Hello all,
This is a strange request but desperate times call for desperate measures. My father recently got himself a new Samsung Galaxy S5 here in Australia, unfortunately a tragic motorcycle accident on the 1st of this month led to my father no longer being with us. This was heartbreaking for my family and I, I now have in my possession his phone, It is still operational from what I can gather, it still rings, still vibrates when hooking up to my laptop and it detects it. The screen is completely smashed and doesn't work and the phone is locked. I want to be able to access the phone to recover any photos etc he has on the phone itself, I am unaware of what type of screenlock is on it.
So far I tried Samsung Kies but due to the phone being locked I can't use that,. Nothing shows up on the phone in windows explorer. I've downloaded [email protected] and android studio and have tried to get that to show up so I can see whats on the screen and attempt to use android control to unlock the phone but so far I've had no such luck. I need usb debugging enabled but I'm going to have to assume its disabled and thus proving my attempts so far to be fruitless.
If anyone can give me any ideas or things to try I'm all ears, I'm ok with computers so should be able to figure out most things but this is my first exposure to these types of applications.
Kind regards,
Eric.
trekster83 said:
Hello all,
This is a strange request but desperate times call for desperate measures. My father recently got himself a new Samsung Galaxy S5 here in Australia, unfortunately a tragic motorcycle accident on the 1st of this month led to my father no longer being with us. This was heartbreaking for my family and I, I now have in my possession his phone, It is still operational from what I can gather, it still rings, still vibrates when hooking up to my laptop and it detects it. The screen is completely smashed and doesn't work and the phone is locked. I want to be able to access the phone to recover any photos etc he has on the phone itself, I am unaware of what type of screenlock is on it.
So far I tried Samsung Kies but due to the phone being locked I can't use that,. Nothing shows up on the phone in windows explorer. I've downloaded [email protected] and android studio and have tried to get that to show up so I can see whats on the screen and attempt to use android control to unlock the phone but so far I've had no such luck. I need usb debugging enabled but I'm going to have to assume its disabled and thus proving my attempts so far to be fruitless.
If anyone can give me any ideas or things to try I'm all ears, I'm ok with computers so should be able to figure out most things but this is my first exposure to these types of applications.
Kind regards,
Eric.
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First of all, I'm really sorry for your loss..
If he had a microSD card in his phone, it's likely that his pictures (and other documents) are on the card.
If that's the case, unless he encrypted the content, you should be able to just remove the microSD card and read it on your computer with a card reader.
Eric, do you have a MHL adaptor & HDMI tv?
You can view the screen on this via tv.
If I understand well he is able to see the screen but cannot pass the security lock. If that's the case try to connect the phone to your PC and copy all the internal SD card, I think you will be able to access the content. Also not sure if a factory reset will deactivate the screen lock but you can try it in an ultimate attempt.
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mikka06 said:
If I understand well he is able to see the screen but cannot pass the security lock. If that's the case try to connect the phone to your PC and copy all the internal SD card, I think you will be able to access the content. Also not sure if a factory reset will deactivate the screen lock but you can try it in an ultimate attempt.
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It depends on the type of security lock.
If it's swipe, then he can see the content by connecting the phone to the PC, but not if it's a password, fingerprint, pin, ...
He would have to unlock the screen before the files are available.
Sorry to hear of your loss, especially at this time of year.
The idea of copying the SD card is the first step. If I read you're message right you can't see the screen at all?? I would take the device to a repair shop and get the screen replaced - tell them very clearly NOT to wipe / reset the device. Then you should be able to see the screen and might be able to figure out the screen lock. If the fingerprint reader was used there will always be an alternative password, you might be able to reset this to the gmail account used on the phone (assuming you have access to this?).
Hope you get it sorted.
Mithrandir007 said:
First of all, I'm really sorry for your loss..
If he had a microSD card in his phone, it's likely that his pictures (and other documents) are on the card.
If that's the case, unless he encrypted the content, you should be able to just remove the microSD card and read it on your computer with a card reader.
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I copied all of the sd card and as it was copying it died, so I have most of the data off that.
