Error: "Find My iPhone must be turned off before 'phone_name' can be restored"


Symptoms

You receive the following message when trying to restore a backup onto an iPhone:

Find my iPhone must be turned off before "phone_name" can be restored.

Go to iCloud Settings on your iPhone and turn off Find My iPhone before restoring your iPhone.

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Cause

You cannot restore an iPhone from backup if Find My iPhone is enabled.

Resolution

Go to Settings > iCloud, and disable Find My iPhone. Then, try to restore the backup onto the phone again.

If the iPhone's software is not functioning in such a way that you are prevented from getting into the Settings, then try a DFU restore.