Involuntary iPhone 4S factory reset

When I was feeding the cats while listening to music on spotify, having my phone in my pocket, my iPhone 4S automatically rebooted to perform a factory reset. Can anybody explain to me how this is possible? The phone was locked and had a password lock, and no setting to wipe the phone after 10 failed login attempts.

ok i figured out the power button problem. so here is the final problem. the screen is still completely useless and it won't connect to itunes. any help on factory reseting it? and what would taking out my sim card do? can i do it while the phone is still on? what happens when you turn it on and there is no sim card

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IPhone 4S factory reset

i recently broke my iphone 4s screen by tearing the part where the screen attaches to the motherboard. To add on to the maddness I somehow lost the battery ground. I got a new one but now I have to factory reset it. how do i factory reset the phone and will it even work without the battery ground?

ok i figured out the power button problem. so here is the final problem. the screen is still completely useless and it won't connect to itunes. any help on factory reseting it? and what would taking out my sim card do? can i do it while the phone is still on? what happens when you turn it on and there is no sim card

Water damaged iphone 4 - Factory Reset?

I dropped my phone in water. Tried the rice trick, etc., but no luck. I took it to a local repair shop, who confirmed that the phone was "fried". Even though the screen is black and I cannot make phone calls/texts, it still works a little. I can get to my photos, the alarm still rings at 6:00am every morning, and I can hear the New mail notification. I already ordered a new phone (I was eligible for upgrade), so I'd like to sell this phone for parts on eBay. Is there a way to perform a factory reset, even though I can't access settings? When I connect to iTunes, iTunes freezes and will not respond.

Try the step outlined here under "Placing your device into recovery mode". You'll have to guess at what point to release the home button, but it usually doesn't take any more than three minutes. If it doesn't happen after five or ten minutes, then it's likely not going to work.
iOS: Unable to update or restore: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

Is it OK for someone to factory reset my iPhone w/o using iTunes and Passcode? Which is what my daughter just did a few days ago.

My daughter, who she does not know my passcode, factory reset my iPhone w/o using iTunes a few days ago and caused losing my pictures taken during our family trip. Should it be incapable of someone who does not know the passcode of my iPhone to factory reset my iPhone? Or is it a kind of error that Apple is not aware of?

It is not an error. It is the standard way of regaining access if you have forgotten the passcode.
iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled

Can i backgrade my iphone 4s from ios6.0.1 to ios6? - Wifi is greyed out and will not switch on, tried factory reset but keeps restoring to ios6.0.1, please release ios6.0.2 ASAP apple!

So yeah I recently upgraded to iOS 6 fine no problems, a few bugs here and there regarding txt shortcuts not working when imessages switches back to sms when loosing 3g but nothing major.
Then a few weeks ago I updated to iOS 6.0.1 as I thought maybe a few bugs would be fixed. I backed up my phone (for the first time with iTunes). Then after the 6.0.1 update I had (as it seems a lot people have had) a problem with the wifi not switching on and being dimmed out. I tried various "reset the phone" "reset the network settings" options that people have put on these support forums. So my last option was to reset the phone to factory settings- I did this two times, firstly reseting it to factory settings and restoring it to the back up, then reseting to factory settings and setting the phone up as new. After doing this second reset my phone did not go back to iOS 5 (which is factory settings) but iOS 6.0.1 and I still have the same Wifi problem.
Apple- please release 6.0.2 ASAP, this bug is costing me ton of 3g data as I use my iPhone regularly for work and use it at home all the time.
Is there anyway I can back grade to ios5 or ios6?
PLEASE HELP!!
thanks
Martyn

Ok after reading a few posts I relalise you can not down grade os on iphones and never have been able to.
But how come I can't factory reset my phone properly? sure factory reset will mean it will reset the phone and its os to the os that it built with with was ios5?

