Re: Help! Transfer iPhone to new user

On 2024-04-15 21:21:59 +0000, Robert DiNizio said:

I'm not familiar with iPhones.
I'm visiting my Mom for two days.
 My mom gave me an old iPhone she hasn't used in years.
What do I need to do while I'm with her to get it registered to me and not
to her? It is an old iPhone and hasn't been on a network in years.
 I charged it to 100% and went to the gear settings icon.
It's still logged in as her.
 In Settings > General > About it says the following
Name = iPhone
Software Version = 12.5.5
Model Name = iPhone 6 Plus
Model Number = MGCK2LL/A
Serial Number = 12 characters
Network = Not Available
Capacity = 16 GB
Available = 1.98 GB
Modem Firmware = 7.80.04
 What do I need to do to de-register it from her while I'm still visiting?

Just doing a simple factory reset may be enough, but having old devices cluttering up her account could cause issues later on - for example, there is a limit to how many devices an account can have for some features.
That means it's best to first log out of everything. Go through the process at
<https://support.apple.com/en-us/109511>
You may also need to log in to her Apple ID account and remove the iPhone from the devices list, as per the final step.
After that, you'll need to create your own free Apple ID, if you haven't already got one, as part of the resetted iPhone's set-up process.