
Turn off Find My on your devices and items
Before you sell, give away or trade in a device, you should turn off Find My. You should also unregister an AirTag or third-party item before you sell or give it away.
If you no longer have the device, you can remove it from your account using Find My on iCloud.com.
Turn off Find My on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
When you turn off Find My on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, Activation Lock is automatically turned off.
On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > Find My.
Tap Find My [device], then turn off Find My [device].
Also see the following Apple Support articles: Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and What to do before you sell, give away or trade in your iPhone or iPad.
Turn off Find My on a Mac
When you turn off Find My on your Mac, Activation Lock is automatically turned off.
On your Mac, do one of the following:
macOS Ventura: Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click [your name] at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud on the right, click Find My Mac, then click Turn Off next to Find My Mac.
macOS 12 or earlier: Choose Apple menu
> System Preferences, click Apple ID, click iCloud, then deselect Find My Mac.
Also see the following Apple Support articles: Activation Lock for Mac and What to do before you sell, give away or trade in your Mac.
Turn off Find My on an Apple Watch
To remove your Apple Watch from Find My, unpair it from your iPhone. Activation Lock is automatically turned off.
See Sell, give away or protect a lost Apple Watch in the Apple Watch User Guide.
Also see the following Apple Support articles: About Activation Lock on your Apple Watch and What to do before you sell, give away or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else.
Remove your AirPods or Beats headphones from Find My
To remove your AirPods or Beats headphones from Find My, unpair it from Bluetooth settings on each of your devices, then remove it from your devices list.
See Unpair, restart or reset your AirPods in the AirPods User Guide.
Unregister your AirTag or third-party item
You can unregister an AirTag or third-party item from your Apple ID using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
See any of the following:
iPhone User Guide: Remove an AirTag or other item from Find My on iPhone
iPad User Guide: Remove an AirTag or other item from Find My on iPad
iPod touch User Guide: Remove an AirTag or other item from Find My on iPod touch