Broken Screen - Debugging Enabled, But Cannot Authorize - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey Folks,
So I ran over my phone ;P...
Screen is cracked, blank, and doesn't respond to touch. Home button works.
I was able to use a blind keyboard to enable USB Debugging so I could mirror it to another device but I can't authorize my PC as the screen is broken. Any ways to get around this?
Thanks much!

sokratz said:
Hey Folks,
So I ran over my phone ;P...
Screen is cracked, blank, and doesn't respond to touch. Home button works.
I was able to use a blind keyboard to enable USB Debugging so I could mirror it to another device but I can't authorize my PC as the screen is broken. Any ways to get around this?
Thanks much!
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If you can manage to get to recovery, hook it up to your computer and type this into the terminal:
Code:
cd ~/.android && adb push adbkey.pub /data/misc/adb/adb_keys
adb reboot
Hope it works

Well I used a combination of AirDroid and TeamViewer to get it working. Hardest part was getting the keyboard sequence to enabled usb debugging. AirDroid's Screenshot function worked really well to follow along with a keyboard but I need something that remote control the device via wifi to allow authorization and that's were TeamViewer came in. Now I guess i can do anything. As in go buy a new phone.
Hope this helps someone else!

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Nobody can help me?
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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!
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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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