Hello,
I have damaged the screen on my galaxy s4 sgh-m919. i know its the lcd screen and digitizer cuz the screen is completely blank and only have lines going through it as i dropped darn thing. i have t mobile sending me a new on as it was insured.
so here is my question.
is there a way to enable usb debug mode so i can connect it to my pc and copy over all my information.
also i need to to sync my contacts to my gmail as it has not updated the contacts i should have..
but before all that is there a way to remove my pattern password..
basically the phone works but i cant answer any calls make text or anything. the screen is blank and i want to get my all my contacts texts, settings.. etc.. saved to restore to the new phone.
any help would be appreciated.
rotary_bünta said:
Hello,
I have damaged the screen on my galaxy s4 sgh-m919. i know its the lcd screen and digitizer cuz the screen is completely blank and only have lines going through it as i dropped darn thing. i have t mobile sending me a new on as it was insured.
so here is my question.
is there a way to enable usb debug mode so i can connect it to my pc and copy over all my information.
also i need to to sync my contacts to my gmail as it has not updated the contacts i should have..
but before all that is there a way to remove my pattern password..
basically the phone works but i cant answer any calls make text or anything. the screen is blank and i want to get my all my contacts texts, settings.. etc.. saved to restore to the new phone.
any help would be appreciated.
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I think you can take it to a T Mobile store and they'll just do everything for you.
I'm a do it yourselfer too whenever possible, but if someone will just plug it in and take care of it for you in 5 minutes that might be the simplest option here.
Unfortunately you're out of luck. Your phone won't display the contents of the internal SD card unless you unlock the phone which requires a working screen. If recovered info off someone's phone with a broken screen by connecting a working screen to it temporarily to unlock it.
This requires taking your phone apart but is very easy if you're comfortable.
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You might be able to use Heimdall on a Mac or Linux machine to pull the data. Im not entirely sure how or what you would do with it once you pulled it. But that might give you a start for your research
Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
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I currently have a T-mobile dash and unfortunately the screen got cracked earlier today. The problem I am faced with is I am receiving text messages which I need to order to coordinate my graduate research at college but I am, obviously, unable to read them from the phone. Is there any application that I can download that will allow me to at least view the messages on my computer? I have been looking around for one but it seems many require you to download an application on the phone and seeing as I can make heads or tails of anything on the screen that's rather impossible at the moment. Any help is appreciated!
True connect:
True Connect is an exciting new way to control your Windows Mobile device when its plugged in! Simply drag your mouse off the side of your monitor, and it appears on your phone. Now you can click on the menus, controls and applications in an intuitive, natural way. It even works for non-touch screen devices! Of course, you can also use the PC keyboard to type, copy and paste information.
Can't see your device screen without holding it up? No problem - just use On-Screen Connect to show your device screen on your PC. It slides in when you need it, tucking neatly out of the way when you don't.
New to version 3.0 is SMS Text Messages in Microsoft Outlook. Read, send, forward and manage your text messages just like your email.
Download True Connect, and try it free for 14 days. You'll see for yourself how easy it can be to do your phone calls, text messages, applications and just about everything else on your mobile.
I personally used this to retrieve texts for a friend of mine who also broke his screen.. worked perfectly.
I couldn't figure out how to do anything other than navigate using true connect. Wait... realized you have to have outlook installed.
it seems like it's a pay version of My Mobile
The coolest version i think is mDesktop it even has an Excalibur on the site as the phone they use! You can view and copy the texts. it even has a "copy chat" with the options "plain text" and "formatted HTML"
the only other thing i think i would want to be able to do is use my computer headphones and mic to talk on the phone.
EternalSoil said:
it seems like it's a pay version of My Mobile
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I'm not the OP but i had the same problem and a lot of ones i tried required being able to see the screen to install the cab/execute the program. this worked perfect for me since my screen was completely broken. Thanks for the link!
