This might be a dumb idea, but, if your uncle is still “available” for that, you could use his fingerprints to unlock the phones. The S8 has a fingerprint sensor, I’d guess the Motorola too if it’s not a really old model.

I know Apple will let you into his Icould account if you send a death certificate. Google has something similar but I didn’t read much into it. This would get you into his android account and in theory past the security on the phone. https://support.google.com/accounts/troubleshooter/6357590?hl=en

If you look at the screen, you may be able to see the smudges from this pass code, and the angle of how they were punched in. For example, if there are smudges on the 5 and the 9, and there’s a light smudge that moves diagonally on the 9 away from the 5, then the 9 probably came after the 5. Tap out the numbers on a piece of paper with maybe some oil on your finger tips to get a sense of how your fingers move and the pattern they make, making sure to keep the same hand as your uncle.

Good luck, holding him in the light. <3

What happens when you plug them into a pc?

Open cask funeral - when you walk up to say your final goodbye use faceID or put his finger on the phone! When you do this, cough loudly to cover up what you’re actually doing.

You don’t need to do that.

Sorry for you uncle.

If you have his email adress and access to password, its a starting point.

Now, to access the smartphones themselves, you will need the 4 number pin. At least in Portugal, mobile phones require a 4 digit pin to unlock when powered on. Then, finger print, pattern or face recognition to unlock and reach the “desktop” and icons and photos.

Mobile operators usually provide the 4 digit pin for the sim card, and they also provide a PUK number to insert after you insert an incorrect pin for a few times, usually 3.

So if you have the original boxes or smartphones documentation, search for the sim cards documentation with them. Take them to the operator store in person and ask them if they can unlock the smartphones.

Accessing the email, by resetting the password, may send a confirmation or code to one of those smartphones; but you will need them unlocked first. So first you should worry about unlocking the mobile phones, then, the emails.

I wish you best of luck!

I guess my very first question is, what do you possibly need to access on his iPhone that you can’t accomplish through a motion to a court and/or subpoena?

PS: you’re not getting into the iPhone. Even the one single time the FBI accomplished this through a private company, they paid that company millions for doing it