How do I delete all of my old broken mobile, I still have it but it not working any more? Thanks for any help
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iPhone SE, iOS 18
You don't. The only way data can be removed from any device is if it is working.
You don't. The only way data can be removed from any device is if it is working.
How long will it take to completely “Erase”?
The erase will occur when......
The battery has ample charge
The phone is powered on
The phone has a good Internet connection and is functioning normally
However.....If the phone is "non-functional" as you indicate, the phone cannot receive the erase instructions and they will remain "Pending" indefinitely.
If you had a passcode on the phone, no one can get at the data on your phone, even if they take it apart and try to rebuild it using other iPhone parts.
As an update it in the Apple “Find My” app as “erase pending” but that was 4 months ago. How long will it take to completely “Erase”?
Thanks for any help and I appreciate you spending your time to help.
If it is broken and not functioning it will never be erased, because it cannot turn on to be erased. You can delete the phone from Find my... and that is it.
You can smash the phone into pieces and take the pieces to a recycling center that handles electronic waste.
That will destroy the phone...and data in it...
Yup, same thing happened to my old iPad. Battery was totally shot and I couldn't power it on at all. Started a thread here to ask the same question. I called AppleCare just to double-check. The only way you can delete stuff is with the device powered on.
The issue is that I deleted this phone about 4 months ago but have just noticed it is still showing in the Apple “Find my” App. I am concerned that it may be being used to track me!
Thank you, I appreciate your time and help.
How do I delete data from a non-functional iPhone?
