Important Read If You Are Selling An Iphone!!!

[KnowNol]

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/howto-recover-lost-data-iphone

Apparently people can recover your pics, texts, calls, etc.

Should we be worried?

 

[menist]

I sold my 3GS today, the tip is, just make sure you restore your iphone before you sell.

 

[truciet]

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/howto-recover-lost-data-iphone

Apparently people can recover your pics, texts, calls, etc.

Should we be worried?

Everyone should ALWAYS do an Erase All Content and Settings

Follow here

This will fully erase your phone completely by rewriting data over and over.

 

[iphone1105]

Dude just clear all settings and restore as new, all your info is then gone,

 

[truciet]

Dude just clear all settings and restore as new, all your info is then gone,

Actually just resetting your settings and restoring will not wipe it completely. The best thing to do is "Erase all content and settings."

It will take an hour or more depending on size (32gb is like 2-3 hrs!)

Once it finish, the phone will be wiped and you will have to connect it to iTunes and restore the firmware from scratch.

 

[KnowNol]

I sold my 3GS today, the tip is, just make sure you restore your iphone before you sell.

that doesnt remove every thing

 

[Geckotek]

Actually just resetting your settings and restoring will not wipe it completely. The best thing to do is "Erase all content and settings."

It will take an hour or more depending on size (32gb is like 2-3 hrs!)

Once it finish, the phone will be wiped and you will have to connect it to iTunes and restore the firmware from scratch.

+1 I've been preaching this for so long. People don't listen.

 

[Resist]

Apparently people can recover your pics, texts, calls, etc.

I thought by now everyone knew data can be recovered unless the storage media is written/deleted many times over.

If you didn't know that then think about this, giving an old computer to charity or throwing it out, compromises the data that was on the drives. Either destroy the drives or run a write/delete program on them first.

 

[icanhasiphone?]

Will 'erasing all content and settings' remove the jailbreak and unlocks on iPhones?

 

[Geckotek]

Will 'erasing all content and settings' remove the jailbreak and unlocks on iPhones?

Yes, it will jack up a jailbreak. You will have to get into DFU mode, restore, and jailbreak again.