What will happen after erase iPhone?

What happens when you erase a device in Find My iPhone
Find My iPhone
Find My iPhone: If you misplace your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, the Find My iPhone app will let you use any iOS device to find it and protect your data. Simply install this free app, open it, and sign in with the Apple ID you use for iCloud.
https://apps.apple.com › app › find-my-iphone
? A confirmation email is sent to your Apple ID email address. Activation Lock remains on to protect it. Your Apple ID and password are required to reactivate the device.
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What happens after erasing iPhone?

When you tap Erase All Content and Settings, it completely erases your device, including any credit or debit cards you added for Apple Pay and any photos, contacts, music, or apps. It will also turn off iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, Game Center, and other services.
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Does iPhone delete everything?

After you enter your passcode or Apple ID, the iPhone will begin deleting its data, apps, and settings. This process will erase all of your personal information, restoring the phone to its original factory settings.
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What happens when you erase a device?

Erase device: Permanently deletes all data on your phone (but might not delete SD cards). After you erase, Find My Device won't work on the phone. Important: If you find your phone after erasing, you'll likely need your Google Account password to use it again. Learn about device protection.
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Can you use an iPhone after it's been erased?

If you erase a device from Find My iPhone, the next time that device connects to the internet, the device will be restored to factory settings. All data and media will be deleted from the device and there will be no way to recover any of it unless the device was previously backed up to iTunes or iCloud.
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What Happens when Erase All Content and Settings on iPhone or Reset iPhone



What does erase iPhone mean?

To remove all of your content and settings from storage, erase iPhone. For example, erase iPhone before you sell it or give it away. If you want to save your content and settings, back up iPhone before erasing it. You can erase iPhone from Settings .
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Does erase iPhone delete everything on iCloud?

No, factory resetting your iPhone will not alter your iCloud. Upon setting up your iPhone again you will be given the option to reconnect to your iCloud account if you desire. iCloud also stores iPhone backups that you can restore your phone from.
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What is erase iPhone on iCloud?

When you erase all content and settings on iPhone, does it also erase iCloud? Fortunately, erasing the content and settings on your iPhone only wipes the information on the device. That means that anything you've synced to iCloud, like pictures or notes, are safe and can be synced to a new phone.
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How do I know if my iPhone has been erased?

Question: Q: how do i know my iphone has been erased

If you have the phone: If it shows the “Hello” screen it has been erased. If you don't have the phone, but you went to https://icloud.com/find and erased it then it either has been erased or will be the first time it is turned on with an Internet connection.
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How long does it take to erase iPhone?

The process of erasing all content and settings on an iPhone should take less than 10 minutes. If you're using an older model iPhone though, it could take a bit longer, depending on the phone's generation of data removal. Despite this, if it's taking up to an hour, you need to fix it.
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Will reset iPhone delete photos?

Factory reset or hard reset deletes complete data and settings from your iPhone. All your photos, videos, contacts, call logs, passwords, messages, browsing history, calendar, chat history, notes, installed apps, etc., get deleted from the iOS device.
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Is iPhone factory reset safe?

All the data on an iOS device is encrypted using strong encryption by default. The keys that are used to encrypted and decrypt our data are stored on the devices. When you choose to "Erase All Content and Settings" the device "obliterates" the keys. So your data is basically still there but no-one can read it anymore.
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Does erase all content and settings really erase everything?

Just to add onto this, yes it will erase all data effectively–you don't need to overwrite it or anything like that.
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What is the difference between reset and erase all content?

Answer: A: Reset All Settings and Erase All Content and Settings do different things. Reset all Settings removes things like your Wifi password and settings you've set on your iPad for Apps, mail, etc. Erase All Content and Settings restores a device to it's out of the box state when it was first turned on.
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How do I clear my iPhone to sell it?

Go into “Settings” > “General” > “Transfer or Reset iPhone” and select “Erase All Content and Settings.”
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Does factory reset delete photos?

When you factory reset your Android phone, even though your phone system becomes factory new, but some of the old Personal information is not deleted. This information is actually “marked as deleted” and hidden so you can't see it at a glance. That including your Photos, emails, Texts and contacts, etc.
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Can someone access my iPhone from another device?

Answer: A: Answer: A: They can not access your phone, but if they have the credentials for you iCloud account, they could access anything stored in or synced to iCloud, including iMessages, photos, etc. Change your password and set up 2 factor authentication if you suspect someone may have your credentials.
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How do I delete everything in my iCloud?

Delete unwanted files in iCloud Drive from your iPad or iPhone
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, launch the Files app.
  2. Tap "Browse" at the bottom of the screen.
  3. In the Locations section, select "iCloud Drive." ...
  4. To delete an entire folder, tap "Select" in the screen's top right.
  5. Then, choose the folder and tap the Delete icon.
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Does factory reset delete messages?

iPhone/Android Resetting Tips

A Factory Reset means you reset all the settings on your device to factory default and all the data on your device including text messages, photos, contacts and more will be erased.
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Does erase all content and settings remove Apple ID?

I just erased and reset to factory settings our two iPhones because we got new 5's. I gave the phones away only to be told by a friend that the erase all content and settings doesn't remove the apple ID from the device.
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Does erase all content and settings delete apps?

What is Erase All Content and Settings do on Personal Data, iOS Software, Jailbreak, and Backup? Erase all content and settings will wipe off from your iPhone, any apps you have installed and all of your personal data, including appointments, contacts and notes among others.
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Is erasing iPhone the same as resetting?

Answer: A: Reset all settings resets the settings for things like brightness, Wifi, Bluetooth devices to factory settings. Erase all Content and Settings will wipe all data, installed apps, email, messages and restore the phone to out of the box new.
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Can I recover data after factory reset?

After a factory reset, can your data be recovered or does a factory reset delete everything? The short answer is yes, some data can be recovered. People often think that once they perform a factory reset, then their data is completely removed from the device and is no longer accessible.
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What happens if I erase content and settings?

If you select Erase All Content and Settings, it means you delete everything on iPhone including the settings and app data.
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Does resetting iPhone delete messages?

Restore to factory settings would remove text messages, as well as other content. Text messages are saved on an iPhone backup. So if you restore a backup, you will have the text messages that were present when the backup was created. Restore to factory settings would remove text messages, as well as other content.
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