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Hello,
I have a Motorola Razr Maxx that is running the latest OS, and is rooted. I recently broke my screen and cannot get past the lock screen so I can start my VNC server (to continue using my phone without the screen). I have searched through what seems to be all posts on bypassing pattern lock and I have not been able to succeed yet due to permission denial for super user in ADB, not having sqlite3 on my phone, and not being able to flash anything onto it in recovery mode.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to bypass the lock screen without any use of the touchscreen? I have debugging mode on, and I have a access to view what is on the screen via hdmi cable or remote viewer.
Thanks in advance.
thazzle said:
Hello,
I have a Motorola Razr Maxx that is running the latest OS, and is rooted. I recently broke my screen and cannot get past the lock screen so I can start my VNC server (to continue using my phone without the screen). I have searched through what seems to be all posts on bypassing pattern lock and I have not been able to succeed yet due to permission denial for super user in ADB, not having sqlite3 on my phone, and not being able to flash anything onto it in recovery mode.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to bypass the lock screen without any use of the touchscreen? I have debugging mode on, and I have a access to view what is on the screen via hdmi cable or remote viewer.
Thanks in advance.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2620456
Do you have the SafeStrap recovery? Root adb commands might work from there.
thazzle said:
Hello,
I have a Motorola Razr Maxx that is running the latest OS, and is rooted. I recently broke my screen and cannot get past the lock screen so I can start my VNC server (to continue using my phone without the screen). I have searched through what seems to be all posts on bypassing pattern lock and I have not been able to succeed yet due to permission denial for super user in ADB, not having sqlite3 on my phone, and not being able to flash anything onto it in recovery mode.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to bypass the lock screen without any use of the touchscreen? I have debugging mode on, and I have a access to view what is on the screen via hdmi cable or remote viewer.
Thanks in advance.
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As long as your phone is rooted you should be able to do
Code:
adb shell su
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If you've never given adb su priviledges before it may not work, in which case you should boot to recovery (if your rooted I'm assuming you have proper recover installed, and if you don't shame on you )
Any recover based on TWRP (SafeStrap, ClockworkMod, etc.) should give you adb access, you might need to mount the system partition though.
Tory Gaurnier said:
As long as your phone is rooted you should be able to do
Code:
adb shell su
.
If you've never given adb su priviledges before it may not work, in which case you should boot to recovery (if your rooted I'm assuming you have proper recover installed, and if you don't shame on you )
Any recover based on TWRP (SafeStrap, ClockworkMod, etc.) should give you adb access, you might need to mount the system partition though.
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is there any way to boot to recovery without seeing whats on the screen? my hdmi doesn't recognize a connection until the phone is fully on
EDIT: I also never gave adb su priviledges, i rooted the phone shortly before breaking it.
Tory Gaurnier said:
As long as your phone is rooted you should be able to do
Code:
adb shell su
.
If you've never given adb su priviledges before it may not work, in which case you should boot to recovery (if your rooted I'm assuming you have proper recover installed, and if you don't shame on you )
Any recover based on TWRP (SafeStrap, ClockworkMod, etc.) should give you adb access, you might need to mount the system partition though.
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Crap, I didn't think about that, if you have CWM then hold Volume up and Power, but it's going to be impossible to tell when it gets to recovery. If you have SafeStrap the touchscreen will have to work, if the touchscreen functions at all, then keep pressing the bottom left corner until you feel the vibration of the Recovery button.
Otherwise you might be out of luck.
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My screen and digitizer are broken on my S4. It is running the ME7 firmware (bought it that way), so I can't go back to MDK or apparently use any sideload stuff (such as CWM recovery).. At least, don't think so. I tried blindly doing it, but no luck.
I want to get app data off the phone (not just apks, but save data), was thinking adb, but when I boot into recovery, it shows unauthorized (on the PC that I rooted it with). When I plug in while it's booted, it never shows in the list of devices at all. Yes, I have the latest drivers from Samsung, yes, I have the latest adb, yes I have tried different cables. No, I cannot click or accept or navigate the phone at all through the touchscreen, nor even see what is displayed (broken!)
