Hi Guys,
There is an Xperia S of my friend's on which there are very important data in its memory.
Recently, the mobile broke into pieces upon a fall! The display is completely broken, it is shattered and thus not at all working!
If the eMMC from the motherboard is carefully De-soldered and removed from the motherboard, can I access the data by installing this on some other motherboard and access the data? like on an Audrino chip or something?
Sadly, the phone is not rooted and "USB-debugging" is also disabled!
Please help over here guys, we need to recover the data as it is very important for us.
Many thanks in advance,
- Ranga
crazyranga said:
Hi Guys,
There is an Xperia S of my friend's on which there are very important data in its memory.
Recently, the mobile broke into pieces upon a fall! The display is completely broken, it is shattered and thus not at all working!
If the eMMC from the motherboard is carefully De-soldered and removed from the motherboard, can I access the data by installing this on some other motherboard and access the data? like on an Audrino chip or something?
Sadly, the phone is not rooted and "USB-debugging" is also disabled!
Please help over here guys, we need to recover the data as it is very important for us.
Many thanks in advance,
- Ranga
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Is the phone is in working condition even if the display and touch screen is not working? If yes, I would recommend using a safe approach first.
Connect Your phone to a display using HDMI cable, This will give You a display.
Then connect Your phone to PC and a mouse. This would be a bit complicated, since You need to use a cable which would connect to PC as well as a mouse. There are "Y split cable" which can be used for such. Then using it, connect Your phone to PC as well as mouse and copy Your data using mouse and external display.
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Hi All,
I've had a good look through the "contacts" issues and can't see a relevant thread that helps with a 2 point problem so here goes:
I have an Xperia Arc LT15i
It has suffered some water damage, though the indicator is still white.
The screen is completely dead / black rendering the phone unusable.
Connecting the phone to pc with USB lead allows me to access the SD card through PC Companion - this is the good news.
The bad news is I have no way of backing up my contacts to the PC as I assume they are stored on the phone memory and there is no way as far as I can tell to see a contacts folder.
The Contact Back Up feature on PC companion and everything else I've read requires that I access the phone directly, which I can't do.
Does anyone know how I can access my contacts to back them up using a USB connection and not needing to directly interact with the phone?
Also, is there any chance that this fault will repair itself and the phone come back to life or do I save whatever files I can and then write it off?
Thanks a lot.
BrazilNut said:
Hi All,
I've had a good look through the "contacts" issues and can't see a relevant thread that helps with a 2 point problem so here goes:
I have an Xperia Arc LT15i
It has suffered some water damage, though the indicator is still white.
The screen is completely dead / black rendering the phone unusable.
Connecting the phone to pc with USB lead allows me to access the SD card through PC Companion - this is the good news.
The bad news is I have no way of backing up my contacts to the PC as I assume they are stored on the phone memory and there is no way as far as I can tell to see a contacts folder.
The Contact Back Up feature on PC companion and everything else I've read requires that I access the phone directly, which I can't do.
Does anyone know how I can access my contacts to back them up using a USB connection and not needing to directly interact with the phone?
Also, is there any chance that this fault will repair itself and the phone come back to life or do I save whatever files I can and then write it off?
Thanks a lot.
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You had your contacts synced with your google account? Try logging from google to your account and search for the contacts page.
Phenomzye said:
You had your contacts synced with your google account? Try logging from google to your account and search for the contacts page.
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Thanks, but I'd tried that and regrettably the contacts are not there so I can't have synched them.
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-rescue-squad/30987-acquire-contacts-via-adb.html
Of course that would require USB debugging to be enabled.
If it's not, you can use the keyboard and usb-otg adapter to enable it like this guy did:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...een-need-keyboard-sequence-usb-debugging.html
Of course his phone is different, so hopefully you're using stock gingerbread? or ICS?
play around.
Basically, for any other tool you would need ADB, so try to get that enabled.
Are you rooted?
issak42;45427155
Of course that would require USB debugging to be enabled.
If it's not said:
I'm new to all this, but as far as I can tell, the other guy is referring to a separate keyboard on his particular phone. The Arc doesn't have a keyboard - only on screen.
Not rooted.
Can anyone give me a step by step solution?
Thanks.
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Wait, don't you have HDMI out? If you don't have HDMI cable, look on ebay for that too, I'm sure you can get one for cheap, you just might have to wait a little to arrive from hong kong or china
Plug in a screen.
