How to prep a HomePod for sale

It's not critical, but it's always a good idea to break all connections it has with you.

- GLENN FLEISHMAN

The HomePod and HomePod mini are unique creatures in Apple's lineup: Unlike nearly all other hardware Apple sells, these assistants and speakers are not permanently locked to your iCloud account nor are they paired to a iPhone or iPad. An iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Watch has Activation Lock enabled if you turn on Find My. Most Beats and Apple audio devices, as well as all Find My devices (AirTags and third-party), use what Apple now calls Find My Lock, which connects a device without a visible interface to your Apple ID and can only be disabled via an iPhone or iPad in the Find My app. (Audio devices can be used with other hardware, but they remain trackable by the original owner, as reporter Casey Johnston looked into when she lost h