Is there any way to override this somehow and get access to the internal memory? I already copied everything that it shares by default through the file sharing mode (that still worked fine), but that doesn't give access to /data/data/ etc...
adb Summary:
- Recovery mode shows unauthorized. If I use the menu options (blindly), I can get it into sideload mode. I did something to get it into recovery status in adb, but I have no idea how I did that, and I wasn't able to get any data off in that mode either anyway.
- I can get it into Download mode, but flashing CWM didn't work (with heimdall), and adb shows nothing useful in that mode.
- Booted, it goes into the regular share files mode, but adb devices lists nothing.
Really hoping I won't have to either lose all my save data, or buy the docking station..
Thanks in advance!
Have exactly the same problem
Lander3 said:
My screen and digitizer are broken on my S4. It is running the ME7 firmware (bought it that way), so I can't go back to MDK or apparently use any sideload stuff (such as CWM recovery).. At least, don't think so. I tried blindly doing it, but no luck.
I want to get app data off the phone (not just apks, but save data), was thinking adb, but when I boot into recovery, it shows unauthorized (on the PC that I rooted it with). When I plug in while it's booted, it never shows in the list of devices at all. Yes, I have the latest drivers from Samsung, yes, I have the latest adb, yes I have tried different cables. No, I cannot click or accept or navigate the phone at all through the touchscreen, nor even see what is displayed (broken!)
Is there any way to override this somehow and get access to the internal memory? I already copied everything that it shares by default through the file sharing mode (that still worked fine), but that doesn't give access to /data/data/ etc...
adb Summary:
- Recovery mode shows unauthorized. If I use the menu options (blindly), I can get it into sideload mode. I did something to get it into recovery status in adb, but I have no idea how I did that, and I wasn't able to get any data off in that mode either anyway.
- I can get it into Download mode, but flashing CWM didn't work (with heimdall), and adb shows nothing useful in that mode.
- Booted, it goes into the regular share files mode, but adb devices lists nothing.
Really hoping I won't have to either lose all my save data, or buy the docking station..
Thanks in advance!
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Did you find a fix?
Not sure if this is the proper place for this question; if not, please move. I picked up an Irulu Expro No. X9 Android tablet on eBay. It seems to work fine, except I can't get past the login screen. I tried many times the various key combinations to get it into recovery mode but none worked. Other suggestions had me putting it in debug mode first, but how to do that if you can't get logged in? I'm not concerned about saving any data, I would just like to be able to use it. I would appreciate any help to solve my problem. Thanx.
@jrockow
Have you ever tried to check whether the device is accessable by means of ADB?
Code:
adb devices
If it's accessable then you easily can remove the password lock. You do this by launching Android Settings via ADB as shown next:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell am start -a android.settings.SETTINGS
jwoegerbauer said:
@jrockow
Have you ever tried to check whether the device is accessable by means of ADB?
Code:
adb devices
If it's accessable then you easily can remove the password lock. You do this by launching Android Settings via ADB as shown next:
Code:
adb devices
adb shell am start -a android.settings.SETTINGS
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Thanx for your quick reply.
adb devices doesn't list anything.
I thought you needed to enable USB debugging for ADB to work?
Don't know how to do that if I can't log in.
jrockow said:
Thanx for your quick reply.
adb devices doesn't list anything.
I thought you needed to enable USB debugging for ADB to work?
Don't know how to do that if I can't log in.
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OK, so I'm somewhat of a rookie when it comes to ADB and FASTBOOT.
I'm not sure I have everything correct. I'm using an app called "Minimal ADB and Fastboot".
I have another tablet, same as the one I can't access, and I have turned on the developer options.
Even with that, I still can't see any devices when I run ADB.
FYI: When I look at devices in my PC it shows up as X9, which I believe is correct.
With my no password tablet, I can actually see all the directories of my Android on my PC.
If I try that with the other one don't see any directories.
jrockow said:
With my no password tablet, I can actually see all the directories of my Android on my PC.
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Android's USB in that case is set to MTP mode, not ADB mode. MTP operates at the file level. Your Android device doesn’t expose its entire storage device to Windows computer. Instead, when you connect a device to your computer, the computer queries the device and the device responds with a list of files and directories it offers.
