> While you could do this before the police took position of the phone, it's important to point out that making any changes to the phone after it's in their pos

> While you could do this before the police took position of the phone, it's important to point out that making any changes to the phone after it's in their possession, without permission, would be considered tampering with evidence. It's obstruction either way. Competent departments know to store the phone in a Faraday bag to prevent this, so it's not always an option in the first place.