If you are unable to turn off Find My iPhone service on your iPhone, below are the troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue and remove your device from Apple’s Find My iPhone service.
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Find My iPhone cannot be turned off
Apple’s Find My iPhone service can help you locate your lost or stolen iPhone, and it can also be used to remotely erase the data from a lost or stolen iPhone.
However, it is necessary to turn off 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 disable Find My iPhone service directly on your iPhone by going to settings > AppleID > find mine > find my iphone and move the Find My iPhone switch to Find My iPhone. OUT Position.
If you are unable to turn off Find My iPhone, the problem may be due to location services being turned off, certain settings on your device have been changed or corrupted, and other reasons.
1. Install updates
The problem may 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 Download and install (if a software update is available).
2. Check Apple’s system status
Sometimes the problem is due to Apple servers being temporarily unavailable or having problems. Visit Apple for confirmation system status page and look find mine Entry.
If there’s a problem, you’ll see an error message next to “Find my record” and the dot will appear next to “iMessage.” Red.
3. Enable location services
Go to settings > privacy > location services > activate location services by moving the switch to ON Position.
After turning on Location Services, see if you can turn off Find My iPhone now.
4. Reboot the iPhone
The problem could be due to stuck programs or a corrupted cache file that is preventing your device from connecting to Apple’s Find My Service.
Go to settings > General > scroll down and tap shut down. On the next screen, use the slider to turn off the iPhone.
Wait for the iPhone to completely shut down > Start anew iPhone by pressing the power button.
5. Reset all settings
Go to settings > General > Transfer or reset iPhone > Reset to default > Select in the pop-up window Reset all settings Possibility.
After iPhone restarts, connect your device to the WiFi network by entering your WiFi password and see if you can turn off Find My iPhone.
6. Disable lock screen password
Some users have reported that they can disable Find My iPhone after disabling lock screen passcode.
Go to settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Enter yours password. Select on the next screen Turn off passcode Possibility.
On the next screen, enter your current lock screen passcode and this will turn off the lock screen passcode on your device.
7. Reset iPhone using Find My Service
If the above methods didn’t help, you can consider the option of wiping all data on your device and setting up iPhone as a new device.
Go to on your Mac or PC icloud.com and log in to your iCloud account by entering your Apple ID and passcode. Once in iCloud, click Find iPhone Symbol.
If prompted, enter yours Apple ID password Sign up for the Find iPhone service. On the next screen, click All devices option (top center of the screen) and select it iPhone you want to delete.
Then click on Delete Iphone Option to erase all data on your device.
After the data is erased, find the iPhone starting with hello screenand prompts you to set up the iPhone.
Follow the onscreen instructions until you reach the Apps & Data screen. Choose Set as new iPhone Possibility.
Follow the remaining instructions to complete the setup process.
