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Export SMS from Disabled/Locked iPhone

By Selena KomezUpdated on November 10, 2017


I need some help. My iPhone 8 is locked after entering the wrong password for several times. Is it possible to recover the text messages from the locked device selectively? I need to get back the SMS quickly. Any suggestions are welcomed. By the way, I did the backup with iCloud two days ago. Thanks.”

Entering wrong password for 6 times may lock an iPhone device and then the iOS device will become disabled. You may try to find the password and unlock the iPhone again. But if you have forgotten the password of device, things may become a little bit complicated. If you are unfortunate to encounter the same problems of being unable to unlock disabled/locked iPhone and fail to access iPhone data, relax and here the you’ll find an effective solution to recover text messages from a disabled/locked iPhone without password, as well as more other types of iPhone data.

Restore SMS from Disabled/Locked iPhone via iPhone Data Recovery

A professional iOS data recovery software called iPhone Data Recovery is capable of recovering data from disabled/locked iPhone with ease. This software allows you to extract data from iPhone to computer with three modes: extract data from iCloud backup, extract data from iTunes backup, extract data from device directly without backup. You can help yourself to restore SMS from disabled/locked iPhone by using this software. iPhone Data Recovery enables to recover different types of iOS data, including text messages, contacts, photos, videos, notes, call logs, calendars, apps and more. Even though your device is disabled/locked, device is broken, device is lost, you can easily get backup your personal data with the help of iPhone Data Recovery. Additionally, this powerful software supports to recover deleted data from iPhone after losing data for any cases, including deleted by mistake, iOS update, iOS jailbreak, restore device to factory, etc,.

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Part 1: Retrieve Text Messages from Disabled/Locked iPhone

Step 1. Run the Program and Log in iCloud Account
After runching the iPhone Data Recovery program on the computer, choose “Recover from iCloud Backup“ mode, and sign in your iCloud account as below.

log in icloud account

Step 2.Select the File Types to be Restored
Click the files you need to restore and then click “Next” to go to next step. For SMS recovery, you should click “Message“.

select file to recover

Step 3. Download and Extract iCloud Backup File
After that, you will be provided the backup files of your iCloud backup account automatically. Choose the backup file that contains the SMS you want to recover by clicking “Next” button.

download icloud backup file

Step 4. Preview and Restore SMS from iCloud Backup
You can preview all the data after the scanning process, such as messages, contacts, photos, notes, videos, etc,. Choose the text messages you need to restore by ticking them and then clicking “Recover” to save it to the computer.

recover text messages from icloud backup

Finished.

Free download the iPhone Data Recovery and have a try:

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Part 2: Access Disabled/Locked iPhone with Locked Screen Removal

iOS ToolkitLocked Screen Removal enable to bypass iPhone easily without data loss. It help to remove locked screen of iPhone without password.With this program, you can access a disabled/locked iPhone without restoring to factory or performing Recovery Mode.Only 4 simple steps, you can reset your iPhone as a normal device freely. All iPhone models are compatible with Locked Screen Removal, including iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6S/6, iPhone 5S/5.

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Step 1. Run Program and Connect Disabled/Locked iPhone to the Computer
Run iOS Toolkit – Locked Screen Removal on the computer and select “Unlock” among all the tools.

ios locked screen removal

Connect your disabled/locked iPhone to the computer using a USB cable. Then click “Start” on the program.

connect locked iphone to pc

Step 2. Boot iPhone in DFU Mode
Follow the instruction on program to get iPhone into DFU mode.

-Power off the iPhone.
-Press and hold the Volume Down button and the Power button together for 10 seconds.
-Release the Power button and keep holding the Volume Down button until the device is in DFU mode.

enter locked iphone into the dfu mode

Step 3. Confirm the Information of iPhone
After the device is in DFU mode, the program will display the information of device, such as phone generation, iOS version, etc,. If the information is not correct, you can select the correct information from the dropdown lists. Then click “Download” to download the firmware for your device.

select the information of locked iphone

Step 4. Access iPhone without Data Loss
When the firmware is downloaded successfully, click “Unlock Now” to start unlock your iPhone without passcode.

confirm to unlock iphone

Your iPhone will be unlocked successfully in just a few seconds.

unlock iphone without data loss

Now you can access your iPhone as usual.

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More Guides You May be Interested In:

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How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone without Data Loss

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How to Extract Data on Locked iPhone X/8/7/6S/6/5S

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