You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
💡 Did you know?
⏺ If you can't accept iCloud Terms and Conditions... Learn more >
⏺ If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app... Learn more >
⏺ If you can't accept iCloud Terms and Conditions... Learn more >
⏺ If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app... Learn more >
I upgraded to an iPhone 5C and have already erased my iPhone 4. While looking at the instruction to submit for a turn in old phone rebate, they ask if Find My Phone has been disabled. I'm not sure if Erasing does this. Thanks to all for help.
The following quote is from What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
It indicates that if you did the Erase All Content and Settings it would also turn off Find My iPhone.
- Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Erase All Content and Settings.
- This will completely erase your device and turn off iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, Game Center, and other services.
- If you're using iOS 7 and have Find My iPhone turned on, your Apple ID and password will be required. After you provide your password, the device will be erased and removed from your account so that the next owner can activate it.
The following quote is from What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
It indicates that if you did the Erase All Content and Settings it would also turn off Find My iPhone.
- Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Erase All Content and Settings.
- This will completely erase your device and turn off iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, Game Center, and other services.
- If you're using iOS 7 and have Find My iPhone turned on, your Apple ID and password will be required. After you provide your password, the device will be erased and removed from your account so that the next owner can activate it.
Based on the quotation in my post above I would say that it had been previously turned off. Following from iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7 is a way to verify:
How do I check for Activation Lock before purchasing a used device?
When purchasing an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from someone other than Apple or an authorized Apple reseller, it is up to you to ensure that the device has been erased and is no longer linked to the previous owner’s account.
Follow each of these steps to make sure that you can use the device you purchase:
- Turn the device on and slide to unlock.
- If the passcode lock screen or the home screen appears, the device has not been erased. Ask the seller to completely erase the device by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. Do not take ownership of any used iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch until it has been erased.
- Begin the device setup process.
- After choosing a language, choosing a country, and connecting to a network, the device will begin activation. If you are asked for the previous owner’s Apple ID and password, the device is still linked to their account. Hand the device back to the seller and ask them to enter their password. If the previous owner is not present, they can remove the device from their account by signing in to icloud.com/find. Do not take ownership of any used iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch until it has been removed from the previous owner’s account.
You will know that a device is ready for you to use when you are asked to “Set up your iPhone", “Set up your iPad", or “Set up your iPod” during the device setup process.
I did -> Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Erase All Content and Settings. but it did not ask for any icloud id & password, I assume it means I had disabled find my iphone, right? Now, will it ask for cloud id & password during re-activation?
Please advise.
Does Erasing an iPhone disable Find My Phone?
