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So my old Nexus 7's screen was shattered, it still turns on, I know bec the music was still playing.
Any way to transfer the files from a shattered-screen N7 to the new N7?
Got some recent image files I hadn't backed up, which will take a while to reproduce. I use ES file explorer.
(I did forum search on this topic and couldn't find any info)
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If the screen is still mostly readable - but the digitizer doesn't work - use a OTG cable and a USB mouse.
adb pull /sdcard/ will copy everything from the SD card to your PC if you want to go that route.
You should be able to install apps to the cracked-up tablet by using the web interface of the Google Play market.
good luck
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If the screen is still mostly readable - but the digitizer doesn't work - use a OTG cable and a USB mouse.
adb pull /sdcard/ will copy everything from the SD card to your PC if you want to go that route.
You should be able to install apps to the cracked-up tablet by using the web interface of the Google Play market.
good luck
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Nope it's shattered, flickers and lights up but completely illegible.
I'll try connecting it to a PC, my apps and settings are mostly synced to the replacement already, but it would be great to be able to transfer files.
Google/Asus/Android should really allow direct file transfer access via USB, WiFi, NFC, etc for upgrading/replacing devices which are both registered to the same Google account.
I understand this could pose security risks but so could everything else.
If I can transfer files direct from my WiFi camera to my N7, shouldn't I be able to transfer files from one N7 to the other? I guess I could prob set this up via ftp if the screen was working....
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Is the tablet rooted? Is adb enabled?
If you can get an adb shell running (from a PC) you could manually pack things up using archiving tools (zip, tar, whatever) and transfer the archives using either "adb pull" or via command-line ftp. Sort of depends on what tools the ROM busybox/toolbox supports.
If it isn't rooted you are probably limited to copying the /sdcard, although there are obscure things that could be tried (e.g. see if you can get a mouse, keyboard, and PC connected via adb simultaneously by hooking the N7 to a USB hub with an OTG cable) - you can pull "screen shots" from the device using the SDK "ddms" tool. Pain in the rear, but you could ?? maybe "see" what was on the screen that way.
good luck
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Is the tablet rooted? Is adb enabled?
If you can get an adb shell running (from a PC) you could manually pack things up using archiving tools (zip, tar, whatever) and transfer the archives using either "adb pull" or via command-line ftp. Sort of depends on what tools the ROM busybox/toolbox supports.
If it isn't rooted you are probably limited to copying the /sdcard, although there are obscure things that could be tried (e.g. see if you can get a mouse, keyboard, and PC connected via adb simultaneously by hooking the N7 to a USB hub with an OTG cable) - you can pull "screen shots" from the device using the SDK "ddms" tool. Pain in the rear, but you could ?? maybe "see" what was on the screen that way.
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It's not rooted, but USB debugging is enabled.
If I could input my pattern to get past the unlock screen, I could pull the files via USB from a PC, but apparently that won't work when the screen is locked.
I tried that adb SD card pull but I get no adb devices recognized, again I think bec the screen is locked out.
Any other ideas?
I'm beginning to think it's not worth it, but I still would like to wipe the device.
I think I can wipe it using the avg antivirus theft protection remotely, at least I have that setup. Still not sure if this will work if screen is locked. I'd think it would, else what's the point?
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It's not rooted, but USB debugging is enabled.
If I could input my pattern to get past the unlock screen, I could pull the files via USB from a PC, but apparently that won't work when the screen is locked.
I tried that adb SD card pull but I get no adb devices recognized, again I think bec the screen is locked out.
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Ahh crap - adb security on 4.2.2 and a pattern lock on a broken screen.
You are right - that leaves almost nothing left to try.
Seems like what is needed is some kind of ssh server app that doesn't need any GUI configuration - that would at least allow an unprivileged shell from a different computer on your LAN. (But unfortunately it seems like most ssh server apps require some fooling around in the GUI to set them up after installation). Those lost tablet/phone apps can be pushed from the Google Play market using a web browser and will run on install - you need something like that.
Not sure it such a thing exists, though. Sorry.
