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[Q] [HELP NEEDED] Need to retrieve info from the cracked screen phone.

Hi XDA, Please Help.
My screen is cracked on the phone. Still shows pics but I can not use it, touch is not functional. The phone screen is locked with the pattern.
I would like to retrieve at least my pictures. I really need them.
The USB Debugging is enabled. The phone is connected to my home WIFI. Stock phone not rooted.
I was thinking of loading apps from the play store(web site) and go trough my pc and get the pix but I dont know what app to use. I dont have google plus but if i sideload from playstore will it upload pix? Can i back my phone via ABD? Or any other options...
Please help me out.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

USB OTG with a mouse?

Heath05 said:
USB OTG with a mouse?
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good idea, will try it tomorrow. I think I have the usb otg cable somewhere.
EDIT. It totally worked. thank you so much. Even though I had everything i needed, I just could not brainstorm enough to think of it.

S4 screen bricked help needed

hello guys,
I have one S4 of my friend but unfortunetely the screen bricked due to falling on tiles.
well... he want to get the data which is in phone memory.
He searched in the market for a new screen but it is not available .
So now How can we help that guy to get those DATA.
can we use ADB?
Reply soon.
Thanks

Hi,
I encounter exactly the same broken screen issue and I need your help to recover my data (contacts, SMS, etc) on my phone memory... As I cannot unlock the phone, I cannot access it through my computer. Thanks.

not sure if it help but, If only the screen bricked, you can use the hdmi (mhl), plug the phone in a monitor and unlock it, also plug a keyboard and mouse using otg.
But if you need both at the same time, probably the only solution will by a dock station.

construidor said:
not sure if it help but, If only the screen bricked, you can use the hdmi (mhl), plug the phone in a monitor and unlock it, also plug a keyboard and mouse using otg.
But if you need both at the same time, probably the only solution will by a dock station.
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I've neither connected with MHL, nor used with keyboard and mouse... That's a idea that I will try. I will let you know if it works.... Thanks alot.

[Q] Need help recovering data from phone with broken Screen

Hey guys!
I've been looking around for help on this one but I've come up short.
I've got a Note 3 and I've killed the LCD. the phone still works can hear it working etc.
I need to backup a game (clash of clans... ). To do this, normally i'd link it to my google account, and then sync it to my new phone (another note 3).
However I cant get access.,.. And Keis will backup my apps but wont let me install them on any phone other than the original!
I saw there was a prog called Android Connect, however my phone didn't have USB debugging enabled. And i'm far too noivice to compile a kernel to enable it.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking a HDMI MHL2.0 cable to get the screen onto the TV, but i'd still need to control it somehow, and the usb port would be taken up by the hdmi adapter so cant plug in a OTG cable and a usb mouse!.
I've tried a MHL1.2 cable and it wont work., but I've found on ebay, mhl1.2 adapters with USB ports, but none that support MHL2.0..
Such a predicament! any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I've invested a lot of time (and admittedly money) into this game and i'd hate to waste it!
Thanks
Sam

I'm in a similar situation. My girlfriend just got a S5 Active a few weeks ago and has managed to break the screen already, and they say guys are hard on stuff. Screen will not come on at all and has a pattern lock. Is there any other way to get into the phone to backup files? Kies would be fine in my case but I can't unlock to use it. Since it is new I hadn't had a chance to set up Samsung find my mobile or Android device manager. Help us both please!

Note 3
Is your phone rooted?

Hmm looks like this thread died

Nah phone is pretty stock... I have an Sview case so it unlocks the phone for me...
Have ordered an MHL2.0 cable so should be able to see the screen, but still no idea on control

Disregard - didn't see you had not enabled adb.
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Unfortunately I don't think I have developer options enabled. Which is causing this predicament.:crying:

Ok. I'm stupid.
Google sidesync. Download and install pc application. Then go to Google Play store on your pc and find sidesync and click install, select your device and let it install remotely (wait about 3-5 min). Reboot your device, launch sidesync on your pc and connect your device via usb. Select usb in pc app.
If all goes well, you'll have full control and phone screen on your pc.
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Just tried this with my new Note 3, and you have to run the app on the phone before you can mirror...
Dammit.... so close!
Thanks for the suggestion! feel like im getting somewhere

Argh. I din't recall having to run it first... but yes, progress is always good!
Another option is the Samsung media dock, you can use it to get mhl and usb kb/mouse at the same time.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-S20JWEGSTA
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Can't access files due to broken screen and pattern lock!

