I want to give my now old iPhone 6s to my mum as I have a new iPhone. I’ve restored everything from the 6s to my new one but everything is still on the 6s as well as my new one. If I ‘Erase all content and settings’ what will actually happen?

Im basically just worried about erasing everything on my old phone as I don’t want to lose anything that’s on my new one. Both phones are logged into the same iCloud so they each have the same apps, photos, settings and everything else on them.

Posted on Sep 27, 2018 1:11 PM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2018 1:17 PM

holliigoo wrote:


Im basically just worried about erasing everything on my old phone as I don’t want to lose anything that’s on my new one. Both phones are logged into the same iCloud so they each have the same apps, photos, settings and everything else on them.

If you restored everything to your new phone then you can wipe the old phone.

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Sep 27, 2018 1:17 PM in response to holliigoo

holliigoo wrote:


Im basically just worried about erasing everything on my old phone as I don’t want to lose anything that’s on my new one. Both phones are logged into the same iCloud so they each have the same apps, photos, settings and everything else on them.

If you restored everything to your new phone then you can wipe the old phone.

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

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I want to give my now old iPhone 6s to my mum as I have a new iPhone. I’ve restored everything from the 6s to my new one but everything is still on the 6s as well as my new one. If I ‘Erase all content and settings’ what will actually happen?

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