If i do "Erase All Content and Settings" will if delete all my pictures?

I want to rest my phone but will it delete my pictures?

What is it that you are trying to acomplish? Maybe "Erase All Contents and Settings" is not what you want to do. We need to know what you are trying to achieve in order to provide you with the best advice as to what you should be selecting....
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If i erase all contents and settings, will i loose all ios upgrades too?

hey there, i am planning to hand over my iphone 4 to my dad. that's why i want to erase all contents and settings on the phone. if i erase all contents and settings, will i loose all ios upgrades too? will i have to install all ios upgrades again or even have to upgrade to ios7?
thanks
chris

No, Erase All Contents and Settings restores the device to factory condition but with the current iOS version.

HT201274 I was given an iphone 4s by my sister as she got a new one, now i want to clear it so that i can set it up with my own details, if i erase all content and settings will this affect anything on her new iphone as it is synced to the same gmail acco

I was given an iphone 4s by my sister as she got a new one, now i want to clear it so that i can set it up with my own details, if i erase all content and settings will this affect anything on her new iphone as it is synced to the same gmail account

her contacts are connected directly with the Google Server so as long as they are saved to her Gmail account she should be 100% fine.. the only contacts she may lose are the ones that she added directly onto the phone and did not sync to her Gmail account.. so you should just double check with her on that

HT201274 My iPad is currently on OS version 7.1.2 and has not been upgraded to 8 yet. If I do an "Erase All Content and Settings" will iTune force an upgrade to 8? I would like to keep the device at 7.1.2.

My iPad is currently on OS version 7.1.2 and has not been upgraded to 8 yet. If I do an "Erase All Content and Settings" on the device will the device be forced to upgrade to 8 ? I would like to keep the device at 7.1.2.

To Perform the Erase All Content and Settings directly on the iPad it does not need to be connected to a computer.
In fact yes, is better if its not connected to one, but simply connected to its charger, and have it plugged in. Erase All content and settings, will not update the iOS.
If you restore the iPad using iTunes on your computer with the iPad connected, then it will update to iOS 8. Because the restore will place the newest available iOS version supported by the Phone on it.
Basically disconnect the iPhone, plug it in to its charger, and the charger to the wall, and then on the iPad go to Settings->General->Reset->Erase all Content and Settings. This will wipe clean the iPhone but will do nothing to the underlying iOS installation.
Once everything is removed, you can plug it into iTunes and sync your content back. Do not attempt to restore from backup while connected to iTunes, as it will update the iOS version in the process. Simply sync and you should have no issues.

I have an iPhone 4 that I need to reset completely. If I erase all content and settings, will it no longer be registered under my phone number?

I have an iPhone 4 that I need to reset completely. If I erase all content and settings, will it no longer be registered under my phone number?

Yes, the phone will still be connected to your Verizon account. In order to remove it from your Verizon account, you will either need to activate another phone on that number or disconnect the number.

Have upgraded to 5c and want to give my 4s to parents. Trying to get 4s back to 'factory settings' as was when bought but cannot remember restrictions passcode. If I erase all content and settings will that take it back to how was when bought? Thanks.

Have upgraded to 5c and want to give my 4s to parents. Trying to get 4s back to 'factory settings' as was when bought but cannot remember restrictions passcode. If I erase all content and settings will that take it back to how was when bought? Thanks.

Hogey1301 wrote:
Trying to get 4s back to 'factory settings' as was when bought but cannot remember restrictions passcode.
Restore the Device as New... See Section 6 here...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
Hogey1301 wrote:
Have upgraded to 5c and want to give my 4s to parents.
Follow the Check List here...
What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Can The "Reset All Content and Settings" will remove ALL Apple Accounts?

Good Day,
My mom will give me a Second Hand iPhone 5s.She dont know/forget the Apple ID that its currently stored on the phone,and i said to sign out the apple ID there and she did it.
Now my question is, Is the "Reset All Content and Settings" can delete/remove ALL Apple Accounts?
I asked this question because, one time i read about a question here saying that when he reboot/update the phone that he didnt own first, said that the iPhone asked to input the ID that its installed/stored.
Im curious,worried, and preparing some money to prepare for this.
I hope someone can answer this Question within this week, so i can save money for repair etc.
Thanks in Advance.

No amount of money is going to change Activation Lock. If the device has iOS 7 and you restore it, then you will need the original Apple ID and password used to activate the phone to be able to activate it yourself.
Reset All Content and Settings will not remove Activation Lock. Your mom is going to have to remember what Apple ID was used to activate the device, or it will be useless to you. Apple will not disable it.
It is all on your mother right now.

