Finally figured out how to turn my passcode of for my iPhone 5c

Okay so I have an iPhone 5c and I was having issues with my mom snooping at my text messages (I'm 42 lol) so I set up a passcode on my phone. Well she's now moved out of my home so I wanted to take the passcode off so I went to Settings->Passcode but the "Turn Passcode Off" option was greyed out (not available). I searched all through these discussions and could not find one forum in which someone was able to answer the question, "How do I turn my passcode off on my iPhone 5c if the Turn Passcode Off option is greyed out (unavailable)?" I got very frustrated because every thread I read ppl were suggesting to reset the phone or completely wipe it and install a back up or they suggested that the person asking the question had an exchange email account and therefore the exchange email account would need to be deleted from the phone. Even the final mention of an exchange email account didn't always seem to have a resolution described in complete detail.
So I wanted to share how I was able to remove my passcode so it would at least be on the forums somewhere for others. So while reading one of the posts about the whole exchange email account, I read a reply that mentioned checking to see if the exchange account setting was still in the profiles and I had my ah ha moment. I went to Settings->General->Profiles and the only thing there was my Lock & wipe profile. I selected remove then went back to Setting->Passcode and sure enough the "Turn Passcode Off" option was available. Now I don't recommend removing the Lock & Wipe feature as it may make your phone more vulnerable to being accessed if it's lost or stolen. So pls keep this in mind as I'm not sure if you can then go back and enable the Lock & Wipe feature without again being requires to set up a passcode. So I'll post an update once I figure that part out.
I hope this helps some other poor soul out there that is searching to the ends of Google Earth to try and figure this out. If you're trying to turn your passcode off and you have a company exchange email account set up on your phone, you should probably check the profiles installed on your phone as that's likely where the problem with accessing Turn Passcode Off lies. However, you may be in direct violation of your employment agreement or email terms of use if you are able to remove the profile and keep the exchange account on your phone thereby allowing you to access your company email account without having a passcode set up on your phone. Again, I'm not sure if that's possible but just be aware if it is.
Good luck hope this helps someone else.

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