Find My iPhone: Remove your device
If you’re no longer using an iOS device or a Mac, you can remove it from Find My iPhone. When you remove a device, it’s removed from your Devices list. If your device has iOS 7 or later, Activation Lock is also turned off.
Before giving away or selling your iOS device, be sure to erase your content and settings (in Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings). When you erase your content, Find My iPhone and Activation Lock are also turned off.
For more information, see the Apple Support article What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Remove an iOS device or Mac by turning off Find My iPhone
On an iOS device: Go to Settings > iCloud, then tap to turn off Find My [device].
On a Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, then deselect Find My Mac.
Note: You can also remove your device by turning off iCloud completely on that device. Turning off iCloud turns off all iCloud features on the device.
Remove an iOS device or Mac on which you can’t turn off Find My iPhone
If you can’t turn off Find My iPhone on the device, turn off the device so it goes offline, then remove it from the Find My iPhone app.
Note: You can also remove your iOS device by first erasing it—just follow the instructions below for removing an iOS device you don’t have. You can later restore the device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.
Turn off the device you want to remove.
Sign in to Find My iPhone on this device with your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).
In the Devices list, tap the device to remove, then tap Remove.
If the device comes online
again, it reappears in Find My iPhone. If your device reappears, turn off Find My iPhone on the device (follow the instructions above for removing a device by turning off Find My iPhone), or if it’s an iOS device and you no longer have it, follow the instructions below for removing an iOS device you no longer have.
Remove an iOS device you no longer have
If you no longer have the iOS device because you gave it away or sold it, you need to remotely erase it before you can remove it.
Sign in to Find My iPhone on this device with your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).
In the Devices list, tap the device you want to erase and remove.
Tap Actions, tap Erase [device], then enter your Apple ID password or your family member’s Apple ID password. Because the device isn’t lost, don’t enter a phone number or message.
If the device is offline
, the remote erase begins the next time it’s online . You receive an email when the device is erased.If you erase your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and you have credit and debit cards in Wallet (or Passbook) for Apple Pay, Find My iPhone attempts to remove your cards immediately, even if your iPhone is offline. For more information, see the Apple Support article Using Passbook.
When the device is erased, tap Remove.
All your content is erased, and someone else can now activate the device.