I lost the screen on my Verizon touch pro. I got a replacment phone but want to get the contacts and some other stuff out of my broke phone. I have been on this forum searching for days for ideas on how to do this. would it be possible to swap out the guts between phones long enough to get the info out? If so is there and instructions for tearing apart this phone? Any other ideas. I have to return my broken phone so I have to try something soon. Thanks
luv2cheat said:
I lost the screen on my Verizon touch pro. I got a replacment phone but want to get the contacts and some other stuff out of my broke phone. I have been on this forum searching for days for ideas on how to do this. would it be possible to swap out the guts between phones long enough to get the info out? If so is there and instructions for tearing apart this phone? Any other ideas. I have to return my broken phone so I have to try something soon. Thanks
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Might be a long shot, but if your phone is only missing the screen and it still powers on, you may be able to use MyMobiler and control it remotely from the PC.
egzthunder1 said:
Might be a long shot, but if your phone is only missing the screen and it still powers on, you may be able to use MyMobiler and control it remotely from the PC.
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Thanks, I tried that. It will not conect. I have a password on my phone, so it's locked and will not sync. I also don't have MyMobiler on the phone.
MyMobiler will work on my new phone.
luv2cheat said:
Thanks, I tried that. It will not conect. I have a password on my phone, so it's locked and will not sync. I also don't have MyMobiler on the phone.
MyMobiler will work on my new phone.
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MyMobiler should install to the phone automatically, but if your device is password protected, then I am afraid you are out of luck...
How come can we use the power quick menu OVER the lockscreen?
I mean why would anyone want that? Doesn't this cancel the lock or not?
This is not a bug,I guess,but it should have been considered one.
The first scenario that comes in mind is the stolen phone one.
Guy gets my phone.I try to use anti theft software but I can't,
since the first thing he does is shut down the phone.
Btw,I m on a MINI with the official Android 2.3.4 firmware (rooted).
Oddly enough the same thing is true about iOS as well.
Tell me what you think about this issue...
N.
Come on! Does this ability to shut down the phone even if it's locked bothers only ME? :-D
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BlackArtsInc said:
How come can we use the power quick menu OVER the lockscreen?
I mean why would anyone want that? Doesn't this cancel the lock or not?
This is not a bug,I guess,but it should have been considered one.
The first scenario that comes in mind is the stolen phone one.
Guy gets my phone.I try to use anti theft software but I can't,
since the first thing he does is shut down the phone.
Btw,I m on a MINI with the official Android 2.3.4 firmware (rooted).
Oddly enough the same thing is true about iOS as well.
Tell me what you think about this issue...
N.
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YES , it does bother me bcoz anyone who stole the phone can switch off without entering any lock code or secure code this menu helps thief's a lot to have safe from their theft... why would anyone like it!!!!
I really don't understand the meaning of the post.
So, you're all agitated because someone can switch your phone while its locked right?
Have you ever thought that someone would actually REMOVE THE BATTERY? I know it's science fiction, taking into consideration the effort someone has to put into removing a battery, but it is plausible...
Just making a thread to hate on something that there is no reason to hate? Nice try.
dumraden said:
I really don't understand the meaning of the post.
So, you're all agitated because someone can switch your phone while its locked right?
Have you ever thought that someone would actually REMOVE THE BATTERY? I know it's science fiction, taking into consideration the effort someone has to put into removing a battery, but it is plausible...
Just making a thread to hate on something that there is no reason to hate? Nice try.
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LOL. Yeah. Right.
Anyways, the Power Menu lets you get out of a situation where you locked yourself out of the phone. Nothing is working (due to some bug), but the power menu works, giving you the chance to escape the situation by performing a proper shutdown. (Well, you can do that again by battery pull, but since here your cause is just, better to have official ways to do it).
Thanks,
Rick
dumraden said:
Have you ever thought that someone would actually REMOVE THE BATTERY? I know it's science fiction, taking into consideration the effort someone has to put into removing a battery, but it is plausible...
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I laughed till I fell from the chair
LOL First of all this was a drunk thread!
