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Learn how to securely erase information from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and restore your device to factory settings. If you also need to securely erase your Apple Watch, you can use these steps to unpair your devices.
This tutorial explains how to force restart Apple's iPhone 6s and earlier models, and how to activate Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) mode to troubleshoot your device if needed.
Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset. WARNING: If you choose the Erase All Content and Settings option, all of your content is removed. See Erase iPhone. Choose an option:
Performing a hard reset (or hard restart) of your iPhone is an easy way to restart your iPhone when pressing buttons or using the on-screen menu items isn't working. Hard-resetting your iPhone requires pressing a certain button combination that varies by model.
A factory restore erases the information and settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod and installs the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, or iPod software. If you can't access a computer and your device still works, you can erase and restore your device without a computer.
This article explains how to restore any iPhone model using iOS 12 and later to its original settings, as well as how to disable iCloud and Find My iPhone, which is important to do in some situations (explained below).
The following steps will work for the iPhone 8, iPhone SE (2nd generation and later), iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 14, and iPhone 15. Step 1: Press and...