How to Delete Cell Phone Memory

Intermediate 45 min 17 steps 48876 views Rating: 3.5/5 Published: 2026-06-03

Back up your contacts.. Back up your iPhone in with iCloud.. Back up the important data on your Android phone.

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1

Back up your contacts.

Step 1

Back up your contacts.

2

Back up your iPhone in with iCloud.

Step 2

Back up your iPhone in with iCloud.

3

Back up the important data on your Android phone.

Step 3

Back up the important data on your Android phone.

4

Save your pictures.

Step 4

Save your pictures.

5

Back up your SMS (text) messages.

Step 5

Back up your SMS (text) messages.

6

Plug your phone into a power source.

Step 6

Plug your phone into a power source.

7

Open the Settings app.

Step 7

Open the Settings app.

8

Tap "Backup & reset."

Step 8

Tap "Backup & reset."

9

Tap "Factory data reset" or "Reset phone.

Step 9

Tap "Factory data reset" or "Reset phone.

10

Wait while your phone resets.

Step 10

Wait while your phone resets.

11

Either set up the newly-reset phone or sell/trade it.

Step 11

Either set up the newly-reset phone or sell/trade it.

12

Plug your iPhone into the wall charger.

Step 12

Plug your iPhone into the wall charger.

13

Open the Settings app.

Step 13

Open the Settings app.

14

Tap "General" and then scroll all the way down.

Step 14

Tap "General" and then scroll all the way down.

15

Tap "Reset" and then "Erase All Content and Settings."

Step 15

Tap "Reset" and then "Erase All Content and Settings."

16

Wait while your iPhone resets.

Step 16

Wait while your iPhone resets.

17

Set up or get rid of your iPhone after resetting.

Step 17

Set up or get rid of your iPhone after resetting.

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