It has nothing to do with ISIS… The FBI tried to access the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c but because they screwed up by trying to access the phone on a w

It has nothing to do with ISIS… The FBI tried to access the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c but because they screwed up by trying to access the phone on a wi-fi network it hadn't ever been on, they put themselves in a position of having the iPhone erased after a certain number of incorrect password attempts. The FBI wanted Apple to create a special version of iOS they could load on the phone to bypass the auto erase feature and Apple refused. Apple didn't say they could access the Texas shooter's iPhone; only that they could possibly provide some assistance. It would depend on the model and whether or not encryption was enabled, something we currently don't know. Apple, like most tech companies, routinely works with law enforcement; we don't hear about it unless it's a mass shooting that gets nationwide attention. Bottom line: if the phone is encrypted and certain other features are enabled, there's nothing Apple can do. You can read all about it at https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf