Question

A company is retiring 40 Android smartphones that will be sold to a third-party recycler. The devices contain corporate email, cached credentials, and saved documents. Management wants to ensure that no company data can be recovered by the new owners while keeping the devices fully functional for resale. Which action best meets these requirements?

Accepted Answer

Perform a factory reset on each device after confirming full-device encryption was enabled

Answer

Manually delete all apps and files, then empty the trash on each device

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Remove each device's SIM card and microSD card before handing them to the recycler

Answer

Physically destroy the internal storage chip on each device