so,i dropped my iPhone into the toilet and it won't turn on. i tried drying it with a hairdryer and plugged it into power.it only showed the apple logo and it's off again.how to erase the data in my old iphone? i'm using a new one. pls answer

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so,i dropped my iPhone into the toilet and it won't turn on. i tried drying it with a hairdryer and plugged it into power.it only showed the apple logo and it's off again.how to erase the data in my old iphone? i'm using a new one. pls answer

so,i dropped my iPhone into the toilet and it won't turn on.it was still on when i got it out of the toilet, but then i tried drying it with a hairdryer and plugged it into power.it only showed the apple logo and it's off again.how to erase the data in my old iphone? i'm using a new one. pls answer

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Mar 2, 2014 6:47 AM

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Mar 2, 2014 7:16 AM in response to gwendjyptr

"how to erase the data in my old iphone?"

Hit it with a hammer very hard. That will definitely 'delete' data.

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wegras

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Mar 2, 2014 8:10 AM in response to gwendjyptr

I wouldn't worry it is toast and most unlikely to ever be readable ,Your data is most likely very safe 😁

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Mar 3, 2014 5:19 AM in response to wegras

So, i lost all of my data if i got it fixed? i tried to plug in into my charger. It showed the apple logo when it's on, but it shuts down after a few seconds. i have pretty personal things there. how to erase them all? my dad's the one who'se gonna fix it

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KiltedTim

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Mar 3, 2014 6:23 AM in response to gwendjyptr

Apple doesn't "fix" them. They replace them. IF there is still any data on it, the only way to really be rid of it is to physically destroy the phone.

The iPhone is not user servicable and there are no legitimate sources for iPhone parts. "fixing" it would require the replacement of virtually every component of the phone short of the case.

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