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It's not rooted, but USB debugging is enabled.
If I could input my pattern to get past the unlock screen, I could pull the files via USB from a PC, but apparently that won't work when the screen is locked.
I tried that adb SD card pull but I get no adb devices recognized, again I think bec the screen is locked out.
Any other ideas?
I'm beginning to think it's not worth it, but I still would like to wipe the device.
I think I can wipe it using the avg antivirus theft protection remotely, at least I have that setup. Still not sure if this will work if screen is locked. I'd think it would, else what's the point?
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Do you have an otg cable? You could try using a mouse to unlock the screen blindly.... remembering that when you plug in the mouse it is centered on the screen. Or use a keyboard if you have a pin lock code. You should check and see if avg can remotely change the password. If so with an otg cable and some luck you just might crack it
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When in doubt. Blow it up.
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Thanks for the responses guys. The files I was mourning the most were abt 40 photo's I'd spent time tweaking and editing, I found most of the raw originals on my camera (after going thru 400 or so) and will just try to redo the edits..
Some stuff will be lost, now I know to upload everything important to drive, photo bucket, PC, etc.
I'll do the avg wipe and post how it works out, being careful not to wipe my current nexus which I should have waited before installing avg on.
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Wow, using the mouse to unlock is a great idea. Thanks for that.
The tablet was rooted and put into debug mode initially, but there have been OS updates since then so maybe it isn't going to work.
Having never used adb, I connected the Nexus 7 via USB. It showed up on the PC as Nexus 7, but there are no files. I ran "adb.exe devices" and it said there were no devices. Does that mean its not in debug mode, or might I be doing something else wrong. (should it have seen other USB devices, like mouse and keyboard?)
I haven't tried the mouse to unlock yet. I need to practice the pattern with my new Nexus.
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You need to install pdanet drivers from sdk platform tools or one of the many toolkits for nexus 7.
If you have the auto detect drivers its being detected as a media device and adb wont detect.
Hope that helps,as well I think if you connect in fastboot you wouldnt have to worry about the screen lock.
I've been reading various threads and tech posts for hours and feel like I'm going in circles and getting absolutely nowhere, so I'm really hopeful someone can help me out.
I broke the screen and digitizer on my AT&T SGH-I337 Galaxy S4 with stock Android 4.2.2 and ROM, though it is rooted. I was trying to control it via the computer with 'Ultimate Touchscreen Control for Android' or Screencast, but they require ADB which I'm pretty sure is not enabled. I did enable USB debugging before the screen broke, though I can't say with 100% certainty that I didn't later disable it, so I'm not entirely sure what the status of that is. I've been reading about sideloading a kernel with ADB enabled through recovery, or using CWM with Odin to enable it, but I have been absolutely unable to figure out how to do it with a broken screen. It doesn't help that it's been 3.5 years since I really messed with stuff like CWM and custom ROMs, and I've never used Odin, and my knowledge on this stuff is not great. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I think you're pretty much sol. You say you're on 4.2.2, do you know what bootloader you're on. Mdb, mdl or mf3. If you're on mf3 you won't be able to flash a kennel. Do you have a custom recovery, and if so, which one?
When booted into recovery and adb installed on your pc in a Windows command window type
adb devices
If you're devices serial number shows up you have adb debugging enabled. If it just shows waiting for device, you don't.
Your best bet is to get the screen/digitizer replaced.
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Not sure what bootloader, but I got the device only a month or two after the S4 came out and immediately rooted it with Motochopper and it hasn't had any updates since, so it has to be an earlier one, probably the first.
After several attempts, 'adb devices' gave me:
"List of devices attached
da916528 unauthorized"
The first several times it would just say "List of devices attached" with nothing following.
'adb shell' resulted in "error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device."
Shortly after it does list the phone, the phone shows up in Windows, so I'm thinking it's not going into recovery. My timing must be off because I can't see the screen to know when to release the buttons.
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Not sure what bootloader, but I got the device only a month or two after the S4 came out and immediately rooted it with Motochopper and it hasn't had any updates since, so it has to be an earlier one, probably the first.
