The iPhone Air is Apple’s sleek new phone that the company announced at its “awesome” event on September 9, and you can buy the new phone right now. But before you upgrade, Apple suggests you disable Find My on your old iPhone.
Apple’s Find My app can help you locate your luggage in a busy airport, find a single missing AirPod, and make sure you know where all your devices are. Disabling Find My on an iPhone before giving it away disables its Activation Lock feature. This feature could prevent other people from using the device, so it’s a great solution if your iPhone is stolen or someone else has it. However, if you give your iPhone to a friend, Activation Lock might prevent them from using your old device. Fortunately, you can disable Find My in a few simple steps.
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Here’s how to disable Find My before you get rid of your old iPhone.
How to turn off Find My
1. Faucet Settings on your iPhone.
2. Tap your name at the top of the menu.
3. Faucet Find my.
4. Faucet Find my iPhone.
5. In the new menu, disable Find my iPhone.
You should now be ready to give away your iPhone, but if you have Stolen Device Protection enabled, you won’t be able to turn off Find My. If you have Stolen Device Protection enabled, here’s how to disable it so you can disable Find My.
1. Faucet Settings on your iPhone.
2. Faucet Face ID and passcode. You may need to enter your password here to continue.
3. Faucet Protecting Stolen Devices.
4. In the new menu, activate Protecting Stolen Devices.
Once Stolen Device Protection is disabled, follow the steps above to disable Find My. But before you give away your iPhone, remember to delete all your personal information and reset your device to factory settings, just in case. You don’t want any of this information getting around.
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