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.
When / stop
Water, locks, and what not to try.
Power off. Do not charge a wet phone. Do not put it in rice as a plan. Do not keep guessing the passcode on a device you need imaged.
iOS deep extraction is not claimed here. Working devices and backups are the honest iOS paths. Android work goes further when the device and keys allow.
What we do
Authorised access only.
Modern phones encrypt userdata. Without passcode or hardware cooperation, chip-off returns noise. We say blocked when keys are unavailable.
Logical pulls and backup paths when the handset still boots. Lab imaging when storage is separate and readable.
Recovery Studio phone ingest is catalogue only. It is not a full phone unlocker. 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.
What it costs
Published band, then a fixed quote.
Phones, USB sticks and memory cards from $249 after free assessment. Encryption walls are named when keys are missing. Assessment is free. The figure you agree is fixed before recovery starts. Full lab bands and Recovery Studio licences are on Pricing.
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.
What does it cost?
This band starts at $249. Fixed quote after free assessment. No recovery, no fee on the recovery itself.
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.