cannot be recovered.
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How to Easily Factory Reset Your iPhone?
There are 2 types of iPhone reset, namely soft reset and hard reset. Well, for the problem of deleting data or unlocking a locked iPhone, you have to do a hard reset.
Please note that there is no way to reset your iPhone with iTunes here. It’s just that iTunes can be used to back up data before you reset your iPhone.
Just look at the steps on how to reset your iPhone below.
How to Soft Reset iPhone?
A soft reset will not erase all data on the iPhone. The reason is, that a soft reset is another word for restarting or rebooting the iPhone. This step is usually done when your iPhone hangs or stops.
Usually, because there are applications that do not run smoothly. If you want it to run smoothly, you need to do a soft reset.
To do this soft reset you don’t need iTunes or iCloud. Here’s how to do a soft reset iPhone exactly:
- Press the Home and Sleep buttons on the iPhone at the same time. When pressing both buttons, hold for approximately 10 seconds
- Your iPhone screen will be black for a few moments. There is no hands-off from both buttons when the screen is black
- After a few moments, the Apple logo will appear on the iPhone screen. This is known as the restart process on the iPhone. Leave it until the restart process is complete. When the restart process is complete, please touch the iPhone screen to try it
Try this soft reset method to restore an iPhone that is frozen due to a hang or error.
Other Ways to Soft Reset iPhone
You can also do a soft reset in another way. This method does not require effort by pressing two buttons. You just need to go to the “Settings” option on your iPhone. For the complete method, please follow the steps below.
- Enter the ” Settings ” section, then select ” General “.
- Select ” Reset “.
- Select ” Reset All Settings”.
- Again select ” Reset All Settings ” which is red and at the bottom.
- iPhone will automatically reset.
What you need to know, This option does not change your iPhone data, including installed applications, and will not be deleted. It’s just that various settings are reset from the beginning.
For example, if you previously connected to WIFI automatically, after doing this method, you need to re-enter the WIFI password. Notification settings and app permissions are also reset.
How to Hard Reset iPhone?
The next way to reset an iPhone is a hard reset, namely resetting the iPhone as a whole. This method will delete the data on your iPhone.
This method makes the iPhone’s appearance and settings return to the way they were when you first bought it or in other words, factory settings.
In general, a hard reset is done if you want to sell your old iPhone to someone else. Hard reset or factory reset is very important if you don’t want the new person who has your cellphone to know your old data.
With a hard reset, all data on your iPhone will be lost, from applications, photos, videos, and songs, to files that you have downloaded.
In addition, a hard reset is performed if you cannot open a locked iPhone. This is quite often experienced by most people because forgetting passwords is a normal thing.
However, if you want to use this method to recover a locked iPhone, then you must be prepared for the risk of losing the data on the iPhone.
During the backup process, you can sort out data that is no longer used. Delete this data to make more space in your iPhone’s storage capacity later.
Make sure you use iCloud and iTunes to back up because the best iPhone data backup process can only rely on these two software.
This is of course different from Android devices which can be backed up just by copying and pasting. On the iPhone, you have to use iCloud and iTunes which were specifically developed by Apple.
So, if you have made sure that all data is stored in iTunes or iCloud, immediately do a hard reset on your iPhone. Here are the steps on how to reset the iPhone to its original settings:
- Go to ” Settings ” on your iPhone.
- Select the ” General ” menu.
- Click the ” Reset ” menu.
- Select ” Erase All Content and Settings “
- Your screen will display a warning box regarding all data that will be deleted if you reset your iPhone. If you are willing to take this risk, still select “Reset All Settings”.
- Continue by entering your Apple ID to confirm the reset action
- Wait a few moments then all data and settings on the iPhone will be deleted
Because all iPhone data and settings will be erased, make sure to think again and back up data if you want to use all the old data on the iPhone. The reason is, that the data will be lost permanently if it is not backed up first.
If data can be restored by restoration via iCloud or iTunes, all settings on your iPhone cannot be restored. You’ll have to reset it again if you want to return to your iPhone’s old settings.
The iPhone is a smartphone that has a fairly high level of security. Therefore, if you forget your password and can’t open a locked iPhone, then how to reset the iPhone above is the only solution to reopen your iPhone.
So, if you are a forgetful person, you can lock your iPhone with the fingerprint feature that is on the iPhone 5s to iPhone 8. From the iPhone X series to the latest iPhone, there is no fingerprint or Touch ID anymore, but Apple has replaced it with Face ID.
For your information, the fingerprint or Face ID feature on this iPhone will lock your cellphone without requiring a password.
This method is quite effective for those of you who often experience forgotten passwords. But this method won’t work without an Apple ID, OK?
How to Reset iPhone Using iCloud – Find My iPhone
Another way to reset your iPhone is to use the iCloud Find My iPhone service. For this step, you must access the iCloud site via a browser on a computer or laptop (including MacOS devices). Follow the steps below.
- Go to the site https://www.icloud.com/find or click iCloud Find directly.
- Please login using your Apple ID. Later, you will be asked to verify.
- After logging in, the iCloud service will mark the position of your phone. There are Play Sound, Lost Mode, and Erase iPhone options.
- The Play Sound option is used to ring your iPhone.
- The Lost Mode option is used to change your iPhone to Lost Mode so that if your iPhone is lost, you can choose this option.
- You just need to select the ” Erase iPhone ” option. This option will wipe data and reset your iPhone. This feature is also definitely useful when your iPhone is lost and you don’t want the person who found it to open the data on your iPhone.
- After selecting the ” Erase iPhone ” option, you select the ” Remove from Account” option
- You will be asked to verify by sending a code to the cellphone number linked to your Apple ID account.
- After getting the authentication code, your iPhone will be “reset” or reset to its original settings. What you need to do next is to log back into your iPhone.
How to Reset iPhone 7 Series
If you are an iPhone 7 series user, then the method above will not work to reset. Don’t worry, the iPhone 7 series has its own steps for resetting. You only need to go through a short step to reset your iPhone 7. Here are the steps to reset:
- Press and hold the power button on the right side of the cellphone
- Still pressing the power button, now you are accompanied by pressing the volume down button
- Hold and keep clicking the two buttons until the Apple logo appears
How to Reset iPhone 8 Series and Above
This method is a more modern version of how to reset an iPhone. The Apple iPhones in question are the iPhone 8 to iPhone 14 series.
This latest iPhone series has a different way to reset. Apple replaced several buttons that were usually installed on the previous iPhone series. Even though it’s different, you don’t need to have trouble resetting the iPhone 8 series and the series above.
The reason is, with just a few short steps you can reset your iPhone. Here are the steps:
- Click and then release the volume up button present on the left side of the phone
- You can immediately click and release the volume down button again
- You immediately press the power button (sleep/awake button) on the right
- Now you just have to wait for the cellphone screen to display the Apple logo
Conclusion
So, those are some ways to reset your iPhone and make your iPhone like new again. All methods are very easy and simple, it’s just that there are several different ways for the latest iPhone series. Did you succeed using the methods above?
