2014/11/23

How to Restore iPhone to Factory Settings

I was wrong. I seem to overuse my iPhone. I use it to do many things, playing games, reading, learning, paying bills, making orders, taking notes, ect. So I have downloaded so many softwares , delete them, and made constant installment of news Apps. Now my iPhone fails to work normally. Some one told me that I probably downloaded some harmful softwares, which had bad influence in operation and advised me to restore iPhone to Factory Settings. What I am good at is limited to downloading softwares. I've never do that before. How to restore it or what software is needed? Help~
Some iPhone users are like this friends. Actually resetting iPhone to Factory Settings is a technique users should get hang of. In addition, we should know if we reset it to factory settings, what we have done to iPhone would be wiped. Think it carefully? Right. Now I am gonna teach you two measures.

  • Tutorial 1: Reset to Factory Settings from iPhone Directly
  • Tutorial 2: Reset to Factory Settings from iTunes 
Tutorial 1: Reset to Factory Settings from iPhone Directly
Step 1. Enter "Setting" and select on "General"
Tap "Settings" on the screen of iPhone and find "General". 


Step 2. Tap on "Reset"
Scroll the list on the left and choose "Reset". Tap "Erase All Content and Settings". If you've set a Passcode and / or a Restrictions Passcode, you might have to enter that code or password in order to erase and reset it.



Step 3. Confirm to Reset
A window will pop up, asking you to confirm the reset. When you tap "Erase", it will start the process. This can take a minute or two. After that you'll see the screen exactly the same as the one ready to be sold on or taken to an Apple Store.




Tutorial 2: Reset to Factory Settings from iTunes 
Step 1. Launch iTunes and connect iPhone with the computer
Launch iTunes on the computer and connect iPhone with it by a cable.

Step 2. Choose "Restore iPhone" on the window
If you choose "Restore iPhone", a window will pop up to ask you whether want to restore. Click "Store" and iPhone will be resetted immediately.

OK. iPhone returns to the blank one. I know some of you would feel sad and self-critic of misuse of iPhone which led some favorite softwares, photos, contacts, ect have to be deleted together with useless and harmful data. Don't get upset so early. I recommend you to use an powerful software - iPhone Data Recovery. It can help you recover what you want from iPhone directly, iTunes and iCloud. Of course, iPhone Data Recovery is very easy and convenient for you to operate, too.

Step 1. Install iPhone Data Recovery and connect iPhone with a cable
Installing and launching iPhone Data Recovery on the computer first, and then connect iPhone to your computer with a cable.

Step 2. Choose "Recover from iOS Device", "Recover Deleted contacts from iTunes" or "Restore Contacts from iCloud"
On the left of the window, a catalogue will be displayed. "Recover from iOS Device", "Recover Deleted contacts from iTunes" or "Restore Contacts from iCloud" are provided. Choose one of them as you like.

Step 3. Start to scan
Click the "Start Scan" button, and the program starts scanning iPhone. The cost of time depends on the storage of data.

Step 4. Preview and recover data on iPhone
When the scan is finished, you will see categories on the window, photos, text messages, contacts, notes, videos from your devices. Choose what you want to recover. You click “Recover” and they will be retrieved.

Therefore, you don't need to worry about restoring iPhone to factory settings when it is needed. iPhone Data Recovery will recover deleted data. It's a powerful tool with simple operation aims to recover deleted data from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. There is no longer a problem to get back deleted photos, text messages, contacts, notes, videos from your devices.

Learn more and click:

How to Restore Contacts from iCloud
How to Retrieve iPhone Photos from iCloud
How to Retrieve Deleted Text Messages on iPhone