Can't Afford a New iPhone or iPad? Here's How to Speed up your Old One

Have you owned your iPhone or iPad for a couple of years? Is it starting to feel a little sluggish? Here's a tip that might allow you to use it for more extra year or more. This tips will only cost you some time.

Here's what you do: Wipe the device and reload your data from a backup.

• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP! Either one up on iCloud or done via iTunes. If you don't have a backup then you're going to have to reload your stuff manually, and that's going to take a lot longer.
• This process is going to take some time, so put aside a couple of hours at least to redownload all your apps and data. This is not something to do if you have a deadline looming or during lunchtime.
• The longer it has been since your iPhone or iPad was last wiped (or new), the more mileage you'll get out of this tip.

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• Familiarize yourself with the process before you start.
• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP!
• Once that is done, wipe your device (Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings, and from there you'll be guided through the wiping process).
• Let the reset process do its thing. This shouldn't take long.
• Now you're ready to recover your data from a backup.

NOTE: 

Following this procedure you will have to set up everything - apps, passwords, settings, Bluetooth pairings, etc - from scratch, which can take a few hours. If you're not up to that task, or just don't have the time, then this is definitely not for you. It's also a good idea to have a backup just in case you lose something in the process.