my iPhone wont turn on and I haven't backed it up in a while. Is there a way to restore data from said phone?

My iPhone wont charge, its home button doesn't work, and i haven't backed it up recently. Is there any way to restore its data, like messages or contacts?

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Nov 6, 2019 2:31 PM

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Posted on Nov 6, 2019 3:00 PM

Then you haven't activated iCloud messages and don't keep contacts in the cloud. You can take your old iPhone to a reputable 3rd party repair shop that can do board level soldering and see if they can fix your phone long enough to do a backup of it and then restore from that.

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my iPhone wont turn on and I haven't backed it up in a while. Is there a way to restore data from said phone?

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