My iPhone 4 won't factory reset it doesn't give me option on iTunes n when I go to settings the loading circle is there for hours it's 5.0.1/04.11.08 someone please help

I have an ihpOne 4 I wanna give to my brother as a present it's on iOS 5.0.1 and firmware 04.11.08 but it won't factory reset I tried on iTunes but it won't give me the restore option even after I updated to the latest version of iTunes and when I try goin into settin to reset the loading circle takes hours...can somebody please help me my brothers bday is 10th may

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I can't get my phone to show caller id and when I go on setting is doesnt give me an option to show caller I'd or not
To take advantage of all the features of your iDevice... see here...
iPhone User Guide (For iOS 6 Software)

My husband used my icloud, apple ID info on his iphone 5. we have tried deleting with no luck. Ive done a factory reset and still it won't delete his email as icloud on my phone now.

We accidently set up my icloud email and apple id on my husbands new ihpne 5. Now on my Iphone 5 I can't get rid of it. I have deleted the account - nothing. I have done a complete factory reset and nothing!
Everytime I access my email it states my apple id and icloud settings are incorrect. HELP!

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I have an iphone and an ipad (which are connected by the same apple id) i broke the phone and sold it but i didnt get to factory reset it because it was broken, is there any way for me to wipe my iphone from my ipad?

i have an iphone and an ipad (which are connected by the same apple id) i broke the phone and sold it but i didnt get to factory reset it because it was broken, is there any way for me to wipe my iphone from my ipad?

Try this:
Open the "Find my iPhone" app on your iPad, fill in your AppleID and password at the start up screen, and you should see a list of all your devices and their current location, if connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile data network. Devices not connected will be shown as "offline". But you can still trap on the icon and hit "erase iPhone" in the right hand window.
If your iPhone is not listed, you did not activate this feature during the setup of the phone and it can't be erased remotely.
If the phone is listed, even as offline, tap on "erase" to send the erase command. The next time your device will be connected to any kind of network, the content will be erased.

How do I download the music from iTunes onto an old iPhone 3gs? I have reset the iPhone to factory settings and when I plug it in it wants to use the device name for my current iPhone 5 and I don't want to change anything on my old iPhone.

How do I download the music from iTunes onto an old iPhone 3gs without affecting my iPhone 5? I have reset the iPhone to factory settings and when I plug it in it wants to use the device name for my current iPhone 5 and I don't want to change anything on my current iPhone. iTunes won't let me change the device name for the 3gs. I just want to use the old iPhone like an touch.

Hi littlemansa,
If I am understanding you correctly, it sounds like you are returning to an old iPhone that has been erased and you would like to set it up as a new device without restoring from a backup which would affect the name of your iPhone, as well as the contents therein. I have an article for you that can help you set up your iPhone as a new device, and that information can be found below:
How to erase your iOS device and then set it up as a new device or restore it from backups - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4137
Basically, it seems like you may be stuck on a screen that is asking if you would like to restore your device from the backup that is filed under the name of your new iPhone, or if you would like to set up the device as a new device. I would suggest that you set it up as a new device to achieve your desired results.
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

HT5622 hi. i bought iphone 5 witch was locked, i made factory reset and now phone asking apple ID and pasword witch i dont know. i was writing to seller but he is not answering me. how to set new account for my iphone 5 what i could use it?

hi. i bought iphone 5 witch was locked, i made factory reset and now phone asking apple ID and pasword witch i dont know. i was writing to seller but he is not answering me. how to set new account for my iphone 5 what i could use it?

The iPhone has a feature called "Activation Lock" described here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695
Without that Apple ID, you will not be able to use that iPhone.

I've factory reset my iPhone twice, about to be three times. has anyone else had issues that force them to factory reset their phones.

So I got my iPhone 6 on the day it came out and it has been the most frustrating experience I've ever had with apple. I've had to factory reset my phone twice, probably about to be three times once i get home from work. The first time was trying to transfer my stuff from my old iPhone and right after it finished my iPhone 6 turned itself off then turned on to the boot up screen (the one with the apple logo) and then shut off then did the same thing. this forced my to factory reset my new iphone literally the day i got it. The next day i was trying to upload my music and basically the same thing happened again, forcing me to reset my phone for a second time. Just now (its been two weeks that I've owned my new phone)i tried to get on twitter and the app crashed then my phone reset itself and when it loaded to the unlock screen, instead of my background it was just a black screen with the time and the unlock slide. when i unlocked it, it went back to the normal background and the main screen. Because whenever i would turn off (not power off, but put it to sleep) the phone and turn it back on it would do the same thing. I decided to restart it (actually turn it completely off and then back on) and now it will show the boot up screen then turn off. I understand that there is the solution of factory resetting my iPhone, but 3 times in 2 weeks is pretty unacceptable, seeing as i had a 4s for almost 3 years and never once had to factory reset it and its also incredibly annoying to have to redownload all of my stuff. Has anyone else had this problem? is there anyway i can keep this from continuing to happen? is it a software issue or is it the phone itself that is messing up?

