My friend dropped his phone and the screen its completely out. He got his phone replaced under warranty but he still has his broken phone with pictures still on it. It doesn't get recognized when I plug it in via USB because USB debugging is off or its set to charge only or something along those lines. Is there a way for me to turn it on or get the files I need? I thought about getting a mini hdmi to hdmi and hooking it into a TV so I can turn USB debugging on but I'd like to try first without spending any cash.
Any ideas?
leonjones said:
My friend dropped his phone and the screen its completely out. He got his phone replaced under warranty but he still has his broken phone with pictures still on it. It doesn't get recognized when I plug it in via USB because USB debugging is off or its set to charge only or something along those lines. Is there a way for me to turn it on or get the files I need? I thought about getting a mini hdmi to hdmi and hooking it into a TV so I can turn USB debugging on but I'd like to try first without spending any cash.
Any ideas?
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You obviously already checked whether the pictures were not on his external SD card, right? If so: Mini-HDMI is indeed your best bet. Of the touch screen does not work (and you are desperate) you could try to borrow/buy the dock with USB. The RAZR would make a nice Android TV box
There is an Android remote control app on the Play store, but I don't know how you could install it. Instead of being an app that you run on an Android to control some other device (e.g. a Windows PC), this is to let some other device (usually, but not necessarily, a Windows PC) control what's on the Android.
The only way that I can think that you *might* get this installed is if a DEV in the Development forum might be able to suggest how you could put the APK on your phone's Micro SD Card *plus* the Android equivalent of AutoExex.bat on a PC such that it would execute a routine on next boot to install that APK, suppressing errors (so that you're not stuck with a "do you really want to install this ****? yes/no" dialog that you can't see. The install would not only have to install this APK, but also configure it. This is a huge long shot. I'm way out on a limb, basically making **** up.
Good luck.
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EDIT/NEW: What if you cabled your phone via hdmi to a tv? Wouldn't that let you at least *see* what the phone is outputting? The digitizer might still work well enough to fight your way through an install of the above app?
Search for android screencast. It's a java app for the pc that duplicates the phone screen on the pc.
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I have searched on how to enable usb debugging in the forums for a broken screen but most if not all of them are for other devices and require flashing a custom rom (although i have no idea how to do that). Is it possible to enable us debugging for a sony Z2 Device under these conditions?
1. Broken Screen (touch screen irresponsive)
2. Stock Rom, No recovery menu (tried power on and volume button and also tried flashtool with volume button hold and only black screen came out but i have no idea what i am doing actually)
3. NO usb debugging.
Another method i actually seen other people using is to use an usb mouse to connect to the phone. Will the phone automatically register the mouse or must there be some 3rd party enabled on it (which in this case seems useless already)
Any help will be deeply appreciated and thank you for your help in advance. Repairing will cost quite alot of money (enough to get a new decent phone) so i wanted to extract the data out of the phone before i get a new phone.
Side note: (Probably never gonna buy sony products ever again)
@deionize
Yes usb mouse / keyb should work straight away. You can also use an MHL adapter to connect your phone via hdmi to a screen
I use a samsung mhl adapter with my z2, works perfectly :good:
Hey guys,
my sister in law gave me her S6 Edge. The screen is completely broken and you cant see anything. Now she has all the pictures from her honeymoon and wedding on that phone. The phone pin locked. I have a OTG adapter and can use USB mouse and keyboard. I opened Kies and tried to sync the files but it says the phone is locked. Now I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab A with Android 6.0 and I tried to open the Tablet with my USB keyboard.
- I attached the keyboard with the OTG adapter.
- The screen turned on. I pressed enter and the tablet took me to the pin entrance screen
- I entered the PIN code with the keyboard, pressed enter and the tablet was unlocked.
I tried the same with the phone but it didnt work. Can anyone with a working Screen and OTG help me out here? How can I unlock the phone in order to be able to sync the videos with my pc.
Thanks a lot.
Hi guys,
My screen recently died. Before fixing it at a specialized shop, I want to retrieve the data from the phone. Sadly the phone is pattern-locked and until I unlock it I can't access the data when I connect it to my PC. The screen is essentially dead. The image is almost totally black except for small layer in left top corner and the touch sensor is unresponsive, but other than that the phone works and receives notifications and so on.
