Get a New iPhone for the Holidays? Turn Off This Setting on Your Old Device

Get a New iPhone for the Holidays? Turn Off This Setting on Your Old Device Make sure you do this before you toss out your old iPhone. Zachary McAuliffeStaff writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a TV series with his wife and their dog. ExpertiseWeb hosting | Operating systems | Applications | SoftwareCredentials Apple software beta tester, "Helps make our computers and phones work!" - Zach's grandparents Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past decade. The former digital services editor for Reviews.com, Adam now leads CNET's services and software team and contributes to its game coverage. ExpertiseOperating Systems | Streaming Services | Mobile Apps | First-Person ShootersCredentials Adam has been covering streaming services since 2013 and wants to help people navigate the subscription creep in their lives. Were you gifted a new iPhone Air or a device from the iPhone 17 lineup for the holidays? Or maybe you decided yo treat yourself and upgrade your device. Either way, Apple suggests you turn off Find My on your old iPhone to protect your device. The Find My app from Apple can help you locate your luggage in a busy airport, find a single missing AirPod and ensure you know where all your devices are. Disabling Find My on an iPhone before you give it away turns off its Activation Lock feature. This feature can prevent anyone else from using the device, which is helpful if your iPhone is stolen or ends up in the wrong hands. However, if you are giving your iPhone to a friend, Activation Lock could stop them from using it. Fortunately, you can turn off Find My in just a few easy steps. Here is how to turn off Find My before you upgrade to a new iPhone. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source on Chrome. How to turn off Find My 1. Tap Settings on your iPhone. 2. Tap your name across the top of the menu. 3. Tap Find My. 4. Tap Find My iPhone. 5. In the new menu, toggle off Find My iPhone. Now you should be good to give your iPhone away. However, if you have Stolen Device Protection turned on, you won't be able to turn Find My off. If you do have Stolen Device Protection turned on, here's how to disable it so you can turn Find My off. 1. Tap Settings on your iPhone. 2. Tap Face ID & Passcode. You might have to enter your Passcode here to continue. 3. Tap Stolen Device Protection. 4. In the new menu, toggle on Stolen Device Protection. Once Stolen Device Protection is disabled, follow the steps above to turn off Find My. But before you give away your iPhone, remember to remove all of your personal information...

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