{"id":159415,"date":"2025-10-23T08:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/?page_id=159415"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:29:19","slug":"recycle-your-old-phone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/support\/other-ways-to-support\/recycle-your-old-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycle your old phone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Recycle your old phone<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have a mobile or tablet you no longer need?<\/p>\n<p>You can donate all, or a percentage of the trade in value, through our partner WeBuyAnyPhone and your old technology will help to raise money for vital kidney research.<\/p>\n\t<h3>How to recycle your phone or or tablet<\/h3>\n<p>WeBuyAnyPhone will need the ability to review the cosmetic condition of your device, alongside running diagnostics on the physical device.<\/p>\n<p>Before we can do this, there are a few steps to take before the device can be reviewed. To make things simple, we&#8217;ve put together clear instructions to guide you through each step.<\/p>\n<p>Please make sure you follow all of the steps in the order shown. We wont be able to review your device unless all the steps have been completed.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Which phone or tablet are you donating?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">iPhone or iPad<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Step one: Disable &#8216;Find my iPhone&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open &#8216;Settings&#8217; on your device.<\/li>\n<li>Select your Apple ID (this should appear as your name and iCloud photo).<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down and select &#8216;Find My&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;Find my iPhone&#8217; and switch this option off.<\/li>\n<li>You may be asked to enter your Apple ID and password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step two: Remove your Device from iCloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are not signed up to iCloud, you can skip this step and move onto step three.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open iCloud.com on a web browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge etc).<\/li>\n<li>Sign in with your Apple ID.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;All Devices&#8217; and choose the device you are donating. For example &#8216;iPhone&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;Remove from Account&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step three: Factory reset your device<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open &#8216;Settings&#8217; on your device.<\/li>\n<li>A menu will appear. Select &#8216;General&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll and select the option that says &#8216;Reset&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Select the option to &#8216;Erase all content and settings&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>If prompted, enter your device passcode.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the reset by selecting &#8216;Erase (device name)&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Android phone or tablet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Step one: Remove factory Reset Protection (FRP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open &#8216;Settings&#8217; your device.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8216;Accounts&#8217; or &#8216;Accounts Backup&#8217; option.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the &#8216;Remove Account&#8217; option. By doing this, your account will be removed from your device.<\/li>\n<li>If you have more than one account. For example, emails, WhatsApp, you will need to follow the same process to remove each account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step two: Factory reset your device<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Settings app on your Android.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll and select &#8216;System&#8217; or &#8216;System and Updates&#8217; option.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &#8216;Reset&#8217; or &#8216;Reset options&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8216;Erase all data (factory reset)&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>If you are prompted, enter your PIN or password to continue.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the reset by selecting &#8216;Erase everything&#8217; or &#8216;Reset&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Your phone or tablet will begin the factory reset process and will restart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>What happens to your donated phone or tablet<\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve sent your old phone or tablet to WeBuyAnyPhone, they will also make sure all your data is wiped for complete peace of mind. Then they will automatically send the value of your donation directly to us to help fund research into kidney disease.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>Ready to recycle and donate?<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Visit our partner website and get all the information on trading in your phone or tablet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sellyourphone.kidneyresearchuk.org\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecycle today\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recycle your old phone Do you have a mobile or tablet you no longer need? You can donate all, or a percentage of the trade in value, through our partner WeBuyAnyPhone and your old technology will help to raise money for vital kidney research. 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