That guy is reffering to 'otg' keyboard:
https://www.google.com/search?gfns=...w&biw=1920&bih=986&sei=7skyUry5D4iMtAbr04HoCA
Arc s does support it, I tried. No root needed. And since Arc is pretty much exact same thing, it shouldn't cause any issues either.
Actually if you get the picture on the screen via HDMI, you're better off using a mouse. You will need the 'usb otg' connector (search ebay, they are really cheap) and USB mouse. Any should work, even wireless with dongles (logitech nano any unifying reciever both work)
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Wait, don't you have HDMI out? If you don't have HDMI cable, look on ebay for that too, I'm sure you can get one for cheap, you just might have to wait a little to arrive from hong kong or china
Plug in a screen.
That guy is reffering to 'otg' keyboard:
Arc s does support it, I tried. No root needed. And since Arc is pretty much exact same thing, it shouldn't cause any issues either.
Actually if you get the picture on the screen via HDMI, you're better off using a mouse. You will need the 'usb otg' connector (search ebay, they are really cheap) and USB mouse. Any should work, even wireless with dongles (logitech nano any unifying reciever both work)
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Hi, thanks for the advice. If I was in the UK, it would be much easier to get hold of these things, but I'm in Brazil travelling and (whilst not complaining), it's going to be tough to get things set up as you suggest. I still have the USB OTG that came with the phone but keyboard and particularly HDMI connection will be a problem.
But it would be definitely worth a try if I can arrange things at some point. Thanks,
Hi All,
My note 2 was fine and working with no serious issues until it fell from my pocket and the screen wouldn't show anything anymore. I took it to a repair shop and they said that the screen broke from the inside of the phone and that fixing it will cost a lot :crying:. My problem is that the phone has a pin lock but I can't interact with it to unlock it as the screen is pitch black and the touch doesn't work anymore. I need to backup my files but everywhere I looked seemed to have a solution for either rooted phones or phones with USB debugging being on and I have neither. Is there any way I can root or enable USB debugging with just my pc? or even unlock the pin code to access my files from the pc?
I've been looking for a solution for days now but with no luck . I hope there's hope. I'll appreciate any solution you guys might bless me with. Also, I just recently joined XDA so please excuse me if my question was placed in the wrong section
It will be quite cumbersome but you could buy an MHL adapter to get picture to HDMI and use an USB OTG cable for a keyboard and/or mouse and switch between them. This way you could enter the PIN code by a keyboard and install some apps to access it or as you said you could enable USB debugging and do stuff on your PC via ADB.
Dear all,
I have a Zenfone 2 model ZE551ML, the screen got broken, then the repair shop managed to break the touch connector while changing the screen.. Yes, it s*cks.
I would like to access my pictures and applications data which stayed on the RAM. I did not enable the backup on google servers.
I plugged my OTG cable, but I do not get any cursor, the ADB debug is enabled but I need to unlock the screen to be able to access the device using the adb command.
The device is not rooted, updated to the stock Version WW-4.21.40.184 (andriod M), the wifi is enabled and the device connects to internet meaning that I could install apps from the web interface of the play store.
In the end, I have a new screen but I can not interact using the touch functionality.
Do you have suggestions to give me to access my device ?
It can be an application, a recovery method, .. as long as I don't need to interact with the screen.
Any help would be highly appreciated,
Thank you
Laurent.
lo10 said:
Dear all,
I have a Zenfone 2 model ZE551ML, the screen got broken, then the repair shop managed to break the touch connector while changing the screen.. Yes, it s*cks.
I would like to access my pictures and applications data which stayed on the RAM. I did not enable the backup on google servers.
I plugged my OTG cable, but I do not get any cursor, the ADB debug is enabled but I need to unlock the screen to be able to access the device using the adb command.
The device is not rooted, updated to the stock Version WW-4.21.40.184 (andriod M), the wifi is enabled and the device connects to internet meaning that I could install apps from the web interface of the play store.
In the end, I have a new screen but I can not interact using the touch functionality.
Do you have suggestions to give me to access my device ?
It can be an application, a recovery method, .. as long as I don't need to interact with the screen.
Any help would be highly appreciated,
Thank you
Laurent.
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If the shop broke it, why not bring it back and tell them to fix it?
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kenbo111 said:
If the shop broke it, why not bring it back and tell them to fix it?
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It would be too easy The broken connector is on the CPU card.. I guess it is too expensive... I complained but what can I do ..?
