I have a broken screen and digitiser - I can see nothing at all on the screen and it does not recognise any touch movements.
The phone does appear to turn on and is recognised by my computer.
I want to retrieve all my data - photos, videos etc - from the internal SD card.
Unfortunately I did not have USB debugging enabled when the screen broke.
Is there a solution to achieve thiis?
COLDrum said:
I have a broken screen and digitiser - I can see nothing at all on the screen and it does not recognise any touch movements.
The phone does appear to turn on and is recognised by my computer.
I want to retrieve all my data - photos, videos etc - from the internal SD card.
Unfortunately I did not have USB debugging enabled when the screen broke.
Is there a solution to achieve thiis?
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Connect with usb and copy your files to the pc You don`t need usb for that.
Thanks for your reply Gee but that was, oddly enough, the first thing I tried.
The computer recognises the device as a portable media player and there are no files found in the device.
COLDrum said:
Thanks for your reply Gee but that was, oddly enough, the first thing I tried.
The computer recognises the device as a portable media player and there are no files found in the device.
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Maybe my original post wasn't too clear.
I need to retrieve all my data from the S4, and the conventional method of plugging in to my computer via USB does not recognise any data. Would I possibly have to select to mount the card to view? Either way, this is not an option due to the broken screen.
My next thought was to use ADB to transfer over all the content of the internal SD card, however, my S4 is not recognised using ADB (I assume as USB debugging was not enabled when my phone broke?)
So, is it possible to enable USB debugging without use of the screen on this device?
COLDrum said:
Maybe my original post wasn't too clear.
I need to retrieve all my data from the S4, and the conventional method of plugging in to my computer via USB does not recognise any data. Would I possibly have to select to mount the card to view? Either way, this is not an option due to the broken screen.
My next thought was to use ADB to transfer over all the content of the internal SD card, however, my S4 is not recognised using ADB (I assume as USB debugging was not enabled when my phone broke?)
So, is it possible to enable USB debugging without use of the screen on this device?
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do you have custom recovery on your phone??
No, the phone is entirely stock.
I'm still holding out hope that someone has seen this happen before and knows of a solution for me to retrieve my data?
Can anyone help me with this?
COLDrum said:
Can anyone help me with this?
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Impossible bro.
gee2012 said:
Impossible bro.
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So, I have lost all my photos etc that are on my phone?
COLDrum said:
So, I have lost all my photos etc that are on my phone?
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i think there is a way if you flash custom recovery
samersh72 said:
i think there is a way if you flash custom recovery
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Can I flash customer recovery, though, as I can't see my screen?
You could install ClockworkMod Recovery and use ADB to retrieve your data while it's in recovery. You can put your phone in download mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power buttons till it vibrates. Then press Volume Up to confirm that you want to enter download mode. You should then be able to use Odin to install ClockworkMod Recovery.
COLDrum said:
Can I flash customer recovery, though, as I can't see my screen?
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you can boot in download mode and flash it without screen. see if odin recognize it
In my opinion if u could turn on usb debugging that would not bring back your lost data. Not really sure though. You could do that by connecting a micro usb to hdmi cable to your tv and then i guess you could use the phone there, not sure if the touchscreen would work though but worth a try..
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Thanks - I have flashed CWM via Odin successfully.
I have installed ADB but my device does not get recognised as an ADB device - have I missed something?
COLDrum said:
Thanks - I have flashed CWM via Odin successfully.
I have installed ADB but my device does not get recognised as an ADB device - have I missed something?
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be sure that you boot in custom recovery, connect your phone, open cmd in adb folder (shift + right click) and type (no need to enable usb debug):
Code:
adb devices
you must see the serial number (in recovery mode)
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adb pull /sdcard/
use attached adb folder
samersh72 said:
be sure that you boot in custom recovery
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Because I can't see the phone I'm not sure the state it's in.
Is it just Volume-up + Home + Power to access customer recovery?
I can now see the device in ADB.
When I run the adb pull /sdcard/ command I get an
error: device unauthorised. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.
COLDrum said:
I can now see the device in ADB.
When I run the adb pull /sdcard/ command I get an
error: device unauthorised. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.
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hmmm do you read "recovery" in command line after the serial number?
there is a dialog box showed on your broken screen, try to tap on, maybe you will hit confirmation
EDIT: your digitizer is broken!......no way to recognize touch.....
Hello Everyone,
I have an issue with my nexus 6p screen all of a sudden being unresponsive to touch. The big error on my part was not setting up my videos and images to automatically backup. So now what i'm trying to do is unlock the phone using ADB and a usb cable but haven't had any luck. I've gotten as far as listing my devices, which show up an unauthorized and seem I can only authorize it from my phone. Q1. is this true? Could there be any other way to authorize my phone, or am I out of luck and my data is kaput? I've also tried an OTG cable but it doesn't load since i'm guessing the OS has to fully load for the cable work.
