iPhone X: Wipe Smartphone Completely

If you want to use your iPhone X with a freshly installed operating system, you can simply wipe the device completely and start over. When you wipe the smartphone, all of its contents are removed and cannot be restored either.

iPhone X: Wipe smartphone completely - the preparation

To make sure that you don't delete any important data by mistake, you should create a backup before wiping the iPhone. To do this, either use the iCloud or transfer your data manually.

1. In addition to the manual transfer of certain data, you can also create a backup using iTunes.
2. However, it is safest to transfer all relevant data to the iCloud beforehand.
3. If you have not used this before, log in to the settings with your Apple ID and go to the "iCloud" item.
4. Turn on any switches there that belong to data that is relevant to you, such as photos and contacts.
5. After that, you can proceed to wipe the iPhone.

Wipe iPhone X completely - it's that easy

1. Now to wipe the entire contents of your iPhone, you must first switch to the settings.
2. Nun geht es unter „Allgemein“ weiter zu „Zurücksetzen“.
3. Ganz unten finden Sie eine Option, Ihr Smartphone vollständig zurückzusetzen.
4. Diese müssen Sie gegebenenfalls mit Ihrer Apple-ID bestätigen.