HT201365 how do i reset to factory settings on iPhone 4S?

how can i dump my iphone and set to factory settings? I did a sync with itunes and after i noticed my camera and siri are gone! its a 4s so i really hate not having these two features, the guy at apple store had never seen it before and found my back ups to be too late and already with this strange anomoly as part of my earliest saved backup. dont have backup that is not flawed. he said i can dump it and start again i guess. got my pics saved now on my hp but how do i dump my phone back to original settings?

Did you check Settings>General>Restrictions to be sure that Camera and Siri were both turned on?

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Nope. Since it looks like you are on ios7 then in order to restore you need the apple id and password you used to set it up. Anyone that steals your phone cannot restore it. Although not using a passcode is not recommended because then if it is stolen they can get all your personal information off the phone.

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My laptop had to be reset to factory settings. prior to that i had all my itunes songs stored on a portable drive. how do i get itunes to recognize the drive as its library?

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Do you mean that it won't accept lock code with default value of 12345 unless altered by yourself, when trying to carry out *#7370# reset?
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Read here > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694
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‘iPad is disabled’ fix without resetting using iTunes
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Through some trial and error (and a little sheer luck), I was able to reactivate the iPad without loosing any data. Note, this will only work on the computer it last synced with. Here’s how:
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5. Click ‘Setup as new iPad’ and then click restore.
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