How To Reset Iphone 8 Itunes

Apple released Find My iPhone app in 2013, which is able to provide location tracking data when an iPhone is stolen or lost. With high resale value, iPhone is always the desirable target for thieves. According to official data, cell phone-related thefts accounted for over 40 percent of serious crimes in San Francisco and New York City.

But Find My iPhone app increases the chances to get your phone back. How to reset a stolen iPhone when you find it back? In this tutorial, we are going to tell you the answers in detail. The solutions could help your device back to the factory status easily.

Reset a Stolen iPhone

Part 1: Best way to reset a stolen iPhone
Part 2: How to reset a stolen iPhone using iTunes
Part 3: Factory reset stolen iPhone without passcode
Part 4: How to restore iPhone after the reset

Part 1: Best way to reset a stolen iPhone

After iPhone was stolen, the owner cannot access the device and do not want to reset a stolen iPhone with iTunes. Is there alternative solution to do factory reset? Yes, Apeaksoft iPhone Eraser is the answer you are looking for. It relies on advanced algorithm to bring an iPhone to the factory conditions. The biggest advantage is easy to use.

iPhone Eraser

Erase all content and settings permanently and thoroughly from iPhone iPad or iPod.
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Any iOS data can be removed, such as contacts, SMS, photos, browser histories, videos, songs, games, etc.
Three erasing levels are provided to make sure you erase iOS files with ease.
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Step 1. Run iPhone reset program

Download Apeaksoft iPhone Eraser and install it on your PC. Plug your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable.

Note: This program is able to reset multiple iOS devices at the same time.

iPhone Eraser

Step 2. Choose an erasing level

Run iPhone Eraser program and it will detect your phone automatically. When presented the erasing level window, you get three erasing levels, "Low", "Middle" and "High". Follow the onscreen instructions and select a proper one.

Choose Erasing Level

Step 3. Reset a stolen iPhone

At last, you can click the "Start" button to start resetting iPhone. Then you need to enter "0000" to confirm the erasing, and click "Erase" button to start erasing everything on your iPhone. When the process is done, you can restart your iPhone and set it up as a new one.

Start Factory Resetting an iPad

You can also follow this video tutorial below to reset your iPhone:

Erase All Content and Settings on iPhone

Part 2: How to reset a stolen iPhone using iTunes

Apple suggests users to reset a stolen iPhone using iTunes, partly because it not only erases the information and settings on your iPhone, but also installs the latest version of iOS automatically.

Step 1. Preparations for resetting a stolen iPhone with iTunes

Check that if you have the latest version of iTunes on your PC or Mac. If you want to save your iPhone, make a backup first. Turn off "Find My iPhone" in Settings > [your Apple ID] > iCloud.

Step 2. Connect your iPhone to iTunes

Use the Lightning USB cable to connect your iPhone and the computer. Launch iTunes and wait for it to detect your iOS device. If iTunes does not recognize your phone, you can restart both your computer and your iPhone and connect again.

Reset iPhone with iTunes

Step 3. Restore the stolen iPhone to factory settings

Select your phone name when it appears in upper left corner. Go to the "Summary" tab and then click "Restore iPhone". In the warning message, click "Restore" again to confirm it. Then iTunes will do the reset job.

Part 3: Factory reset stolen iPhone without passcode

There are many unlocking tools to unlock your iPhone, but most of them require passcode. So how can you reset a stolen iPhone without passcode? Don't worry. Apeaksoft iOS Unlocker will help you reset a stolen iPhone without passcode.

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Steps to factory reset a stolen iPhone

Step 1. Free download, install and launch Apeaksoft iOS Unlocker on your computer. Connect the stolen iPhone to computer using a USB cable.

Step 2. Choose "Wipe Passcode" mode and click "Start" button to continue. Then the your iPhone information will be loaded. Confirm the information and click Start button to proceed.

Wipe Passcode

Step 3. It will take a few to download the firmware package. You need to wait patiently.

Download Firmware Package

Step 4. After downloading, you can click Unlock button to wipe your iPhone screen passcode. And you are required to enter "0000" to confirm the unlocking.

Confirm Unlock

Part 4: How to restore iPhone data after stolen

It must be a very awful experience if your iPhone is stolen. What's worse is that, you may lose lots of important files. The good thing is, if you ever backed up iPhone data with iTunes or iCloud, you have a big chance to get them back. So after you reset a stolen iPhone, how to get these data from stolen iPhone to new iOS device?

Most people have turned on iTunes sync or iCloud backup features on their devices. It is easy to retrieve entire backup file to an iPhone. But restoring specific data to your iOS device from iTunes backup or iCloud backup is another story. You will need a third-party tool, such as iPhone Data Recovery.

It lets you preview and restore stolen iPhone data (photos, contacts, messages, app data, etc.) from iTunes and iCloud backup on Windows and Mac in simple clicks, even if your iPhone is damaged.

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Access iCloud backup.

Restore iPhone from iTunes

In short, if you are looking for an easy way to selectively restore data from backup after resetting a stolen iPhone, it is the best one.

Conclusion

In the tutorial above, we have told you how to reset a stolen iPhone. Finding out a stolen or lost phone is lucky. And we hope our guides could help you to restore the stolen device to factory conditions with iTunes or Settings easily. Moreover, we have recommended the best solution to restore data from iTunes or iCloud backup to a new iOS device, iPhone Data Recovery. You can free download it and give a try. You can also use it to backup all types of data on your iPhone, iPad and iPod.