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How To Wipe Your Phone or Tablet Before You Sell It

June 29, 2015

A smartphone and tablet.

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"Trading in or selling your old mobile device? Wipe it the right way to reduce the risk of personal data falling into the wrong hands. Remember that no method apart from physically destroying the device and its storage is 100 percent foolproof -- data may still be recoverable with the right tools.

These tips are for the three main mobile operating systems, but if you have an older phone or an alternate OS, check the manual for full details on how to wipe your device."

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