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[Q] Workaround for a screen that doesnt work

My touch Pro 2 screen doesnt work anymore. I can control the phone to an extend with the keyboard. I got a new phone and want to sart using it. My contacts are stuck in the old phone.
How can i export the contacts from the phone. Cant install new apps cause i cant touch the yes button.

Snowscar said:
My touch Pro 2 screen doesnt work anymore. I can control the phone to an extend with the keyboard. I got a new phone and want to sart using it. My contacts are stuck in the old phone.
How can i export the contacts from the phone. Cant install new apps cause i cant touch the yes button.
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You can't use the kb to touch the yes button?
Do you use GMail/Google sync? I'm guessing no. Might not be worth setting up now.
I would do my best to get an app like PIMBackup installed.
If you had used Google to sync your contacts, you could just sync your new phone with Google and voila... I know, little late.
Have you seen MyMobiler? You can control the phone with an ActiveSync connection.

If you sync your contacts using outlook they should just go over to the new phone when you plug it in. As for touching the yes button im afraid your a bit out of luck with that as the only way to do it is to install pocket controller. Saying that though, It has been a while since i actually installed it,but i am sure the latest version auto installs so you wont need to press any keys on the phone. That will allow you to control the phone from your pc. The easiest way to transfer the contacts though is to simply sync them to outlook.
So i dont understand why you cant do it?

[Q] HTC Wildfire S - broken screen, need to import contacts and messages.

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)
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

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.

[Q] Help!

Hi,
I fixing my girlfriends LCD on her One X. Long story short we report lost and got a new one from att.
I have to remove the contacts from her old phone and place them on her gmail account but she didn't enable usb debugging.
Plus shes four hours away...
How do I connect the phone to the computer without being able to see the screen and fix the security settings?

let me see if i'm reading this correctly...
your girlfriend's screen is broken and you managed to blag a new phone out of it and now you want to transfer her gmail contacts to the new phone..?
if so, then all she has to do is log in to her google account on the new phone and it will automatically transfer (sync) all her contacts..
(btw.. usb debugging has nothing to do with the security of the phone)

No screen

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.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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.

Broken LCD/Help with getting contacts?

My lcd was cracked and i can no longer see the screen or operate it. I need to get my contacts so I can see them.
Is there any software I can use to view contacts connected via usb?
Thanks
Aaron.

aaronjunited said:
My lcd was cracked and i can no longer see the screen or operate it. I need to get my contacts so I can see them.
Is there any software I can use to view contacts connected via usb?
Thanks
Aaron.
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Try Kies on PC.