Hi, I have a stock S3 that I no longer use because I dropped it and the screen went black. There are no cracks in the glass but the phone still powers on and the buttons on the bottom still light up and it makes noises. I now have an S7 so I don't have the s3 activated anymore but it still has the original sim card in it (not sure if that matters). I had a bunch of photos that I had saved on the phone itself and not on the microsd card and I am wanting to retrieve those photos if at all possible. I have spent a few hours reading different ways to do this but I figured I would ask those with more experience. When I plug my phone into my computer it shows up but it says there are no files on it when I try to access it so I am assuming that the usb debugging is turned off. I never activated samsung kies so I am without that option. Do I have to buy an MHL adapter so I can plug my phone into my TV so I can see the screen and also plug a mouse into it at the same time so I can unlock it and navigate to usb debugging options? Are there any other easy options? Thank you for any help
If you enabled the lock screen option and you are not unlocking the phone before connecting it to the computer, this may be why you cannot see any files.
Yes, I have the screen locked with a simple drawing pattern. I guess I could try and blindly draw that pattern with a mouse hooked to the phone and see if that works.
I tried for a while to get the phone unlocked with the mouse hooked up to it. I can feel the vibrations when i go over one of the little buttons while im drawing the pattern but it is just too difficult to really tell where the mouse pointer is. So I think im going to get a mhl adapter so I can hook it up to my TV or monitor and give that a go
You are on the right track. I had the same problem. The LCD was broken but the digitizer was still working along with the rest of the phone. If you killed the digitizer also, a bluetooth mouse does the job.
How exactly did you manage to fix yours? Did you blindly draw the unlock pattern or did you hook it up to a monitor of some sort so you could see what youre doing? Im thinking of buying something this adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y8O8FK..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0CY61YQCJ4GWRM2GE3VH. Would that work?
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How exactly did you manage to fix yours? Did you blindly draw the unlock pattern or did you hook it up to a monitor of some sort so you could see what youre doing? Im thinking of buying something this adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y8O8FK..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0CY61YQCJ4GWRM2GE3VH. Would that work?
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Exactly. Just as you said in your opening remark a MHL cable did the trick for me. I then used a bluetooth mouse to navigate as it was easier and safer due to broken glass (even though my digitizer was still working). When you hook it up you will see if the digitizer is still working (separate from the lcd which more likely is gone) when you touch the screen. From my experience the LCD goes bad from dropping but the digitizer is usually still working. I did not have to remove data from the phone but simply had to a reset to stock.
After that I replaced the LCD panel and the phone worked just fine.
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The touch pro 2 USB socket broke... (the 11 pin one)
and it is out of warranty.
They are demanding $300 to get it fixed.
Does anyone know of some other way I can get this phone fixed at a much cheaper price?!? Please!!
How exactly did it break? Did the whole socket come unsoldered or did the little tab thing just break off? The tab broke off on my old Mogul & I just superglued it back in. VERY carefully. It worked just fine afterward, the tab is just there to support the pins.
If the whole socket broke off, all I could suggest is finding a friend who's really good at taking stuff apart & soldering. I would do it(used to do micro-soldering for Hitachi) but I live in OK.
$300.00...?!?! That's insane...when the same happened to my mda, I purchased a battery charger from cellphoneshop.net, that charged the battery without the phone...I searched their site and was unable to locate one for the tp2
I don't know how big bellevue, wa is, or if its close to a larger metropolitan area. If so, I would look on craigslist and search for "cell phone repair". I had my mda screen repaired by a company I found on there, pretty cheap....
Alright, thanks guys... but is there like a place where I can mail-it in to get the phone repaired? Craigslist isn't really helping. The phone charges, but I can't connect it to the computer via USB or use any headphones. Also, there are other MAJOR problems caused by this broken socket (it won't boot unless I have a USB adapter plugged in, and that it remains in headphones mode). The black clip came off, but it's kinda impossible to glue it back in.
http://cnn.cn/shop/t7373-touch-pro2-rhodium-c-277_815.html
it isnt here right now but try calling them and see if you can get a new port, if the port isnt soldered to the board.
