IPhone, half of the screen broken, cannot perform backup

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I recently dropped my iPhone and half of the screen is broken. I directly ordered a new one but I cannot manage to backup my old one.
I can still interact with the bottom half but when I plug it into my Mac, it asks me for my password which contains a "1" and I cannot type it. Face ID is locked so I cannot do anything. Is there a solution for me to backup old data ? I really cannot afford to lose it all so my last resort will be to replace the screen just to make the backup…

Best Answer

  1. Connect your iPhone with a Mac(that is trusted by your iPhone) using USB cable.
  2. open iTunes.
  3. Select your iPhone.
  4. Select the Backup method to your iCloud account or This Computer. Screenshot of iTunes It will not ask for any passcode, but if it does, you could enter it using a Bluetooth keyboard.

Note: I am not sure if a not trusted Mac or PC connected it will work. Also See the attached image.

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