After several attempts, 'adb devices' gave me:
"List of devices attached
da916528 unauthorized"
The first several times it would just say "List of devices attached" with nothing following.
'adb shell' resulted in "error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device."
Shortly after it does list the phone, the phone shows up in Windows, so I'm thinking it's not going into recovery. My timing must be off because I can't see the screen to know when to release the buttons.
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You're close but unfortunately no cigar. You have usb debugging enabled but it's waiting for you to authorize the device by clicking accept on the touch screen. Which you obviously can't do. If you used motochopper you are on mdb or mdl bootloader which means you could flash a kernel but you'd have to do it in a custom recovery and use the touch screen. I don't have an i337 so I'm not going to be much more help. Sorry.
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Kinda figured it was something like that. Thanks anyways, at least I know exactly where I stand now. I'm going to try using an MHL and OTG adapter to see if I can click it that way. In the meantime, hopefully somebody with the same phone as me will come along and be able to provide further guidance.
So I was finally able to gain remote access with some crazy wiring and a lot of patience. I'm putting this here so others in my situation might have an easier time at doing it.
First I installed TeamViewer QuickSupport (TVQS) via the Play Store online, then connected a PS/2 mouse to the phone through a OTC cable and a USB to PS/2 adapter (only USB mouse I have is wireless, but good to know you can use such an adapter for this). I blindly swiped the screen to unlock the phone, then connected it to my TV with an MHL adapter and the 5 to 11 pin Samsung-specific adapter. I long-pressed the menu button to activate voice search and said "launch TeamViewer QuickSupport," then when the app opened it showed me the ID to connect to the phone which I entered into my desktop TeamViewer application. I then had to switch back to the mouse to do some more blind clicking to authorize the connection, then again to authorize the remote control, which took several frustrating minutes of switching back and forth between the mouse and the TV. One mistake I made was not installing the remote addon at first, so after I first authorized the connection, I didn't have that option, so I had to install it again through the Play Store online then close and relaunch TeamViewer on the phone and reauthorize the connection before I could start a remote session. Once I was FINALLY in I had full control and was able to get the Ultimate Touchscreen (UTCA) program authorized (which in retrospect would have required the same thing only it would have been significantly easier, since I would have only had to do one blind click) and Mobizen (which I'm currently using to control it as it's the best and fastest of the three, and oddly it's faster through the web interface than the desktop program).
In the end, what would have made this significantly easier (in fact, very easy), would have been to use a combination OTG/MHL adapter that would allow using the mouse and TV at the same time, or possibly a micro-USB OTG Y-cable so I could plug one connector into the phone and one into a power supply, then plugged the MHL Samsung adapter into that so it could get power that way, allowing me to plug the mouse in to it instead of a USB cable for power. Not sure if that would actually work, but it seems like it would. Hopefully somebody finds this info helpful. From now on, I'll be installing and authorizing TVQS, Mobizen, and UTCA on my phones when I get them.
I have the same problem. I cannot access ADB in anyway, even in in Clockworkmod recovery. USB Debugging is off. I am on the original firmware that came with the device, (Pre Knox) and the device is rooted.
My lock screen is just the simple lock, with no password required, but I have an app installed that switches the USB mode to Mass Storage for the external SD only so I cannot see internal storage.
MHL does work, but the touchscreen is not working, so all I can see is the lock screen.
When in recovery, ADB Devices shows the device as unauthorized. If i go to option # 3, (which apparently is Factory Reset) the status changes to "Sideload." But I still cannot do anything.
If no one has any suggestions. I think i'm going to have to purchase one of the Samsung Smart Docks.
I can't post links or pictures until I get 10 posts, but this works;
goo.gl/PR7TCK
Other than getting the dock, the only other way to do it that I know of is how I described above, switching back and forth between video and mouse, which sucks because you're flying blind. It requires a lot of patience.
