Anonymous wrote:I would still call Apple. They can’t unlock the phone but maybe she had the photos in an iCloud account.

This actually may be a good route. Hadn’t thought about that. I don’t need access to the phone, just the iCloud.

Anonymous wrote:Do you have any friends who code or do software development? DH hacked into our friend's late husband's email account because he had changed his password and not updated it in their password keeper and she needed things from it.

No friends like that. She also didn’t have a computer. I can try logging into her email, but she rarely used email.

To the PP nicely mentioned privacy. I do appreciate that sentiment and somewhat agree. However, my sister and I were extremely close. I always knew her password, was her beneficiary at work and at banks. We never had any secrets. She came out to me when she was 16. Nonetheless, like I mentioned, I did used to know her password when iPhones were 4 digits as it was my son’s birthday. But not sure what she changed it to when she got the new iPhone 8 and switch to a 6 digit code. Again, I am very blessed that I have the dozens of photos I do have so it’s not a huge letdown. I just keep seeing the phone on my nightstand and not quite sure what to do with it so I thought I’d check to see if there wasn’t an easy solution I was missing.

Do you have any friends who code or do software development? DH hacked into our friend's late husband's email account because he had changed his password and not updated it in their password keeper and she needed things from it.

Be careful the phone may get permanently locked out. I’d stop trying and call Apple. Chances are you will never unlock it.

Anonymous wrote:I'm gonna be contrarian and suggest that, while your intentions are good, you might want to respect your sister's privacy and not try to hack into her phone. There may well be photos and/or other things that she wouldn't want you to see.

You might want to tell your sister that but it is inappropriate to make assumptions about these 2 sisters and their relationship.

I'm gonna be contrarian and suggest that, while your intentions are good, you might want to respect your sister's privacy and not try to hack into her phone. There may well be photos and/or other things that she wouldn't want you to see.

Anonymous wrote:If she has a computer you can get into all her accounts because most likely her passwords are cached. You can change her Apple ID password and it will text you a code and you can change the password.

What you need to do is get her computer and her phone and find a geek to help you.

You may be able to hire a computer forensic's person to pull all the data off the phone without a password like cops do, but that will cost about $500.

Good luck, sorry for you loss.

Also it helps if you have a death certificate when you are asking people to help you with this. My BFF's H died and most everybody wanted proof.

If she has a computer you can get into all her accounts because most likely her passwords are cached. You can change her Apple ID password and it will text you a code and you can change the password.

What you need to do is get her computer and her phone and find a geek to help you.

You may be able to hire a computer forensic's person to pull all the data off the phone without a password like cops do, but that will cost about $500.

Good luck, sorry for you loss.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks all so much. It’s a 6 digit passcode. She had an ex-girlfriend who tried some codes as well but no luck. She doesn’t have an estate so I’m not the executor. Not sure if it’s worth the legal hassle to even figure it out. We should have her death certificate soon so my mom and I will try Apple and see if that gets us anywhere but I’m not hopeful. Just wondering if there was anything I was missing. I’m grateful for the well wishes. I do have many photos so I’m very thankful for Facebook and Instagram right now.

Xoxo

Do you have access to her email? If she had a computer try bringing up gmail or whatever she used. Unless the history was cleared the account should be accessible. If so reset the password on the email account. After that you can follow the steps to reset Apple ID/password.

Thanks all so much. It’s a 6 digit passcode. She had an ex-girlfriend who tried some codes as well but no luck. She doesn’t have an estate so I’m not the executor. Not sure if it’s worth the legal hassle to even figure it out. We should have her death certificate soon so my mom and I will try Apple and see if that gets us anywhere but I’m not hopeful. Just wondering if there was anything I was missing. I’m grateful for the well wishes. I do have many photos so I’m very thankful for Facebook and Instagram right now.

Xoxo

Is there still service on the phone? Call the phone and answer it and send yourself the pictures

I wish I had advice, just want to offer my sympathy.

Are you the executor of her estate? Apple might let you into the iCloud account if you have letters testamentary.

last 4 digits of your childhood phone number?

Any old boyfriends? I always knew boyfriends passcodes and they knew mine.