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What should I do before trading in my iPhone and I’m afraid my iPhone has a virus?

I want to trade in my current iPhone and use it to purchase a new iPhone BUT I’m afraid my current phone has a virus.

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 23, 2023 8:13 PM

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Tesserax

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Posted on Mar 23, 2023 8:50 PM

Unless this iPhone was jailbroken, it does not have a virus. Regardless, the process to prepare the phone to be traded in will completely erase it and bring it back to it original factory configuration.

Ref: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch - Apple Support

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