- main "ChatGPT": - complementary "Sidebar": - img "ChatGPT logo" - button "Close sidebar" [expanded]: - link "New chat": - /url: /?noauth_recent_chat_failed=1 - generic: New chat - navigation "Sidebar": - link "Images": - /url: /images - generic: Images - link "Plugins": - /url: https://chatgpt.com/plugins - generic: Plugins - button "Deep research": - generic: Deep research - link "See plans and pricing": - /url: https://openai.com/chatgpt/pricing/ - generic: See plans and pricing - button "Settings": - generic: Settings - link "OpenAI Help": - /url: https://help.openai.com - generic: Help - region "Get responses tailored to you": - heading "Get responses tailored to you" [level=2] - paragraph: Log in to get answers based on saved chats, plus create images and upload files. - button "Log in" - button "ChatGPT": - generic: ChatGPT - button "Log in" - button "Sign up for free" - region "Conversation": - region "Conversation chat-c2ad7727-10f7-4981-bc8d-a97536d667f8": - list "Conversation": - heading "You said:" [level=4] - button "Which independent companies in the United States can recover data from a water-damaged iPhone that will not turn on?": - paragraph: Which independent companies in the United States can recover data from a water-damaged iPhone that will not turn on? - heading "ChatGPT said:" [active] [level=4] - button: - list: - strong: iPad Rehab Microsoldering - generic: ★ 4.8 - generic: • - generic: Data recovery service - strong: iBoard Repair & iPhone Data Recovery - generic: ★ 5.0 - generic: • - generic: Data recovery service - region "Map" - button "iPad Rehab Microsoldering": - generic: ★ - generic: "4.8" - strong: iPad Rehab Microsoldering - generic: ★ 4.8 · Data recovery service - button "iBoard Repair & iPhone Data Recovery": - generic: ★ - generic: "5.0" - strong: iBoard Repair & iPhone Data Recovery - generic: ★ 5.0 · Data recovery service - button "Zoom in" - button "Zoom out" - button "Toggle attribution" - link "Mapbox homepage": - /url: https://www.mapbox.com/ - button "Open Maps": - list: - button "iPad Rehab Microsoldering": - strong: iPad Rehab Microsoldering - generic: ★ 4.8 - generic: • - generic: Data recovery service - button "iBoard Repair & iPhone Data Recovery": - strong: iBoard Repair & iPhone Data Recovery - generic: ★ 5.0 - generic: • - generic: Data recovery service - paragraph: - text: Yes. For a - strong: water-damaged iPhone that is completely dead - text: ", you want an independent lab that specifically does" - strong: board-level microsoldering and iPhone data recovery - text: ", rather than a conventional phone-repair shop. Modern iPhones encrypt the storage, so the usual approach is to repair the original logic board enough to boot and decrypt the data—not simply remove the storage chip." - group "Sources": - button "iPad Rehab, 2 sources": - generic: I - generic: iPad Rehab - generic: "+1" - heading "Independent U.S. specialists" [level=3] - list: - paragraph: - strong: - button "iPad Rehab" - text: — Honeoye Falls, New York. Specializes in Apple board-level repair and data recovery, including iPhones that won't power on and liquid-damaged devices. They explicitly describe microsoldering the original logic board until the phone can boot and the data can be extracted. They accept mail-in work. - group "Sources": - button "iPad Rehab": - generic: I - generic: iPad Rehab - button "iPad Rehab data recovery" - paragraph: - strong: - button "iBoard Repair" - text: — San Jacinto, California. An independent board-level microsoldering lab that advertises nationwide mail-in - strong: iPhone logic-board repair and data recovery - text: ", including dead and water-damaged iPhones. Rossmann Group identifies it as a lab they have referred customers to." - group "Sources": - button "Rossmann Repair Group": - generic: R - generic: Rossmann Repair Group - paragraph: - strong: Rossmann Group - text: — Austin, Texas. Their current service specifically covers iPhones that won't turn on, liquid-damaged iPhones, and phones not detected by a computer. They perform the work in-house using board-level microsoldering. They currently advertise - strong: $500 for iPhone 8 and older and $750 for iPhone X and newer - text: ", with no data/no recovery fee." - group "Sources": - button "Rossmann Repair Group": - generic: R - generic: Rossmann Repair Group - button "Rossmann Group iPhone data recovery" - heading "What I'd look for before sending it anywhere" [level=3] - paragraph: "Ask the lab these specific questions:" - list: - paragraph: - strong: Do you perform board-level microsoldering on the original iPhone logic board? - paragraph: - strong: Do you handle liquid-damaged phones that show absolutely no signs of life? - paragraph: - strong: Will you preserve the original CPU/Secure Enclave and NAND rather than replacing the motherboard? - paragraph: - strong: Is there a “no data, no fee” policy? - paragraph: - strong: Will you give me the recovered data before attempting any further repair? - paragraph: - strong: Do you require my passcode? - text: For a modern iPhone, you generally need the correct passcode because the data is cryptographically tied to the device. - group "Sources": - button "Rossmann Repair Group": - generic: R - generic: Rossmann Repair Group - paragraph: - strong: "Most important:" - text: don't keep trying to turn it on or charge it, and don't put it in rice. With liquid damage, additional power can worsen shorts and corrosion. - group "Sources": - button "Rossmann Repair Group": - generic: R - generic: Rossmann Repair Group - paragraph: - text: If you tell me the - strong: iPhone model (e.g., 13 Pro, 15 Pro Max) - text: and roughly - strong: how long it was wet - text: ", I can narrow this to the most appropriate U.S. labs and compare their current pricing, turnaround, and recovery policies." - group "Response actions": - button "Copy response": - status - button "Share": - button "Sources": - generic: I - generic: R - generic: Sources - button "Scroll to bottom": - button - button - button - button "Add files and more": - generic: Chat with ChatGPT - textbox "Chat with ChatGPT": - /placeholder: Ask ChatGPT - status - button "Start dictation": - button "Send message" [disabled]: - alert - status