


Open Settings > tap on your Apple ID Name > scroll down and tap on the Sign-out option. The next step, before erasing all the data from your old iPhone is Sign-out from iPhone, which should automatically sign you out from all iCloud related services (App Store, Photos and others). On the confirmation pop-up, enter your Apple ID Password and tap on Turn OFF. Go to Settings > tap on your Apple ID Name > Find My > Find My iPhone > move the toggle next to Find My iPhone to OFF position. You can Turn OFF Find My iPhone, right on your device and also by logging into your iCloud Account on a Mac or Windows computer. You won’t be able to Erase Data from iPhone, if it is still linked to Apple’s Find My iPhone service. On the next screen, select Unpair Apple Watch option > On the confrmation pop-up, select the Unpair option to confirm. Tap on My Watch tab in bottom menu > tap on the info button ( i) next to the Apple Watch that you want to remove. Unpair Apple Watchīring iPhone and Apple Watch close to each other and open the Watch App on your iPhone. If your iPhone is not set to automatically upload Photos to iCloud, you need to make sure that Photos that are stored on the internal storage of your old iPhone are transferred to Mac or an external storage device.Įven if are uploaing Photos to iCloud, it is recommended that you make an additional backup of Photos on your iPhone to computer or an external storage drive. Transfer Photos to Computer or Storage Device You may find yourself locked out of all your 2FA protected accounts, if you forget this important step.

If you are using Google Authenticator or any other authenticator App to login to online accounts, it is really important that you transfer these accounts to your new iPhone. We recommend that you both backup your data to iCloud and also download a complete back of iPhone on Mac or Windows computer. In this regard, it is important that you understand the difference between iTunes and iCloud Backups and select a method that suits you the best. The first vital and mandatory step is to make sure that you make a Backup of your device to iCloud, Mac or Windows PC using iTunes. Hence, it is recommended that you follow all the applicable steps as provided below, before going ahead with the steps to erase iPhone using the Factory Reset process. Also, you need to be aware that manually deleting Photos, Contacts and other data from iPhone while you are still logged-in to your device can lead to this information being deleted from iCloud.