Now I just want to get my data
Is there a recovery method which gives access to adb commands ?
You can try using an usb otg cable and connect a mouse.
Guess I'm too late.
Thanks Marteicos for your reply, it is not too late, I am still looking for a way to access the storage of my ZE551ML.
I already tried with the OTG cable and a mouse, I don't get the cursor on the screen, I tested the technique on my new phone and it works, meaning that the cable is working.
I am still quite annoyed with that.
I can download apps (vnc like) from the web playstore but I would need that the app runs immediately after installing and without configuring it .. :/
I have the same problem that I need to recover from a broken screen and do some backups.
Background: I don't have USB debug enabled, so I cannot even get into the phone with adb. I cannot even get into recovery mode, it seems. Hard to say what the phone is doing because I can't view the screen.
Buying an OTG cable/dongle with HDMI output and mouse/keyboard input seems like a good idea, but I saw in a youtube video that one has to operate a popup menu on the screen too enable OTG? (Which I would not be able to do.) Can anyone please check for me whether operating a popup menu is required to get OTG to work? Or is there a workaround that does not depend on having a working screen?
(I do not have an OTG cable/HDMI converter to test with at the moment, would have to buy one speculatively to test.)
reikred said:
I have the same problem that I need to recover from a broken screen and do some backups.
Background: I don't have USB debug enabled, so I cannot even get into the phone with adb. I cannot even get into recovery mode, it seems. Hard to say what the phone is doing because I can't view the screen.
Buying an OTG cable/dongle with HDMI output and mouse/keyboard input seems like a good idea, but I saw in a youtube video that one has to operate a popup menu on the screen too enable OTG? (Which I would not be able to do.) Can anyone please check for me whether operating a popup menu is required t get OTG to work?
(I do not have an OTG cable/HDMI converter to test with at the moment, would have to buy one speculatively to test.)
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You could replace the screen. It's about $20, and is not really that hard to replace.
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kenbo111 said:
You could replace the screen. It's about $20, and is not really that hard to replace.
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I very much want to avoid having to try and replace the screen before I have done a backup.. Do you or anyone know the answer to the OTG question I asked?
reikred said:
I very much want to avoid having to try and replace the screen before I have done a backup.. Do you or anyone know the answer to the OTG question I asked?
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Is a pop up for OTG
Get a new frame and LCD screen in one
There's no way for what you want to do
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Same problem
Hello all,
I have the same problem. I managed to break that connector when trying to replace the screen with a new one. So now my phone can't be used and can't be fixed apparently,which means it'll probably go to the trash bin.
I am writing here because i would like to know if there is any way of retrieving the installed applications data.
I can connect the phone via usb to the computer, but i can only see the pictures, nothing else.
Can i get access to my contacts, my messages and other data besides pictures? Better yet, is there any way of cloning everything on the device and transfer it to another?
Unfortunately i wasn't wise enough to backup my apps through google services
Any help is appreciated. Thanks
If u can't touch the screen at all, there's nothing much we can do.
If you still can manage to install any app, try installing AirDroid and download all your files to your computer to backup. But be prepared, transferring files through WiFi can be slow.
$46 for full screen and frame replacement and comes with new touch screen connector
Buy it, install and then its fixed.
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Try dr.fone you can download the files on your laptop. //drfone.wondershare.com/root/root-zenfone.html
Bt I am looking for turning on hotspot of broken Asus Zenfone 2 which is not possible in my case.
I dropped my OnePlus 3 on the road the other day, which would've been fine, except someone drove their car over it immediately after. The display is completely gone,and the rear cover won't fit, but surprisingly the internals are okay, because the notification light is blinking green to notify me of emails. I have TWRP installed, but I can't boot into it because there is no feedback at all from the phone, no vibration, no display. Is there a way that I can somehow mirror the screen over USB? That seems to be the only way to get my files off. If anyone can suggest anything, including hacks, then I would be grateful. Anything to get my data back, because I'm not sure Customer Service will allow me to backup data (They haven't responded yet, but I'll give them time).
You could try: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mirror-android-screen-pc-mac-without-root/
But it won't work when you Turnoff the screen. There are a lot of articles about this problem, a bit research and you should be able to come a bit further!
