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i found an iphone 14 pro about 15 feet down in a lake this weekend. i have no idea how long it was there but it powered on after charging. it’s locked, no siri, no emergency contacts, no medical id. called apple they said turn it into the police (nah). dropped by the apple store and the person there said officially that’s what they’re supposed to say but he doesn’t trust cops either. went to my carrier and they couldn’t do anything. i’m out of ideas but some goon out there must have some.
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Jul 25, 2023 01:20
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Supposedly 26% of iphones can be opened with one of these passwords 1234 1111 0000 1212 7777 1004 2000 4444 2222 6969 9999 3333 5555 6666 1122 1313 8888 4321 2001 1010
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Jul 25, 2023 01:43
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it only lets you try so many. i’ve got 2 tries left before it might erase.
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Jul 25, 2023 02:15
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Can you post on local facebook or reddit groups? Say the location and model, get them to tell you the wallpaper
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Jul 29, 2023 01:01
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i like nice words
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oh that’s mine you can send it to me ty
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Jul 31, 2023 13:13
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Power cycle it and see what cell company shows up in the top of the screen when it connects to the network. Take it to one of their shops or call their customer service line and see if they'll do anything with it besides refer you to police. Now that it's out of the water and can see GPS and cell networks the owner may hit Find My iPhone, which will ring it and display contact information on the screen so keep an eye on it.
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Aug 19, 2023 08:49
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Dang was it in a case, or are Iphones legit waterproof now? Either way good on you for trying to do the right thing.
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Aug 20, 2023 21:15
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iPhone 14 Pros are rated IP68 and Apple says that they should be fine in up to six meters of water for at least 30 minutes. If it were something particularly valuable like a wedding ring, you can try contacting the lake management / ranger office, or even local dive shops (they often have bounty boards). However, since the owner probably wrote off their phone when they dropped it, they probably aren't looking for it and that won't be helpful. It's possible that finding out the phone name by connecting it to a computer might be helpful, but most likely it's just going to be called "iPhone" or "John's phone" and not leave you with much. If you take it to Apple or an electronics depot they'll recycle it, and if you take it to the police they'll compare it to a list of reported lost / stolen items and then probably auction it for reuse.
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Aug 24, 2023 15:35
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Way too much effort but hey if you want to really go down the rabbit hole. I haven't done this with an iPhone but if you know a computer forensics or data recovery person have them rip an image and then grep/search using a hex editor through the (even encrypted) rips for personally identifiable information. I've done this on MacBooks/MacOS and pulled personal information out of the EncryptedRoot.plist.wipekey file which contained <string>owner's name</string> and a few other places. I'm assuming it might, might work on an iPhone but haven't played with one. Getting the phone image may require special kit or a lot of time on weird tech forums and Linux distros.
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Sep 15, 2023 10:22
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i abandoned this thread once i got the serial number by factory resetting it and apple still refused to do anything. this morning a guy shows up to the door and says his daughter’s phone has been showing up here for the last 2 weeks. i connected the dots and we put in the key code proving it was theirs. he was about in tears because not only did they not have it insured, but the case’s pop socket was somehow related to his daughter’s deceased friend.
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Oct 23, 2023 04:57
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Faustian Bargain posted:i abandoned this thread once i got the serial number by factory resetting it and apple still refused to do anything. What a wonderful ending to this story! Congrats, I’m so glad it worked out.
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