I really need a guru here with this one! Dropped the phone last tuesday, screen cracked, and is no longer operable. Since the Nexus 4 has no SD card, I have no way of retrieving the data on it. When I plug the usb cable into the computer, it defaults to charging mode instead of mass storage mode to mount a drive on the computer. Screen is locked with my chosen pattern. Is there any way at all to make the the phone automatically mount the drive instead of going to charging mode?
dax702 said:
I really need a guru here with this one! Dropped the phone last tuesday, screen cracked, and is no longer operable. Since the Nexus 4 has no SD card, I have no way of retrieving the data on it. When I plug the usb cable into the computer, it defaults to charging mode instead of mass storage mode to mount a drive on the computer. Screen is locked with my chosen pattern. Is there any way at all to make the the phone automatically mount the drive instead of going to charging mode?
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Is your bootloader unlocked? Do you have USB debugging enabled?
I don't know the answer to either of those questions unfortunately. How would I know if debugging is enabled, or the bootloader is unlocked?
dax702 said:
I don't know the answer to either of those questions unfortunately. How would I know if debugging is enabled, or the bootloader is unlocked?
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If you had done either of those things you probably would have known, but in case you forgot... Did you ever root your phone? If you did you would have had to unlock your bootloader. If you did not, did you ever boot into bootloader mode, connect your phone to your computer and used the command prompt to run the command "fastboot oem unlock"?
If you never did any of that I unfortunately don't think there is much to do about your phone.
I'm pretty sure I didn't do any of that.. Does it have to do anything with when you hold the volume down button and power button at the same time and it brings you to that android screen where you use the volume buttons as cursors up and down, and the power button to select items? I can get to that screen.....
I found this thread:
http://www.dotkam.com/2013/01/16/backup-and-reset-nexus-4-cracked-and-locked-screen/
but I'm not sure if it helps me or not......? That screen I was talking about is called fastboot
this is crazy, I just came across this thread, looks like it might be the answer to my problem, I hope!! I will update this thread after I give it a try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/fastboot-recovery-remotely-enable-usb-t2177440
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I have the lg g2 it still works when I get calls and texts but I can't unlock my phone to get file access when plugging it through USB to the computer I have important files I need any help would literally save my life.
What sort of screen lock are you using and how damaged is the digitizer ie is it all dead or can you still use some of the screen to interact?
You may need to buy USB to go plug insert USB mouse into it then into LG g2 and get in there unlock phone insert USB computer cable and then transfer files to computer and then be rid of it.
You can also use some of the suggestions mentioned here.
Good luck
Also do you plan to go for a diff phone, because if it is just a screen replacement i don't think they will wipe out your phone.
The screen isn't responsive at all and I can't see anything on it I have a pass word not a pattern or number sequence. Like I said when I plug it in the computer recognizes the phone just won't let me access anything without entering the password.
Is set on charge only then?
Can you access the phone via ADB? You could reboot to recovery, even stock recovery and access through ADB command line.
Hi i dropped my phone and the screen is black. I know it still works because the fingerprint still vibrates and the pc still recognizes it via charging method. I have some important photos that i didn't have backed up and now wish to recover. Can somebody show me steps to get into mass storage ?
jronish said:
Hi i dropped my phone and the screen is black. I know it still works because the fingerprint still vibrates and the pc still recognizes it via charging method. I have some important photos that i didn't have backed up and now wish to recover. Can somebody show me steps to get into mass storage ?
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Did you have USB Debugging enabled in the developer's menu before the screen went black?
Very sadly no I did not. Can I enable it via abd?
jhs39 said:
Did you have USB Debugging enabled in the developer's menu before the screen went black?
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Very sadly no.... Can I enable it via adb?
jronish said:
Very sadly no.... Can I enable it via adb?
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Not that I know of. You might want to try Huawei's computer program HiSuite and see if it can connect to your phone without you changing any options on your dead phone screen.
http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/HiSuite_en/index.html
jhs39 said:
Not that I know of. You might want to try Huawei's computer program HiSuite and see if it can connect to your phone without you changing any options on your dead phone screen.
http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/HiSuite_en/index.html
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Thanks I'll try that. Can you pull data from adb?
jronish said:
Thanks I'll try that. Can you pull data from adb?
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In general, you can. You'd need to have ADB enabled though. You'd use the ADB pull command.
