Well my screen has been cracked for a while but last time was too much and it spider webbed across the screen. display is black, and digitizer doesn't work. I would like to back up my apps and everything but I don't know how to go about it. I tried one method of displaying my screen on my desktop using android screen caster however it will not let me input to the device so basically I can look at my lock screen and that's it. Am I close and just messed something up on screen caster or is there a better way to do this? Much appreciated!
Seeing the blinking notification light is just torture....
[EDIT] After tons of searching I finally found this program that gets all your Apps, contacts, messages, call history, calender, notes, etc... Highly recommended if your digitizer and screen are broken and you need to get these things off your phone. My Phone Explorer by fjsoft completely free with a donate option if you so choose.
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More than half the time I take my phone out of it's case in my pocket to check texts or call somebody, it's always on and eating battery. Alot of the time I have the phone in vibrate or silent because I can't have it going off most of the day, and whenever I get any kind of notification the screen comes on (text, alarm, call, ect.), and then the screen ends up staying on because it's constantly being bumped and never has the time to shut itself down.
Is there any way I can make the screen stay off at ALL times (except on an incoming call), and ONLY come on when I press the unlock/power button on the top of the phone?
I have a TMobile TP2 and I'm running the Nov. 19th, Photon Energy ROM. Upgrading to the Nov. 27th version when it's done downloading but I don't think that will fix the problem as I've changed ROMs before. Thanks to any help.
you will find that when in the case it should be off, on taking the phone out of the case (i assume the HTC one that came with the phone?)
the magnet in the case triggers the keyboard sensor which turns the screen on.
otherwise, you can change the display time out in power options under settings.
Cheers
Steve
That's interesting, I've heard about the case doing that but never thought about it. Would you recommend any cheap cases, or is there a specific magnet location I should be careful of? And do you know if there is a way to keep the screen off when I get a text message for example?
There is a way to fix this... it is to disable "Wake on Slide." I have done this and no more problems.
Here is a link to what to do:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2945249&postcount=3
Hope it helps you, as it did me.
Thanks for the reply and I appreciate the help, but I don't really have a problem with the wake on keyboard slide, it seems that if the phone is in my pocket locked, and I get a text message, the screen comes on to notify me that I have a text message. Then, it's usually being bumped around in my pocket and since the touch screen is usable with any object, it will stay on because something will tap it in my pocket. The phone then heats up over time and drains battery. I want to find a way to keep the screen off at all times unless, I either receive a call, or push the power button. Thanks.
illusion of progress said:
Thanks for the reply and I appreciate the help, but I don't really have a problem with the wake on keyboard slide, it seems that if the phone is in my pocket locked, and I get a text message, the screen comes on to notify me that I have a text message. Then, it's usually being bumped around in my pocket and since the touch screen is usable with any object, it will stay on because something will tap it in my pocket. The phone then heats up over time and drains battery. I want to find a way to keep the screen off at all times unless, I either receive a call, or push the power button. Thanks.
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Try:
go to HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL
change DisableSMSWakeUpEvent to 1 (0 will wake up the device)
On my Rhodium, it does not wake up by default. I hear the notification, but my screen remains dark
Or try this cab file ... soft reset after install
Thanks for the .cab, I'm restarting now to see if it fixes the problem. Kind of random, but I might as well ask here before starting a new thread. I started using Mobile Shell instead of TF3D and so far I love it, but when setting a wallpaper, the wallpapers that I would normally use in TF3D, (480x800), it makes me select or crop out part of the photo to use as a background in Mobile Shell. I can't tell if it actually gets blurry (I would think so, because it's stretching the picture), but does anyone know why it wants me to only use a certain portion of the background instead of just setting the entire picture? Thanks,
More than likely, the version of Mobile Shell you have is either not designed for WVGA or there is a setting somewhere in there that allows you to change it and you haven't found it yet.
Am not a expert on mobile Shell, but according to their website, the latest version (3.5) does support WVGA.
Another option is to, if you have Adobe Photo shop or something similar, scale down the entire picture to the size it reccomends.
Otherwise, if you have a version earlier then 3.5, maybe you could upgrade and see if it makes any difference.
I have 2 very specific happenings with my Note 2.
1) At (seemingly) random intervals, my phone's screen will fade on and off displaying some sort of notification screen that I can't find anywhere. I must have hit this in some settings menu but don't know where. It has big white notifications for missed calls, emails, and texts, all of which are always 0 on the screen. Again, this screen fades in and out in under a second. I even tried a screenshot, but haven't been fast enough.
2) At one point I noticed the RETURN button from the keyboard was replaced with a smiley button. Now it's gone. How can I get it back or to stay?
Also... I love ellipses (three periods in a row). The stock keyboard auto punctuates after one period and puts a space in there which drives me crazy.
Any fixes or suggestions on any of the above things I've noticed?
Edit: Screen Just flashed at 9:30 - Maybe this happens on the half hour or quarter hours. I'll keep watch
Edit2: HAHAHAHAHA... It just did it one minute later. I've got no clue.
Ok, so I figured out how to activate it.
It's sensor related. I have my phone under a lamp. I move my hand over the sensors and I get this notification screen.
I don't mind it, just want to know where it is in the settings or if this is something you can/can't disable.
My guess is that its for when you take your phone out of a pocket the sensor can show you any missed notifications.
For the record, it's missed calls, missed texts, and battery level.