USB Debugging mode isn't active on the phone and thus I can't replicate the screen of the phone on my PC through software alone, when I connect it via micro-USB. I also didn't think of this problem in advance and I'm not registered on Sony's FindMyMobile or any similar apps.
I tried using a HDMI-MHL adapter and I confirmed that the phone is indeed working because I'm able to get the phone screen's image on my TV. The problem is I can't actually interact with the phone because as I said earlier the touch sensor is not working.
The HDMI-MHL adapter I've used also seems to have a micro-USB port but that seems to work for power only. If I connect a USB-OTG cable on it and connect a USB mouse to it I get image but no mouse. If I connect the USB-OTG and the mouse, alone, I get a mouse cursor but I can't see what I'm doing (phone vibrates as I 'try' and draw the unlock-pattern blindly).
So, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact screen is dead, I wanna connect my Xperia to my TV via HDMI AND use a mouse at the same time to control my phone. Is this possible_
I also thought of another option... go to recovery mode and flash a zip that removes lock. I thought of trying step by step (switch keyboard and TV al the time just to get at point where I can find zip file and flash it). Unfortunately in recovery mode the phone does not allow to stream to TV. It only works when phone is after SIM lock.
Two additions: by removing and re-installing ADB on my laptop my phone is unauthorized. Only a matter of clicking on yes/allow on phone but that's not possible and TWRP 3.1.1-0 is installed.
Anyone any clue? I know I ask a lot but I'm searching the internetz for 2 days now and I'm devistated.
THNX a great bunch!!!
ciao
Valentijm
PS Copy/paste a part of the text from a guy from the internet who had exactly the same problem as I did but his thread ended a few months ago without result.
Just 30 minutes after my post I magically had all the dots correct and that blind!!! So turned on USB debugging and got rid of lock pattern. It was a nice three days of my life Guess there was no solution than getting lucky like I did or screen replacement and getting all your data removed.
ciao
I've been stalking this forum for a few years now, from back before all the pop ups, but for the first time i'm stumped. Here's the rundown: i broke my pixel 6. not terribly heartbroken, the phone is ****, everything it does "well" is only moderate on any other phone i've owned.... sorry, digression. Anyway, screen is completely black and unresponsive to touch. screen is locked with 6 digit pin. I know the pin. but i cant enter it because the unresponsive screen. Phone gives haptic feedback when a wireless mouse is plugged into a multi port adapter, which i bought intending to plug the phone into an hdmi port... but back to the pixel 6 being a ****ty phone, i have to install an app to do so, since the phone doesn't do it natively.....which i cant do, because it seems that while usb debugging may be on (adb detects the phone) i cant authorize the computer.... even though ive done it a hundred times, always clicking "always allow from device" sorry, digression again. i just want to get my **** off of this phone. guys at cell phone store are either incapable or incompetent, because they say they need touchscreen access. i have otg adapter, multiport adapter, wireless keyboard/mouse....can anyone help me?
EDIT broken phone has to go back to the insurance company in....6 days
If your mouse works, can't you backup your info to your google account?
Zxalilh said:
If your mouse works, can't you backup your info to your google account?
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and i would know where to click said mouse by.....oh, mutant psychic ability? lol, screen is black, id just be randomly clicking on ****, unless im missing something?
Maybe if the info is important, just transfer the board of your current pixel to a used one
Zxalilh said:
Maybe if the info is important, just transfer the board of your current pixel to a used one
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oh, good point. i need to update that the broken phone has to go back to the insurance company in....6 days
I mean if you have it paired with your google account, wouldn't it auto backup?
Zxalilh said:
I mean if you have it paired with your google account, wouldn't it auto backup?
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sure would, hell, it does. except that im still signed in on the old phone. and since that is the case, google keeps asking me to verify my identity via broken phone. and trying to do account recovery results in an email explaining that im signed in on another device, and if i want to change my password, i can do so on that device
Oh ok
Zxalilh said:
Oh ok
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you see my dilemma?
You may be able to project your screen with a wired dock (see https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2865484?hl=en). By following the directions and begging for or borrowing a USB-C dock from someone, you should be able to get your stuff off your device, especially as you can connect a mouse to the dock if touch doesn't work.
The other alternative that may work for you is to go into fastboot (long press power to shut off the device, then press and hold volume down while pressing and holding power) and use ADB to backup your device, including the storage. See https://www.technipages.com/how-to-backup-your-entire-android-device for details, and pay attention to the -shared flag.