I have a renewed iphone se 2020 that I can't complete initial setup. It keeps rebooting. Need to do factory reset using buttons only to insure any personal info is wiped before I return device. How do you do this?
Erasing and factoring resetting cannot be done through the physical buttons.
Since you had not signed into iCloud s as x turned on Find My yet you can try a recovery mode restore to factory settings by connecting it to a computer. These are the same steps for a forgotten passcode listed at If you forgot your iPhone passcode - Apple Support
Erasing and factoring resetting cannot be done through the physical buttons.
Since you had not signed into iCloud s as x turned on Find My yet you can try a recovery mode restore to factory settings by connecting it to a computer. These are the same steps for a forgotten passcode listed at If you forgot your iPhone passcode - Apple Support
While you can do it remotely, there is no way to do with physical iPhone control buttons only.
The three ways to erase a device are:
Thanks for the quick reply. However this phone has never been completely setup. So not synced to any online account. But since I got part way thru setup, some info might exist on the device. For instance, it remembers my WiFi network that I got setup partway thru the initial setup. I need a way wipe all personal info solely thru button pressing.
How to factory reset se 2020 using buttons only
