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How to prepare your phone for trade-in

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You may want to trade in your smartphone or sell it when the need for an upgrade does arrive.

There are important steps to take to prepare a phone you're about to get rid of.

These instructions apply to any model you might have, including both iPhones and Android phones.

If you're planning to trade up to a newer model, then you'll want to transfer data before wiping your old phone.

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