No matter how well you take care of your iPhone, there will come a time when you’ll need to reset it to factory settings. That might be because your device has become noticeably slower over time, you’ve recently started experiencing bugs and software issues, or you’re about to sell or give away your iPhone to someone else. Regardless of your reason, performing a factory reset is a simple process, but there are a few things you should take care of before you do it.

In this post, we'll explain everything you need to do to prepare your iPhone for a factory reset.

Before erasing your iPhone, make sure you've backed up all data, disconnected any accessories you've previously connected to your iPhone, and signed out of any accounts you have with Apple services and other apps on your iPhone.

The most important step when erasing an iPhone is to back up your essential content elsewhere, so that you can be sure that your data remains safe even if your iPhone is erased. Backing up an iPhone is easiest if you do it on your device itself, as a copy of your iPhone’s contents is stored in your iCloud storage.