When Andoid's USB is in ADB mode, device can completely get controlled from Windows computer.
jrockow said:
I'm using an app called "Minimal ADB and Fastboot".
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Serious Android device owners use the USB-driver ( AKA ADB ) as provided by device's OEM/Carrier.
jwoegerbauer said:
Android's USB in that case is set to MTP mode, not ADB mode. MTP operates at the file level. Your Android device doesn’t expose its entire storage device to Windows computer. Instead, when you connect a device to your computer, the computer queries the device and the device responds with a list of files and directories it offers.
When Andoid's USB is in ADB mode, device can completely get controlled from Windows computer.
Serious Android device owners use the USB-driver ( AKA ADB ) as provided by device's OEM/Carrier.
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I was incorrect in my earlier post, when I said I turned on the developer mode on my "good" tablet and I still couldn't access it thru ADB.
I found out I really didn't have it turned on, and when I did I was able to execute the ADB commands.
That gets me back to my earlier post about not being able to turn on the developer mode on my "bad" tablet if I can't log in.
I would think with all the guys working on this stuff someone has come up with a way to get around a lost password?
I remind you, I tried the power+volume sequence many times, many ways, so I need a different approach; if there is one?
Thanx.
@jrockow
Because the tablet can't connect with PC via ADB then wondering why you don't contact seller of the tablet? Unlock Screen Password always can be done with Google Account Android device initially was bound to.
jwoegerbauer said:
@jrockow
Because the tablet can't connect with PC via ADB then wondering why you don't contact seller of the tablet? Unlock Screen Password always can be done with Google Account Android device initially was bound to.
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I have already reached out to the seller. However, he knows nothing of the history of the tablet. He's just a guy who collects tons of electronics and sells them on eBay.
What really frustrates me is I can quite easily get my "good" tablet to enter recovery mode with the power+vol combination. I have tried many, many times to duplicate the same combo on the "bad" tablet and it just jumps over the recovery mode and boots to the logon screen.
Is it possible someone made some change to the tablet that won't allow it to go into recovery?
jrockow said:
I have already reached out to the seller. However, he knows nothing of the history of the tablet. He's just a guy who collects tons of electronics and sells them on eBay.
What really frustrates me is I can quite easily get my "good" tablet to enter recovery mode with the power+vol combination. I have tried many, many times to duplicate the same combo on the "bad" tablet and it just jumps over the recovery mode and boots to the logon screen.
Is it possible someone made some change to the tablet that won't allow it to go into recovery?
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So, I've come to the conclusion that what I'm asking for just can't be done.
Can't enter reset with any key combo I've tried; can't use ADB because debugging not on; can't go to Google because I don't know who owned the phone before me.
If this were a PC device, there are multiple apps available to get around a lost password. I've done it many times.
I was really hoping there would be some Android genius out there who could help.
What a shame to realize that a perfectly good working device might as well be thrown in the trash.
jrockow said:
So, I've come to the conclusion that what I'm asking for just can't be done.
Can't enter reset with any key combo I've tried; can't use ADB because debugging not on; can't go to Google because I don't know who owned the phone before me.
If this were a PC device, there are multiple apps available to get around a lost password. I've done it many times.
I was really hoping there would be some Android genius out there who could help.
What a shame to realize that a perfectly good working device might as well be thrown in the trash.
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If you know that the phone basically supports ADB, if the phone has a slot for external SD-card, if you can boot into Recovery Mode, if the Recovery Mode allows you to "apply update from sd-card" then you by means of an OTA can enable USB-debugging, then you can access the phone via ADB.
Currently I'm working on such an UPDATE.ZIP and will, if it's bug free, it publish here on XDA.
Personally don't own a phone what supports ADB: it's a HUAWEI Y7 2019. If you are willing to become a tester let me know it. I'll then PM you the link to the UPDATE.ZIP.
jwoegerbauer said:
If you know that the phone basically supports ADB, if the phone has a slot for external SD-card, if you can boot into Recovery Mode, if the Recovery Mode allows you to "apply update from sd-card" then you by means of an OTA can enable USB-debugging, then you can access the phone via ADB.
Currently I'm working on such an UPDATE.ZIP and will, if it's bug free, it publish here on XDA.