Recently, I disassembled my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play R800at. I was replacing the housing and digitizer. All went smoothly until I missed an important step. There was a black tab that holds down the flex cable that connects to the digitizer. I forgot that step and my flex cable ripped.I have ordered another as a replacement. I understand that this will cause the digitizer to not work, but I have more issues, and I want to know if they are due to the missing cable.(the ripped flex cable.) I assembled the phone and the screen functions normally. As to be expected, I can't interact with the screen. However, Now my search button and settings buttons aren't functioning. My home and back buttons are working although. Also, My phone will not charge anymore. Is this due to the missing flex cable? I hope I didn't accidentally screw anything up. I was really careful, so I don't know why they won't function. I really hope that these issues are due to the missing cable. :silly:
Sorry, I am not allowed to post links.It has the camera and earpiece on it and is attached to the slider. :"(
How. Could u miss a step itsm really easy to take apart and put together its the flex cable garunteed
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Tutorials
Most of the tutorials seem to be only of disassembly. Little to none are of reassembly. I wrote down a list and reversed the order, but as it got closer to assembly, I started to assemble it myself. Big mistake. I assumed the black tab was only there to hide the chips.
Charge Recognition
It actually can charge, but only when the phone is powered of. This must be due to the missing components. Maybe because some parts of the phone aren't connected, the phone will not recognize the charger when powered on. What a relief...:angel:
Just watch dissassembly in reverse
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I got the replacement part. I even replaced the slider. I transferred the button cable to the new slider along with the main flex cable and the camera/earpiece flex cable. I am confused. I am inserting the flex cable into the digitizer slot, but it isn't working. I assumed there was a lock mechanism of some sort, but still no luck. I am not sure why it isn't going all the way in. Reversing the steps just isn't working. Placing the flex cable in is way harder than taking it out. Is there a certain way to place this cable in. What I am in need of is a picture of how a functioning digitizer's attachments look. Are you supposed to be able to see the golden tip of the flex cable?(Again, I am speaking of the flex cable with the black tab covering it. It is very small.)
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Lock.
There were locks for just aboul all the ZIF Connectors. Sony Ericsson's manual is the best!:good:
I tried again using the locks on the slots but it still wont work. Even with the manual, no luck... Now, it is charging normally, even while on. This indicates that something has changed. I wonder why the digitizer isn't working though. Maybe I should see what happens If I revert back to my old digitizer...
Hi all,
I am on vacation and got bumped into, causing me to drop my less than a week old TMo G3 after I ordered my screen protector and case. Lovely, right? Well it caused a nice giant crack in the screen and the LCD to become unresponsive. I pulled the battery and restarted, and it told me my LCD was damaged and said to use volume and power now as manual controls. Only issue with that is I have knock code on, so I cant get into the system at all.
Luckily I am rooted, and have TWRP installed. I also have titanium. I would love to get a backup of my apps somehow (I had not made a backup yet, silly me) or better yet a nandroid if somehow possible to simply restore when I get my replacement (Tried to use power keys to boot into recover, wouldn't even turn off though). I have my SD in to hold my other files, luckily.
I am on a mac and can set up/execute adb if needed.
I really appreciate any help you can give, thanks so much everyone.
Fun Fact- My G3 didn't survive a 1.5ft fall
UPDATE: I will be trying to do the OTG mouse method, but another method is preffered so I dont have to buy anything and can do my backups more immediately.
UPDATE 2: Scratch everything, USB port appears to be broken. Cant get it to charge or recognize on my computer.
Mine was 4 days old when it fell and cracked the screen. If you have an OTG cable plug it in and plug in a USB mouse. You will be able to control the phone with the mouse.
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Mine was 4 days old when it fell and cracked the screen. If you have an OTG cable plug it in and plug in a USB mouse. You will be able to control the phone with the mouse.
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Great idea, I dont have one, but I think I will just pick one up.
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Great idea, I dont have one, but I think I will just pick one up.
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Could try a wireless mouse if it has a USB dongle. Not sure that it will work but worth a shot.
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Could try a wireless mouse if it has a USB dongle. Not sure that it will work but worth a shot.
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Only wireless mouse I have is the apple magic mouse. If I could get into bluetooth, maybe it would work that way, but I would have to get into bluetooth.
