Tech Tips for Non-Tech People!
Original Air Date: Aug 15, 2018
Old Phone Tips
If a cyber-thief gains access to any of your important e-mail accounts on your smartphone, they can pretty much get every password reset message that they want, since they get sent to your phone from your bank when they are prompted.
Your smartphone is loaded with lots of sensitive info that can make ID theft of piece of cake, so anyone that doesn’t have the access passcode setup on they phone yet, get it done.
Another thing to keep in mind when you plan on trading, selling or disposing of an older smartphone is to remember to reset the phone to remove your personal info.
The resetting precess to the reset your phone to the factory settings is easily done with just a few taps of the screen within the ‘Settings’ menus.
If your smartphone has an memory expansion slot, remember to remove the micro SD card before you get rid of your phone as well.
If you decide to include your old micro SD card when you sell your phone, be sure to format the memory first.
You should also remove your old SIM card as the person that ends up with your phone will have no need for it.
Anyone that needs step-by-step instructions for resetting their phone can simply enter their model number followed by ‘reset instructions’ in a Google search.
Here’s our complete advice: https://www.datadoctors.com/help/columns/21892-Wipe-Before-You-Get-Rid-Of-Your-Old-Smartphone
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