Hi all,
I have a problem that I hope you can help with. I have a TMobile Dash that isn't working. Well, everything works just fine except the screen...lol. The screen is totally black and I can't see what I'm doing. TMobile has sent me a replacement phone, as mine was still under warranty. In fact, since this is the second Dash I've had a similar problem with, they allowed me to upgrade to the Dash 3G!!
Here's my problem...My contacts were NOT saved to my SIM card and I can't see what I'm doing, on the phone. So, I've hooked the phone to my laptop, via USB, and am attempting to find my contacts, so I can at least see them, to type them into the new phone. Any suggestions where to look? ORRRR Anyway to give me button by button instructions for moving my contacts to my SIM card? LOL. I've also attempted to use Windows Mobile Device Center, but it won't let me chance Sync Content Settings because I don't have Outlook. The only Content Settings it will Sync are files, but not contacts.
Basically, I need my contacts in the new phone. I can't see the screen of the old phone. I can hook either phone to laptop though. I have Vista, so Active Sync isn't an option. I've heard that there's software, available on this forum, that will allow me to hook my phone to computer, and use computer monitor as phone screen.
Any and all suggestions would be well appreciated!!
My Mobiler
Will not sync but will allow you to see the screen and copy the contents, will still need to make a connection via active sync etc.
Stylez, thank you very much!! Worked just great!!
Hello everyone,
Before I start describing my problem I want to say that I did look over many threads and forums looking for a solution and I'm writing this as my last effort.
I have an htc wildfire S which is, well, broken since yesterday. I dropped it on the floor and the touch screen broke and is not responding although the phone does turn on. I got a new phone, also an android and I'm trying to transfer my contacts and messages from the old one to the new because, stupidly, I didn't back them up (yes, I know...).
The broken phone has enabled USB debugging although it is in "charge only" mode. It has also never been rooted.
I tried pulling contact2.db to sd card through adb command line but that didn't work since it returned "access denied." I also tried MyMobiler but I couldn't connect it to the phone.
Is there any way I can get these contacts and messages back?
Regards,
Jakub.
HTC Wildfire S - broken screen, need to import contacts and messages.
jkaras92 said:
Hello everyone,
Before I start describing my problem I want to say that I did look over many threads and forums looking for a solution and I'm writing this as my last effort.
I have an htc wildfire S which is, well, broken since yesterday. I dropped it on the floor and the touch screen broke and is not responding although the phone does turn on. I got a new phone, also an android and I'm trying to transfer my contacts and messages from the old one to the new because, stupidly, I didn't back them up (yes, I know...).
The broken phone has enabled USB debugging although it is in "charge only" mode. It has also never been rooted.
I tried pulling contact2.db to sd card through adb command line but that didn't work since it returned "access denied." I also tried MyMobiler but I couldn't connect it to the phone.
Is there any way I can get these contacts and messages back?
Regards,
Jakub.
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I am having the same issue did you got the solution how to backup the message.
Your contacts should be backed up to the google account you had, assuming you had it set up like that (its default)
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check your google contact...
Check your google contacts: https://accounts.google.com/
Or else, just for it to get repaired
samir_gambler said:
I am having the same issue did you got the solution how to backup the message.
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Try Backuptrans Android SMS + MMS Transfer. It lets you backup messages from android to computer even with a broken screen.
I ended up dropping my phone when I fell down the stairs late last month, cracking the digitzer/screen in the process. I just put in a claim with Asurion - payed $100, should be getting the phone tomorrow or the next day.
My question is, is there any way for me to wipe my phone before sending it back? The phone still turns on - I can hear my tone going off for new emails and messages, and I can even receive calls - I just can't answer them or see anything because the screen won't turn on. I tried using a remote software to access the phone on my laptop via USB, but I can't put my phone into USB mode because I can't tap the button on the screen. Is there any other way for me to erase my phone? I don't want to risk anyone seeing anything I have on the phone, or accessing any of my accounts and the like.
If you don't have to send it to them, then just use the motherboard on your new device. Will save a ton of time setting everything back up.
