[Q] Broken Screen, Controlling Phone? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Guys,
I know this has sort of been asked a lot, but not in the same context/I have a twist!
Basically, I dropped my Nexus 4 the other day and the screen cracked. I went out and got the N5 the next day however I'm looking for a way to control my N4 so I can double check some of the settings and ensure I have pulled everything off it.
If I remember correctly I have ADB Debugging enabled and root access, and I read how to disable the lock screen and enable bluetooth, so I was wondering if there was a (free) way to turn my N5 into a bluetooth mouse which I can pair with the N4 and controll it that way.
Another way I was thinking of doing it was to somehow control the phone from my PC? Maybe find a way to emulate it from a nandroid backup or something? I'm not entirely sure of the best/easiest way of doing it.
But any help would be appreciated!
Thanks

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[Q] Data retrivial options? - Broken LCD, stock everything

Hey guys
I'm trying to recover data from a broken Verizon Galaxy Note II, here are the details:
Stock OS & Recovery, never modded in anyway except possibly OTA updates
Powers up & has working battery
Blank, black display
Unresponsive or at least no vibration feedback to touch & pen input
Vibration feedback to button input
USB Debugging was probably never enabled
PIN code lock screen probably active. Friend thinks he remembers the pin
Is there anyway to remote into the phone via PC, or possibly use ADB to dump all the data from the phone?
cbo329 said:
Hey guys
I'm trying to recover data from a broken Verizon Galaxy Note II, here are the details:
Stock OS & Recovery, never modded in anyway except possibly OTA updates
Powers up & has working battery
Blank, black display
Unresponsive or at least no vibration feedback to touch & pen input
Vibration feedback to button input
USB Debugging was probably never enabled
PIN code lock screen probably active. Friend thinks he remembers the pin
Is there anyway to remote into the phone via PC, or possibly use ADB to dump all the data from the phone?
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Not without root. Data requires root excess, so thats not possible.. I believe remote PC requires it as well, but I am not for certain. Was everything on the internal sdcard? Or external? Does the phone come up when you plug it into the PC? What exactly are you trying to recover..
cbo329 said:
Hey guys
I'm trying to recover data from a broken Verizon Galaxy Note II, here are the details:
Stock OS & Recovery, never modded in anyway except possibly OTA updates
Powers up & has working battery
Blank, black display
Unresponsive or at least no vibration feedback to touch & pen input
Vibration feedback to button input
USB Debugging was probably never enabled
PIN code lock screen probably active. Friend thinks he remembers the pin
Is there anyway to remote into the phone via PC, or possibly use ADB to dump all the data from the phone?
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with the fact that the display doesn't work, and Debugging isn't enabled(even if it was, you'd have to verify the RSA fingerprint via the prompt). MAYBE try booting it into recovery and see if adb works that way, then you can just do an "adb pull /" to pull every single thing off the phone, or specific folders by changing / to the directory.
If that doesn't work, your only real option is swapping your internals into a Note 2 with a working display and using that to do it.

[Q] Change/Fix ROM Settings/Menu Options via ADB

Hello,
Rather an unusual problem, i dont intentionally want to go the difficult ADB way, being the novice I am. However I cannot access a usual settings in my current favorite ROM, so I need a way to get to it.
I have been using this ROM on my S4 i9500. I am unable to find an option in the ROM for Day Dream. In other ROMs, when on the daydream setting screen, there is option via the menu button, to choose when the DayDream should work "While Charging" or "While Docked" on while on either of them.
In Ozcan 6.3 ROM we can only choose the daydream to be ON or OFF, the menu button does not work to let us choose the conditions for daydream.
In my case I have a Samsung multimedia dock which I normally use for charging as well. So when I dock the phone , it is recognized as "Docked" hence the daydream is never activated. Otherwise if I simply connect a charger to mobile, the daydream starts after a while.
So I need to know is there a way we can change this settings to be able to daydream also when the phone is DOCKED, it serves me well as being a bed side alarm clock.
I guess there should be a way to change this settings directly via the ROM settings files or via ADB. Only need your guidance and support to know how.
Hope I was able to explain my problem.
Thanks.

[HELP] Damaged my phone, remote control without root.

Hi All,
Not sure where to post for help, so apologies if this isn't the correct place.
A few days ago I dropped a padlock on my Xperia Z2 screen and it shattered completely. The display still works fine but obviously, doesn't respond to touch, I can see notifications still popping up. Luckily, I was due an upgrade and so am replacing the phone.
However, I want to make sure I get everything I can off my phone (ideally photos, videos and backing up Whatsapp messages (I thought this setting was enabled, but using my "backup phone", I see I've lost about a year of conversations/media) and wipe it.
I'm quite techy (I work in IT) but have minimal experience "hacking around" with Android and just wondered if anyone could help or even just point me in the right direction.
For me the ideal solution would be to do something like along the line of "How to Remote View and Control Your Android Phone" from HowToGeek (can't post URL sorry), but it requires root, so I'm open to suggestions.
FYI - It's an Xperia Z2 on EE (UK) and, I believe (from memory) that the bootloader is locked.
Many thanks in advance,
Dex
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If the display works enough you could use an otg cable and connect an usb mouse to it to unlock the phone then connect it to a pc and copy everything off the phone that you need.

