What Happens If You Erase A Device On Find My Iphone?

Find My Mobile lets you remotely delete all the information on the device or memory card. Your personal information cannot be recovered after using this feature. After using the Factory Data Reset option you will no longer be able to use the Find My Mobile service.

Will I be able to Find My iPhone once I erase it?

If you erase a device that has iOS 15, iPadOS 15 or later installed, you can use Find Devices to locate or play a sound on the device. Otherwise, you will not be able to locate or play a sound on it. You may still be able to locate your Mac or Apple Watch if it is near a previously used Wi-Fi network.

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Can you erase iPhone without turning off Find My iPhone?

A factory restore does not disable Find My Phone. Only turning it off before the device was restored, or knowing the password to the Apple ID that enabled it. When you've wiped your device, it should have popped the widow asking to log in to your Apple ID and disable Find My iPhone.

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What happens if you erase a device on Find My Device?

Note: Remotely erasing your phone will perform a factory reset to remove all data on your phone storage, including apps, app data, and settings. Some data—including personal information—may not be permanently erased. You won't be able to remotely access your phone after you do this.

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What does erasing a device from Find My iPhone do?

What happens when you erase a device in Find My? A confirmation email is sent to your Apple ID email address. When you erase a device remotely using Find My, Activation Lock remains on to protect it. Your Apple ID and password are required to reactivate it.

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What happens when you erase Find My?

Note: Remotely erasing your phone will perform a factory reset to remove all data on your phone storage, including apps, app data, and settings. Some data—including personal information—may not be permanently erased. You won't be able to remotely access your phone after you do this.

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Does erase iPhone turn off Find My?

When you erase your iPhone or iPad, Find My [device] and Activation Lock will be turned off.

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Can you track iPhone after erase?

If you erase a device that had iOS 15, iPadOS 15 or later installed, you can still use Find My to locate the device or play a sound on it. Otherwise, you won't be able to locate the device or play a sound after you've erased it.

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What happens after you erase a iPhone on Find My?

What happens when you erase a device in Find My? A confirmation email is sent to your Apple ID email address. When you erase a device remotely using Find My, Activation Lock remains on to protect it. Your Apple ID and password are required to reactivate it.

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What happens when you erase a device on Find My Phone?

Note: Remotely erasing your phone will perform a factory reset to remove all data on your phone storage, including apps, app data, and settings. Some data—including personal information—may not be permanently erased. You won't be able to remotely access your phone after you do this.

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How long does an erase take on Find My iPhone?

If you want to erase iPhone from Find My iPhone, it normally takes less than 5 minutes. Erasing All Content and Settings on an iPhone should take less than 10 minutes. Erasing iPhone from iCloud should take you only 10-15 minutes.

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Do I need to turn off Find My iPhone before erasing?

Use the Find My app to erase an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac. In order to remotely erase a device, you must turn on Find My [device] before it's lost.

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Does factory resetting an iPhone turn off Find My iPhone?

The best way to do this is to sign out of iCloud and then erase all content and settings from your device before handing it over. This completely erases your device, turns off Find My iPhone, and removes the device from your Apple ID account.

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Why do I have to turn off Find My iPhone before restoring?

The reason behind turning off “Find My iPhone” tool is a feature called Activation Lock. Its purpose is to prevent a potential thief from reseting the stolen device to factory settings and being able to use it. The phone will not accept another Apple ID, except for the old one.

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How long does it take to erase a phone from Find My iPhone?

If you want to erase iPhone from Find My iPhone, it normally takes less than 5 minutes. Erasing All Content and Settings on an iPhone should take less than 10 minutes. Erasing iPhone from iCloud should take you only 10-15 minutes.

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Why is erase still pending on Find My iPhone?

If your device is offline, you see Erase Pending. The remote erase begins the next time it connects to a Wi-Fi or cellular network.

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What happens when you erase a device on Find My?

Note: Remotely erasing your phone will perform a factory reset to remove all data on your phone storage, including apps, app data, and settings. Some data—including personal information—may not be permanently erased. You won't be able to remotely access your phone after you do this.

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