Before trade-in, which accounts must be removed from the device?

• A. Find My iPhone, Gmail, and Samsung accounts
• B. iCloud only
• C. None
• D. Only Google account

Answer: (A)

Before trade-in, you must remove all personal accounts from the device to prevent activation locks and protect your data. For Apple devices, Find My iPhone (tied to iCloud) can lock the phone in place, so signing out of iCloud removes that lock. For Android devices, the Google account (Gmail) needs to be removed so the new owner can set up the device. On Samsung devices, the Samsung account should be removed to detach any device-specific links. By removing Find My iPhone, the Gmail/Google account, and the Samsung account, the device is ready for the new owner and your data remains secure. Leaving any of these accounts active could leave activation barriers or personal information attached.