The point was that I was searching for a way to disable this!
Also I d like the ability to remove the option to select
NO SOUND from the lock screen.
Since I m on a stock sony FW,I obviously can't do anything of these.
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Helo ppl....I happened to miss my S2 about a week back after which I had lodged a police complaint with IMEI and relevant details and am waiting for information about the phone. Regarding the instances and settings with which the phone was lost gave me a few doubts which I post here. Any one who could throw some light would be helpful
1) When the phone was lost it was already in 2% battery level. So as soon as I lost it when i called back to my number obviously I got a "phone switched off" message.But not sure if it had switched off by itself or if it had been switched off. I believe there is no way of knowing. But if any one has a miraculous idea or sumthing.... do post
2) I had pattern lock active on the phone so I wonder if there is any layman work around for pattern lock just to be sure if my data has been compromised. And also, if the pattern lock is active , when the phone is connected via USB does it give direct access inspite of the pattern lock or how else does it work? If my phone does end up non-traceable i just want to rest assured that the data doesnt get out and to bypass the lock the thief just formats the phone, which i would say is much better for me.
3)I came across a very promising tracking software called Plan B on the google play store and tried installing it via my computer by logging in to my gamil ID. Once i went to the google play store I could see that my ID was still associated with Galaxy S2 even after a week. So does the last active device on the gmailID still show up even if the phone has been logged of my account/phone formatted or could i take it that the device has not been logged off my gmail ID/not formatted yet??
Thanks for ur replies....
If you didn't install tracking software on your phone before you lost it, the police recovering it is your only chance. And at a rough guess, police probably recover 0.01% (1 in 10,000) of stolen mobile phones (in Australia at least)...you know the rest.
MistahBungle said:
If you didn't install tracking software on your phone before you lost it, the police recovering it is your only chance. And at a rough guess, police probably recover 0.01% (1 in 10,000) of stolen mobile phones (in Australia at least)...you know the rest.
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So what is the best tracking software for our phones?
There's lots of them. Search Google Play. I don't use any on my phone, but I use Prey on my laptop & I've heard good things about their Android app. Try a few out & see which has the features you want & works best for you.
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So what is the best tracking software for our phones?
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@mistah: thanks for the replyy....i too know the scenario about police helping out...but they insisted that they had retrieved quite a number of phones and since it was a smart phone it would be easier they said.......I was jus hoping if some one could enlighten me on point no 2).....
Is there anyway to do this? There are plenty of security apps that help you track and lock down your phone if stolen, but really whats the god dam point if someone steals your phone and turns it off? These apps are completely useless then. Next time the guy turns it on, he could be in odin/download mode and you wouldn't even know. I don't know if someone hasn't thought of this before, or if its just not possible, but this is a serious issue.
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Is there anyway to do this? There are plenty of security apps that help you track and lock down your phone if stolen, but really whats the god dam point if someone steals your phone and turns it off? These apps are completely useless then. Next time the guy turns it on, he could be in odin/download mode and you wouldn't even know. I don't know if someone hasn't thought of this before, or if its just not possible, but this is a serious issue.
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But one could always pull the battery. Maybe for a phone with a non removable battery.
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Okay, so it's a bit of a long story but there's a woman I work with who had her virtually-new Samsung Galaxy S3 stolen by her recently-split husband last year. We all knew it was him, but we had virtually no evidence, other than it's disappearance. Anyway, so this woman recently was in his now-separated husband's flat & was rooting around. She found a Samsung Galaxy S3, smartly took a picture of the IMEI & left it. She knew it was hers, but wanted to be 100% sure. She went home, checked the box, & of course they did match. The next day, she went back to his house & manipulated the situation so that she could find enough time on her own to go take the phone back without him knowing. So she brings it into work with her the next day. The problem is, the phone now has a password lock on it. She then spent the night trying to guess the password, but to no success.
