There is a functionality activated by default in the iPhone that can be very useful in certain cases, and that is the location. However, it can be disabled and that is why we will show you the steps to follow to deactivate “find my iPhone” .
The Find My iPhone functionality allows any user to locate their iPhone in case of loss or theft of the device, so it is advisable never to deactivate it because you do not know what may happen in the future and you may need it.
Finding my iPhone operation is very simple, just log in to the iCloud website with your Apple ID and go to said application, if your mobile is covered, you can determine an almost exact location where your lost iPhone could be found or stolen.
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It is like the Android Device Manager application available on Android, but on iOS, although apart from being able to locate the phone, it also allows you to remotely execute other functions on the iPhone, such as deleting all the information.
However, there may be users who do not want to have this possibility activated, for which there are a series of simple and quick steps that allow you to deactivate this parameter from the iPhone. To disable “find my iPhone” , you must perform these few steps:
- Enter the settings and click on your name at the top. Once inside, go down and click on the name of your phone, in our case, iPhone 8 Plus.
- Click on the “find my iPhone” option.
- When entering it, you just have to deactivate the corresponding box, for which it will ask you to enter the password of your Apple ID, so you make sure that anyone who can pick up your phone, does not deactivate it.
In just 3 steps, you will deactivate this functionality, now, we recommend you leave it as it was because it is likely that in the future you may need it at that moment when you have lost your iPhone or it has simply been stolen in order to locate it.
By the way, not only the iPhone offers this parameter, other Apple devices can also be located on a map , such as the iPad, iPod Touch and even a Mac computer, Airpods headphones and Apple Watch.
It is quite simple to deactivate “find my iPhone” , when you do it you will no longer be able to locate your iPhone when you need it, so think about it before, nothing happens to have this setting enabled, because only those who know your Apple ID will be able to know the location .