Personally don't own a phone what supports ADB: it's a HUAWEI Y7 2019. If you are willing to become a tester let me know it. I'll then PM you the link to the UPDATE.ZIP.
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If I could boot into Recovery Mode my problem would be solved.
I'm in a bit of a pickle right here. My friend's P20 Lite got dropped and now the screen is dead. Backlight turns on, but the LCD is really, really broken. I can boot it up and unlock it using his swipe-code (by guessing where the dots are), but I cannot recover his data, because USB debugging is disabled
If I reboot into fastboot mode (Power + Vol Down), I can indeed see it on my PC as a fastboot device, but I can't use that for anything, as far as I know.
If I reboot into recovery mode (Power + Vol Up), adb doesn't work.
If I turn it on, unlock it, and plug in a Type-C to HDMI dongle (with power), it does not mirror the screen onto the display. I know the dongle works, as I've tested it with several devices.
HiSuite detects the device is in recovery mode, but then continues to say the device is not supported for system recovery.
What other options do I have? I can plug in a keyboard after it's unlocked, so maybe it's possible to navigate it that way? Like "press KEY to access settings, press down key 20 times, press enter to enter menu" etc. etc. Unfortunately I don't have a P20 spare laying around, so I can't use that for guidance.
The phone's bootloader is NOT unlocked, so I can't even flash TWRP and get into adb that way.
Hopefully someone can help!
Hi,
I sent you a private message.
I have the same problem. Any help, please?
-Alf- said:
Hi,
I sent you a private message.
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Hi,
Cloud you maybe help me too? Because I have nearly the same problem. I have a Huawei P20 with a broken screen, the touch does not work and I have a password and therefore I cannot unlock it, I would like to be able to get all the data back from the phone and I have tried in many ways how to do it without being able to use it and the only solution is do it through a computer, I have already tried to activate usb debugging with a program, only it shows me the notification but I can not approve, I checked if there was active ADB but it says it is unauthorized and now I wonder if I should send the phone in recovery mode or fastboot mode so that I can control it from a pc or somehow receive the data, the question is how can I do? I have no idea how fastboot or recovery mode can be and whether it will make me lose everything or not so I would like to make sure by asking an expert, I would be very grateful if you could help me.
Hi.
Do anyone has a solution to this ? I'm in the exact same situation...
- normal mode no adb devices
- fastboot mode works, but... what to do in it ?
- recovery mode, no adb devices, nothing
- download Mode too, "adb devices" list it, but unauthorized... Maybe there is a way to copy a custom thing through SD ?
Need help please :'(
TurtleMaster said:
Maybe there is a way to copy a custom thing through SD ?
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What do you mean by that?
-Alf- said:
What do you mean by that?
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When is see on the internet what Download Mode is for, i imagine it's possible to copy a custom firmware/OS on the SD card, and then, install it automatically by this special mode.
I just want to retrieve my data... The only viable solution for the moment, is to buy a new P20 Lite screen and change it...
TurtleMaster said:
The only viable solution for the moment, is to buy a new P20 Lite screen and change it...
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Exactly.
I would recommend this guide:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Huawei+P20+Lite+Screen+++Frame++Replacement/119776
Hello everyone.
I've got Samsung Galaxy s9+ and I forgot the pattern. I would like to unlock it without losing the data, what is important for me is the photos and videos. I've tried every method on youtube but unfortunately none is working. I bought several programs like Dr.Fone and 4ukey but they don't support this model. Is there anyway to unlock it without Factory Reset? I'm willing to pay for this.
Thank you
If you can get it into fastboot, you can copy the files to your pc using adb and some commands.
Look for a tutorial on this
PhotonIce said:
If you can get it into fastboot, you can copy the files to your pc using adb and some commands.
Look for a tutorial on this
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Thank you for your reply. is fastboot same as recovery mood? sorry but I'm so noob in tech
Get the android studio adb tools zip, unzip it. Install fastboot and normal drivers for your phone. Enter adb, plug in your phone using a data cable. Now, type adb devices. Boot your phone into recovery mode first, your device should show up. If it doesn't, then once in recovery mode, there should be an option to enter fastboot. Select that. If your device still won't appear, try entering download mode (I think download mode is the one you should try first).