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Unfortunately, I do have to send the old device back, and I don't have the means of opening the device. I don't necessarily need anything from the device - I just want to wipe it so that all of my text messages, all of my linked accounts (such as dropbox and my email), and all of my business related messages are erased.
Do you think a Sprint tech would be able to transfer and wipe the phone? I mean, I don't know how they transfer contacts or anything. I just really need my information to not be available to anyone.
Odin a one click. It will wipe all personal information but won't wipe your internal storage AFAIK
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You can odin a jellybean stock rom. It wiuld wipe the internal as well. Although its not securely wiped. Someone really eager can still retrieve the deleted files if they wanted to. Its likely if the motherboard is still good that when its refurbished it will be in someone elses hands. I would shock the hell out of the board. You already have to pay the deductible.
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I can't actually see the display or anything. Would I be able to Odin without looking at the screen?
Yep hold volume down and power button. Id say give or take about 7 seconds. Maybe someone can time it for you. Then push volume up. Then connect to odin and flash away.
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IceCatraz said:
Unfortunately, I do have to send the old device back, and I don't have the means of opening the device. I don't necessarily need anything from the device - I just want to wipe it so that all of my text messages, all of my linked accounts (such as dropbox and my email), and all of my business related messages are erased.
Do you think a Sprint tech would be able to transfer and wipe the phone? I mean, I don't know how they transfer contacts or anything. I just really need my information to not be available to anyone.
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Try using Kies to backup all of your data such as contacts, pictures, music, videos, text messages, call logs, apps, etc. Then use the restore option with the new one. Voila! Like nothing ever happened.
Then use Odin to flash the stock leaked GB27 tar.md5 file.
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Thanks for all of the help everyone.
The kies method didn't work, unfortunately; before or after flashing, unfortunately. However, I didn't really need it to - I wanted to see what was on the phone, but I flashed GB27 stock, so nothing should be left on it, right?
I did get my new phone in though - it's already activated and ready.
Hi, been asked if I can recover the contacts from a friends Galaxy a3 (a300fu) but the screen and touch panel are damaged.
The display is black and you can hear the phone detecting phantom screen presses.
My windows laptop detects it as a media player so I suspect it is "alive"
I have tried some software but it needs USB debugging enabled and as I cant see/touch I cant get into the menu to enable developer mode.
His contacts are stored on the phone and he doesn't use google back up.
Is there any way I can recover his contacts?
Thanks..
Cornz.
cornz said:
Hi, been asked if I can recover the contacts from a friends Galaxy a3 (a300fu) but the screen and touch panel are damaged.
The display is black and you can hear the phone detecting phantom screen presses.
My windows laptop detects it as a media player so I suspect it is "alive"
I have tried some software but it needs USB debugging enabled and as I cant see/touch I cant get into the menu to enable developer mode.
His contacts are stored on the phone and he doesn't use google back up.
Is there any way I can recover his contacts?
Thanks..
Cornz.
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If your friend has a galaxy account contacts should be restored upon setting up a new phone. So, if the new phone is a galaxy, then contacts can be restored after signing into Galaxy account. Apart from that, I'm really not sure.
Is there any chance contacts are saved to SIM? You could swap the SIM into another phone, then export them somehow
cornz said:
Hi, been asked if I can recover the contacts from a friends Galaxy a3 (a300fu) but the screen and touch panel are damaged.
The display is black and you can hear the phone detecting phantom screen presses.
My windows laptop detects it as a media player so I suspect it is "alive"
I have tried some software but it needs USB debugging enabled and as I cant see/touch I cant get into the menu to enable developer mode.
His contacts are stored on the phone and he doesn't use google back up.
Is there any way I can recover his contacts?
Thanks..
Cornz.
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with Google/Samsung account from web browser
MaDaLiNoSt said:
with Google/Samsung account from web browser
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"and he doesn't use google back up".
cornz said:
"and he doesn't use google back up".
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Try google contacts. I hadn't backed my contacts and I installed google contacts and all contacts from my wrecked phone appeared.
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