DeanonZL said:
Eric, do you have a MHL adaptor & HDMI tv?
You can view the screen on this via tv.
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No I don't have the adaptor but I do have a HDMI tv, so I will investigate this, thank you.
mikka06 said:
If I understand well he is able to see the screen but cannot pass the security lock. If that's the case try to connect the phone to your PC and copy all the internal SD card, I think you will be able to access the content. Also not sure if a factory reset will deactivate the screen lock but you can try it in an ultimate attempt.
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Cannot see the screen, and when I connect it to pc to check if there is anything on the phone itself, It won't let me as the phone is keypad/swipe/fingerprint locked.
Mithrandir007 said:
It depends on the type of security lock.
If it's swipe, then he can see the content by connecting the phone to the PC, but not if it's a password, fingerprint, pin, ...
He would have to unlock the screen before the files are available.
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This is what I am trying to find out what lock is on the phone.
MadMic said:
Sorry to hear of your loss, especially at this time of year.
The idea of copying the SD card is the first step. If I read you're message right you can't see the screen at all?? I would take the device to a repair shop and get the screen replaced - tell them very clearly NOT to wipe / reset the device. Then you should be able to see the screen and might be able to figure out the screen lock. If the fingerprint reader was used there will always be an alternative password, you might be able to reset this to the gmail account used on the phone (assuming you have access to this?).
Hope you get it sorted.
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I took it to a repair shop, its a catch 22 situation, They want $150 to pull the data off the phone, and if there is no data of use then thats a waste of money, They wants $240 to replace the screen, the phone has a very slight bend in it so if I replace the screen the phone still may not be able to be used properly so again would be a waste of money.
This is the main reason why I am trying to at least view the screen to ascertain what lock is used, I do have his gmail credentials so I can reset from there, from what I understand resetting the phone also loses any data (messages, pictures, etc) that is on the actual phone.
Last but not least thank you to everyone so far for your replies, I really appreciate you all taking the time to reply and try to help!
Regards,
Eric.
trekster83 said:
I copied all of the sd card and as it was copying it died, so I have most of the data off that.
No I don't have the adaptor but I do have a HDMI tv, so I will investigate this, thank you.
Cannot see the screen, and when I connect it to pc to check if there is anything on the phone itself, It won't let me as the phone is keypad/swipe/fingerprint locked.
This is what I am trying to find out what lock is on the phone.
I took it to a repair shop, its a catch 22 situation, They want $150 to pull the data off the phone, and if there is no data of use then thats a waste of money, They wants $240 to replace the screen, the phone has a very slight bend in it so if I replace the screen the phone still may not be able to be used properly so again would be a waste of money.
This is the main reason why I am trying to at least view the screen to ascertain what lock is used, I do have his gmail credentials so I can reset from there, from what I understand resetting the phone also loses any data (messages, pictures, etc) that is on the actual phone.
Last but not least thank you to everyone so far for your replies, I really appreciate you all taking the time to reply and try to help!
Regards,
Eric.
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No worries.
Do you know if he was using Cerberus or Theftspy or another anti theft tool?
If he did and you can find out his credentials, you should also be able to unlock the phone with a command (at least Cerberus does that) or even transfer all the data to a cloud (dropbox, google drive,...).
Could he not physically open the phone and get to the actual sd card that the phone comes with that the OS and all that is on? Or is that locked down?
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I had a idea for the lock screen but it will not help with seeing which you would have to deal with first. Any chance he left Gmail loged on any computer you have access to. You could try installing a app to bypass the lock screen.
I have never tried this one it was just the first I found that fit my theory of a workaround, although you could look around for a free one that may be better then you wouldn't have to worry about passwords to do the purchase.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.thomascannon.screenlockbypass.pro
shadowofdarkness said:
I had a idea for the lock screen but it will not help with seeing which you would have to deal with first. Any chance he left Gmail loged on any computer you have access to. You could try installing a app to bypass the lock screen.
