Broken iPhone Screen - Enter passcode using software

[swmasson]

Hi everyone,

I dropped my iPhone 6 and smashed the screen, after putting it in to get the screen replaced, apparently they found the motherboard to be damaged - the iPhone still works and loads, however, the touch screen function will no longer work... So the problem i now face is that i can't enter my pass code (which i know) in order to complete a backup, etc... Last back up was 3 weeks ago, so this doesn't really help me...

I'm hoping there is some software out there that will let me type the passcode into a computer and unlock my iPhone, cause there is no other way to type it in directly on the iPhone...

I just had a family vacation in Spain and would really like to recover the 1000 photos i took, I don't mind sending it to the US (I'm in Trinidad) to a specialist but would obviously rather do it myself using software if available...

Any help or advice would be much appreciated...

Thanks

SWM

 

[scifan57]

I'm afraid that unless you can get the touchscreen to work, there will be no way to enter the password to unlock and back up the iPhone. Entering the password remotely through a computer is not possible. Apple may possibly be able to repair the iPhone to the degree necessary to access the data and do a backup but there's no guarantee that they'll be able to help.

The whole issue of there being no way to remotely enter passwords on an iOS device is a very important part of the security of iOS.

Edit;
Is Touch ID enabled on your iPhone? Using Touch ID to unlock it would likely be your best hope of accessing the photos and other data on the iPhone.