ONEPLUS ONE stuck in setup after unlocking / enable USB debugging with broken screen

Hey, I'm currently on the Oneplus One and have never had problems with it. A few weeks ago however, i dropped it with flipcase from 30 cm not really hard or something, no physical damage visible. But at first the touchscreen didn't respond at all and after rebooting, everything worked except for a 2 cm stripe of the lower touchscreen + capacitive buttons.
So i wanted to root it and find options to workaround this issue. But in order to do that, I needed to unlock it and delete all of the userdata + settings, so basically a factory reset. (see android-hilfe (Dot) de/thema/how-to-oneplus-one-rootanleitung-unlock-recovery-rootvorgang-von-a-z.596012/ )
Now I'm pretty much stuck in the cyanogenmod setup (set language etc.) where I can't the option 'Next' due to the broken touchscreen in the lower section (see drive.google (Dot) com/file/d/0BwIC1YNaC4EMTEdOaHYycU15T0U/view?usp=sharing )
It's really a stupid reason why I can't continue and because of that, I can't enable USB Debugging and, of course, adb. Fastboot is enabled, TWRP is installed. Any way to bypass the setup or enable USB debugging from the PC (that wouldn't really solve the CM setup issue though)
Thanks for the help!
Maybe an easier solution: Get a USB OTG cable and use a mouse and/or keyboard to get through the set up. Once you do, you can use something like LMT Launcher (my favorite) and set it up to activate from a side swipe and you'll be able to get around the phone decently.
es0tericcha0s said:
Maybe an easier solution: Get a USB OTG cable and use a mouse and/or keyboard to get through the set up. Once you do, you can use something like LMT Launcher (my favorite) and set it up to activate from a side swipe and you'll be able to get around the phone decently.
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Is it possible to control the phone without USB debugging activated?
es0tericcha0s said:
Maybe an easier solution: Get a USB OTG cable and use a mouse and/or keyboard to get through the set up. Once you do, you can use something like LMT Launcher (my favorite) and set it up to activate from a side swipe and you'll be able to get around the phone decently.
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Omg thank you, I was really frustrated but it worked!
Glad to be of service!

Pixel 2 non-functioning screen, options for using ADB?

Greetings fellow techno-wizards! Got a big problem that I'm hoping you can help me with.
Long story short, my trusty Pixel 2 had one too many drops, now the screen won't turn on and won't respond to touch. The logic board is operating, and I haven't rebooted since then, so I can unlock with the fingerprint sensor.
I plan on getting an Pixel 5 when it releases, and have an LTE Tablet to limp along until then.
My biggest problem is authenticators on my phone that I may or maynot have the backup QR code for, as well as many other things I'd like to get off the phone before I retire it.
I have the following things at my disposal:
Pixel 2, with USB Debugging turned on, and recently trusted the PC. No screen, no touchscreen.
WearOS watch paired to phone (can get notifications and texts)
Bluetooth Mouse
Wired mouse with USB to USB C adapter
Chromecast
Win PC with Scrcpy installed, already tried to use it to show the screen on the PC, I'm guessing its been too long and I have to press a notification to trust the PC.
The Goal:
To cast the screen to a chromecast and pair a bluetooth mouse, and/or get Scrcpy working by accepting the dialog that I can't see. This would allow me to use the migrate tool to the new phone I will eventually get.
I tried long ago to use a USB C to HDMI adapter, that doesn't work. Google wants you to use a Chromecast for such things (Thanks a ton Google )
The thing I need to figure out next is how to use ADB to force the phone to start casting to a Chromecast, or to remotely accept the dialog. The wired mouse with adapter should work to control the phone instead of the touchscreen, but without any video out, I'm clicking blindly. The microphones are working, but I've never tried to command the assistant to start casting before.
Can anyone suggest the next step I should try?
Just had a thought, there are accessibility features for blind people that would let them use the screen without seeing it. Is there any ADB command to enable these features? If I plug in a keyboard, is there a keystroke combination to turn them on?
TheGeek007 said:
Just had a thought, there are accessibility features for blind people that would let them use the screen without seeing it. Is there any ADB command to enable these features? If I plug in a keyboard, is there a keystroke combination to turn them on?
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Since you say ADB is enabled on the phone you should be able to pull out by means of ADB-driver the data in mind to your Windows computer.

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