Unlocking phone without using the touchscreen

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Unlocking phone without using the touchscreen

My screen is unresponsive and I need to unlock the phone to back it up before getting a new one. I don't have facial recognition set up or Siri and I use imazing to back it up so it's not in itunes. It needs a new screen but I can't afford the repair and have another phone to put it all on to but the process requires unlocking my old phone and basically using the screen (which I cannot do since it's unresponsive). The phone boots fine and can enter recovery mode but I don't want it wiped since I need the pictures and notes only on that phone.

iPhone X, iOS 15

Posted on Jun 26, 2022 2:14 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Jun 26, 2022 2:28 PM in response to Bortfyort

No. It is not possible to unlock an iPhone without using the screen. The FBI asked that of Apple several years ago and got that same answer, so the FBI paid an outside agency $980,000 get into one phone. And the method that was used will no longer work.

The phone is designed so it is totally secure; even Apple can’t unlock it, because if they could courts could make them do it.

Actually, the one thing they can do is replace the screen, which they can usually do without erasing the phone.

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jeremyw013

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Jun 26, 2022 2:15 PM in response to Bortfyort

Go into an Apple Store.

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sberman

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Jun 26, 2022 2:15 PM in response to Bortfyort

Backups must occur before catastrophes. After a catastrophe it’s too late.

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Jun 26, 2022 2:18 PM in response to jeremyw013

While you can go into an Apple store, it won’t solve the problem of not having a backup.

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Bortfyort Author

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Jun 26, 2022 2:24 PM in response to jeremyw013

Is there a way for them to just unlock the phone without using the screen? I can enter the code, password or whatever they need to prove it's actually my phone and I didn't steal it or something.

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Bortfyort Author

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Jun 26, 2022 2:31 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

That's what I thought, thanks for the answer! I remember that being a big issue with a terrorist plot or attack a while back.

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WheelieNick

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Jun 26, 2022 2:35 PM in response to Bortfyort

Can you connect it to itunes and make a NEW backup there? So just a new backup without using your previous backup solutions? Maybe that will save some of the content on your phone

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Bortfyort Author

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Jun 26, 2022 2:37 PM in response to WheelieNick

That would work but it involves unlocking the phone using the screen which I cannot do.

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Unlocking phone without using the touchscreen

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