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iPhone 8/Plus So mad at Iphone!

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maadaa

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Nov 11, 2010
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Hi guys. I just have to get my rage out somehow, because i normally don't write in these forums. Some days ago, the glass on my phone got crushed, because i sat on it. Which meant when I unlocked my phone it would just go nuts, and opening all the apps etc.
I went to a store that could fix the screen, and he told me that my phone has been locked. He fixed the screen and i went home and spent countless of hours trying to recover all my data. Until I realized... that it was impossible because of security concerns from Apple. I mean what the ****! I just lost many years of memories, all my photos, all my messages and so on! And I know many will say, well why didn't you backup and i know that i messed up but still.. I mean the goddamn phone is connected to my imac with my apple-id... I dont know, I just think its so weird, that they don't give you just the slightest possibility to retrieve all your data. Im so pissed... Did any of you have any experience with this? Im danish so sorry in advance for the spelling
 
maadaa said:
Hi guys. I just have to get my rage out somehow, because i normally don't write in these forums. Some days ago, the glass on my phone got crushed, because i sat on it. Which meant when I unlocked my phone it would just go nuts, and opening all the apps etc.
I went to a store that could fix the screen, and he told me that my phone has been locked. He fixed the screen and i went home and spent countless of hours trying to recover all my data. Until I realized... that it was impossible because of security concerns from Apple. I mean what the ****! I just lost many years of memories, all my photos, all my messages and so on! And I know many will say, well why didn't you backup and i know that i messed up but still.. I mean the goddamn phone is connected to my imac with my apple-id... I dont know, I just think its so weird, that they don't give you just the slightest possibility to retrieve all your data. Im so pissed... Did any of you have any experience with this? Im danish so sorry in advance for the spelling
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Why wouldn’t you have ever backed up your iPhone?
 
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These security measures are here to protect you.

I'm sure you would be equally mad if Apple made it easy to get into your iPhone without a password and someone else used it to make Apple Pay purchases.
 
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maadaa said:
I just lost many years of memories, all my photos, all my messages and so on!
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In the old days, people kept their photos and negatives in a box. If the house burned down, they didn't get mad at the box maker.
 
maadaa said:
Hi guys. I just have to get my rage out somehow, because i normally don't write in these forums. Some days ago, the glass on my phone got crushed, because i sat on it. Which meant when I unlocked my phone it would just go nuts, and opening all the apps etc.
I went to a store that could fix the screen, and he told me that my phone has been locked. He fixed the screen and i went home and spent countless of hours trying to recover all my data. Until I realized... that it was impossible because of security concerns from Apple. I mean what the ****! I just lost many years of memories, all my photos, all my messages and so on! And I know many will say, well why didn't you backup and i know that i messed up but still.. I mean the goddamn phone is connected to my imac with my apple-id... I dont know, I just think its so weird, that they don't give you just the slightest possibility to retrieve all your data. Im so pissed... Did any of you have any experience with this? Im danish so sorry in advance for the spelling
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I totally get that you are mad. There have been lots of parents locked out of their phones for like 50+ years due to kids playing with the device. Fortunately, iCloud, Google Photos and a host of similar apps really make backup dead simple.

Not to rub salt in the would, but what would you have done if you had just plain broken the phone due to a drop in water, an electrical surge, etc? What if you had lost your phone or had it stolen?
 
If you have an iMac don’t you also use iCloud? If so I would have thought that iCloud backup was on - I can’t remember but I thought it was one of the services that was switched on by default when you setup an iCloud login. Are you sure there is no phone iCloud backup?
 
I knew a guy who was driving from Buffalo, NY to NYC at 3am. Hadn't slept in almost 24 hours and had been drinking. To make a long story short, he never made it to NYC.. I never asked, but I guess I should have asked his family members if they were mad at the car manufacturer.
 
Sorry to be blunt but that's not Apples fault that's your fault for not using the services they provide (in some cases free) to back up your data.

Have you tried accessing iCloud.com on a PC or Mac with your user name and password, if you had iCloud enabled most of your stuff will be available there.

If not then you'll have to wait till the lock expires, it's only there to protect your data.
 
While it’s unfortunate what happened the only person to be mad at is yourself. Sorry to be blunt but this is why backups are extremely important. This isn’t Apple’s fault.
 
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