Household · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-04
Back up what you need and check account access before you erase or hand over a phone.
Use the phone maker's current transfer and erase steps, then confirm the handoff.
People who plan to sell, trade in, recycle, or give away a phone.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Move accounts and authenticator methods before you erase the old phone.
Use a backup method you can access from another device.
Remove the SIM and memory card, if the phone has them.
Sign out and reset the device with the maker's current steps.
Restart the phone. Confirm that it shows the setup screen before handoff.
A reader moves an authenticator account to a new phone. The reader confirms sign-in on the new phone before erasing the old one.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
U.S. Federal Trade Commission · reviewed 2026-10-04
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.
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency · reviewed 2026-10-04
What this source supports: Plan for device loss, protect portable devices, and keep separate backups of important information.
Source limit: Lock, locate, erase, carrier, and account-recovery options differ by provider. Use official current instructions for each service.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
Reset steps vary by device. Check eSIM, account locks, backups, and authenticator transfer steps with the device maker and service providers.
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.
Each App has a separate job. Choose the one that fits your next step.
APP 1
Check account access, backup, cards, sign-out, reset, and handoff steps.
Free · no account · no upload
Open Check Phone Trade-In ReadinessAPP 2
Record the device label, date, recipient, and reset check without storing account secrets.
Free · no account · no upload
Open Record a Device Trade-In HandoffThe Apps run in this browser. They do 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.