If I lose my phone and mark it as lost can I clear all my info if I find it and then give it to a friend to use

I lost my iPhone and I marked it as lost on the find my phone app. Then I found my phone under my bed, but I have already purchased a new iPhone 14. I would like to gift the phone to my friend. Can I clear all of my info and then mark it as found in the app and give the old phone to a different person who has a different chip so that she can use the phone?can I take the chip out of my iPhone 6 and give it to somebody who has an iPhone chip but needs a phone?

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Posted on May 1, 2023 1:12 PM

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Posted on May 1, 2023 1:20 PM

If you locked the phone via the Find My feature, then you can unlock it via the same way. This restores it to it's normal state (although cellular service won't work if you've migrated that (via your carrier) to a different physical phone.


Once it's re-enabled, you can follow the instructions on Erase iPhone - Apple Support to reset the phone to factory settings, removing your personal data so your friend can then take over.

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May 1, 2023 1:20 PM in response to LisaPiperduke

If you locked the phone via the Find My feature, then you can unlock it via the same way. This restores it to it's normal state (although cellular service won't work if you've migrated that (via your carrier) to a different physical phone.


Once it's re-enabled, you can follow the instructions on Erase iPhone - Apple Support to reset the phone to factory settings, removing your personal data so your friend can then take over.

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