How To Turn Off Find My iPhone On Your Device [2 Ways To Do It]

Jeffrey Baiden
By Jeffrey Baiden - Technical Writer
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Turn off find my iPhone

Some iPhone users may prefer to have their Find My iPhone feature turned off to prevent their devices from being tracked down.

If you would like to turn off your Find My iPhone on your device but do not know how to, this article has got you covered. 

In this article, you are going to learn how to turn off Find My iPhone on your device.

See How To Turn Off Find My iPhone On Your Device

There are very simple steps you can take to turn off Find My iPhone on your device.

You can toggle off Find My iPhone via your privacy settings or you can toggle it off by opening your Apple account in your device settings.

Turning off Find My iPhone via Privacy and security settings

You can turn off the Find My iPhone feature via the privacy and security settings by following this guide.

Step 1: Open your iPhone Settings

On your iPhone device, go to the Settings app and tap on Privacy and Security.

Step 2: Go to Location services

On the Privacy and Security section, tap on Location Services, and then tap on Share My Location.

Step 3: Turn off Find My iPhone

While you’re on the Share My Location page, tap on Find My iPhone.

By default, Find My iPhone is turned on. Tap on the toggle button to turn it off.

Note that you need to provide your Apple ID password to turn off Find My iPhone.

Turning off Find my iPhone via Apple ID settings.

You can also turn off Find My iPhone via the Apple ID Settings by following this guide:

Step 1: Go to Settings

On your iPhone device, go to the Settings app and tap on your Apple ID [name] at the top.

Step 2: Tap Find My or select device

Once you tap on your name at the top of your iPhone Settings, tap on Find My, or your device name [the iPhone you don’t want to track].

Step 3: Turn off Find My iPhone

Tap on Find My iPhone and toggle off the feature. You’ll be asked to provide your Apple ID password to turn off Find My iPhone.

Conclusion

For your own privacy reasons, you may want to turn off Find My iPhone. You can toggle off Find My iPhone via your privacy settings or by opening your Apple account in your device settings. 

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