So, me being the tech guy that I am, she asked me to try to get into it. I said, the easiest way would be for me to wipe it & factory reset it, but that she would lose all of her information. She doesn't want me to do that. She wants to get pictures & stuff of her / their kids off the phone, as well as look into who her ex-husband had been talking to / see who knew about him stealing the phone. So, I said it should be possible. However, I'm not a hugely great phone guy. I'm good with computers, but not so much phones.
So, we spent the day trying various exploits found on Google or YouTube but to no success. There was one method where we had a little success where we turned the phone on > Emergency Call > Emergency Contact > Press Home > Press Power > Unlocked home screen in then meant to appear. It never did. Although we could get it to quickly flash whatever was on the home screen (which was a picture of her / their kids, which she'd set to the phone before it was taken).
So without any of those methods working, I'm tasked with now getting into the phone at home. I have no idea whether USB debugging is enabled, I would assume not. We are unable to reset the password via Google Recovery or anything because we're never offered the option. As I say, she doesn't want me to wipe the phone. But there has to be a way to get into it otherwise, either through brute force, or one of those other password cracking methods possibly?
There was a technique I found on Google at work, something about connecting the phone to your computer via USB then trying to do some stuff from command line or through a Linux distro, which I need to re-find & try.
But alas, does anyone here have any methods or know any ways that I could get around this password lock?
I have to say though, I'm glad it's not that simple (atleast it appears so, anyway) to get around one of these passwords. Makes me feel a little safer for my own Galaxy S3! haha
Hey
You said u tried the Google account method right?
If that's not working try to flash philz recovery and from that you can access the contents of the internal SD card..
U can also TRY to use the custom back up option offered by his recovery and then custom restore the data..
I can't assure you that it will work but you can try it..
Best of Luck
-tchindalia
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We did not try a Google account method, I don't think? Think we tried to log in to the ex-husband's Google account on my iPad for some reason (can't remember why now tbh) but we could not guess his password. He's apparently changed it since they split.
Won't flashing the phone wipe everything that's on it?
Hey
Not if your just flashing a recovery..
Just youtube for some videos on this...
I had see one some time back..
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Benaholic said:
Okay, so it's a bit of a long story but there's a woman I work with who had her virtually-new Samsung Galaxy S3 stolen by her recently-split husband last year. We all knew it was him, but we had virtually no evidence, other than it's disappearance. Anyway, so this woman recently was in his now-separated husband's flat & was rooting around. She found a Samsung Galaxy S3, smartly took a picture of the IMEI & left it. She knew it was hers, but wanted to be 100% sure. She went home, checked the box, & of course they did match. The next day, she went back to his house & manipulated the situation so that she could find enough time on her own to go take the phone back without him knowing. So she brings it into work with her the next day. The problem is, the phone now has a password lock on it. She then spent the night trying to guess the password, but to no success.
So, me being the tech guy that I am, she asked me to try to get into it. I said, the easiest way would be for me to wipe it & factory reset it, but that she would lose all of her information. She doesn't want me to do that. She wants to get pictures & stuff of her / their kids off the phone, as well as look into who her ex-husband had been talking to / see who knew about him stealing the phone. So, I said it should be possible. However, I'm not a hugely great phone guy. I'm good with computers, but not so much phones.
So, we spent the day trying various exploits found on Google or YouTube but to no success. There was one method where we had a little success where we turned the phone on > Emergency Call > Emergency Contact > Press Home > Press Power > Unlocked home screen in then meant to appear. It never did. Although we could get it to quickly flash whatever was on the home screen (which was a picture of her / their kids, which she'd set to the phone before it was taken).
So without any of those methods working, I'm tasked with now getting into the phone at home. I have no idea whether USB debugging is enabled, I would assume not. We are unable to reset the password via Google Recovery or anything because we're never offered the option. As I say, she doesn't want me to wipe the phone. But there has to be a way to get into it otherwise, either through brute force, or one of those other password cracking methods possibly?
There was a technique I found on Google at work, something about connecting the phone to your computer via USB then trying to do some stuff from command line or through a Linux distro, which I need to re-find & try.