If anything, are you on stock with stock display size? Do you have apps that keep a persistent notification?
If not, I'd say you could try this;
Basically get someone to match your setup. They'd install any apps that you use which use persistent notifications to exactly match your setup. If none, have them take a picture (with an actual camera or another phone) of their 6P with the notification shade pulled down while plugged into a computer. Then another picture after they click "Charging Only" to switch it to MTP. If you can unlock the phone with the fingerprint scanner, and start up top to pull down your shade, you should be able to follow visual queues to enable MTP instead of charge only mode. Then you could at least navigate the folders on the phone and drag and drop your pictures to PC.
Edit: Assuming your screen still responds to touch, but is just black. Didn't see it specified. It's worth a shot.
jronish said:
Hi i dropped my phone and the screen is black. I know it still works because the fingerprint still vibrates and the pc still recognizes it via charging method. I have some important photos that i didn't have backed up and now wish to recover. Can somebody show me steps to get into mass storage ?
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Hello... Maybe try this app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
Good luck..!
5.1 said:
Hello... Maybe try this app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
Good luck..!
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Thanks....I will give that a try and report back!
5.1 said:
Hello... Maybe try this app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
Good luck..!
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RoyJ said:
In general, you can. You'd need to have ADB enabled though. You'd use the ADB pull command.
If anything, are you on stock with stock display size? Do you have apps that keep a persistent notification?
If not, I'd say you could try this;
Basically get someone to match your setup. They'd install any apps that you use which use persistent notifications to exactly match your setup. If none, have them take a picture (with an actual camera or another phone) of their 6P with the notification shade pulled down while plugged into a computer. Then another picture after they click "Charging Only" to switch it to MTP. If you can unlock the phone with the fingerprint scanner, and start up top to pull down your shade, you should be able to follow visual queues to enable MTP instead of charge only mode. Then you could at least navigate the folders on the phone and drag and drop your pictures to PC.
Edit: Assuming your screen still responds to touch, but is just black. Didn't see it specified. It's worth a shot.
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I am on stock and all that with no persistent notification and have tried to match it exactly with my brothers phone (same) but i don't think touch functions are working....it should be an easy change to switch off of Charging but touch must be down.......!
RoyJ said:
In general, you can. You'd need to have ADB enabled though. You'd use the ADB pull command.
If anything, are you on stock with stock display size? Do you have apps that keep a persistent notification?
If not, I'd say you could try this;
Basically get someone to match your setup. They'd install any apps that you use which use persistent notifications to exactly match your setup. If none, have them take a picture (with an actual camera or another phone) of their 6P with the notification shade pulled down while plugged into a computer. Then another picture after they click "Charging Only" to switch it to MTP. If you can unlock the phone with the fingerprint scanner, and start up top to pull down your shade, you should be able to follow visual queues to enable MTP instead of charge only mode. Then you could at least navigate the folders on the phone and drag and drop your pictures to PC.
Edit: Assuming your screen still responds to touch, but is just black. Didn't see it specified. It's worth a shot.
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My device doesn't have USB debugging enabled but I can access it via fastboot! What are the chances of pulling images via fastboot?
jronish said:
My device doesn't have USB debugging enabled but I can access it via fastboot! What are the chances of pulling images via fastboot?
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None, AFAIK.
God you people....if you have TWRP installed as recovery.....do this until it works right...timing is everything...hold the power button down(I know you won't know if/when it powers off) and hold down the volume up and power button when you think it powers up....volume up and power enters recovery directly, not bootloader....then you can connect to computer and transfer as twrp has adb enabled by default
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God you people....if you have TWRP installed as recovery.....do this until it works right...timing is everything...hold the power button down(I know you won't know if/when it powers off) and hold down the volume up and power button when you think it powers up....volume up and power enters recovery directly, not bootloader....then you can connect to computer and transfer as twrp has adb enabled by default
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No need to be so condescending. Especially since you offered OP a useless tip.
Why? As stated in their 1st post, their fingerprint scanner unlocks the phone. You can't have a fingerprint set without a pin, password or pattern. Since TWRP does not support fingerprint unlock, they would have to manually input their password for TWRP to access their data and have it show on a PC. As mentioned by OP above, the touch screen is non responsive. Meaning they cannot input their credentials to decrypt.