I have never tried this one it was just the first I found that fit my theory of a workaround, although you could look around for a free one that may be better then you wouldn't have to worry about passwords to do the purchase.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.thomascannon.screenlockbypass.pro
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If you know his samsung account information, you can login to their web service and remove the lockscreen passcode. From there, you should be able to USB the files off of it.
so last month i accidentally hit my phone' screen when the phone is in my pocket and it result in cracked screen. i refuse to repair it as it cost too much (and its the 2nd time i broke the note 4's screen =.=) and i have bought a discounted lg g3 as my new phone as it is just $200 more.
anyway, just want to ask if it is possible to recover my files from my old phone (well, i have everything backed up, but i really hope i can recover my Minecraft Map and maybe some snote inside).
i tried to plug in the phone to my laptop, the phone storage icon appear but it is empty. i think i got a screen lock, but the screen is now completely not working so i have no idea what's showing in my screen (i swap between fingerprint and pattern unlock but i forgot what did i set before the screen cracked, but i tried to use the fingerprint sensor and it doesnt seems to be unlocked as the folder is still not showing anything, not sure though).
so is that possible to recover my files inside?
thanks and sry for the long post
anyone pls
Need more info which note variant you exactly have. Try this link to bypass fingers scanner or lock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2948336
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Good morning.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900I, no usb debugging enabled. Screen has hit the bench hard enough to crack the screen and cause the screen to no longer turn on. Of course, it has pattern lock on it. Need to access to photos. Sentimental photos that I thought the genius had backed up through google photos. I've tried everything under the sun, short of finding another S5 screen to plug into it and try to remove the lock. I've tried installing Droid Explorer but it's saying unauthorized user - guessing that's because of the lock. I've installed Odin I believe it's called on the phone, and I have Android SDK1 installed, whatever that is.
Anyone kind enough to provide some step by step instructions on how I can recover these photos. I don't care if its as simple as somehow creating a backup that I can retrieve on the replacement phone, or something more complex. I'm not a genius but not too stupid with these things either.
I found this thread but I'm not sure the exact process to get there in the first place to execute it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500037
Please
Broke the screen on my I337 *AGAIN*. It`s an easy enough task to replace it (done every galaxy I`ve ever owned, plus my LG G Pro. Yes, I`m rough on devices) but I`m not really feeling the $80 for a new screen and LCD for a second time, what with the thing being three generations old and all.
I`ve got some data store on it that I need, contacts and whatnot, and with the screen not responsive, I can`t get it to unlock, let alone into it to back anything up to the card. Is there a way to get into it with my laptop? I`ll put a screen on it if I absolutely must but I`d rather not.
If you have ever enabled USB Debugging in the Developer section of the phone you are very lucky as you can use ADB (DL) with the appropriate sgh-i337 driver for windows. Using this you can grab any file you want from your phone. Just check for a tutorial on how to do this. This will def work.
Otherwise check if Smart Switch would do the job. And I would recommend downloading the driver from the soulution i gave before then install Smart Switch - So it doesnt have to find the driver and all since its present (or maybe it wouldn't download at all). Second method, im not that 100% sure if it will succeed.
Thank you, that should help a lot. Debugging is generally activated the day I get a new phone because I just can`t seem to leave the ROM alone for long LOL.
Glad I could help you
Ok simple my phone screen is crack not touchscreen or picture, after some screenshots check that everything is working. So I bought a LCD screen replacement kit and would be replacing the screen when the new one arrived.
In the meantime I try to access the phone at the beginning I tough it would be easy but no is not. First the phone was lock I know the password but can type in solution Samsung find my phone account, unlock functionality, try vysor but realize there debuging is not enable, I dont want to buy a OTG and follow the keyboard blind tutorial, I also try google assistant but is not good enough yet dont even try. :laugh: but really good to make calls and send messages even listen to music very glad it exist and I have it on .
So since I will be waiting like 4 weeks before I can change the screen I was hoping to do this www youtube com/watch?v=k3F1ziYweV8 and then open vysor connect the phone by USB and vuala I can access my phone with my computer.
Can someone confirm this is possible and point out if there is and easier way or a guide with the most recent information I prefer to wait if the process can be really risky since I will be doing it blind.
Thanks for any help or comments.
Geo