If i delete all content and settings will i need to call my carrier and reactivate my phone

If i delete all content and settings will i need to call my carrier and reactivate my phone ... help?! please

No.

If I backup my iPhone in iTunes then "Erase All Content and Settings", will I still be able to restore the iPhone?

I am asking this because my iPhone 4S is really starting to slow down. And I think is mainly due to the deleted text messages bug (i.e., they are still searchable in spotlight!), therefore not deleted off my phone and slowing it down. There are big delays opening up apps (especially Messages) and now, sometimes, my phone won't even vibrate when texts come in. I also just want to completely wipe the slate clean and start fresh, but I still would like to save the SMS conversations I already have. So I guess what I am afraid of is wiping my phone then iTunes sees the phone as a completely new phone and not "Drew's iPhone" therefore making a restore impossible. Would this be an issue at all?? Thank you!

If you restore your phone as new - your text message will be deleted from the phone.
If you erase all contents and settings and then restore from a backup, your text message will still be there.

HT4528 If i erase all content and settings will it erase my pictures and videos?

If i erase all my content and settings will it erase my pictures and videos?

On your phone - yes.
If the pictures are in your camera roll, extract them to your PC before doing the reset. If they were in albums that were synced to your phone they will remain on your PC.
If the videos were purchased via iTunes then you can just download them again. If they were your own videos - the same rules apply as your photos.

If I "Erase all Content and Settings" will I have to start over in Injustice: Gods Among Us?

I'm trying to start over on the game Clash of Clans by Erasing all Content and Settings. By doing this, will I delete progress in games such as and especially Injustice?

You can restore from an iCloud backup. I am not sure whether that backup will include saved settings in a game, though I doubt it.

HT3529 If I erase all contents and settings, will my unlocked iphone be unlocked anymore or not ?

The reason why I want to reset my iphone is because my imessage doesn't work. I updated to ios 6.0.1 and my imessage stopped working. I have read through pages on how to fix it but then I saw some people reseted or rebooted their iphone. So I wanna reset it. But im not sure if its gonna make my unlocked iphone no longer unlocked. Cause I don't want to spend money to unlock it again.

I wonder if you can help me understand why my (factory) unlocked phone 'locked' after resetting/erasing contents?
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24384903#24384903
TIA.

Will i lose my contacts if i Reset All Content and Settings?

if i chose to Reset all Content and Settings, will i lose all my contacts?

You will lose them from the iphone.
You should be syncing them to your comptuer regularly, so they should be there.

Erasing all content and settings

Not sure this is the correct forum topic, but it came closest. My Ipod touch 3gen has been freezing for weeks. I kept resetting it by holding the sleep/wake button & home button, but recently that became less effective because I was no longer able to open any of my apps. So I used the erase all content & settings option. I started this on Sunday (1/30/11) around noon. It is still erasing...I guess. My screen is black with that little "thinking" circle rotating in the middle of the screen. Is that typical of the Ipod erasing the content, or has something gone awry?

The Users Guide says that it can take up to four hours:
Erase all content and settings: Connect iPod touch to your computer or a power
adapter. Choose General > Reset and tap “Erase All Content and Settings.”
This resets all settings to their defaults and erases all your information and media:
On iPod touch 3rd generation or later: by removing the encryption key to the data
(which is encrypted using 256-bit AES encryption)
On iPod touch 2nd generation: by overwriting the data
Important: You can’t use iPod touch while data is being overwritten. This can take
up to four hours or more, depending on the model and storage capacity of your
iPod touch. (On iPod touch 3rd generation or later, the encryption key is removed
immediately.)
Thus, if you really have a 3G (if it has 8GB capacity it is really a 2G) or even a 3G it is taking too long. I would stop/reset and then try restoring the iPad via iTunes.
For you stated problem the best solution would have been restoring to factory defaults/new iPod via iTunes instead of resetting via the reset all setting.

Difference between "restore" and "erase all content and settings"?

Hello,
I was wondering what is the difference between "Restore" on itunes and "Erase all content and settings" on iphone?
Is it the same and if yes why does it take longer to "Erase all content and settings" on iphone?

The restore only deletes all the data and reinstalls the iPhone Operating System, but someone can still carve out deleted information if they know what they are doing. The erase all content and settings will delete and overwrite everything on the iPhone so it is impossible to even extract any data from the iPhone.
Personally I've only used the erase all content and settings when I've had to return my iPhone to Apple for technical difficulties or when I've sold an iPhone to someone else. There is no reason to do this method if you are simply reinstalling the Operating System for yourself.

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