Data recovery for iPhone
damaged or won't power on
We recover iPhone data even when the device won't turn on, has logic-board failure, or critical electronic damage.
Request diagnostic →Cases where software no longer reaches
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.
iPhone won't turn on
You press the button and nothing happens. No Apple logo, no vibration, no sound. The usual cause is damaged Tristar, Tigris or PMIC. The NAND is intact but the board isn't supplying power. Electronic diagnostic, microsoldering on the affected component, and controlled boot.
Liquid or water damage
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.
Bootloop or iTunes screen
It restarts in a loop, gets stuck on the Apple logo, or asks to restore. Restoring erases everything. In the lab the device is mounted in controlled recovery mode and the NAND is read before touching iOS, preserving photos, messages and app data.
Broken screen, no access
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.
Tristar, Tigris, NAND and Secure Enclave
Modern iPhones pack into a tiny space an ecosystem of chips that depend on each other to boot. Tristar (U2) manages the Lightning/USB-C connection; when it fails, the device neither charges nor connects. Tigris regulates image and audio chips. The PMIC distributes voltages to the CPU and NAND. If any of these components burns out, the iPhone may fail to power on or get stuck in a boot loop.
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).
All this work is done under stereoscopic microscope, with temperature-controlled soldering stations, chip-specific thermal profiles and programmers able to read NAND BGA cells directly. That's why a software-only service doesn't reach this far: a lab is needed.
How we recover iPhone data
Non-invasive diagnostic
Inspection under microscope, electrical testing of critical lines, and failure identification. Without ever writing to the NAND.
Electronic intervention
Ultrasonic cleaning if liquid is present, microsoldering on damaged components (Tristar, Tigris, PMIC) and voltage line reconstruction.
NAND read
Once the board boots stably, sector-by-sector read while preserving Secure Enclave encryption to maintain accessibility.
Extraction and delivery
Photos, videos, messages, contacts, notes and app data dumped to fresh storage. Integrity verification before return.
Mistakes that reduce recovery probability
Impossible cases that arrived that way because someone tried something. These are the moves that destroy recoverable information.
Powering it on repeatedly after liquid exposure
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.
Restoring with iTunes / Finder
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.
Putting it in rice
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.
Taking it to a non-board-specialist service
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.
Plugging suspicious chargers or cables
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.
Deleting photos thinking they're backed up to iCloud
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.
iPhone models we recover
We work with every iPhone affected by electronic failure, liquid damage or boot issues. Each generation has its own SoC and NAND architecture, and we keep donor boards and specific tooling for each one.
iPhone 16 / 16 Plus / Pro / Pro Max
iPhone 15 / 15 Plus / Pro / Pro Max
iPhone 14 / 14 Plus / Pro / Pro Max
iPhone 13 / 13 mini / Pro / Pro Max
iPhone 12 / 12 mini / Pro / Pro Max
iPhone 11 / 11 Pro / Pro Max
iPhone XS / XS Max / XR
iPhone X / 8 / 8 Plus
iPhone 7 / 7 Plus and earlier
iPhone data recovery
01Can data be recovered from an iPhone that won't turn on?+
02What if the iPhone got wet or fell in water?+
03What's the difference between FaceID and older TouchID iPhones for recovery?+
04How much does iPhone data recovery cost?+
05What about a broken screen? Can data still be recovered?+
06Can I try restoring the iPhone with iTunes / Finder before sending it?+
07How long does iPhone recovery take?+
08My iPhone has a passcode I don't remember. Can you recover it?+
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