Hello, I have a Galaxy S4 i337 running 4.4.4 Kitkat. It is stock rooted. I have broken the screen and digitizer, so I cannot see what is on the screen and there is no touch input. The phone has a pattern lock with a backup pin. I know the pattern and possibly the backup pin, but I can't input them due to no touch input and I can't see the display. I have an MHL connector that shows the display on my TV, but I can't provide any input. I also have a USB OTG cable and a mouse and keyboard, but input with these devices is essentially useless since I can't see what's on the screen at the same time.
I was going to try the "Android Control" Windows app that I found here at XDA, however, I am unable to unlock the phone and then allow the PC to connect to the phone using ADB. I am referring to the "Allow USB debugging?" prompt. I believe USB debugging is enabled. Wifi is turned off, and bluetooth is turned off. I was thinking that I may be able to connect a bluetooth mouse and use the MHL adapter at the same time, but I can't enable bluetooth. I do not have a Samsung account, so I can't use the find my phone or whatever it's called to unlock it. Does anyone have ANY ideas of what I can try to gain access to the device? :fingers-crossed:
I'm sorry to hear that. I did the same thing trying to replace the glass on my phone. I'm sorry to tell you but you're going to have to go on to Amazon and order one the cheapest I found was for $77. I don't think there is any external application to unlock the pin pattern on your phone without being able to use the touch screen
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There has to be some kind of back door or something. Surely Google isn't so inept that they have locked down MY device to the point that I have lost ALL of my data due to the lcd and digitizer being broken. Samsung Kies says that it isn't compatible and says to use something called Smart Switch, which won't work with the phone locked. I can presumably install software via the Google Play website, but that's the only thing that I am aware that I can do without operating the phone directly. I read about an app that can supposedly unlock your device if you install it from Google Play. I have no idea if it works, and that would only solve half of my problem. I still need to disable or bypass secure adb. If not for secure adb, I'd likely have full access to my device. Thanks Google; secure adb is awesome!
Ideally there would be an app that could be installed via Google Play that would automatically enable an FTP server on the device without any configuration. It would be preconfigured with the options in the documentation and would enable on install or after reboot. I have Filezilla and have used FTP before with the device via ES File Explorer, but I can't enable it with a broken lcd and digitizer.
There is a product called Samsung Remote Client/Server that I believe is intended for carrier unlocking devices. It is a paid product, but a free function of the software is the ability to bypass pattern lock. I can't get it to work though. It says:
"Opening Modemport at COM3"
"Bypassing Pattern lock...Please Wait..."
"Bypass Failed"
"Make sure you have set the correct modem or uart port as modemport!"
I have no idea what it is talking about regarding the port.
I read something about possibly being able to manually add my PC's RSA fingerprint to the device to allow adb to connect, but I can't access the filesystem to do this. As much as I despise Apple, I'm wondering if my data would be forever lost if I was using an iPhone and my screen broke. I'm betting either iTunes or one of the Apple stores could recover my data. I guess with Android, you're hosed if your device malfunctions.
Try sending an email to Josh at Mobile Tech Videos or give him a call. He has a shop in texas, and is the most knowledgable person on Galaxy phones of anyone I know outside of Samsung. You might be lucky enough to talk to him in person. (He's very busy.) He can probably get your data for you, for a reasonable price, and will also probably be forthcoming with any way you can do it yourself, if you ask. He is somewhat active here on XDA-Developers as @connexion2005.
Edit: I hadn't looked at his web site for some time. That note about not taking new orders has been up there for the better part of a year now. Also, it looks like he is making good money fixing blacklisted phones with his jtag equipment. So, I'm not sure if this is good advice or not. But it can't hurt anything to ask.
Thanks for the information. I'll look into it. I may have found a broken Galaxy S4 with a working screen and digitizer. If that pans out, I think I can connect the screen and digitizer from that phone to my phone and at least unlock the pattern and authorize my PC. I also found a dock on Amazon for $16 that supposedly lets you connect an HDMI cable and mouse and keyboard simultaneously. I'll try that if the other phone doesn't come through.
