Any way not to have to restore firmware when using "erase all content and settings?"

[kocoman]

Any way not to have to restore firmware when using "erase all content and settings?"

 

[bcaslis]

Erase does just that. It only erases settings and content. You don't need to reload the OS or anything. It put it back to brand new status.

You can reload the OS (restore) but you need to do this through iTunes.