Instructions to turn off iCloud on iPhone

While most people use this feature all the time, you may want to turn off iCloud on your iPhone. Doing that is quite simple, but note that turning off iCloud can have far-reaching implications for how you use your iPhone.

Follow these steps to turn off iCloud on iPhone.

Note: The instructions in this section apply to devices running iOS 10.3 and above .

How to turn off iCloud on iPhone.

1. 1. Click on the Settings application to open it.
2. 2. Click your name at the top of the Settings screen.
3. 3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen. Click Sign Out.
4. 4. Enter your Apple ID when prompted and then press Turn Off. This step will turn off Find My iPhone , which you must do before turning off iCloud.
5. 5. Next, select the data you want to keep a copy on this iPhone. Move the slider to a blue On position for Calendars, Contacts, Keychain, Safari and / or Stocks.
6. 6. After that, click Sign Out in the top right corner.
7. 7. Click Sign Out again and you will eventually log out of iCloud.

Note: Remember, signing out of iCloud also means exiting Find My iPhone, FaceTime and iMessage. You can turn on FaceTime and iMessage separately and use your phone number with them instead of your iCloud account. The Find My iPhone feature requires iCloud to be enabled.