Vysor needs PTP, and I can't unlock the phone at all to change the USB mode. Thanks for the help though!
a dead lcd+touchscreen ,right?
well then, some idea might you need a monitor with a touchscreen capable, connect it via usb to hdmi adapter
or
if you don't have a monitor with touchscreen,
get usb-c hub to min. 2 port usb3, usb3 to hdmi, and a basic computer mouse.
you'll get the idea, the mouse will act as a touch
it might not work though.. haven't tried it
1.You can go to a phone service in youre city. Ask them to connect (not change) a display (if they have one) just to copy youre data.
2.If the phone it's ok and you like it change the display. But it's expensive. In my country it's about 130-140 euro.
150208 said:
a dead lcd+touchscreen ,right?
well then, some idea might you need a monitor with a touchscreen capable, connect it via usb to hdmi adapter
or
if you don't have a monitor with touchscreen,
get usb-c hub to min. 2 port usb3, usb3 to hdmi, and a basic computer mouse.
you'll get the idea, the mouse will act as a touch
it might not work though.. haven't tried it
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OnePlus 3 does not have the hardware for HDMI out. Only WifiDisplay. So that won't work :crying:. Thanks for help though.
null0seven said:
1.You can go to a phone service in youre city. Ask them to connect (not change) a display (if they have one) just to copy youre data.
2.If the phone it's ok and you like it change the display. But it's expensive. In my country it's about 130-140 euro.
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I have emailed them, but so far no reply. The service centre is in another city so I need to know before I make a (very expensive for me) trip.
Mate, i'm talking about any GSM service, not OnePlus service.
If the device boots and you can connect to a computer over ADB, then you could:
* push an open recovery script to your internal SD card ...the script should have instructions to do a data backup
* reboot to recovery, which will then do the data backup
* device will show as media device, which let's you copy the backup to your computer
You have custom recovery? if you do, pc should see youre phone storage.
do you have a custom recovery installed on your phone?
if yes, then you boot to recovery using the adb command or using the hardware button. when the phone boots into recovery, you will be able to see your phone in my computer from where you can access all your data.
null0seven said:
Mate, i'm talking about any GSM service, not OnePlus service.
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Those guys won't touch a OnePlus here, they say they can't get parts
Hi everyone,
I know this forum is more about software and the functioning of custom roms. But maybe someone has experiences with data recovery from a SM-A320FL, stockRom, with a broken display.
The mobile of my son has a broken display. The mobile still works, I can plug it in to a computer and it is still recognized as normal. I can not get access to the data via the laptop because I have to unlock via the phone. I know I could just get out the external sd and save the data, but my son would like to save his data from the phone as well.
The display is completely black and broken. We can not access the phone. Touch does not work.
My idea was to access the phone via an USB-C hub and plug the phone to an external monitor with a mouse and keyboard. So far it has not worked. Has anyone tried this solution and could tell me his /her experiences?
Has anyone experiences with such or a similar problem? Are there any other solutions to the problem, e.g. break up the phone and connect a new display to the phone,?
Many thanks for your help and any suggestions
Best
t---pl
t---pl said:
Hi everyone,
I know this forum is more about software and the functioning of custom roms. But maybe someone has experiences with data recovery from a SM-A320FL, stockRom, with a broken display.
The mobile of my son has a broken display. The mobile still works, I can plug it in to a computer and it is still recognized as normal. I can not get access to the data via the laptop because I have to unlock via the phone. I know I could just get out the external sd and save the data, but my son would like to save his data from the phone as well.
The display is completely black and broken. We can not access the phone. Touch does not work.
My idea was to access the phone via an USB-C hub and plug the phone to an external monitor with a mouse and keyboard. So far it has not worked. Has anyone tried this solution and could tell me his /her experiences?
Has anyone experiences with such or a similar problem? Are there any other solutions to the problem, e.g. break up the phone and connect a new display to the phone,?
Many thanks for your help and any suggestions
Best
t---pl
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As far as I know, the phone is not capable of displaying its screen over the USB-C and never has been:
List of devices with video output over USB-C
en.everybodywiki.com
Your only chance would be to use adb or Microsoft's Your Phone. But for the latter, you need to install and set up the app, which would be impossible with a broken screen.
How to fully backup and restore your Android device without root
One of Android’s little-known tricks is its built-in backup and restore process that allows users to save their private data...
9to5google.com
As a matter of fact, you could still root your phone and make a backup using the buttons on the side of the phone, however, you could only do that with a blindfold on as you have no screen. (However, there are many screenshots and videos available to see what theoptions are.)
Of course, if you bring your device to a repair shop, they can attach a touchscreen and perform the backup for you.