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Open iPhone marked as lost (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by impudentmortal@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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My dad passed away recently and I have his iPhone. His estranged wife is the primary holder of his phone plan and has marked the phone as lost. He was planning to divorce her after a messy breakup but passed away before he could.

I just wanted to back up the photos in the phone but can't access it at all.

Aside from asking her to unlock the phone, do I have any other options to access his photos? I doubt she'd unlock it since she knows I have the phone and marked it as missing anyway.

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[–] Apollo98@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe this will help?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102431

However:

Please note that devices locked with a passcode are protected by passcode encryption, and Apple can’t help remove the passcode lock without erasing the device.