{"id":14497,"date":"2023-03-21T10:26:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T10:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/?page_id=14497"},"modified":"2023-06-06T10:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T10:15:43","slug":"how-to-erase-an-android-phone-before-selling-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/how-to-erase-an-android-phone-before-selling-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Erase an Android Phone Before Selling It"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have decided to buy a new phone, you will need some tips on how to erase your existing android phone before selling it. Our phones contain a lot of private data that needs to be properly wiped from the phone prior to selling it to a third party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at our best practice tips to ensure your android phone is fullly erased prior to selling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get ready to sell your Android phone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your Android phone needs a bit of attention before you sell it off. This can be your checklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Backup the data on your Android<\/a><\/li>
  2. Encrypt the data<\/a><\/li>
  3. Remove any accounts you have<\/a><\/li>
  4. Take out the SIM and memory card<\/a><\/li>
  5. Wipe your phone clean<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. How to back up your Android phone before you sell it<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Backing up your phone\u2019s data is pretty easy to do, especially since you may already have all your information up in the cloud if you enabled automatic backups. If Backup to Google Drive is on, then your device settings, apps and app data, as well as SMS, contacts, and call history, are automatically uploaded to your account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here\u2019s how to check what data is backed up to the cloud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Go to Settings<\/strong>. <\/li>
    2. Tap on Accounts and backup. <\/strong>
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