Restoring to factory default

Flick216

Afternoon,

I have an old iPhone 5 I would like to sell but I want to wipe it it and restore to factory default first.

My question is, and I apologise if this is a really stupid question, if I put my own sim card in it, will it wipe any info from the sim - or will it just wipe the phone?

I don't want to try it and have all my info wiped!

sdduk

Flick216 wrote: »

Afternoon,

I have an old iPhone 5 I would like to sell but I want to wipe it it and restore to factory default first.

My question is, and I apologise if this is a really stupid question, if I put my own sim card in it, will it wipe any info from the sim - or will it just wipe the phone?

I don't want to try it and have all my info wiped!

If not sure take the sim out and then reset to factory Afaik it doesn't do anything to the sim.

Futuristic

No contacts are stored on the SIM nor is it possible to export to SIM card so I don't think you'll have anything on there to "wipe"

WellKnownSid

Yes, all stored on the phone not the SIM.

Back up the phone to iTunes or iCloud.

Reset the phone - which will require the iCloud password to complete.

20aday

Step by step process here for you:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203977

To complete the process (after backing up to iCloud/iTunes) you'll need to disable "Find my iPhone" to disable the activation lock.

Flick216

sdduk wrote: »

If not sure take the sim out and then reset to factory Afaik it doesn't do anything to the sim.

It won't let me do anything without the sim!

WellKnownSid wrote: »

Yes, all stored on the phone not the SIM.

Back up the phone to iTunes or iCloud.

Reset the phone - which will require the iCloud password to complete.

Thanks - it's my old phone so I don't need to back it up. I just want it cleared so I can sell it.

20aday wrote: »

Step by step process here for you:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203977

To complete the process (after backing up to iCloud/iTunes) you'll need to disable "Find my iPhone" to disable the activation lock.

Great - thanks.

Thanks everyone!