Hello xda!
This forum has helped me a lot in the past time with all kind of problems i enocountered and I hope you guys can help me once more time with this big problem i have!
So basically 2 weeks ago i broke my screen on my old s4 pretty bad and it doesnt display anything anymore and the touch is not working. I have a lot of files and photos on it and I've een struggling to access it from my windows PC but i pretty much can't figure it out since it is locked with a pattern and can't unlock it!
I can't unlock it from my samsung account cause the account doesn't display the phone anymore for some unknown reason..and i really dont know what to try anymore I know the pattern and the backup PIN, google account etc, etc but still i couldn't find anything on google aout what could I do.
I have tried ADB but i cant manage to get it working tho, i have read that it wont work if my debugging is not thicked and its not..so the adb didn't detect it when i tried...maybe i did somethig wrong tho cause im not familiar with adb. Followed a guide on youtube and my [adb shell] command in platform-tools cmd didn't seem to work.
Please guys, help me access my files i dont know what to try anymore
If you need any more information about anything else regarding the phone, please ask and I will try anything just to recover my files ^^
Thank you!

without debugging activated ADB won't work. long shot (and quite expensive option) would be MHL adaptor plugged into TV and USB hub and wired mouse also in the hub...
I've never tried it, but in principle it should work

Even if the mhl cable will display an image on a monitor, you can't unlock the phone or enable debugging if the digitizer is busted.

audit13 said:
Even if the mhl cable will display an image on a monitor, you can't unlock the phone or enable debugging if the digitizer is busted.
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that's where the mouse is supposed to come in, I understood maybe incorrectly that android has native support for a mouse...

How would the mouse connect to the phone? Do all ROMs support a mouse?

Well,Long story short,Nothings gonna work had the same issue with my phone back in the day,I've tried everything possible but was of no luck,you need to the change the screen and digitalizer to use it again (sadly) that's the only way out or you can borrow screen from repair shop get it unlocked. Goodluck

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How would the mouse connect to the phone? Do all ROMs support a mouse?
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I mentioned a hub, if a mouse is supported it'll work fine through a USB hub, the question is will the MHL adaptor work thru one at the same time. I know some do not, and that's why I called it a long shot...

I flashed custom recovery and tried to mount usb storage blindly following guides but it doesn't seem to work...i wonder if there is any way to flash with odin a stock rom or custom rom without losing pictures and personal data such as documents just to get rid of the pattern..

S8+ Damaged screen, can't unlock screen lock, please help.

My S8+ had an accident. The device still works but the screen is unreadable and inoperable. I can not unlock my device. There are files on the device that I need to extract. I can't seem to mirror the screen in any way. How can I access the device via PC? If I can unlock the screen I should be able to mirror it. Is there any other way to make a backup? Is there any software I can use to access the device? Is it possible for me to enable USB debugging through any type of command?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I just dropped my S8+ a few days ago.
Same problem Display and Touchscreen won't work properly.
I ordered a USB-C Samsung Multiport adapter.
Connected the adapter to my Phone and TV and hooked up a USB hub with mouse, Keyboard and a USB Flashdrive.
I managed to backup all my important files without ending up paying for a expensive phone repair.

try an otg cable and a mouse/keyboard

JakeDaBass said:
My S8+ had an accident. The device still works but the screen is unreadable and inoperable. I can not unlock my device. There are files on the device that I need to extract. I can't seem to mirror the screen in any way. How can I access the device via PC? If I can unlock the screen I should be able to mirror it. Is there any other way to make a backup? Is there any software I can use to access the device? Is it possible for me to enable USB debugging through any type of command?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm pretty sure google find my device can unlock the screen lock