Edit: Just to confirm, I went to recovery and tried myself. Folders will not show up in file explorer on PC until TWRP is unlocked. ADB devices does show device ID as in recovery, but issuing ADB pull commands does not work. I pulled several folders and all I got was empty folders with no files. If they're encrypted (they said stock, so I'm just going to go ahead and assume they are encrypted) with password/pin/pattern (which we've already established is the case) this will not work.
@OP, I'm not sure of a way you'd be able to get into your pictures at present. Maybe someone with more technical knowledge could chime in, but as far as I can see you need to replace your screen. Either send it in to a repair shop, or DIY.
Here's a link for a new 6P screen (this is just the first link I found). Shop around yourself, see if you can find better prices & also be wary of reviews:
https://www.fixez.com/store/more-brands/huawei/huawei-google-nexus-6p
Here's a few how-to links:
https://www.etradesupply.com/blog/how-to-replace-a-cracked-nexus-6p-screen/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3j79xygFoQ
so i have used a usb-c hub with an hdmi port and usb port - then hook up phone to a monitor (not computer) and i had a pattern lock - it was really annoying as i had to guess where the dots were as the monitor doesnt show you where the dots are - but i used my mouse to unlock it - if you have a number lock it is easier to unlock - as you just makesure numlock is on then type in your passcode - once there you should be able to navigate round your phone using a mouse - turn on debugging and make sure you have the usb connection set to MTP (media transfer protocol) instead of charge only - id also take off all locking mechanisms to make it easier for yourself - then plug it in your pc and transfer all files across
How to access USB mode and transfer data to computer?
Do you have twrp installed?
I have original.
And my screen is black, but I can touch it.
k1lle said:
I have original.
And my screen is black, but I can touch it.
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Have you enabled adb?
If you have a PC, why cant you just attach a USB cable and access the internal memory? You may need to unlock the screen to do this, bad luck if you have a pattern lock or password/pin on your phone...
OK if you have the face unlock on...
ADB is not enabled.
Cable is connected to PC but nothing happening.
Its fingerprint and face unlock but it´s not connected, I cant choose USB connection...
I have to send it to screen replament
I think you could use fastboot to pull a user data off of it, as long as the power button and the volume down button still work you could boot it into fastboot. I don't think ADB would work unless you don't have a password or fingerprint or face data on the home screen. Basically you would hold down the power button and the volume down button until you felt it vibrate, wait a few seconds and then scroll down to bootloader/fastboot which, since you couldn't see it on the screen, I do believe is 1 clicks on the volume down button.
Then you should be able to execute fastboot commands.
If that doesn't work, I actually repair OnePlus (and many other) devices. Your data will be fine as long as it's just the screen that's busted. I have 3 options for you:
1.) I can simply repair your OnePlus 5 and throw a new display on there.
2.) If you're comfortable opening up your OP5, I can send you my tester display, which is a broken OnePlus 5 screen, that I use for testing devices, recovering data, etc. That way you'll be able to power on the device and interact with it temporarily to transfer your data off of it. My OP5 tester is cracked (hence why I use it as a tester), but the screen works just fine for testing purposes. When you're done with it you can just ship it back to me.
3.) You can send it to me and I can pull the data off of it for you.
PM me if you're interested.
I'm fairly trusting with people on XDA, so I'd be willing to do any of those for a fellow OP5 brother/sister.
P.S. - I ONLY use OEM parts. In the case of the display, it's a Samsung part.
Thanks for your trust!
I already ordered repair, UPS come get it from my home move it to Poland where OP change screen and bring it back to me in Finland and it cost only 100€
That is so cheap I have to use this OP5 one more year, I have to forget my dreams about OP6. OP7 will be my next phone.
Hi,
My phone fell down from hand and display is gone. I checked with motorola service center, they have told that display IC is gone.
My phone is working fine without display, If I call then I am able to hear the ringtone and finger print scanner also working fine. my phone USB debugging is turned off.
I have very important information in the mobile. I need that data.
Kindly let me know to get the data from mobile.
Gemz842 said:
Hi,
My phone fell down from hand and display is gone. I checked with motorola service center, they have told that display IC is gone.
My phone is working fine without display, If I call then I am able to hear the ringtone and finger print scanner also working fine. my phone USB debugging is turned off.
I have very important information in the mobile. I need that data.
