2 Ways to Factory Reset iPhone without iTunes

Part 2: Using a third-party tool to reset the iPhone without iTunes

Without using iTunes there are other applications that one can use for factory reset their iPhone as discussed earlier. Dr.Fone - Data Eraser (iOS) is one of the best software which made it so easy to factory reset an iPhone. This software comes with a good, clear, and easily understandable interface for easy reset of their iPhone.

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Part 3: Hard reset iPhone without iTunes

Make sure you carefully follow the given below steps:

For iPhone 7/7 Plus

1. Firstly, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.
2. You can release both buttons after the Apple logo appears.
3. Wait for a few seconds until your iPhone boots up and you will see the home screen.

For other iDevices

1. Press and hold down the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears.
2. Once you see the logo, let go of the buttons.
3. Once your iPhone reboots itself, you're done with this process.

Part 4: How to factory reset iPhone without iTunes

This method is also a quick one and does not need to be near a computer until when syncing your data with your computer, hence no need to use iTunes. Now, let's check the steps below to factory reset the iPhone:

1. Directly go to "Settings" > General > Reset.
2. Select the "Erase All Content and Settings" option.
3. Enter your password and tap on "Erase iPhone".

Note – Before resetting your iPhone make sure that you back up your iPhone, and save it on your computer because this process will delete all saved files and data on your iPhone.

Part 5: Useful tips on factory resetting an iPhone

1. Factory reset protocol is effective using both iTunes and without using iTunes. When using iTunes to reset your iPhone, you just need to connect your iPhone to your PC unit using your original cable and then restore your device. iTunes will download the device software file and restore your device on its own. You can even reset the iPhone without Apple ID.
2. After resetting your device you can set up your device as new or use any one of the previous backups for it. If you restored an iOS device that has cellular service, it will activate after you finish setting up your device.
3. Before starting the factory restores process, one should take backups of the most important information in their computer, and then only they should proceed. If using the iTunes restore method, one ought to eventually back up their iPhone via iTunes, and you could choose the setting you like, for instance; choose "Set up as a new iPhone" to start afresh with factory settings. Small changes that iPhone won't restore at times, check for more information in the new post.
4. Accidently if you lose the data on your iPhone due to wrong deletion, jailbreak, factory settings restore, software update, losing iPhone, or breaking your iPhone, you may need to restore your iPhone to find the lost files back, see how to do that here: how to recover iPhone data
5. Luckily, for those with iOS 8, it is easy for them to reset the iPhone without iTunes. You can restore your iPhone to its factory settings and set it up, all without a computer.