Household · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-11
Selling a phone takes an afternoon, and clearing it properly takes the part nobody budgets.
Turn the devices and signed-in accounts into the sign-out time, the reset time, and the total before you sell.
Anyone selling, trading in, or recycling a phone, tablet, or laptop that holds accounts.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Include the drawer phones and the old tablet, not just the one you use.
Count mail, banking, shopping, photos, and any authenticator app.
Set a realistic number of minutes per device, including the backup step.
Set a number of minutes per account, including the second-factor prompt.
Take out any SIM or memory card before the reset, and keep the backup separate.
Two devices and fourteen accounts at twelve and three minutes each is 66 minutes in total.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
Two resale jobs measured the same way. Both are examples.
Both cases are examples, not records about a real person. The bars show the same numbers the free App computes.
U.S. Federal Trade Commission · reviewed 2026-10-11
What this source supports: Before disposal, remove SIM and memory cards, back up needed data, sign out, and reset the device using its instructions.
Source limit: Reset steps differ by phone. Check account, authenticator, eSIM, and transfer instructions before erasing the device.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
This guide budgets time from your counts. It does not erase a device or sign out of an account for you.
Reset steps differ by phone. Check account, authenticator, eSIM, and transfer instructions before erasing the device.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Turn the devices and signed-in accounts into the sign-out time, the reset time, and the total.
This App budgets time from your counts. It does not erase a device, move data, or sign out of anything.
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
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Turn the devices and signed-in accounts into the sign-out time, the reset time, and the total.
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Open Device Resale Wipe Time CheckThe App runs in this browser. It does not send or save entries. Copy, download, or print only when you choose.
This guide uses short, direct instructions as an ASD-STE100-style writing target. It is not a formal certification.
Companion App: Device Resale Wipe Time Check. It runs in this browser and does not upload your entries.
This guide is edited for clarity and checked against the sources it links. It is not a substitute for official instructions or qualified advice. A linked source does not show that every person needs this guide.