How to recover photos from a broken iPhone

Question

Level 1

4 points

How to recover photos from a broken iPhone

yesterday I dropped my iPhone in salt water and after about an hour it stopped working, took it to the phone shop today and I was told that everything was fried from my mistake of not turning it off and the repair would cost about $700 (for an xs max). Now I am looking at buying a new phone but is there anyway I can retrieve my old photos without repairing the phone. I don’t have iCloud setup to my knowledge. Any help would be appreciated!

iPhone XS Max, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 9, 2023 4:57 AM

Answer 1

Top-ranking reply

markwmsn

Level 6

17,427 points

Dec 9, 2023 2:34 PM in response to Nathan12_

Did you ever make a backup of your phone to your computer? If so, you could restore the photos that were on the phone at the time from that backup.

Without a local backup and without an iCloud connection, the photos are gone, even if you repair the phone. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Answer 2

markwmsn

Level 6

17,427 points

Dec 11, 2023 10:01 PM in response to Nathan12_

I'm surprised that they thought they could recover photos after "everything was fried." Ask them for a quote for just recovering the photos, if you don't care about the phone itself.

Answer 3

Nathan12_ Author

Level 1

4 points

Dec 9, 2023 7:08 PM in response to markwmsn

The phone repair shop said that it would be fixable and I could get my photos back but it would cost $700

How to recover photos from a broken iPhone

Similar questions