OTG cable
Use a generic OTG cable, then connect a wireless Keyboard/Mouse combo. I use one of these: Logitech K400 for my customers, works for most phones.
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Use a generic OTG cable, then connect a wireless Keyboard/Mouse combo.
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I appreciate the input and suggestions, but as stated in the OP:
I also have a USB OTG cable and a mouse and keyboard, but input with these devices is essentially useless since I can't see what's on the screen at the same time.
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I have a semi-complex lock pattern. Using a mouse to input the pattern without being able to see the screen is virtually impossible. I have tried. Just getting it to accept the WRONG pattern 5x while hitting at least 4 points each time is very frustrating and nearly impossible. Unless the trackpad on the keyboard you linked works differently (touching the center of the pad centers the on-screen cursor), that method won't work. I doubt it works that way in my experience with laptop trackpads. The only solution that I know of regarding OTG would be to buy a dock that enables both HDMI and mouse input simultaneously.
Regardless, someone came through with a broken Galaxy S4 that I can possibly take the screen off of to at least unlock my phone, remove the pattern lock, and authorize my PC's connection via ADB. I'm about to tear into that now.
I managed to get into developer mode on my new NGP, there's no more "build number" as I've seen in several blog posts with the latest update you click on the Nook icon on the About page it takes you to Developer mode. I've been able to install a few apps, but here's what I'd like to do.
I'd like to plug in a USB keyboard and use it to SSH into another machine through my WiFi hotspot to do some HTML/JS/CSS text editing while I'm outdoors (at the pool, the park, etc) as my other laptops/tablets aren't visible at all outdoors with glare. This would be a nice portable solution if I could get it to work, even editing locally on the device through some editor and sending via SFTP would be just fine.
However, I can get my USB OTG cable and USB keyboard to work on my Samsung J3 phone just fine, but not on my NGP it does nothing when plugged in, keyboard caps lock doesn't activate. Is there a way to get it to work, and does it require rooting the NGP? I haven't rooted the device yet.
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However, I can get my USB OTG cable and USB keyboard to work on my Samsung J3 phone just fine, but not on my NGP it does nothing when plugged in, keyboard caps lock doesn't activate. Is there a way to get it to work, and does it require rooting the NGP? I haven't rooted the device yet.
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As a workaround I put a VNC client on it so I can access my other devices and do the typing from there, that way I can use my RPI3 as the system with a keyboard on battery power and do some Python (Django)/NodeJS/ReactJS from the NGP using it as a monitor outdoors, but if I issue the following commands via adb to rotate into landscape mode I lose input on the NGP and have to reboot:
adb shell settings put system accelerometer_rotation 0
adb shell settings put system user_rotation 1
Any ideas?
I believe I looked at this once.
At least one of the problems is that the ID pin on the micro USB connector is not connected through to the processor.
B&N has never shown any interest in putting Bluetooth in a Nook.
We'll have to see if the latest "Nook Glowlight 3" will have either OTG or BT.
Hello.
I've got my mother's Samsung A20. And i need to recover data, but the screen doesn't work.
When power button is pressed, display flashes the lock screen (wallpaper, current time and so on). And then it turns black (backlight stays on for 30 seconds, and then turns off). Pressing the button doesn't guarantee flashing the display, sometimes it goes black immediately. Touch screen gives no input as far as i know (can't hear anything when trying to type pin). Problem still occurs during and after reboots.
I managed to connect a mouse and keyboard with USB OTG, and i was able to unlock. But the phone has no MHL support, so i can't get any image through USB. I'd try pressing the power button repeatedly to get some image and inch my way through the interface, but the lockscreen interferes.
The USB port is set to Charging Only mode, so i can't copy files to my computer. USB Debugging is disabled, bootloader is locked.
Does anybody have a clue, how to get image? Some way to get data? Maybe some keyboard shortcuts, so i can disable lockscreen and make my way easier? And maybe disable 20 alarms in the morning?
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I'd try pressing the power button repeatedly to get some image and inch my way through the interface, but the lockscreen interferes.
