A clean slate can do wonders in life, especially when it comes to the numerous gadgets and gizmos we use on a daily basis such as the Apple iPhone. Although performing a factory reset of your smartphone may not sound ideal — it essentially wipes your device of any and all personal settings and data you’ve acquired through the years — it’s occasionally necessary when troubleshooting your device for software errors or when retaining your private information is of the utmost importance, such as during a sales transaction or repair.
After all, we carry a wealth of highly-personal content with us at any given moment, from lengthy text conversations with loved ones to private work emails detailing corporate takeovers and plans for world domination, all of which we’d prefer not to voluntarily give a stranger access to if we can help it. Plus, who knows what would happen if our Snapchat accounts fell into the wrong hands
