MobiKin Eraser for Android

To prevent personal information from disclosing, Android users are always suggested to erase or wipe their devices before giving away or selling them. But how to erase an Android phone thoroughly and permanently? You need a professional & reliable eraser software like MobiKin Eraser for Android to be your assistant. This program can help you wipe off all your Android data with one click, leaving no possibility of data recovery.

Notice: This program will permanently and completely remove the data on Android device - all the erased data are unrecoverable, so please backup your wanted files before starting the erasure.

Now let's learn how to erase Android phone completely and permanently:

Step 1. Connect Android device to computer

At first, please download the software by clicking the icon above and then install and launch it on your computer. Next, you can connect your Android device to computer via USB cable or Wi-Fi as you like.

1) Connect via USB

- Use a USB cable to connect your Android device to computer.

- Enable USB debugging on your mobile phone if the following prompt pops up. If you don't know how to complete that, please follow the steps provided in the complete guide about how to enable USB debugging on Android phone.

- Then the program will start downloading and installing the driver on your computer if you haven't installed it. Here, please click "Install" or "Install this driver software anyway" when you see the following windows to ensure the success of the driver installation. (If the driver installed failed, please turn to the page "How to Do If the Driver Installed Failed".)

- If your device is running on Android 4.2 or above, you will get the following interface that asks you to authorize the computer on your device by clicking "OK" or "Allow".

- After that, the software will automatically install the Assistant for Android (Android Version) on your mobile phone. 

2) Connect via Wi-Fi

Notice: Please ensure your Android phone and computer are connected to the same network - checking the IP addresses. Otherwise, you won't be able to use the program smoothly. And if you want to know the detailed tutorial about Wi-Fi connection, please go to the page "How Can I Connect My Android Phone via Wi-Fi".

- Click the "Wi-Fi" icon on the primary interface and you will get the following interface.

- Download, install and open the Android Assistant for Android (Android Version) on your mobile phone.

- Use the "Scan" feature of the installed App to scan the QR code displayed on the program.

Tips: If the program fails to recognize the connected Android device, please click to learn what to do when the program does not recognize Android device.

Step 2. Set security level

- Once the tool successfully recognizes your Android device, it will display the mobile phone as below. On this interface, please click the "Erase" button.

- After entering the next interface, please tap on "Medium" next to "Security Level:".

- After that, a window that allows you to set security level will pop up. Just choose a level according to your need and then tap on "OK" to confirm your option.

Step 3. Erase & overwrite all Android data

- Type in "delete" on the "Erase All Data" interface and hit the "Erase" button at the bottom right corner.

- Then a window will appear to ask if you are sure to erase the device. Just click "OK" to go on.

- When the following promt pops up, please click "Yes" on your Android to set as the default SMS App. Then you need to tap on "OK" on the program to proceed.

- After that, the program will begin scanning your device.

- When the scanning process ends, it will start to erase your phone data.

- After the erasure, the program will start to overwrite your phone data. Here, for the users who choose the "Low Level" or "Medium Level", the software will overwrite the device one time. As for the "High Level", the program will overwrite the phone data 3 times.

Step 4. Factory reset your Android phone

- Then you are strongly recommended to factory reset your device which can further clear your system data and settings. After that, please click "Continue" on the program.

Notice: Before resetting the mobile phone, you will see the following interface that requires you to set the default SMS App back. To complete that, you just need to tap "Yes" on your mobile phone and then click "OK" on the program to go on.

- Done! Now the data on your mobile phone is permanently and completely erased and cannot be recovered.