Find My iPhone is a useful feature that allows you to locate your lost iPhone or iPad. It also allows you to erase or lock your device if it has been stolen.
If your iPhone or iPad needs to be repaired or passed on to someone else, it is important that you disable "Find My iPhone" on your phone.
If "Find my iPhone" is not turned off, the device cannot be reused by others.
It will be possible to delete everything on the phone, but when the next person tries to install the phone it will show an error.
The phone will be unusable until the phone is unlocked again.
Once you do this, Find My iPhone will no longer be active on your device and you will no longer be able to find or control your device using iCloud.com or another iOS device.
It's important to note that if you've used Find My iPhone to erase your device, you'll need to wait 24 hours before you can turn it off or reactivate it.
If you no longer have access to your iPhone, you can Remove a device from Find My iPhone on iCloud.com.
The above is tested with IOS 16
Remember that this is a permanent action and cannot be undone. Make sure you have backed up your data before disabling the feature so you can restore your data if necessary.
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