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How to Prepare Your Old iPhone for Trade-In Before iPhone 18 Pro Arrives: Backup, Find My, Sign Out and the 14-Day Window
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How to Prepare Your Old iPhone for Trade-In Before iPhone 18 Pro Arrives: Backup, Find My, Sign Out and the 14-Day Window

Mike Peterson · Posted 28 minutes ago

Apple’s trade-in estimate is valid for 14 days after you receive your new device, so the old iPhone does not need to be wiped until the iPhone 18 Pro is in your hands. Apple’s trade-in page lists three preparation steps once it is: back up, turn off Find My, and sign out. Apple's newsroom lists…

How to Pre-Order iPhone 18 Pro in the Apple Store App at 5 a.m. PT on September 12 (and Use Apple Trade In)
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How to Pre-Order iPhone 18 Pro in the Apple Store App at 5 a.m. PT on September 12 (and Use Apple Trade In)

Mike Peterson · Posted 1 hour ago

iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders open on Saturday, September 12 at 5 a.m. PT, according to Apple’s press release, with deliveries and in-store pickup from Friday, September 18. That is 1:00 pm in the UK and 5:30 pm in India on the same day, per Apple’s regional Store pages. iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max…

iPhone 18 Pro Trade-In: What Your iPhone 16 Pro or 15 Pro Is Worth Toward the New Phone
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iPhone 18 Pro Trade-In: What Your iPhone 16 Pro or 15 Pro Is Worth Toward the New Phone

Mike Peterson · September 9, 2026

Apple’s most recently published trade-in values put an iPhone 16 Pro at up to $630 and an iPhone 15 Pro at up to $420, which would bring the $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro down to $569 or $779 before tax. Those figures come from Apple’s August 6 refresh of its trade-in program, as reported by MacRumors,…

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