Reset via iTunes: How to do it on iPhone X

If you plan to offer your smartphone for sale used or if you regularly have technical problems, it is necessary to reset your iPhone X via iTunes. If desired, you can create a backup in the Apple software beforehand.

How to reset your iPhone X via iTunes

The free iTunes application offers you various ways to manage your iPhone, create backups and transfer data. In addition, it is also possible to reset your iPhone X using iTunes. Note that this will delete all data and settings.

1. First, connect your iPhone X to your computer. To do this, use the included Lightning cable, which you plug into the iPhone and into a USB slot on your computer.
2. Then launch iTunes.
3. The software should detect your device immediately. You may need to select it at the top. If nothing is displayed, look at your iPhone. Tap "Trust" when asked if the computer is trusted.
4. Optional: If you need to reset the device but don't want to irrevocably lose your data, then click "Back Up Now" in the "Overview" menu in the "Backups" category now and wait until all data has been saved.
5. You are in the "Overview" menu. Hier klicken Sie ganz oben auf „iPhone wiederherstellen“.
6. Bestätigen Sie die Abfrage mit „Wiederherstellen“, um Ihr iPhone X mit iTunes zurückzusetzen.

Wollen Sie schnell Inhalte und Einstellungen zurücksetzen, klappt dies übrigens auch direkt in den Einstellungen des iPhones. Navigieren Sie dafür zu „Allgemein > Zurücksetzen“.