Resetting an iPhone to transfer it to someone else

By Moopie Curran, 19 October, 2022

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi,
I might be transferring one of my old iPhones to a family member who is not on any family sharing email address associated with my apple ID. A few years ago, I followed an online guide to reset and transfer my old iPad mini to someone, and man, what a messy ordeal that was! The family member who I might be transferring the iPhone to is fully sighted. Is there anything I need to do before I erase the iPhone so I can disassociate my apple ID with it? What happened when I gave the iPad mini to a family member was it kept popping up prompting for my apple ID. So I'm thinking if I can disassociate the old iPhone prior to the erase process, I'd be ok? What is the process these days for transferring an old iPhone to someone else?
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By Siobhan on Friday, October 28, 2022 - 01:44

Sign out of Icloud, and Apple, make sure you get whatever you want off, then reset all settings, It should erase everything. Hope that helps.

By Holger Fiallo on Friday, October 28, 2022 - 01:44

Also in your phone go to setting, your name and delete previous phone from your list. Even if you delete account from phone and reset to new, your phone will still show up there.

By Earle on Friday, October 28, 2022 - 01:44

Don't forget to turn off find my iPhone. This will turn off activation lock. If you don't do this, the person will be asked for your Apple ID password when they attempt to set up the phone.