Because you sign in on the web and wipe it. Either from a computer, or another IOS device. The only reason I didn’t do this is all my devices were out of town and not reachible. If you could wipe an iPhone without turning off find my iPHone, people could steel phones and iPads with no issue of being able to use it.
> On Sep 24, 2017, at 6:49 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Kliphton, > > I disagree, if having Find my iPhone turned on would make it impossible to > restore a device that is placed in DFU mode then how else can one do so in a > case where you may accidently lock yourself out. My Mum has done this once > and I successfully restored her iPhone 6S Plus with iTunes after placing it > in recovery mode, here is an article which describes this: > > http://www.thecellguide.com/iphonehowtorecovery.php > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Kliphton Miller > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 2:47 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Not happy with the latest? Here's how to downgrade from iOS 11 > to iOS 10 > > That is not true. I forgot to turn off find my iPHone on my 7 about 6 months > ago, and it bricked my phone, thought it was stollen, I had to go into apple > store, show my ID, and give them email that the receipt was emailed to before > they would unbrick it. > >> On Sep 24, 2017, at 4:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> I guess it won't hurt, but first of all, if you put your iPhone into DFU >> mode it makes no difference whether Find my iPhone is on or not. I mam not >> sure why they say you have to put your iPhone in DFU mode for this to begin >> with, if you turn off Find my iPhone you should be able to simply activate >> the Restore button in iTunes while holding down the shift key, browse to the >> IPSW file you downloaded and it will restore (it always has in the past >> anyways). >> Also, they did not mention that you have to be darn sure you download the >> correct file for your exact phone model. In some cases this means knowing if >> you have the "Global" or "GSM" version of a particular model. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of M. Taylor >> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 1:04 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Not happy with the latest? Here's how to downgrade from iOS 11 to >> iOS 10 >> >> This fabulous article is located at: >> >> https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-downgrade-from-ios-11/ >> >> Good Luck, >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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