Unlock iPhone after someone tried 6 wrong passwords, without losing photos

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Unlock iPhone after someone tried 6 wrong passwords, without losing photos

Hi all,

While volunteering in Africa, my iPhone got stolen. The thief tried more than 6 password combinations, so he locked the iPhone but was unable to unlock it and frustrated brought the phone back. So now I have the phone and the sim card, but the phone is locked. Unfortunately, the Macbook Air I have with me is not synchronized with this phone.

Is there a way to unlock the phone (I do know the correct code) without losing the data that is on the phone? I have taken quite some picture recently that were not yet backed up and that I really do not want to lose.

When I connect the phone to the Macbook, iTunes asks me to synchronize the phone with the computer. Will that back up everything from the phone to the laptop? Or will that erase everything from the phone?

What is the recommended way to be able to use the phone ASAP, losing as little data as possible?

Thanks for your time!

iPhone 5, iOS 8, null

Posted on Mar 4, 2015 2:30 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Mar 4, 2015 2:42 PM in response to snooze92

Sorry, there is no way to do this without restoring the device from scratch.

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Answer 2

Mar 4, 2015 2:42 PM in response to snooze92

Syncing is your only hope. There is no way to get around the passcode lock. If you choose to sync the phone it might prompt you to enter your passcode on the phone. That would be a good thing. But I can't promise you will recover your data and photos. There's a setting on the phone to erase the phone after 10 failed password attempts. If you had that enabled then the contents on the phone are already gone.

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