Water damaged iPhone - how to delete iCloud?

My apologies Mr. Hobbs. I did not fully understand the question. I guess the OP will not be able to donate their phone then..

You can try connecting it to a computer with iTunes, seeing if the computer 'sees' the iPhone, and choosing "Restore". Not sure if that'll work if it won't turn on at all.

If the phone cant turn on then there is no way to delete the iCloud info off the phone

Go to www.icloud.com, sign in with your Apple ID and password. Choose "find my iPhone". After the map loads, click the Devices tab (top center of the screen). Your phone should be displayed. If you see an X on the right side of the phone, clicking the x removes activation lock.

HTH

How is icloud.com suppose to help if the phone wont turn on and connect to the internet?

Removing the device from iCloud disables Activation lock, which is the feature you are being asked to remove.

Did you read the post? It said nothing about Activation Lock. He/She wanted the iCloud account removed from the iPhone

but they all need iCloud to be removed before they will accept it. Does anyone know how I go about deleting icloud when I can't turn it on?

ssschmidt wrote:

My apologies Mr. Hobbs. I did not fully understand the question. I guess the OP will not be able to donate their phone then..

Its all good. It happes to all of us at least once in awhile 😉

i hope that someone can help or give me a definite answer, its along the same lines as op, now im trying to send the phone back to the insurance company as part of a replacement swap. i need both turned off or im going to be fined 500.00 when i send the phone back in. now the phone is completely broke, water damage im guessing. is turning off "find my iphone" and turning off the activation lock only possible if the phone itself can be turned on/connected to the web? it wont connect to itunes which already knew that wasn't going to work. so am i just sol? did apple just cost me an extra 500.00 because of this stupid feature,

First, you MUST stop trying to connect it to anything. By connecting it to a USB or power outlet, you are risking even more damage. Water damage does a range of things like possible fusing the LCD together, burning or melting circuits and chips and even causing copper circuits to explode or pop. You phone may be repairable but will surely not be if you keep applying power.

Attempted repair will be much cheaper than the cost of giving them back. I found your issue while searching for water damaged phones. What I would do is give it to a phone repair service to be recovered or repaired. They will be able to clean the parts and assess the total damage and then either fix it or tell you how much it will cost to fix. Then you can get access to the UI and erase the iCloud from the phones and even resell. That is the only way to recover any money or at least save a bit.

DixonPhoneDr.com are pretty good to ship your phones to. I know at the minimum they will clean and access your phone for free. Then if it is close to repairable they will send you an estimate for the parts that they deem need replacing. You have to approve the cost estimate prior to them doing any work. Then they simply repair and send the phones back. Too easy.

GO to iCloud.com on any computer or other device. Enter your Apple ID and password. You can the. Remove the water damaged phone from your iCloud account. you should then be able to recycle it.

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