Trade in iPhone Only after removing Your Personal Data from the Device

Do you want to replace your old Motorola phone? Are you wondering what to do with it? Have you ever spared a thought to your personal data stored on your phone? Well, too many questions right? But there is a single and simple answer to all these questions. Wipe out the data before selling your phone to recycle no matter which country you live in. Yes, you heard me right. All your personal data stored in your old phone should be cleared as they are not meant to be leaked. Many people trade in iPhone that they had wanted to replace since long without cleaning the data and had later repented it. 

You do not have to do a lot of things. Only following certain steps will help you to remove the data which contains all personal information from your phone. Here are the steps:

• Use Google Account for Data Backup- You can save our calendar entries, contacts, documents and everything personal in Google Drive or even in Gmail. Store the browser bookmarks and photos in G+ to protect them from meeting an unwanted fate. Ensure that all your data gets backed up frequently so that you do not have to run from pillar to post trying to find them. Simply use Google to sync your data and also the WiFi passwords. This is the normal procedure for backup and generally covers most of the people using different brand smartphones.
  
• Photo and Video Backup- Photos and videos contain memories that we will always cherish in our hearts. Therefore, we will always want to secure them. You can take backup on Cloud or even manually on your PC; just make sure you take the backup on time. There are various cloud storage options for you and just be careful that you are accessing all of them to keep your data safe and secure. You can also directly transfer your phone data to your PC or laptop with the help of data cable or apps. Phone’s SD card is also another option to save your data. Use it to the fullest.
  
• Backup Call Log and Text- With the increase of iPhone trade in Canada you also must be concerned about protecting your text messages and call log before recycling. Taking a backup of your call logs separately is expected before you decide to trade in your phone. There are restore and backup apps that save your messages and call log to a file and they get updated automatically to your drive or Gmail account. If you wish to move your data to the new phone, you can do that as well.
  
• Data Encryption- Just doing a factory reset does not always help in removing your data. You will have to encrypt it to protect it. This will make decryption difficult and without your access it will not be possible to surf any kind of data from your phone.
  
• Disable Factory Reset Protection- Disable factory reset protection and you to can remove the Google account from your phone.
  

Apple trading price has become quite stable now and with that increases your responsibility to trade in the phone by wiping off the data. These are the steps that can help you to wipe the data before your sell the gadget for recycling centers.