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Erasing iPhone

Good evening,


If I were to erase my iPhone 12 completely, would I lose all iMessages, Contacts and Photos?


Thank you in advance.


Kevin

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 19, 2022 4:52 PM

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Posted on Aug 19, 2022 4:54 PM

It would depend on what you mean by "erasing" your iPhone. For example, if you mean "restore the iPhone to its factory defaults," because you may want to sell the phone to someone else, then "yes," this will completely erase the phone and any data on it would be deleted.

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Erasing iPhone

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