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ezracm Author

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my screen is broken and I can touch it, how do I get my phone to trust the computer?

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 4:42 PM

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Katana-San

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Sep 24, 2021 7:05 PM in response to ezracm

Hello ~ Have you been backing up your iPhone regularly? If not you may have a problem. When you connect to computer is it not recognizing the iPhone? Since the screen is broken and you need a repair any way… take it in to Apple and see if they can help you with this as well.

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my screen is broken and I can touch it, how do I get my phone to trust the computer?