But alas, does anyone here have any methods or know any ways that I could get around this password lock?
I have to say though, I'm glad it's not that simple (atleast it appears so, anyway) to get around one of these passwords. Makes me feel a little safer for my own Galaxy S3! haha
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If he lets her into the house so easily then:
1- HE didn't steal the phone because he felt no need to hide it
2- The "woman" is invading the guy's privacy and checking personal info without consent
3- Seeing who he talked to is a typical behaviour pattern of someone who is invading someone's privacy for ill intentions
4- the "woman" can always request for the guy to share the kid's photos and other stuff. No need to snoop around
To the OP:
If you do help this person break into the phone and turns out it wasn't hers, then you are aiding in a possibly criminal activity.
If he did steal, then all the best to you. Otherwise; Beware of the LAW.
~ RazorMC
RazorMC said:
If he lets her into the house so easily then:
1- HE didn't steal the phone because he felt no need to hide it
2- The "woman" is invading the guy's privacy and checking personal info without consent
3- Seeing who he talked to is a typical behaviour pattern of someone who is invading someone's privacy for ill intentions
4- the "woman" can always request for the guy to share the kid's photos and other stuff. No need to snoop around
To the OP:
If you do help this person break into the phone and turns out it wasn't hers, then you are aiding in a possibly criminal activity.
If he did steal, then all the best to you. Otherwise; Beware of the LAW.
~ RazorMC
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OP alr said the imei matched so the phone is the woman's. Unless tat was a lie.
To the OP, have u tried samsung's "find my mobile"?
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JellyYogurt said:
OP alr said the imei matched so the phone is the woman's. Unless tat was a lie.
To the OP, have u tried samsung's "find my mobile"?
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Like I said, if it was indeed stolen, then I wish the OP luck.
I'm just curious why the person never approached the police with proof of ownership instead of trying to bypass the security.
Cheers :good:
~ RazorMC
RazorMC said:
Like I said, if it was indeed stolen, then I wish the OP luck.
I'm just curious why the person never approached the police with proof of ownership instead of trying to bypass the security.
Cheers :good:
~ RazorMC
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I can't remember the reason she believed the phone was stolen, to be honest. The reason she had access to his house, was because they have kids together. She had gone to go drop the kids off, or pick them up. For some bizarre reason, I don't know why, he left her in the house alone after he went to take them to school (telling her to lock the door when she leaves). She took that opportunity to look around the house for the phone, as he'd never previously admitted to taking it but she was sure he did.
She found the phone, took a picture of the IMEI, went home to match to the IMEI on her box & it saw that they were the same. She's shown me the picture as well. confirming that it was indeed her phone, she then went back to her ex's flat the next day (because he was going to come along to their daughter's birthday). Just as they were about to leave, she says she needs the toilet. So, she runs back upstairs & grabs the phone without him knowing.
I think the reason why she never went to the police about it is because he was trying to get citizenship to remain here in the country, & she didn't want something like this to jeopardize whether she's in a relationship with him or not; they do still have kids together. Sending him back to Kenya over a phone wouldn't do anyone any good.
JellyYogurt said:
OP alr said the imei matched so the phone is the woman's. Unless tat was a lie.
To the OP, have u tried samsung's "find my mobile"?
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Which "Find my mobile" thing are you on about?
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I appear to have found a way to bypass the lock screen via the ADB, but I think it only works for a lock pattern. Anyone know or have any ideas what to do for a password?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2237382
For hours now I've been trying alsorts of stuff, from doing things via terminal, trying to do things through recovery, & alsorts to no success. However, I did find one solution that worked:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f77...-pin-reset-no-root-no-usb-debug-free-1722271/
Was posted here on XDA Developers as well, but the thread was closed. Many virus programs do immediately notify that the program contains viruses / trojans, but not sure if they're false positives? Anyway, disabled AVG & it worked like a charm! So, if anyone else needs similar help, maybe try this?
Alas, suppose this thread can be closed now.
^^ That malware had stopped working and that is why it was closed on other site as well.
~ RazorMC