Once your device appears in the adb command window, google the command for copying files using adb. Use this command to copy all the files to either an sd card inserted in the phone, or directly onto your pc (if possible).
If none of this is working out for you, and you are willing to pay, take it to a data recovery shop/centre. They should be able to extract the data from the device at a reasonable price.
PhotonIce said:
Get the android studio adb tools zip, unzip it. Install fastboot and normal drivers for your phone. Enter adb, plug in your phone using a data cable. Now, type adb devices. Boot your phone into recovery mode first, your device should show up. If it doesn't, then once in recovery mode, there should be an option to enter fastboot. Select that. If your device still won't appear, try entering download mode (I think download mode is the one you should try first).
Once your device appears in the adb command window, google the command for copying files using adb. Use this command to copy all the files to either an sd card inserted in the phone, or directly onto your pc (if possible).
If none of this is working out for you, and you are willing to pay, take it to a data recovery shop/centre. They should be able to extract the data from the device at a reasonable price.
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I'm speechless for your kind help. I'll try to do all these steps.
I tried to search for "android studio adb tools" but I can't find it's download link. Sorry, but can you please to share me download link for the zip file, I'll really appreciate that so much, then I'll follow your steps.
I took the phone to several phone shops but they couldn't do it. They just telling me they can factory reset which I can do it but I don't want to lose the photos and videos.
Once again, Thank you so much
Here's the link, (sorry, its called platform tools not adb tools, my bad).
Downloading Platform Tools…
Get the Platform Tools to discharge the ADB and fastboot commands that permit the users to perform several incredible benefits and unlock the system settings
magiskupdate.com
Try taking the phone to a data recovery shop, instead of some regular phone/repair shop.
pickasfu said:
Hello everyone.
I've got Samsung Galaxy s9+ and I forgot the pattern. I would like to unlock it without losing the data, what is important for me is the photos and videos. I've tried every method on youtube but unfortunately none is working. I bought several programs like Dr.Fone and 4ukey but they don't support this model. Is there anyway to unlock it without Factory Reset? I'm willing to pay for this.
Thank you
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Doesn't the S9+ have a fingerpritn reader though? Just use that to unlock it..
PhotonIce said:
Here's the link, (sorry, its called platform tools not adb tools, my bad).
Downloading Platform Tools…
Get the Platform Tools to discharge the ADB and fastboot commands that permit the users to perform several incredible benefits and unlock the system settings
magiskupdate.com
Try taking the phone to a data recovery shop, instead of some regular phone/repair shop.
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Thank you for your reply. I'll try this method and let's hope it will success, I'll keep you updated.
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There are several data recovery shops I contacted after your advice, but unfortunately they deal with laptops, external memory cards and hard drives.
PhotonIce said:
Doesn't the S9+ have a fingerpritn reader though? Just use that to unlock it..
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It does. But if device restarted you are forced to enter the pattern or the password and there will be no option for fingerprints.
PhotonIce said:
Get the android studio adb tools zip, unzip it. Install fastboot and normal drivers for your phone. Enter adb, plug in your phone using a data cable. Now, type adb devices. Boot your phone into recovery mode first, your device should show up. If it doesn't, then once in recovery mode, there should be an option to enter fastboot. Select that. If your device still won't appear, try entering download mode (I think download mode is the one you should try first).
Once your device appears in the adb command window, google the command for copying files using adb. Use this command to copy all the files to either an sd card inserted in the phone, or directly onto your pc (if possible).
If none of this is working out for you, and you are willing to pay, take it to a data recovery shop/centre. They should be able to extract the data from the device at a reasonable price.
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Hi,
I downloaded the platform tools and I unzipped it, I installed Samsung dex and the drivers for on the PC, when I plugin the cable I can see there is Galaxy S9+ driver but it's empty because the phone is locked. When I try to open adb.exe it's not doing anything. all the exe doesn't work except sqlite3.exe. Attached is the screen
Is it possible for you to help me via teamviewr? If it success I would pay you. Even if it's not success I'll pay you. I don't mind to pay upfront, Thank you for your help sir