So here is my situation:
The screen of my nexus 5 broke to the point it's basically unusable. You can sometimes see the lockscreen when you press it at a certain point but the touchscreen is unusable. When
the screen is turned on it also starts pressing on random places on the screen. I suspect this is because of a short circuit?
Anyway I really need my data back. Not just the pictures but also contact's (Google don't save all my contacts in the cloud)
I don't necessarily want to repair it because I have an other one one in mind but the data on it is really important to me.
I managed to get the screen unlocked once via a keyboard and then copying the pictures via windows but the phone
would lock really fast again disallowing me to copy my pictures.
side note: my phone is rooted.
Any advice? How do I recover my data?
Thanks in advance.
If you can just get it to the bootloader screen (press volume down button when powering on), you could use a tool like WUG's root toolkit to do a backup, or just get into recovery and back up files that way.
Also, if you can boot into your custom recovery, you can then attach to your computer and copy files from storage that way (pictures at least).
Not sure about your contacts... why doesn't google back them up, it's set up that way by default, unless you turned it off.
g01851 said:
If you can just get it to the bootloader screen (press volume down button when powering on), you could use a tool like WUG's root toolkit to do a backup, or just get into recovery and back up files that way.
Also, if you can boot into your custom recovery, you can then attach to your computer and copy files from storage that way (pictures at least).
Not sure about your contacts... why doesn't google back them up, it's set up that way by default, unless you turned it off.
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The problem is that is it basically impossible to see anything on the screen.
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I was trying to boot into recovery so I could restore some stock apps I had removed previously. I've done this plenty of times with no problems.
In a moment of extreme stupidity, I pressed volume UP and power. My phone vibrated three times and then would not reboot until I removed the battery. Immediately after doing so, I realized my error and booted straight into recovery the proper way (did not do a normal boot between my error and recovery), removed the apps without issue, etc.
After rebooting, it appears some of my data is missing. I had no contacts, text messages, phone storage. I DID have all my apps (which continuosly FC) and rosie settings intact.
After doing some research, it appears I entered Qualcomm Diag mode by pressing the incorrect keys. What does that mean, is it related to my other problems? Is there any way to recover my missing data? I can live without texts. I just don't want to reconfigure all my apps. I don't have a recent backup.
Thanks
preardon said:
I was trying to boot into recovery so I could restore some stock apps I had removed previously. I've done this plenty of times with no problems.
In a moment of extreme stupidity, I pressed volume UP and power. My phone vibrated three times and then would not reboot until I removed the battery. Immediately after doing so, I realized my error and booted straight into recovery the proper way (did not do a normal boot between my error and recovery), removed the apps without issue, etc.
After rebooting, it appears some of my data is missing. I had no contacts, text messages, phone storage. I DID have all my apps (which continuosly FC) and rosie settings intact.
After doing some research, it appears I entered Qualcomm Diag mode by pressing the incorrect keys. What does that mean, is it related to my other problems? Is there any way to recover my missing data? I can live without texts. I just don't want to reconfigure all my apps. I don't have a recent backup.
Thanks
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I have no idea what would fix that, maybe fix permissions? I hear that helps with constant fc's, but idk if it would help here or not.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
preardon said:
I was trying to boot into recovery so I could restore some stock apps I had removed previously. I've done this plenty of times with no problems.
In a moment of extreme stupidity, I pressed volume UP and power. My phone vibrated three times and then would not reboot until I removed the battery. Immediately after doing so, I realized my error and booted straight into recovery the proper way (did not do a normal boot between my error and recovery), removed the apps without issue, etc.
After rebooting, it appears some of my data is missing. I had no contacts, text messages, phone storage. I DID have all my apps (which continuosly FC) and rosie settings intact.
After doing some research, it appears I entered Qualcomm Diag mode by pressing the incorrect keys. What does that mean, is it related to my other problems? Is there any way to recover my missing data? I can live without texts. I just don't want to reconfigure all my apps. I don't have a recent backup.
Thanks
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#1 Try fixing permissions in CWM or RM. Should help you with the FC. If not that wipe everything and reflash the rom.
#2 Did you make a nandroid before you removed stock apps? Just go back to that one. If not, well now you know to do so before you do anything major.
If you did a nandroid you should be able to boot into recovery and load your backup....if not idk man...always backup...
Well, I'm in a bit of a predicament.
Last week I installed a custom rom, and almost immediately after, I completely destroyed my phone's LCD and digitizer. Fortunately, the phone still functions fine, but obviously I have no screen and I can do nothing except essentially press the home button. I still hear text message tones, etc, and I can still call the phone, but obviously I can't navigate or do anything as there is no screen.
The problem is, I want to sell the back of the phone as used parts since it functions well, but the phone contains sensitive information (my contacts, SMS, etc) that can not be accessed via Windows Explorer.
I downloaded the SGS3 QCom Toolkit, but it will not recognize the phone, nor will Android Commander, because USB Debugging is disabled.
I'm not interested in retrieving anything in the phone, but I definitely want to delete the SMS, contacts, and Google login info from the phone. If this means restoring factory and loading stock rom that would be great, but I can't seem to do anything without USB debugging enabled, as no software seems to recognize the phone even with all the drivers installed.
Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!
Hi there,
I owned a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.2.1 version, yakjuxw (Not rooted), GSM. I activated the Pattern Lock to prevent the kids at my relatives house messing my phone. Unfortunately, I forgot the pattern and the phone stays locked out. I have tried the pattern combinations for days but failed.
I have tried to key in my Gmail account username/password but since my phone is wifi/data switched off, I cant sign in. Moreover, I am not sure whether the USB Debugging is enabled.
