You love your Android phone, you don't know why you'd ever part with it. It's become a part of your daily routine, a part of your daily commute, not to mention a vital communication tool.
And then the latest-and-greatest Android phone is released, and it makes yours look like a dinosaur. You're sure someone out there would love to get their hands on a gently-used Android phone at a sharp discount, and the funds from that sale will go a long way toward buying your new Android phone.
So, how should you go about preparing your Android-powered phone for resale?
And then the latest-and-greatest Android phone is released, and it makes yours look like a dinosaur. You're sure someone out there would love to get their hands on a gently-used Android phone at a sharp discount, and the funds from that sale will go a long way toward buying your new Android phone.
So, how should you go about preparing your Android-powered phone for resale?
First off, remove your sdcard and SIM. You're not going to be including those in your sale. Securely erasing data from an sdcard is all but impossible, don't risk it. You SIM, on the other hand, that is your SIM, pop it out, and plug it into your new phone. That's one of the wonderful things about GSM phones!
Next, head over to your home screen, tap menu, settings, SD card & phone storage. You'll probably find the option to Factory data reset (if not its not there, go back a level to Privacy settings). Read the messages completely, this will wipe all your data and apps. Your phone will likely reboot a few times in the process, that's normal. Once that's complete you'll boot up into the "setup wizard", at that point, just long-press on the power button to turn the phone off.
Give it a good charge and cleaning, then pull the battery, repackage it (you saved the original box and accessories, right?) and send it away to live its life all over again.
Did I miss anything? What do you do prior to selling your phone? As a used phone buyer, what requests would you like to make of those selling their phone to you?
And a HUGE thank you to Clove Technologies for supplying us with this awesome phone to review! We were sad to have to send it back.
Next, head over to your home screen, tap menu, settings, SD card & phone storage. You'll probably find the option to Factory data reset (if not its not there, go back a level to Privacy settings). Read the messages completely, this will wipe all your data and apps. Your phone will likely reboot a few times in the process, that's normal. Once that's complete you'll boot up into the "setup wizard", at that point, just long-press on the power button to turn the phone off.
Give it a good charge and cleaning, then pull the battery, repackage it (you saved the original box and accessories, right?) and send it away to live its life all over again.
Did I miss anything? What do you do prior to selling your phone? As a used phone buyer, what requests would you like to make of those selling their phone to you?
And a HUGE thank you to Clove Technologies for supplying us with this awesome phone to review! We were sad to have to send it back.
via PocketNow
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