Locked iPhone data extraction

Tarheeld · #1 September 9th, 2016, 10:45 AM

Hey folks,

I royally busted my iPhone so the screen is completely dead and replacing the screen doesn't address the issue. I took the phone to an apple store and they said that the contacts of the motherboard are shorted.

so in jist. I have a locked iPhone that has never been back backed up. Anyone have any experience extracting contacts off a locked iPhone. The screen is completely blacked out so using the phone to input or bypass any prompts is out of the question.

Cheers

Bill

dave_lucas · #2 September 9th, 2016, 10:54 AM

Did you try hooking it to a computer with iTunes loaded? Doubt it will work unless it is already a trusted device as it will want you to ok the access from the computer.

There are also a bunch of stores that specifically repair cell phones I would trust their op ion on if it can be fixed over the Apple Store.

Worth a shot

**rijosho** · #3 September 9th, 2016, 10:54 AM

I'm assuming it doesn't have finger pad recognition on the home button?

**rijosho** · #4 September 9th, 2016, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by dave_lucas

Did you try hooking it to a computer with iTunes loaded?

definitely worth a shot, but newer iOS's will recognize that the phone is locked and will not allow any forced back-ups until the phone is unlocked.

javelinadave · #5 September 9th, 2016, 11:04 AM

Does anybody make a plug-in keyboard for your phone? If so hopefully you can just type your unlock code in and back it up to your computer.

Rocky · #6 September 9th, 2016, 11:19 AM

I'd love to know if you aren't screwed......
Would one of those BT keyboards work with an iphone. I know they work with the ipad.

mongosd2 · #7 September 9th, 2016, 11:25 AM

yeah but you need to pair the BT keyboard to the phone...a plug in keyboard won't either...

www.fbi.gov, heard they have a "guy"

Kevin88RRC · #8 September 9th, 2016, 11:25 AM

Keyboard sounds like your best option. Check out this thread on Apple... https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5839619?tstart=0
Good luck!

mongosd2 · #9 September 9th, 2016, 11:30 AM

now that I read the original post...to be clear, does the phone even power up?

jafir · #10 September 9th, 2016, 01:16 PM

Normally your iPhone contacts are stored in an email account. Newer iPhone adoptees might have them stored in their iCloud account instead of email.

Chip · #11 September 9th, 2016, 03:51 PM

Yeah unless you turned off contacts under iCloud settings they'll be in iCloud. https://www.icloud.com/. I don't think you can extract anything off of it if you can't unlock it. Maybe Apple can do it though. I'd visit the Apple store again.

roverman2010 · #12 September 9th, 2016, 04:25 PM

Doesn't FBI have an app for that!

evilfij · #13 September 9th, 2016, 05:03 PM

I have access to various venders that could recover the data, but it is not economically rational to do so.

Tarheeld · #14 September 9th, 2016, 09:04 PM

Phone powers up perfectly. Itunes was a no-go. Keyboard option I have a feeling may not work as you need to click on "trust device" which is impossible. I have the passcode so i cant imagine it should be an issue.

dave_lucas · #15 September 9th, 2016, 09:50 PM

Did you setup an email and passcode for the App Store?

Rugbier · #16 September 10th, 2016, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarheeld

Phone powers up perfectly. Itunes was a no-go. Keyboard option I have a feeling may not work as you need to click on "trust device" which is impossible. I have the passcode so i cant imagine it should be an issue.

Mate, I have the apple VGA connector , you are welcome to borrow it and try to see your phone on a PC screen