What's the purpose of removing an iPhone from Account in icloud.com > settings?

Question

According to Apple in the article below, you can temporarily remove an iOS device from the list in icloud.com/settings so it doesn’t appear in this list until it goes online again.

I’m curious to know why would anyone ever want to do such a thing.

I’m just trying to grasp the ins and outs of Find my iPhone and Activation Lock.

Any clarification much welcome.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/icloud/mmfc0eeddd/icloud

Answer 1

I do this when I have a device that is lost or stolen. I’ve already documented the serial, filed a police report, sent a remote lock or wipe command. Now it’s time to remove it.

I never expect it back, but Apple has my back and will notify me if it ever comes back online.

I also have some older devices I keep for sentimental reasons. They go in airplane mode, get charged to 50% and powered off, I wake them every 6 months or so to prevent deep discharge of the batteries. No need for them to clutter my list, but they are still under activation lock and my account.