Do I have any choice on saving my data with a USB cable and command line or can someone suggest a tool that would help me out of this situation?
Put it into fastboot/download mode and flash the latest TWRP recovery.
Use TWRP's file manager or ADB Pull commands to pull your data off. Use ADB push to push a new ROM image and flash over everything except userdata (back it up just in case).
Hi all, i was wondering if i can reboot my Blackberry PRIV with "adb" or "fastboot" commands, since my power button is damaged...i cant turn the phone on BUT i can press volume down and plug it into my laptop, windows does detect it as "Blackberry adb usb device" or something similar...but i cant seem to communicate with the device via command prompt with any of the ADB command like : "adb reboot ect ect....
Am i screwed??? Can any one help me?
p.s. i can reload the firmware with the autoloaders fine, but i just cant send command to boot of reboot the phone.
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Hi all, i was wondering if i can reboot my Blackberry PRIV with "adb" or "fastboot" commands, since my power button is damaged...i cant turn the phone on BUT i can press volume down and plug it into my laptop, windows does detect it as "Blackberry adb usb device" or something similar...but i cant seem to communicate with the device via command prompt with any of the ADB command like : "adb reboot ect ect....
Am i screwed??? Can any one help me?
p.s. i can reload the firmware with the autoloaders fine, but i just cant send command to boot of reboot the phone.
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Hey there! were you able to find answer to this question? I'm in similar situation.
Thanks
with its security nonsense, the PRIV only seems to accept adb commands once fully booted
Delete Drivers
I dont know if this is still needed. I had the same problem. I just deleted the BB Drivers from my PC and plugged the phone in. It started right up.
Greets
braupaul
Hello all,
I recently dropped my phone, shattering the screen and rendering the LCD useless. I need to use my phone to access some important messages, so I am trying to use Android Control to emulate my phone until I can get a new one. The problem is I didn't have USB debugging turned on when I dropped it. To fix that, I am trying to use ADB and recovery mode to turn it on, but ADB can't/won't recognize my device. I have installed the universal adb driver and my phone shows up in the device manager, but when I run "adb devices" in the command prompt, nothing comes up. Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks!
lonshlon said:
Hello all,
I recently dropped my phone, shattering the screen and rendering the LCD useless. I need to use my phone to access some important messages, so I am trying to use Android Control to emulate my phone until I can get a new one. The problem is I didn't have USB debugging turned on when I dropped it. To fix that, I am trying to use ADB and recovery mode to turn it on, but ADB can't/won't recognize my device. I have installed the universal adb driver and my phone shows up in the device manager, but when I run "adb devices" in the command prompt, nothing comes up. Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks!
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Did you have TWRP installed? (Unlocked bootloader?)
If not, I don't know of any way to turn on ADB.
If TWRP is installed you boot into recovery and you are good.
tech_head said:
Did you have TWRP installed? (Unlocked bootloader?)
If not, I don't know of any way to turn on ADB.
If TWRP is installed you boot into recovery and you are good.
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Unfortunately I don't have TWRP installed
Unfortunately I don't have TWRP installed
No USB debugging and no twrp and no LCD ....
That's a no go.
Hello Everyone!
Can somebody inform me on how to activate USB debugging when the screen is locked with a pin and the phone has stock software? Samsung phone with Nougat SW.
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I have gotten this far with my windows 10 laptop which has adb tools installed:
Boot the phone the phone into Recovery Mode.
Select System Mount
Connect to PC and open CMD and change folder path where adb tools is located.
type adb devices in terminal
Now, the issue is that I see is a number followed by "unauthorized". I am trying to use commands such as adb shell, but seems like I am not allowed? I'm assuming it's because the phone is not USB Debug Enabled. I have a different phone which has USB Debug Enabled and adb shell commands are working perfectly. Any way to use shell commands or work arounds? Thanks in advance!
It is not possible to activate Debugging Mode with a locked screen. AFAIK it never was and it never will. And this is good as it is.
RossTeagan said:
3. Boot your phone into ClockworkMod Recovery, by pressing and holding the Power Button + Home Button + Volume Up or Down, depending on your phone
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Why or even HOW should he have ClockworkMod installed? your guide also is for making a Backup out of cwm when the touch is broken and not for activating debug mode
jaannnis said:
It is not possible to activate Debugging Mode with a locked screen. AFAIK it never was and it never will. And this is good as it is.
Why or even HOW should he have ClockworkMod installed? your guide also is for making a Backup out of cwm when the touch is broken and not for activating debug mode
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Sorry, I thought it would help you...