Best way to clear iPhone before selling without restore?

poofyo101 said:

What is the best way to clear everything off an iPhone without restoring?
I am still on 1.59 Baseband and 4.0.1 So would like to clear the phone and then unlock before I sell it for my 4s.
Thanks

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Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings

I sold my iPhone on eBay Saturday, and that's what I did.

Just delete EVERYTHING.


Hold an App down, Click the X, Delete. Repeat.


in iTunes, Delete all the songs.

EmbraceTheOne said:

Just delete EVERYTHING.


Hold an App down, Click the X, Delete. Repeat.


in iTunes, Delete all the songs.

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That doesn't clear all personal data on the phone. Do a reset.

so when resetting the jailbreak and unlock remains???

amann76 said:

so when resetting the jailbreak and unlock remains???

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Yes it does. As long as you do not do a restore.

Wondering this myself I am in the same boat.

Original baseband with original firmware on my iPhone 4 never upgraded at all.

Need to get it unlocked, and then reset the phone to default while keeping my unlock/jb.

poofyo101 said:

anyone? not sure how to do a reset without doing a restore.

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Look at the first response in this thread, instructions are there.

EmbraceTheOne said:

Just delete EVERYTHING.


Hold an App down, Click the X, Delete. Repeat.


in iTunes, Delete all the songs.

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LOL... ya, best way definitely

Reset and erase EVERYTHING; take out MicroSIM card and send it off to the new owner...

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EmbraceTheOne said:

Just delete EVERYTHING.
Hold an App down, Click the X, Delete. Repeat.
in iTunes, Delete all the songs.

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"This one has much to learn!" ~Yoda~

What if you leave the microsim in?

I've never removed mine before - my new phone has always been activated on the sim it came with, so what would be the purpose of removing the deactivated one? (not snark, genuinely wondering).

Also, I did the erase and reset - and it was done in just a couple of minutes. I don't remember it being that fast before - should I be concerned?

In my experience, "Erase All Content and Settings" on a jailbroken iPhone causes an infinite boot loop that requires a restore.

FYI...

1080p said:

In my experience, "Erase All Content and Settings" on a jailbroken iPhone causes an infinite boot loop that requires a restore.

FYI...

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I found this out tonight, my phone was jb'd on 1.59 baseband.
Tried to erase from phone settings and it wouldn't boot.

In the end I restored with older firmware and kept my baseband,
but the process would've been a lot easier if I did a little reading first.

The SIM card ties you to that iPhone, so if you take it out before you sell it, your account is disassociated with the iPhone you just sold...

Blow it up.

1080p said:

In my experience, "Erase All Content and Settings" on a jailbroken iPhone causes an infinite boot loop that requires a restore.

FYI...

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when i sold my iPhone 5 jailbroken i used a tweak called semi restore.keeps only the jailbreak, worked like a charm.