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I like to be helpful so I'll try to give you some suggestions but I hope others pitch in who know far more than I do.
I never use the USB cable anymore to operate my phone from my PC (but my screen isn't broken so your situation will be much harder).
I connect to my phone from Windows over Wi-Fi without USB all the time, and I can unlock my screen from the PC, and I can mount my entire Android device as a drive letter on Windows over Wi-Fi, etc., so "maybe" (just maybe though), you can consider using either a WebDav server on Android to access your files and/or adb to bring up and manipulate activities on Android....
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The USB port is set to Charging Only mode, so i can't copy files to my computer. USB Debugging is disabled, bootloader is locked.
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However, I don't know if adb will work for you if you can't turn on USB debugging in the first place... but as of Android 12, adb now works completely over Wi-Fi (see screenshots below) without needing the USB cable to establish the initial connection like it used to be prior to Android 12.
damiandbcz said:
Does anybody have a clue, how to get image? Some way to get data? Maybe some keyboard shortcuts, so i can disable lockscreen and make my way easier? And maybe disable 20 alarms in the morning?
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If the screen problem is "just" hardware and not software, and if you can turn on Wireless Debugging, you might be able to display your phone over scrcpy or vysor (both of which use adb over Wi-Fi) as shown in the screenshots below on my phone - which never needs the USB cable connection.
Hope this helps, but you seem to need folks who know more than I do as adb/vysor/scrcpy all work for me because I can set up USB Debugging & Wireless Debugging as shown below.
Note that you might have an FTP server or a WebDav Server on your Android phone, and if you do, you might be able to at least transfer important files since they each can mount your entire Android phone as a drive letter on Windows over Wi-Fi (without needing the USB cable).
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I like to be helpful so I'll try to give you some suggestions but I hope others pitch in who know far more than I do.
I never use the USB cable anymore to operate my phone from my PC (but my screen isn't broken so your situation will be much harder).
I connect to my phone from Windows over Wi-Fi without USB all the time, and I can unlock my screen from the PC, and I can mount my entire Android device as a drive letter on Windows over Wi-Fi, etc., so "maybe" (just maybe though), you can consider using either a WebDav server on Android to access your files and/or adb to bring up and manipulate activities on Android....
However, I don't know if adb will work for you if you can't turn on USB debugging in the first place... but as of Android 12, adb now works completely over Wi-Fi (see screenshots below) without needing the USB cable to establish the initial connection like it used to be prior to Android 12.
If the screen problem is "just" hardware and not software, and if you can turn on Wireless Debugging, you might be able to display your phone over scrcpy or vysor (both of which use adb over Wi-Fi) as shown in the screenshots below on my phone - which never needs the USB cable connection.
Hope this helps, but you seem to need folks who know more than I do as adb/vysor/scrcpy all work for me because I can set up USB Debugging & Wireless Debugging as shown below.
Note that you might have an FTP server or a WebDav Server on your Android phone, and if you do, you might be able to at least transfer important files since they each can mount your entire Android phone as a drive letter on Windows over Wi-Fi (without needing the USB cable).
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A20 can have only Android 9, 10 or 11, but thanks for ideas anyway.
I didn't even know adb can work over WiFi, I'll look into it. Hopefully this version can do it too.
Now trying blindly to turn on the screen reader…
damiandbcz said:
A20 can have only Android 9, 10 or 11, but thanks for ideas anyway.
I didn't even know adb can work over WiFi, I'll look into it. Hopefully this version can do it too.
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Ooops. My bad. I apologize. You'll need the USB cable in Android 11 for a moment to establish the connection first. Then you can switch over to Wi-Fi after that (or you can stay on USB).
damiandbcz said:
Now trying blindly to turn on the screen reader…
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I feel for you. I really do. It hurts me when people can't access their phone remotely to get their data back. I am searching all over the XDA site for a solution for you, where I just moments ago opened this thread to help (I'm still searching for you though).
What is the best XDA solution to control Android on the PC & recover data over Wi-Fi when the user suddenly has an unresponsive broken screen?