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Only wireless mouse I have is the apple magic mouse. If I could get into bluetooth, maybe it would work that way, but I would have to get into bluetooth.
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I'd say that's doubtful with the screen being unresponsive. If it's anything like mine was it wouldn't recognize any touch input anywhere. USB mice are dirt cheap. Buy the cheapest one you can find at Wal-Mart, Target, etc.
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I'd say that's doubtful with the screen being unresponsive. If it's anything like mine was it wouldn't recognize any touch input anywhere. USB mice are dirt cheap. Buy the cheapest one you can find at Wal-Mart, Target, etc.
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Yea, I have a USB one at home somewhere, just sucks because I am in Mexico at the moment....
The very bottom of my screen (nav bar) works. Cant get anything else though. And with the whole knock code being on, cant do to much.
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Yea, I have a USB one at home somewhere, just sucks because I am in Mexico at the moment....
The very bottom of my screen (nav bar) works. Cant get anything else though. And with the whole knock code being on, cant do to much.
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I was in the exact same boat sans being in Mexico. Best of luck man.
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Hey. I have a simular problem. I busted my screen, no root. OTG way does work though...but what now? I'm not rooted neither
I had my Nexus in my bag with my Graphing calculator(wont do that again) and the calculator managed to get pressed into the nexus hard enough to crack the screen and damage the digitizer. I still have use of the lower half of the screen, but not the upper. I use my nexus to read on, and would like to still be able to read until i get the glass and digitizer. unfortunately my passcode requires the number 1. The number 1,2 and everything above them does not work. Is there any way to unlock it without completely clearing it? PS it is on CM 12(i think but definitely a CyanogenMod build)
If you have a usb otg cable try plugging in a mouse.
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If you have a usb otg cable try plugging in a mouse.
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.. or USB keyboard, he-he
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.. or USB keyboard, he-he
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That might work, but I wasn't sure if Android unlocking would work from a keyboard. Using a mouse with an Android device works surprisingly well: you just connect it and a mouse cursor appears on the screen.
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I had my Nexus in my bag with my Graphing calculator(wont do that again) and the calculator managed to get pressed into the nexus hard enough to crack the screen and damage the digitizer. I still have use of the lower half of the screen, but not the upper. I use my nexus to read on, and would like to still be able to read until i get the glass and digitizer. unfortunately my passcode requires the number 1. The number 1,2 and everything above them does not work. Is there any way to unlock it without completely clearing it? PS it is on CM 12(i think but definitely a CyanogenMod build)
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Yes, A mouse and keyboard will work, but I am wondering if it is possible to mend the digitizer after a small crack and let the screen function normally.
So dropped my phone, screen cracked(The Plexiglas had enough and couldn't save it this time) at first the top half of phone was working but on the side whatever liquid solution was used started leaking under the screen, screen turned blue purplish then black and eventually covered 95% of the screen. spent hours trying to at least remote into it but with debugging not enabled and it seems impossible. Tried to cast it but the cast option is on the side of the phone that the touch screen is not working. Tried using data recovery to at least recover my data i can't find a legit one to use, they one that seems legit don't have oneplus device as an option. Can try and find a data recovery specialist but i know they will charge me out the a** for it and i have sensitive info and such and not really all that comfortable with living data with a random person. Can anyone help or have any suggestions? am running out of hope at this point and if i can't get anything here then will have to come to grips with it. if anyone can suggest a way to enable debugging am all ears....or eyes in this case.
If I were in your situation I would replace the broken parts and get my phone up and running. You can buy low quality replacements to make it work if your only aim is to get your data out. I couldn't read the whole thing with all my attention so there might be things that I missed. As I understood your screen is the only problem. You can find a cheap screen and plug that into your device. Another option might be (I don't know if this will work) buying a Type-C to HDMI adaptor to plug your phone to a display. With that you don't need to wirelessly cast you can just use a cable. Better yet you can buy a Type-C hub while you're at it and connect a mouse and a keyboard to do everything you need to do. But I don't know if the HDMI option will work.
EDIT: This guy makes it happen. I don't know if OP will support it. If you buy a Type-C hub with USB ports and HDMI port, you can use your phone as if it never broke, get whatever you need to get out of it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J10_VTU3bc