WiseJD, thank you for your suggestions. Well the first two restorations were the first and second day (9/19 and 9/20) that i had my 6 and both times i chose to restore is as new. since then there haven't been any issues until now. granted the first time my phone messed up was after i used the At&t transfer app which made me think it couldve been something that corrupted my device. the second time though started with me attempting to download music from the itunes store app on the phone. for whatever reason it would download but not but it wouldnt process and install the music. Then i tried to download it from my computer and thats when the second screw up occurred. that time i dont think it was an issue of my phone being corrupted because it was already acting strangely before i ever plugged it into my computer. This third time, i'm at work so i havent been able to do anything about it, i wasnt downloading anything and my phone was not hooked up to a computer, i simply tried to open twitter and then all this happened. and it has been a solid almost two weeks without incident which makes me think its my phone and not corrupt files. also looking at forums, not just these but other online, i haven't really seen anyone with the same problem which adds to my thought that its a problem with my phone.
Just to be clear, the first time this happened, the iphone would display the boot up screen then shut off then turn on and display the boot up screen, then shut of and kept going on like that until i put my iphone into recovery mode and factory reset it. the second time the iphone would display the boot up screen and then shut off, but wouldnt turn on unless i pressed the power button again. this third time is the same story. i dont know if this makes a difference or if its symptomatic of different problems but i figured it wouldnt hurt to explain in detail the issues that happened each separate time.
Also on a side note, i havent done anything like jailbreak it, mess with it download or any third party apps not on the app store.

I am trying to restore from a backup without factory resetting the iphone

I am trying to restore from a backup but do not feel comfortable factory resetting the phone.

Hello kr1993,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
From what I gather, you’re trying to restore your iPhone 5 from a backup in iTunes on your PC. The article linked below will walk you through backing up, identifying backups, and restoring your iOS device from a backups.
Back up and restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iCloud or iTunes - Apple Support
So long,
-Jason

Problem about factory reset my iphone 4s

My boyfriends has very big problem after he try to download iOS 8. He forgot an Apple ID password so he tried to sign up new apple ID and found that iCould still ask about old Apple ID password. He tried to type every but it wasn't work and then it was LOCKED. Unfortunately, his old email was deleted. He can't reset his password and forget about questions for reset password in iforgot.apple.com. Eventually, iforgot.apple.com is also LOCKED. I don't know what should he do? it shows notify that "This apple id has been disabled security reasons".
Any one can you help me? Thanks for your kindness suggestion

I found in internet that factory reset can restore everything
--> I try to reset in Setting> General> reset> Erase all Content and Settings. --> it ask for passcode I type usually passcode that use for unlock screen but it's not work. I don't know why?
--> I try to use reset via iTune but it asked me to close "Find My iPhone" first. But I can't because, I don't know password for iCound .

How can i reset my disabled iphone to factory setting without itunes?

how can i reset my disabled iphone to factory setting without itunes?

When you made the backup, you may have told it to encrypt the backup so that you can recover iPhone to factory settings successfully.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Therefore I used the normal iTunes backup and restore found under the Summary tab in iTunes. If your data is still on the other phone, back it up again with iTunes. To use iTunes you have to start it, connect your phone to the computer with a cable, then select the iPhone button near the top right corner of the screen. Be sure not to check the encrypt button.

I factory reset my iPhone 4 that I've had for 2 years and now I have to have the volume on max to hear anything. Any help?

I had to factory reset my iPhone 4 because of memory constraints.

I wasn't "unlocking" my phone, I went into the settings and clicked the option to reset the iPhone to the way it was when it left the factory.

Involuntary iPhone 4S factory reset

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