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How to factory reset iPhone

My phone has been hacked.I need to know how to factory reset it?

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Posted on Aug 8, 2021 4:38 PM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2021 4:44 PM

Apple doesn’t post such messages to your phone. All such messages are scams from criminals.

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Aug 8, 2021 4:44 PM in response to Abc1002

Apple doesn’t post such messages to your phone. All such messages are scams from criminals.

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Aug 8, 2021 4:40 PM in response to Abc1002

You have not been hacked. What makes you think that you were hacked? It might be a quick, easy fix that doesn't requiring wiping your device and losing all of your data.

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Aug 8, 2021 4:42 PM in response to muguy

I received a pop up message from apple telling me my phone had been hacked.That happened after I updated my software.

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