it seems that even when my phone is locked with a pattern, if i just plug the phone into the computer via USB, it'll have full access to the internal memory. with my Epic Touch 4G, I had to enable USB storage or something which would require me to unlock the phone first.
Maybe a slightly obnoxious work-a-round...
But you could enable fast-charge.
And if your phone is pattern locked, they couldn't undo the fast-charge.
(Fast charge disables USB sharing).
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You could also go to settings>storage>options
and uncheck MTP.
I noticed that i have to unlock my gnex(using pin) for my internal storage to show up.
If I uncheck MTP, I have to check PTP. PTP will only show my pictures but those are the files that I want kept protected haha.
Fast Charge looks alright but then at times I'd want to be able to log in to check the files as well.
I'll the PIN instead of the pattern tonight. Thanks!
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PC recognizes the Nexus, I can see the icon in My Computer however it is empty.
The phone charges, but I have no access to the memory.
I've tried 3 different cables
USB Debugging activated? Fastcharge activated?
What I have noticed is that when you connect your phone with the screen off, the icon is empty. Then, if you just unlock the phone, it shows Internal Storage in the icon.
nipcarlover said:
What I have noticed is that when you connect your phone with the screen off, the icon is empty. Then, if you just unlock the phone, it shows Internal Storage in the icon.
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I can vouch for this. I was having the same issues before turning the screen on
Or, some builds of Android don't have MTP enabled by default. Go to Settings->Storage->click the overflow button in the bottom right->USB computer connection->make sure MTP is ticked. Give that a try if the above don't work
When I connect my phone via the USB cable to my desktop machine, I get the message "no storages found". I could access the storage (internal and sdcard) just fine in the past (haven't done it for a few months). The device charges fine so I don't think it's a problem with the USB socket.
I've enabled debugging mode and rebooted a few times but the problem remains. Any idea what to do?
Thanks
Albert
when you plug the phone in, swipe down on the screen to see the notifications. this will show an option of how you want the 2 devices to interact, one of which is "file transfers" - pic this and the pc will shut explorer, when you open it again you'll see the phone's contents.
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when you plug the phone in, swipe down on the screen to see the notifications. this will show an option of how you want the 2 devices to interact, one of which is "file transfers" - pic this and the pc will shut explorer, when you open it again you'll see the phone's contents.
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Wow - I didn't even know this method existed. All sorted now - many thanks!
no worries dude! I love playing with setting, cut my teeth on Joomla! of all places
Okay so my pixel XL hit the ground the other day and the screen is black and wont register any inputs but the phone still works (usb charges, can hear sms and call tone/vibration and fingerprint reader works)
USB debugging is not active
bootloader is locked
phone is the latest OTA update (oreo 8.1.0 or something)
pin lock and fingerprint are active, i know the pin and the fingers mine obviously.
so the good part is, i can easily get into fastboot mode!!
before i go out and buy a replacement screen, i want to be able to remote desktop into the phone and make sure everything else is working
i have read that people have been able to modify some files and flash to the phone to enable usb debugging, and use twrp to disable the pin lock etc.
Really im just looking for the best path on how to do remote desktop or control the phone.
Hello. Recently, i dropped my phone so unluckily that screen is completely broken and display is completely black and touch doesn't work as well. The point here is i want to back up my data. I found i can stream my screen over HDMI to the TV.
But the catch here is i see only lock icon on TV and unless i unlock the phone with the pattern, i'm unable to see contents of screen.
Can i somehow bypass this lock icon so i can see contents even on locked screen?
PS: as i wrote in title, i know unlock pattern but it is useless unless i can enter it into the phone somehow.
I also found ADB command that can simulate input via coordinated but it need to have debug mode on (which i have i believe) but also need agree that this PC can use ADB commands on this device. Unfortunately, i didn't check the "remember me" box.
Any ideas how could i do this?
You can easily connect a mouse with a usb-c to usb-a adaptor.
I just tried to connect my trusty Logitech G9x to the 7t and it immediately worked.
Edit:
I guess you need the USB c port for the HDMI but there are plenty of dongles that support both hdmi and usb
Another idea is to enable over adb the setting in developer mode/show taps
So then you can see roughly on the tv where you are tapping
Hope this helps
have you found the solution ?
Hi all,
If anyone can help, I'd be very happy! My son dropped his g60s and smashed the display, we can't use it. We can see a small live portion of the screen, but barely visible. We can unlock the lockscreen but can't really do much else as we can't see or touch the screen to select anything.
I would like to recover images/videos if possible. No SD card, and USB Debugging is turned off. Totally stock out of the box phone.
Any ideas please? Googling a solution is not proving very successful.
Thank you in advance.
(I'm a little out of touch with Android, sorry - I used to be regular on here but have not posted on XDA for a while!)
Hi again.
I'm aware of random post etiquette and that this may appear illegitimate or potentially looking for assistance to beach security, so I'm attaching my proof of purchase for ref., and a pic of the damaged display.
I can also get past the screen lock now by attaching a keyboard to enter the pin. But I can't set to allow USB connection as opposed to charge only when I connect the cable, and I certainly can't navigate to developer settings to allow recovery software.
The best option for you if you want to extract data from the mobile is to use one of the usb-c to hdmi adapters with extra usb.
That way you should be able to connect your or in this case your sons phone to the display and connect a mouse to use it as a pointer and to unlock the phone if its password/pin locked.
Usually there might be prompt asking you if you want to connect it to tv, but it might just connect automatically.
Just recently i have purchased exactly the same phone for my mom i can check it for you if you can connect it directly to other display without adding
Yes, search for a USB-C to non-MHL HDMI because the regular USB-C to HDMI dongle does not work. Somthing like this. This will let you do screen mirroring on TV and copy the contents