I have tried some 'hole' methods recommended at some forums, but it didnt work on my phone.I hope to get access to my messages/images/some files and transfer them to my pc before reset the phone to factory setting. Please help! :-|
yu_buffon said:
Hi there,
I owned a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.2.1 version, yakjuxw (Not rooted), GSM. I activated the Pattern Lock to prevent the kids at my relatives house messing my phone. Unfortunately, I forgot the pattern and the phone stays locked out. I have tried the pattern combinations for days but failed.
I have tried to key in my Gmail account username/password but since my phone is wifi/data switched off, I cant sign in. Moreover, I am not sure whether the USB Debugging is enabled.
I have tried some 'hole' methods recommended at some forums, but it didnt work on my phone.I hope to get access to my messages/images/some files and transfer them to my pc before reset the phone to factory setting. Please help! :-|
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You can reset the phone to Factory settings.
1. Turn off your phone.
2. Press vol up+vol down+power buttons till it vibrates. Now you see a dead android.
3. Navigate with your volume buttons to "Recovery Mode" and select it with the power button.
4. When its booted you should see a soort of menu.
5. Select "wipe data" (or something like that). THIS WIPES YOUR DATA AND YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE (music, pictures etc..)
6. Select reboot system now.
7. Done.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app
Without wiping out the data
mrgnex said:
You can reset the phone to Factory settings.
1. Turn off your phone.
2. Press vol up+vol down+power buttons till it vibrates. Now you see a dead android.
3. Navigate with your volume buttons to "Recovery Mode" and select it with the power button.
4. When its booted you should see a soort of menu.
5. Select "wipe data" (or something like that). THIS WIPES YOUR DATA AND YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE (music, pictures etc..)
6. Select reboot system now.
7. Done.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app
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Thank you for the reply. But, I wish to get access to my files in order to transfer them to a save location before reset the phone to Factory settings. Is there a way to hack into the device without wiping out the data?
Try this out.
http://en.miui.com/thread-5684-1-1.html
ATTACK said:
Try this out.
http://en.miui.com/thread-5684-1-1.html
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Call yourself from another phone and answer, after that your phone will probably get unlocked.
In ADB or some other way to access the file system in Recovery Mode
navigate to /data/system and
delete password.key and/or gesture.key
- reboot.
Password/Gesture Lock gone.
You can use AROMA File Manager in Recovery (would have to sideload it if you didn't pre-install it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646108
Good luck. Post back with your solution.
Trying...
ATTACK said:
Try this out.
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Thank you for the link. I am downloading the Cygwin on my Windows Vista machine. Slow broadband speed has actually delayed my work.
Sideload
jpinsl said:
In ADB or some other way to access the file system in Recovery Mode
navigate to /data/system and
delete password.key and/or gesture.key
- reboot.
Password/Gesture Lock gone.
You can use AROMA File Manager in Recovery (would have to sideload it if you didn't pre-install it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646108
Good luck. Post back with your solution.
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Thank you for the help. What do you mean by sideload? I am using a Galaxy Nexus which has no SD slot.
yu_buffon said:
Thank you for the help. What do you mean by sideload? I am using a Galaxy Nexus which has no SD slot.
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Please use the search function:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sitesearch.php?q=sideload
adb method failed
ATTACK said:
Try this out.
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Hi, I have used the Mint Live session instead. When I type <adb shell>, it returns <error no device found>. What should I do? Please help.
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I am a noob
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Please use the search function:
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Hi, I have searched about sideload. I have never rooted my phone before and having difficulties in understanding the android features. Can you provide me a walk-through on how can I install the recovery on my locked out phone and access my files please.
FYI, I tried the adb method listed above, but the terminal returns <error no device found>. I tried the method on Mint (linux) live session.
I managed to get access to my data. Messages are the only thing I am losing out. Thank you XDA guys.
My second cousin has forgot his GT-I9190 lock screen password. He doesn't really care about doing a factory reset but he wants to save some data first.
Problem is, making it different from the many other cases of getting the device locked, is that this phone has no practical "advanced user options" enabled. That is, no USB debugging, no root, locked bootloader (hence stock ROM) and so on. Normally when people encounter this situation they have SOME of the above, but we don't.
Possible solution I've thought about:
If I had ADB access, I could copy the whatsapp .db.crypt7 files and the photos and that would be enough.
If I had ABD access + root, I could just edit Android's database and disable the lock screen.
If I had any recovery, I could traverse the filesystem and take everything I want. Even a dump of it would be fine, to walk over it with an external tool.
Flash ANYTHING (without deleting data, tho). But can't do, locked bootloader.
View the files in windows explorer, but Android doesn't show anything there because it's locked.
NONE of these can be done.
What can I do about it? Is there any practical, not too complicated solution for this? I just want the files at /sdcard, then the phone can be wiped.
Thanks
I have Realme 3(android10 OS/MediaTek Helio P70/brought it in May 2019)(encrypted)
phone started creating problem fore from 7/7/2020,when realme 3 phone is switched on it Starts on screen after entering password it comes phone storage need to be cleanup and I can operate it for few Seconds (but can't uninstall apps,delete videos files) and then it restart again and keeps on doing,it starts then can use phone for few seconds (can't make any changes in device)And restart again in few seconds and this process keeps continuing then I make it power off even in power off sometime it get switched on without switching it on.
I tried pressing phone(Realme 3)volume down and Power button, it show recovery mode on left side but then phone switch off and restarts again.
i am fearing most important data loss(unbackup)
Local technicians and service centre saying data can't be recovered and need to do flashing using SP flash tool
Can I recover all my phone Data like whatsapp & its data,apps,messages, videos,photos,contacts, documents files even if There is problem with locked bootloader/ software/firmware corrupted/ error?