We recover iPhone data even when the device won't turn on, has logic-board failure, or critical electronic damage.
When board-level work is needed
iCloud, iTunes backups and standard tools work when the iPhone boots. When it won't power on, has water damage, bootloops or shows the iTunes connector, you need a lab.
You press the button and nothing happens. The cause may involve power delivery, charging, a short circuit or another logic-board component. Electrical diagnosis establishes whether the storage and required cryptographic hardware remain operational.
Sea, pool, coffee, soda. Corrosion progresses inside the device even when off. If your iPhone got wet, the rule is do not turn it on and bring it in as soon as possible. Ultrasonic cleaning, microsoldering and reconstruction of critical lines before any data extraction.
It restarts in a loop, gets stuck on the Apple logo, or asks to restore. Restoring may erase the data. The cause is diagnosed first and the original device is stabilised for an authorised extraction without restoring it.
The iPhone boots but you can't unlock it. We connect a temporary service screen, authorise the connection with a trusted computer, and dump the data. It's not cosmetic repair — it's engineering to access the information.
Why iPhone is different
Modern iPhones combine charging, power, storage and security circuits that must operate together. USB or Lightning controllers vary by generation and participate in charging and data negotiation, while the PMIC supplies the rails required by the SoC and NAND. The exact board revision must be diagnosed before intervention.
Starting with the iPhone 5s, Apple introduced the Secure Enclave: a coprocessor inside the SoC that encrypts the NAND with keys tied to that specific CPU. Transplanting the NAND to another iPhone returns unreadable encrypted data. The operational consequence for recovery is clear: either repair the original board so it works long enough to read the NAND, or transplant CPU + NAND together onto a compatible donor board (same model, same capacity).
This work is performed under a microscope with temperature-controlled soldering and electronic diagnostic tools. On modern iPhones, physically reading NAND does not produce readable files: practical recovery requires preserving the SoC, Secure Enclave and valid user credentials.
Process
Inspection under microscope, electrical testing of critical lines, and failure identification. Without ever writing to the NAND.
Controlled cleaning for liquid damage, microsoldering on diagnosed components and reconstruction of damaged lines or power rails when required.
Once stable, the original device is booted with authorisation and valid credentials so accessible data can be copied without restoring iOS.
Photos, videos, messages, contacts, notes and app data dumped to fresh storage. Integrity verification before return.
Before sending the device
Impossible cases that arrived that way because someone tried something. These are the moves that destroy recoverable information.
Each boot with trapped moisture burns more traces. The rule is power off and don't turn it on again until the device reaches the lab. The difference between powering off in time or not can be the difference between a recoverable case and a destroyed one.
A restore wipes the NAND completely and rewrites the file table. If your iPhone is stuck in a boot loop, NEVER tap 'Restore'. Send it as is: in the lab we extract data before any write.
Rice absorbs ambient humidity, not the moisture trapped under BGA chips. While everyone thinks it's drying out, corrosion keeps advancing inside, oxidising critical board points.
Screen, battery or connector swaps done without care can worsen existing damage. If the board has an undiagnosed electrical fault, plugging in new components may make it worse. Diagnostic first.
Low-quality cables can inject wrong voltages and finish off an already-damaged Tristar. If the iPhone isn't charging properly, don't insist with multiple cables: leave it and send it in.
If iCloud sync wasn't active or wasn't current, deleting locally can destroy the only copies. Before deleting anything, verify in iCloud that the photos are actually uploaded.
Compatibility
We assess multiple iPhone generations affected by electronic failure, liquid damage or boot issues. Viability depends on the model, encryption, SoC condition and storage condition.
Frequently asked questions
The sooner the intervention starts, the higher the probability of recovery.
