How to take off find my iphone

If you Can’t Disable Find My iPhone Service on your iPhone, you can find below the troubleshooting steps to fix this problem and remove your device from Apple’s Find My Service.

Can’t Disable Find My iPhone

Apple’s ‘Find My iPhone’ service can help locate your lost or stolen iPhone and it can also be used to remotely wipe the data from a lost or stolen iPhone.

However, it becomes necessary to disable Apple’s Find My iPhone Service to Factory Reset iPhone, Restore iPhone from Backup and also before giving away or selling your device.

In general, you should be able to Turn OFF Find My iPhone service right on your iPhone by going to Settings > Apple ID > Find My > Find My iPhone and moving Find My iPhone toggle to OFF position.

If you are unable to Turn OFF Find My iPhone, the problem can might be due Location Services being switched OFF, change or corruption in certain settings on your device and others reasons.

1. Install Updates

The problem might be due to an iOS or App update waiting to be installed on your device. Go to Settings > General > Software Update.

On the software update screen, tap on Download and Install (in case a software update is available).

2. Check Apple’s System Status

Sometimes, the problem is due to Apple servers being temporarily unavailable or going through problems. To confirm, visit Apple’s System Status page and take a look at Find My entry.

If there is a problem, you will see an error message next to Find My entry and the dot next to iMessage will be Red.

3. Enable Location Services

Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > enable Location Services by moving the toggle to ON position.

After enabling Location Services, see if you can now disable Find My iPhone.

4. Restart iPhone

The problem could be due to stuck programs or corrupted cache file your device from connecting to Apple’s Find My Service.

Go to Settings > General > scroll down and tap on Shut Down. On the next screen, use the Slider to Power OFF iPhone.

Wait for iPhone to completely shut down > Restart iPhone by pressing the Power button.

5. Reset All Settings

Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > on the pop-up, select Reset All Settings option.

After iPhone restarts, connect your device to WiFi Network by entering your Wi-Fi Network Password and see if you can disable Find My iPhone.

6. Disable Lock Screen Password

Some users have reported being able to disable Find My iPhone after disabling Lock Screen Passcode.

Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Enter your Passcode. On the next screen, select Turn Passcode OFF option.

On the next screen, enter your current Lock Screen Passcode and this will Turn OFF Lock Screen Passcode on your device.

7. Reset iPhone Using Find My Service

If above methods did not help, you can consider the option of Erasing all the data on your device and setting up iPhone as a New Device.

The most common scenario is when you're selling, trading in or otherwise saying goodbye to an iPhone -- which you might do if you've just gotten a new phone. Doing so removes the phone from the list of devices associated with your account and prevents new owners from being able to access information about you. 

You should also turn the feature off if you need to send your iPhone in for service, according to Apple's support page. 

Fortunately, Apple makes it easy to turn off Find My iPhone. The steps vary depending on the operating system you're using, but you only need a few steps to flip that switch. Here's what you need to know.

How to turn off Find My iPhone (on iOS 13 or later)

1. Open up the Settings menu.
2. Select your name at the top of the menu. Then select the Find My option.

3. At the top of the next page, Tap Find My iPhone, and toggle the Find My iPhone setting off. You can also toggle off the Find My network, and the Send Last Location option (which automatically sends the location of your phone to Apple when the battery is critically low).

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