How to format an iPhone. How to personally clean the iPhone. The article describes the step-by-step instruction formatting iPhone

If your favorite gadget began to work slowly, the teams given to him performs once, then it was time to format it, in other words, to clean from the "garbage", which slows down the work of the smartphone. Also, the formatting of the phone is necessary if you plan to sell it or purchased an iPhone of B.U.

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Check iPhone on the possibility of formatting

In order for your smartphone after cleaning, it turns into a useless device, it first must be checked for the presence of Never Lock. This method allows you to find out whether your gadget will work with any SIM-map of the world, including Russian cellular operators. Especially this testing should be done by users who purchased an iPhone in America or Europe. You can check the status of your iPhone on specialized sites. This service can be offered both paid and free. To verify you will need to enter IMEI, it can be easily found on the device, for this, do some simple clicks:

1 step - on the smartphone screen, go to the settings menu (icon in the form of a gear);
2 step - we find the item "Basic" and go to a new menu;
3 step - click on the first section "On this device" and find the item "IMEI";
4 step - numbers that are located opposite this designation and will be your IMEI, they must be prescribed.

The following item is visiting the iPhone check site:

1 step - in the search line we prescribe the digital value of IMEI without spaces;
2 step - we put a tick that this action does not perform a robot, press the check button;
3 Step - after a few seconds processing, on the screen you will see information about your smartphone, we find the "Operator Lock Status" status, if the mark is "unlocked" in front of it, you can safely begin formatting your device.

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Format the phone using iTuns

This is one of the most effective ways to successfully format the device. No need to be a specialist to perform the cleaning of the phone at home. Even a newcomer will cope with such work, the main thing is to clearly follow the step-by-step instructions:

1 step - on the official forum iPhone choose and download the desired firmware;
2 step - using the cable we connect the phone to a laptop or computer;
3 step - attend the official ITUNS website and go to the settings;
4 step - click on the top panel in the left corner on the phone image;

5 step - call a new dialog box, while holding down the "shift" button on the PC keyboard and the iPhone recovery button using the mouse;
6 step - in the new window we find the folder with the "IPSW" inscription and open it by clicking on the "Open" virtual button;
7 Step - After a few seconds, a strip indicates the download indicator appears on the monitor screen, as soon as it comes to the finish line, cleaning your phone will begin.

Watch that during formatting, a cable connecting the phone from a PC, in no case "retired".

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Format the phone at a distance

If you lost an iPhone or your phone was stolen, then all personal data on it can be removed, even without holding a popular gadget in your hands. To work this method, an option must be enabled on the smartphone that helps to find the phone. Most often, it is active by default, but if the user turned it off his own, then the chances of cleaning an iPhone is very low.

1 step - We visit the official website of ICloud and fill in the required fields (the user needs to enter your ID and password if you have forgotten the data, you can restore them by clicking the Count "Forgot your password");

2 step - when the credentials were entered correctly, you will open a new window in which you need to find and click on the icon with the inscription "Find iPhone";
3 step - it will be necessary to introduce credentials again;
4 step - select the item "All Devices" and click on the phone icon;
5 step - from the proposed options, select the virtual button "Erase iPhone"
6 step - once again confirm the selected action by pressing "erase".