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I took my iPhone to get a minoir repair done. I left it there and came back after 30mins to pick it up. Subsquently I got worried that I had left the iPhone with them unlocked and they could have backed it up or looked up private info.
Is it possible for them to backup all data and thenlook at it later? or am I just paranoid?
iPhone XR
Yes, it is possible. If you have any doubts about them and their motives change your Apple ID password→Change your Apple ID password - Apple Support and restore a backup made before the repair to your phone→Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support. If there is any chance of them getting their hands on your phone again also change your phone’s passcode.
If they are a legitimate business it is unlikely they would snoop, but it always pays to be careful.
Yes, it is possible. If you have any doubts about them and their motives change your Apple ID password→Change your Apple ID password - Apple Support and restore a backup made before the repair to your phone→Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support. If there is any chance of them getting their hands on your phone again also change your phone’s passcode.
If they are a legitimate business it is unlikely they would snoop, but it always pays to be careful.
It's a bit late to be worrying about this now...
Yes, they could possibly back it up in 30 minutes.
The backup isn't encrypted unless they chose to encrypt it.
By the way, they would not have "hacked" your phone. You handed it to them unlocked and unsecured.
That depends on you. If you have previously made encrypted computer backups then the backup would be encrypted. And 30 minutes is probably enough time, but not if they fixed it in that time also.
Once an encrypted backup is made, all backups will be encrypted.
Sure. If you didn't bother to lock it.
Thanks guys. Could they have backed up the phone in 30mins? If they did backup it up can they see the data in raw or is it encrypted?
Never backed it up before.
iPhone hacked at repair shop?