Found my answer in the General Section for the Note 2
The feature I'm describing is the "Quick Glance"
Now... onto figuring out how to get that smiley button back instead of the return! :laugh:
I know this is an old post but I am so glad I found this. It has been driving me nuts seeing that screen come on and go away. I tried everything to replicate it. It happened 5 times over the last 20 minutes while I was watching a movie so I googled it and found this. Anyways...thank you!
Hi, I have a very big issue, I dropped my SGH-M919 from a coffee table to a carpet, which seems like an innocent fall/drop, but in this case it wasn't, my digitizer broke inside impeding my ability to see anything, all I have is a blank screen, I can hear notifications as they come in as well as incoming calls, but can't do anything about it, I already have a replacement on the way from tmo, but my main problem is, How do I get my pc to recognize my phone so I can transfer some important data and pictures I have, FYI I have a screen lock 4 digit pin....I'm I really screwed or is there a way for me to recover this data??? Thanks in advance for any help....
P.S. I'm running stock.
Can you get ADB to work with the screen locked? Maybe if ADB work you can ADB pull files. I don't know if it will work just throwing out ideas for you.
If all you have is a blank screen you may be in luck!
1) are there any visible cracks ?
if yes, you may be SOL but doesn't hurt to try step 2.
if not
2) is the blank screen black or white?
If black, try shining a flashlight at an angle. Your LED backlight may have broke or connectors are bad. You might be able to see everything.
If white, google Galaxy S4 disasembly (try ifixit) disassemble your phone and make sure the video flex's and connectors are secure. I drop like that can easily dislodge them.
What data are you trying to pull?
Apps, can always be redownloaded. Purchased apps are attached to your google account as well as contacts and a slew of other things.
Music and Pictures can be pulled just by plugging the phone in and exploring.
SMS and Call Logs, I don't think so unless you get the screen replaced obviously. Replacing the screen does not wipe ur data.
He will not be able to explore phone unless lock screen is disable.
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He will not be able to explore phone unless lock screen is disable.
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He wasn't very clear about his damaged condition. If you read my possible solutions you would realize screen lock is irrelevant.
If his backlight is out, the flashlight will help him see where to enter screenlock. If his flex is loose disassembly and reinstalling correctly will fix the phone.
Notice how he said "my digitizer broke inside impeding my ability to see anything" implying the fact he doesn't realize the digitizer has nothing to do with his ability to see the screen as that has to do with the LCD. He just says blank screen so hard to tell his problem.
Once you receive your replacement, add the same lock screen and use that as a guide to where to touch.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4
I just updated to the latest US Unlocked dev firmware and I still cant delete emails, search in google applications or use the menus etc system wide.
The only way to get around this is turning the screen out of portrait mode...
Was wondering if anyone else had this problem? Would replacing the digitizer fix it maybe?
The rest of my phone works as it should, I used Glove mode and Show Taps to see how it worked out and it seems to split the touch right at the top where you would find the menu, search etc.
So tempted to get a new phone! lol
So here is an annoying situation.. Working on the external screen, if I keep it on, and I open (unfold) the screen, I get the home screen of the UI5.0 with a display on the left side, and a blank on the right half. If I turn the screen 90 degress (unfolded) the full screen is then turned. Turning it back will give a full screen in the orientation that gave me half screen only. it does not happen if unfolding the screen is done when the outside screen is in landscape mode.
I tried changing setup, not have apps keep open, and other screen setups. Nothing. I have to turn the screen 90 degrees and back to fix this stupidity?
Anyone else experienced it? Anyone has a fix or knows what cretaes it?
Many thanks in advance and Happy New Year
What app are you using?
I use SCRPY on my Windows PC and got the same "problem".
I just reconnect my phone when i fold/unfold.
GitHub - Genymobile/scrcpy: Display and control your Android device
Display and control your Android device. Contribute to Genymobile/scrcpy development by creating an account on GitHub.
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bigchrizzieboy said:
What app are you using?
I use SCRPY on my Windows PC and got the same "problem".
I just reconnect my phone when i fold/unfold.
GitHub - Genymobile/scrcpy: Display and control your Android device
Display and control your Android device. Contribute to Genymobile/scrcpy development by creating an account on GitHub.
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I actually do not connect my phone to any device. It happens when I have the outside screen on, and I unfold the phone. It does not ask for any PIN or Finger print, and it opens with half left on and black on the right side as shown on the attached pics. If I now tilt the phone 90 degrees it turns 90, and turn the black side on, then I rotate it back, and all the screen is on. Now if I unfold the phone when the outer screen is off, it wakes up asking for PIN, and touching the fingerprint, will turn the full screen correctly. That rules out a screen problem, butthere is a definition somewhere I may want to change. Can't seem to know how. It is just annoying.. not an epic failure of the phone..
Let's add more info ... I turned the phone into safe mode, and the problem can not be reproduced, so my guess there is an app that cause it. Anyone willing to attempt an guess what app can cause it? Besides regular, reputible apps like Email, Google messeges, Skype, Whatsapp, I use 'led me know' , 'Galaxy MaxHz' , 'Kaspersky'. I checked my running services and nothing in that list makes me think it causes it. Any ideas are welcomed..
Only thing i can think off look under permissions - draw over other apps.
Disable them one by one and check if the problem exists.
bigchrizzieboy said:
Only thing i can think off look under permissions - draw over other apps.
Disable them one by one and check if the problem exists.
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Removed 'Led me know' and the problem can not be reproduced. Shame, I like the app.. . Looks like the recent update has some 'fix' to enable the location on the status bar area, and at the same time it broke something for the 'FOLD' 4 folks. I found someone else leave a 5 star review (which if did not brek the fold move from screen the screen, is the right rank) and state just the same observation.. Oh well.