When the "Find my iPhone”From Apple, there are several limitations enabled. For example it is unable to restore an iPhone when Find My iPhone is active. It is therefore also impossible to restore a iPhone disabled or do many other operations with the device. If you have to buy or sell your old iPhone and Find My iPhone is active on it, if you don't deactivate it, you won't even be able to deactivate the activation lock to allow the new owner to use the device without problems. In short, if you do not remember the iCloud passcodes to remove the Find My iPhone option or you are unable to do so for other reasons, this could be a big problem.
Many people only notice this block when they try to restore iPhone with iTunes. In this case, in fact, an error appears that says that Find My iPhone must be disabled before iPhone can be reset.
There is actually a good reason iTunes asks you to disable Find My iPhone before it can restore your device.
One of the main reasons why Find my iPhone must be disabled before resetting the phone is that Apple does not want unauthorized users to use the phone. When your phone is stolen or lost, you can use this feature to track your device and prevent others from using your device unless they enter the correct data (Apple ID) to unlock Find My iPhone.
How to Unlock Locked iPhone by Find My iPhone
Now let's see how to disable Find My iPhone to unlock the iPhone, both if you remember the access data to your iCloud account, and if you forget these codes.
Case 1. Remember Apple ID and Password to log into iCloud.com
If you remember the access data to your iCloud account, it is really trivial to disable Find My iPhone and then be able to unlock the iPhone as well. Log in to icloud.com by entering your Apple ID and password.
Once logged in you will see a series of icons. Click on the one showing a radar that corresponds to the Find My iPhone service
Once inside you will see a map like the one pictured below. Click above to disable Find My iPhone
Case 2. Disable Find My iPhone Without Codes
Can't turn off Find My iPhone to restore or unlock your iPhone? This section will help you. There is actually a utility called 4uKey that allows you to reset your disabled iPhone without turning off Find My iPhone. You can use it as follows to restore your iPhone.
Select Download to download the firmware for your iPhone.
Awards Start Unlock when the firmware is downloaded to start the recovery of the device. Once the reset is complete, you can try to use your iPhone which will no longer be blocked by Find My iPhone.
I found an iPad, the owner cannot be found… and if I try to restore it, it is blocked by Find My iPhone. Can I remove this block with this program?
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Yes, you can remove it.
