The HomePod and HomePod miniskirt are unique creatures in Apple ’s strain - up : unlike closely all other computer hardware Apple sell , these assistants / speakers are not permanently locked to your iCloud chronicle nor to a paired iPhone or iPad . An iPhone , iPad , Mac , or Watch has Activation Lock enable if you turn on see My . Most Beats and Apple audio frequency devices , as well as all Find My twist ( AirTags and third - party ) , utilise what Apple now call Find My curl – observe My Lock connects a machine without a visible interface to your Apple ID , and the lock can only be disabled via an iPhone or iPad in the Find My app . ( Audio machine can be used with other computer hardware but they remain traceable by the original proprietor , asreporter Casey Johnston expect intowhen she lost hers . )
A HomePod or HomePod miniskirt has no such curl . This mean that if they ’re steal , someone can perform a reset and put one right back into use .
If you by choice hand yours off as a sale , giving , or donation , you should still go through the steps to remove it from your business relationship and perform a operose reset . First , you could avoid any potential of someone else stimulate access code to play list , songs , and other potentially private data consort with your news report . secondly , it ’s always better to wipe anything associated with yourself from computer hardware before it leaves your ownership .
Apple have it fairly mere .
First , in a rest home app in iOS , iPadOS , or macOS :
Now , after those steps are complete :
Your HomePod or HomePod is now fully removed from your account and ready for its next life .
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