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Turn OFF ‘Find My’ on iPhone & iCloud Using Computer

By: Salman Patwegar

If you need to turn OFF Apple’s Find My iPhone service, you can do it right on your device and also use your PC or Mac to accomplish this task.

Turn Off Find My iPhone

Disable Find My iPhone

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

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

You can disable ‘Find My’, right on your device and also by logging into your iCloud Account on a Mac or Windows computer.

1. Disable ‘Find My’ on iPhone or iPad

Follow the steps below to disable ‘Find My’, right on your iPhone, iPad or iPad.

Open Settings and tap on your Apple ID.

Apple ID Name on iPhone Settings Screen

On Apple ID Screen, scroll down and tap on Find My.

Find My Tab on Apple ID Screen

On Find My screen, tap on Find My iPhone.

Find My iPhone Settings Option on iPhone

On the next screen, move the toggle next to Find My iPhone to OFF position.

Disable Find My iPhone

On the confirmation pop-up, enter your Apple ID Password and tap on Turn OFF.

Confirm to Turn OFF Find My iPhone

Within a few seconds, your iPhone will be disconnected from Apple’s ‘Find My’ service and the location of your iPhone will no longer be tracked.

2. Disable ‘Find My’ on iCloud Using Computer

You can also remove your device from Apple’s ‘Find My’ service by logging into your iCloud Account using a Mac or Windows computer.

Go to Settings > General > scroll down and tap on Shut Down.

Shut Down iPhone

This will switch your device and disconnect it from Cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks.

After this visit iCloud.com on your PC or Mac > enter your Apple ID and Password to sign-in to your iCloud Account. Once you are in iCloud, click on Find iPhone icon.

Find My iPhone Tab on iCloud

If prompted, enter your Apple ID Password. Once you are in Find iPhone, click on All Devices and then select your iPhone.

All Device Option on iPhone

Next, click on Your iPhone and then click on the X button next to your device.

Disable Find My iPhone Using iCloud

This will remove your device from Apple’s ‘Find My’ service.

However, you need to be aware that this method is temporary, your iPhone will remain disconnected from Apple’s Find My Service only as long as it remains disconnected from the internet.

Once your iPhone becomes online, Apple’s ‘Find My’ service will once begin tracking the location of your device. Hence, the only way to completely switch OFF Find My iPhone is to do it on the device itself.

3. Disable ‘Find My iPhone’ Without Apple ID or Password

There is really no way to disconnect iPhone from ‘Find My’ service, without knowing the Apple ID that was used to Setup Find My Service.

Even if it is your own iPhone, you won’t be able to Turn OFF Find My iPhone, without knowing the Apple ID and the Password that was used to setup this service on your device.

If you bought a used iPhone, you need to ask the previous owner to disable this service on your device by entering the Apple ID and Password associated with ‘Find My’ service.

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