giog76

Q: selling a non-erased broken iphone

Hello Experts,

 

my iphone 5s doesn't turn on anymore. I want to sell it on ebay but I cannot erase it. I wonder how can I make sure that once repaired noone can access my data.

For the moment, in findmyiphone I have requested a "remote wipe", but I'm not sure how the new owner will be able to use it even to connect to internet if I don't give him my keycode to unlock.

What do I miss? How can I safely sell it and make sure that it will be erased once enabled?

I have followed the info here for the non-erased case

 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201441

 

but I'm not sure about:

"If the previous owner isn't present, connect the device to a Wi-Fi or cellular network and then contact the previous owner"


 

How can it be connected to wifi or cellular network if locked? Will it work?

Thanks

iPhone 5s

Posted on May 31, 2016 9:09 AM