Accessing my phone screen from PC - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Greetings,
My cell phone display died today. I have been looking for a way to project my phone screen on my PC and access the phone from that, but have fount nothing like this.
Is there a way to do that? Please notice that the screen is broken, shows only a few stripes of color and the touch dont work.
Thanks in advance!

LeoRangel said:
Greetings,
My cell phone display died today. I have been looking for a way to project my phone screen on my PC and access the phone from that, but have fount nothing like this.
Is there a way to do that? Please notice that the screen is broken, shows only a few stripes of color and the touch dont work.
Thanks in advance!
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I don't think so, i know few apps but they require few taps on a screen.... Im not even sure even if you connect, you see normal screen... i tried almost same thing with my laptop and external monitor, when they both show same desktop, and if i set main monitor, i turn it off manually and same happens to my screen on the laptop... its almost same thing with your phone...

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Glebun said:
try adb from recovery, but if the pin encrypts the phone, it won't work. nothing will, actually.
what you have to do is hook up a tv out and use yout tv as a screen
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Recovery wont work.. how do I hook it up to a tv? The phone only has usb...
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laura almeida said:
That is because your phone is locked
You have to unlock your phone in order to show up in pc
I have this trouble all the time
When i hoke up my phone to pc it shows empty just like yours.
I use a pattern lock. i have to unlock my phone every time when i plug it in pc.
it irritates me...
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