Kindly let me know to get the data from mobile.
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Is bootloader unlocked or locked and TWRP installed ?
The only way i know is somehove turn USB mode from 'Charge only' to 'file transfer'
I don't know if Google app / assistant / "ok google" can change it ?
Other way is your luck, if Touch is working, you can ask someone with same device to see where notification and other menu appeare, and go tap and see your luck.. (or ask someone here on xda to provide usefull screenshots of menu.)
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Is bootloader unlocked or locked and TWRP installed ?
The only way i know is somehove turn USB mode from 'Charge only' to 'file transfer'
I don't know if Google app / assistant / "ok google" can change it ?
Other way is your luck, if Touch is working, you can ask someone with same device to see where notification and other menu appeare, and go tap and see your luck.. (or ask someone here on xda to provide usefull screenshots of menu.)
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I did not change any settings in mobile, so bootloader is locked.. and TWRP is not installed..
I have disabled the USB debugging few days before my phone got broken (Unfortunate).
Touch is not working because of Display IC short.
Is there a way to enable USB debugging using Clockworkmod recovery or some other procedure to enable MTP file transfer.
Any suggestion to do it using OTG Mouse/Keyboard?
Gemz842 said:
I did not change any settings in mobile, so bootloader is locked.. and TWRP is not installed..
I have disabled the USB debugging few days before my phone got broken (Unfortunate).
Touch is not working because of Display IC short.
Is there a way to enable USB debugging using Clockworkmod recovery or some other procedure to enable MTP file transfer.
Any suggestion to do it using OTG Mouse/Keyboard?
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Then there's no way, sadly, but without touch you can't navigate to mtp as mentioned before and you also can't turn on own debugging. But unlocking bootloader wipes your phone, so this isn't a good idea
Gemz842 said:
I did not change any settings in mobile, so bootloader is locked.. and TWRP is not installed..
I have disabled the USB debugging few days before my phone got broken (Unfortunate).
Touch is not working because of Display IC short.
Is there a way to enable USB debugging using Clockworkmod recovery or some other procedure to enable MTP file transfer.
Any suggestion to do it using OTG Mouse/Keyboard?
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As strongst said there is no safe way..
You can ask service center guys if they can change particular circuit/ic and make it work or not... If they say to change motherboard, then refuse to change, otherwise you will lost everything..
As you said to do with mouse/keyboard,
You need same device with same configuration, so you can measure exact distance of mouse to do necessary settings, but it will be completely blind, you will be not sure what you are clicking at.. same with keyboard...
(Also thing to note, if you have screen lock, first difficulty is to unlock it.)
TEST YOUR LUCK...
After it, there is no other way..
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As strongst said there is no safe way..
You can ask service center guys if they can change particular circuit/ic and make it work or not... If they say to change motherboard, then refuse to change, otherwise you will lost everything..
As you said to do with mouse/keyboard,
You need same device with same configuration, so you can measure exact distance of mouse to do necessary settings, but it will be completely blind, you will be not sure what you are clicking at.. same with keyboard...
(Also thing to note, if you have screen lock, first difficulty is to unlock it.)
TEST YOUR LUCK...
After it, there is no other way..
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I tried replacing IC and display but that does not work. OTG mouse is very difficult, can any one provide the key combinations to enable USB Debugging or switch on WIFI?
My sister has an old note 4 that she wants her pics and stuff off. The screen is completely broken and doesn't turn on. The phone will boot up, it's running stock with no root and the us option was set on charge only.
Is there a way to still access the internal data without the screen, with use charging only set??
DoSe420 said:
My sister has an old note 4 that she wants her pics and stuff off. The screen is completely broken and doesn't turn on. The phone will boot up, it's running stock with no root and the us option was set on charge only.
Is there a way to still access the internal data without the screen, with use charging only set??
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Developer options unlocked on this phone?
If yes try this app called Vysor. It needs USB debugging though which is under dev options.
Install it on your Computer & it will install the app on your phone.
vishnu vijay said:
Developer options unlocked on this phone?
If yes try this app called Vysor. It needs USB debugging though which is under dev options.
Install it on your Computer & it will install the app on your phone.
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I don't think so. As far as I know, nothing was ever tweaked to need Dev enabled.
adb commands to verify what can you do - if no usb debugging, then no.