How to cancel 'will be removed' on Find My for a stolen iPhone after unlocking Apple Account?

I need some help. My iPhone was stolen and when I try to log in on iclould find my on web my account was locked and I just unlocked it today. The thief was able to unlocked my account first and was able to disabled find my but when I was finally able to unlocked my apple id my stolen device is still connected to find my and it say will be removed on april 26, 2026. There is no cancel, keep device, or do not remove the device option. Is there a way to cancel the "will be remove on find my" so the thief won't be able to use the phone?


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Original Title: Stolen device

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Apr 10, 2026 8:51 AM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2026 9:03 AM

You don't. You were conned into giving up your Apple account credentials by using a link in a phishing message sent by the thief.


You need to change your password. NOW.


You will never see that device again.

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Apr 10, 2026 10:58 AM in response to iChanego

Re: “I am not hoping to see the device again I just want the device to bw useless so the thief won't be able to use it.”


All you can do now is to ask your carrier to blacklist the phone. This will not keep the thief or their customer from resetting the phone and using it like an iPod touch. It will make the phone unable to connect to the network of any carrier who honors the blacklist.

Apr 10, 2026 10:05 AM in response to iChanego

iChanego wrote:

Actually my sim card was on the phone (it was physical sim card) which I think they use to reset or somehow log in to my account (I recieved an email that someone log in my account in web). I am not hoping to see the device again I just want the device to bw useless so the thief won't be able to use it.

That's not possible at this point.

The activation lock will be removed at the end of the 30 days.

Apr 10, 2026 10:21 AM in response to KiltedTim

Re: “The activation lock will be removed at the end of the 30 days.”


If I remember the Support articles correctly, the Activation Lock is already removed. The phone might continue to show up in Find My for up to 30 days, but the damage has already been done.


Only if the thief leaves the phone unmolested for 30 days, and then lets it connect to the Internet, might Activation Lock turn itself back on.

Apr 11, 2026 11:21 AM in response to Chris CA

Chris CA wrote:

Servant of Cats wrote:

How would tapping "Stop Erase Request" reinstate Activation Lock?

I give up. How?
I never suggested it would stop.


It wouldn't. That's the point. If you remember, the OP didn't ask how to cancel an Erase request. The OP wrote "Is there a way to cancel the "will be remove on find my" so the thief won't be able to use the phone?"

Apr 11, 2026 11:41 AM in response to Chris CA

But if/when it comes online, the request should go through.


The phone is Offline. The OP would not even be able to enter the instructions to "Stop Erase Request" if the phone was Offline.....because the phone won't even appear in Find My if it is Offline.


Now.....if the phone was Online...and it appeared in Find My......the OP could enter the "Stop Erase Request" and it would go through if the phone remained Online for a time.



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