Sydney · Australia-wide
Phone recovery: keys decide more than hope.
Android at forensic depth when the device and keys cooperate. iOS from backups and working devices. Water damage and lock screens change the path.
Before you do anything else
Protect the only copy.
- 01
Power it down
Every minute a failing drive runs can overwrite the bytes you need.
- 02
Skip consumer scanners
Desktop recovery apps write as they scan. That is the opposite of imaging a dying disk.
- 03
No repair, no format
chkdsk, First Aid and reinstall fix the disk; they do not preserve what was on it.
- 04
Call, then decide
Free triage: lab job, cleanroom referral, or Recovery Studio.
Method
Authorised access only.
Modern phones encrypt userdata. Without passcode/hardware cooperation, chip-off returns noise.
Logical pulls and backup paths when the handset still boots. Lab imaging when storage is separate and readable.
Recovery Studio can assist on authorised Android logical workflows; dead encrypted handsets stay a lab conversation.
We do not run a cleanroom. Mechanical failures (clicking, non-spinning, head crash) are referred after free assessment. We will not open the drive on a bench and make it worse.
FAQ
Common questions.
Can you unlock any phone for a fee?
No. Encryption walls do not move for money. We say blocked when keys are unavailable.
Water-damaged phone: what should I do?
Power off, do not charge, do not put in rice as a plan. Call for triage.
Next step
Tell us what failed.
Free assessment. Fixed quote before recovery starts. No recovery, no fee. Sydney drop-off or Australia-wide by tracked post.