Erase content on iPhone

I’m trying to erase all content on my old iPhone but it says verification failed there was an error connecting to Apple server .

Posted on Jun 8, 2019 1:24 AM

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askbarnabas

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Jun 8, 2019 12:05 PM in response to Jacko0510

Here is a link that may help - What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

You need to know the activation lock information.

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