How come it’s so hard to delete an account off my phone?? Why did you make this more difficult than what it needed to be??

How come it is so hard to delete an account off my phone??? Why did you make it more difficult than what it needed to be?

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Jul 2, 2023 02:13 PM

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Posted on Jul 2, 2023 04:21 PM

These are the steps required to “wipe” your phone AND disassociate it from your AppleID:


What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


There are reasons for performing the steps in the order prescribed; but it wouldn’t seem to be excessively complex to most adults.


With which step might we assist?




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Jul 2, 2023 04:21 PM in response to adamjohn1812

These are the steps required to “wipe” your phone AND disassociate it from your AppleID:


What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


There are reasons for performing the steps in the order prescribed; but it wouldn’t seem to be excessively complex to most adults.


With which step might we assist?




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