

You may decide that a full erasing of your phone is a bit of overkill. It goes without saying that while the process is going on, you cannot use the phone. Also note that the erasing process will take some time, so start the process and go make a cup of coffee or something. You can do this by going into your iPhone settings and navigating to iCloud–>Find My iPhone, then toggling it off. Please note, for the erasing process to be successful, you MUST disable the “Find my iPhone” feature. Just go to the “Erase All Data” tab on the left hand side, then click “Erase”. With iMyFone Umate Pro, this process is extremely simple. So in effect a factory reset merely gives the illusion of everything having been deleted. All it takes is the right equipment, and the right amount of determination and patience. If an identity thief and /or organized crime is determined to get a hold of old user information for criminal gain, then they can. Simply disconnecting your accounts and performing a factory reset is not enough. You need a key to keep the door to your life locked.īut then you have a problem when you want to sell that phone. This is why having a PIN on your phone is absolutely essential. It tracks where you go, it knows your contacts, your emails, your bank account login, where you’ve been (courtesy of GPS), your health information, your photos, your browser history, chat conversations, videos….in short, the phone knows more about you than you do. I am referring of course to the ubiquitous smartphone, which is all-seeing and all-knowing. Not too many people realize that they carry their lives in their pocket all the time.
