Remove i cloud account
With the release of new iOS 7,
Apple also added few more security steps for iPhone and iPad owners.
Now when the Find my iPhone feature is turned on, you can neither
restore to new and fresh iOS and nor delete the iCloud account without
first disabling the Find My iPhone feature.
But there is a new bug in iOS 7 – up to iOS 7.0.4 – which allows any
user to not only turn off the Find my iPhone but also delete the
existing iCloud and add any new account.
Update: Apple had fixed this bug in the recent iOS
7.1 update. But there is a new bug even in the latest release which also
allows the users to delete iCloud account without knowing the password.
Read the details at the bottom of this post.
These days many mobile shop-keepers first check whether iCloud is
active or not. If there is any account attached with device, they ask
the seller to remove it first and then purchase it. If you want to sell
your iPhone / iPad but you have forgotten the password or you don’t know
the password, you can remove iCloud account by using this hack and then
sell it.
This hack doesn’t require any software or special program. You have
to perform few taps on your device and all is done. In fact it is a bug in the current iOS version. Fortunately, this bug has been fixed in the upcoming iOS 7.1 version.
Complete removal of iCloud account
Step 1: First of all open settings app and go to iCloud.
Step 2: Tap on iCloud account.
Step 3: Delete the existing password and enter any password (any random number).
Step 4: Tap on Done.
Step 5: After verification, iCloud will tell you that either username or password is incorrect.
Step 6: Click OK and then Cancel. You will be on iCloud main page again.
Step 7: Now again tap on Account and this time remove the description. Tap on Done.
Step 8: It will go back on main iCloud page without asking any
password this time. Now you’ll see that Find My iPhone feature has been
turned off automatically.
Step 9: Scroll down and tap on Delete account. A pop-up will open
confirming you that if you delete your account, all documents and Photo
Stream photos stored in iCloud will be deleted from this iPhone. Tap on
Delete again.
Step 10: This time a new pop-out will show asking you whether you
want to keep the data on iPhone or delete it from iPhone. Select one
according to you choice.
That’s all. Now you have successfully removed iCloud account on your iPhone / iPad without knowing and entering the password.