They were eventually able to get into the phone without the backdoor. The shooter&#x27;s employer was able to change the iCloud password on it because they issued the phone in the first place.<p>The FBI initially wanted to get in by having Apple build a backdoor that could be used to defeat the security on ANY iPhone-- that&#x27;s the bad thing, and it&#x27;s still a bad thing.<p>And re: &quot;thanks for the downvote&quot;-- stop digging when you&#x27;re in a hole.