I need to temporarily pause Find My iPhone but unsure how to do it or if it’s even possible. Could someone guide me on the steps or provide an alternative solution? I need this to make a necessary repair or change on my device.
Nah, you can’t really “pause” Find My iPhone—it’s either on or off. Apple’s pretty strict with that for security reasons. If you’re trying to repair the phone or something, you’ll need to turn it off entirely. Just go to Settings > [Your Name] > Find My > Find My iPhone and toggle it off. Thing is, to do that, you’re gonna need your Apple ID password. No shortcuts there. Once you’re done with whatever you need to do, just turn it back on.
If this is for some third-party repair, keep in mind they may not be able to work on your phone unless it’s disabled. Annoying, I know, but it’s Apple’s way of ensuring stolen phones don’t get tampered with. If it’s for something like a factory reset, same process: Find My iPhone has to be switched off first, otherwise Activation Lock will stop you from resetting.
Temporary solution, though? Nope. It’s not like airplane mode or something you can “pause.” You’re either in Find My club or you’re out.
You’re not pausing Find My iPhone. It’s like trying to pause gravity—either it’s working or it’s not. Apple designed it that way; they’re pretty obsessed with security. Even stuff like repairing your phone or resetting it means shutting it off completely. Annoying? Sure. Effective? Also yes.
To shut it off, yeah, follow what @yozora said: Settings > [Your Name] > Find My > Find My iPhone > toggle it off. Of course, you’ll need your Apple ID password—no getting around that. But a quick word of warning! If you’re handing your phone off to a repair tech, make sure you trust them! Turning off Find My iPhone means someone could technically mess with your phone, so tread carefully.
If you’re imagining some “temporary” button to make life easier—dream on. Apple locks that down hard. It’s part of their whole ‘let’s avoid stolen phones being wiped and resold’ crusade. Honestly, the closest thing to a “pause” is re-enabling it right after you’re done, but again, that’s on/off, no middle ground.
If Apple ever decided to add a “pause” function (which they won’t because, you know, security), it’d probably come with warnings the size of Mt. Everest. So yeah, short answer? No pause; just prep your Apple ID info and deal with toggling it off and back on. Frustrating but necessary.