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How do I connect my iPhone to iTunes with a broken screen?
Open iTunes and wait for it to recognize the broken iPhone, then click on the device icon on the top left of the screen. Select Summary from the left sidebar and choose “This computer” under Automatically Back Up. If necessary, check the box for “Encrypt local backup” to create a password to protect your backups.
How do I sync my broken iPhone to my Mac?
Open Finder, and in the left navigation bar, select your iPhone. Under Backups, make sure that “Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this Mac” is selected. Then press the Sync button and wait for the backup to complete. Done!
How can I control my iPhone with a broken screen?
If your device was not previously trusted by any computer, and you cannot tap “Trust this computer” on your broken screen, you might be able to use VoiceOver with a USB and Bluetooth keyboards to virtually tap trust (and generally to control the device) even with broken screen.
How do I get My iPhone to show on my Mac?
Just use QuickTime Player on your Mac. Connect the Lightning port from your iPhone to the USB to your computer. In QuickTime select File → New Movie Recording but don’t start the recording. Next to the record button select the down arrow button, then select your iPhone. This will bring the iPhone’s display screen to your Mac within QuickTime.
What to do if your iPhone screen is smashed?
To do this, you should enter your iCloud account from iCloud web and enable the “Find My iPhone” feature. Then follow the instructions to wipe off your iPhone with a smashed screen. Open a browser on your computer and visit icloud.com. Sign in to your iCloud account.
What to do if your iPhone screen is not working?
Hit “Back up Now” in iTunes to back up your iPhone data. Say “Turn off VoiceOver” to Siri. If the screen is not working, you can do the following: take a Lightning-to-USB adapter to connect the device to a USB keyboard. Use the keyboard to input the device’s passcode to unlock it.