How can I unlock my damaged and locked iPhone without Apple ID?

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How can I unlock my damaged and locked iPhone without Apple ID?

how to unlock a locked iPhone that is mine? i mean the device, not my apple id? It broke the screen, and the destroyed screen entered passcode attempts all the time, so the phone got locked eventually for good. I have stored things I need on the device itself, things that is not backed up to my Apple ID. How can I get access to this device? I have all the codes I need, but locked is locked.

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Original Title: how to unlock a locked iPhone that is mine? i mean the device, not my apple id?

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Posted on Sep 14, 2025 02:21 PM

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Bob Timmons

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Sep 14, 2025 02:30 PM in response to thonjebac

I have stored things I need on the device itself

Those things are gone. It's too late if you don't have a current backup.

You can take the phone in for repair if you want to get the phone working again, but the repair process will erase everything on the phone.

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Sep 14, 2025 06:29 PM in response to thonjebac

If you were synchronizing data to iCloud, you can see whatever data made it to iCloud by logging into the iCloud Web interface (https://www.icloud.com/).

As for iCloud backups, you will need to restore those to an iPhone (wiping the current contents of that iPhone) to see what is in them.

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FelipeV

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Sep 14, 2025 02:25 PM in response to thonjebac

Go to an Apple Store or authorized service provider. You will probably need to replace the screen.

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Sep 14, 2025 06:53 PM in response to FelipeV

The screen is replaced. And what I need is the stuff on the device i havent backed up.

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