How to back my iPhone 4 up when it only turns on when plugged into the mains?
My iPhone 4 is water damaged. It does not turn on under it's own steam, but will when plugged into the wall. It requires 'activation' when booted and therefore needs to be plugged into iTunes, this is not possible however as it the phone will turn off when unplugged. The USB from my laptop doesn't give enough juice to get the phone past the 'apple logo' it switches off every 30 seconds. I have replaced the battery which does not solve the issue. I will send the phone to apple and pay for a replacement, before I do though I would like to retrieve the data/back the phone up.
Is there any way to get more power to the phone AND have it attached to the laptop?
Side note; I have been travelling, therefore the phone has not been backed up on iCloud for several weeks, nor connected to my iTunes for a great length of time. I wish to recover the most recent photos from my travels. I have had the phone apart and can see that a component at the base of the logic board is fried- most likely something to do with the battery/power source as these are the things that do not work.
By changing your ip
Send it to apple
Get a new iphone
(check for water damage)
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