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I've done this four times now. My own phone, my mom's phone, a used iPhone off Facebook Marketplace, and a work iPad still linked to my old boss's account.

Every single time, something small tripped me up.

Here's what actually works: The quick version: Settings → Your Name → Find My → Find My iPhone → Toggle Off → Apple ID Password Done in 2 minutes. But here's the part most guides skip:

After you toggle it off on the phone — go to icloud.com/find and confirm the device has actually disappeared from your account list.

I skipped this step once. My trade-in bounced back. The toggle looked off on the phone. The device was still sitting in my iCloud account.

Don't make the same mistake.

Toggle greyed out? Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → Account Changes → Allow

That one setting is responsible for 90% of cases where the toggle won't respond.

turning off find my iphone before a trade-in

-> what people think happens: toggle off → done → hand over phone

what actually happens: toggle off → carrier flags activation lock → trade-in rejected → panic

-> the fix nobody mentions:

after you toggle it off on the phone, go to icloud.com/find and make sure the device is actually gone from your account list

the toggle being off on the phone and the device being removed from iCloud are two different things

✅ remember your apple id password (not your passcode — your apple id password)

✅ check if stolen device protection is on — if yes, there is a mandatory 1-hour wait before you can disable find my. no shortcut. i tried.

✅ settings → your name → find my → find my iphone → toggle off

✅ go to icloud.com/find → all devices → confirm phone is gone from list

✅ back up everything before handing it over

skipping that last icloud step is exactly how trade-ins get rejected

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"this will take thirty seconds" i thought

reader, it did not take thirty seconds

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things i did not know before this experience:

→ find my and activation lock are different things and both need to be off

→ stolen device protection adds a literal one-hour mandatory wait and there is no way around it

→ the toggle being off on the phone does not mean the device is removed from icloud

→ my mom had screen time restrictions on her phone that she set up years ago and completely forgot about which is why her toggle wouldn't move and why i spent twenty minutes confused

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wrote up everything that went wrong so you don't have to figure it out standing at a carrier store

Google's next flagship phone is already generating plenty of excitement, and the Google Pixel 11 Pro is expected to bring some of the biggest upgrades we've seen in years.

Based on official announcements and credible industry reports, here's what you can expect from the upcoming Pixel flagship.

📱 Expected Highlights

✅ Tensor G6 chipset (TSMC 2nm)

✅ New AI-powered camera system

✅ Pixel Glow notification feature

✅ MediaTek M90 modem for better connectivity

✅ Android 17 out of the box

✅ Up to 7 years of software updates

✅ Larger battery with improved efficiency

📸 Camera Improvements

Recent reports suggest Google may introduce new camera sensors that improve:

Low-light photography

Portrait quality

AI image processing

Video stabilization

Telephoto performance

If these reports prove accurate, the Pixel 11 Pro could become one of Google's biggest camera upgrades in recent years.

🤖 AI Features

Google continues to focus heavily on artificial intelligence.

The Pixel 11 Pro is expected to offer smarter on-device AI features for:

Writing assistance

Photo editing

Live translation

Call screening

Productivity tools

💰 Expected Price

Current reports suggest pricing could start around $999, although official pricing will only be confirmed at launch.

📅 Launch Timeline

Google is expected to officially unveil the Pixel 11 Pro during its Made by Google event later this year.

As always, some specifications may change before the official announcement.

👉 I put together a detailed guide covering the expected release date, price, specifications, leaks, comparison with previous models, and whether it's worth waiting for.

Read the full article here:

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