Long story short, no gimmicks.
I dropped my Motorola Droid/Milestone/A855/Whatever in a toilet, and it died. I dried the guy out in rice, and all is well, it turns back on, and all that jazz. Sadly, the screen is dead. Remember that.
So I go to Gmail to get contacts from there (synced, right?) t put in my backup phone (yes, I'm a baller) and find that my contacts are severely out of date. Turns out when I got a replacement phone from Verizon (due to the former's ghosting or 'self-touching' (LOLWOWOMG)), the default setting was to not have my contacts synced to my Gmail anymore. Bummer, right? Remember this point as well.
So I need to get my contacts out of my phone, but I can't connect via USB to import due to the fact that I can't use the screen to allow USB debugging.
Nextly, a Verizon person at one of their stores (I have no faith in those people) told me they CANNOT pull anything off the phone with on of their machines, not even contacts.
My question is can you? If so how? Can it be done without a Verizon Employee, because that would be all rainbows and butterflies as I hate most of them. Lastly, I'd ask that you post your ideas in a clear step-by-step format, as I share 99% of my DNA with cavemen. Thanks? And I love you.
Don't know how it works on Droid, but on Milestone if you run the Androidiani Open Recovery then adb will works automatically after start of recovery. So if your buttons are still working, then get to your phone's Recovery, plug in usb and try to run adb on your computer (with command line).
Maybe ClockWorkMod Recovery have the same function, so you can try it if you have a rooted phone.
To pull your contacts from phone using adb open command line and type:
adb shell
$ su (if you've got hash "#" symbol instead of "$" in the beginning of the command line, then you don't need that)
# ls /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases (if you see contacts1.db, contacts2.db etc then write it bellow instead of contacts.db)
# dd if=/data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts.db of=/sdcard/contacts.db
My phone isn't rooted, and USB Debugging is still in the default 'no' setting.
try to, and i know its not easy, to press ur find key, type market, remember the steps to go to download, and try downloading some backup software, they create a file on the sdcard, so u can get them, and export...
I know, is not the easiest thing to do.... but is the only option i can think of, with ur dead screen.
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I'm trying to fix a friend's G1, which he bought on ebay from US.
I've no experience whatsoever dealing with Android, so this is new. But I'm fairly capable of understanding every technical process you could use, so I think I'll understand your explanations.
Whenever I connect the device to a PC via USB, the computer detects an unknown device, but the phone just restarts at the splash screen. Notice that it has two different behaviors: When there's no cable connected, it just shuts down after 2 or 3 seconds at the Android screen; when I connect a USB cable, instead of shutting down it restarts continuously.
The first thing I did was to unroot the phone and put the official RC29 rom. Unfortunately, the problem persisted.
I have access to the recovery menu and the bootloader (I don't know if this is the correct term, it's the Camera+Power menu).
The major problem (I think) is that I don't have access to the console, as the recovery menu I have is the original one.
So, can anyone help me with this? Thank you.
Options:
Root the phone and use a custom recovery.
ADB also enables use of the terminal through the shell command. -- You could also use ADB to get a logcat and see what happens before the reboots.
But I don't see how the terminal would help, it sounds like hardware failure if it does it with a stock and custom rom.
Don't I need access to the OS in order to root the phone?
Which SPL do you have?
A boot loop or crash at startup can be caused by many, many things.
Get hold of the android sdk.. inside the /tools folder are 2 programs called ddms and adb, you can start the phone while connected by usb and use either of these programs to grab a startup log. Post the log here and we can hopefully see what's causing the crash.
You probably shouldn't have unrooted the phone.. that's going to make things more difficult.
adb and ddms can't find the device. There's an "Android Phone" in the Device Manager, but as the phone keeps restarting, I guess it isn't on enough time to be able to be detected by adb and ddms.
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adb and ddms can't find the device. There's an "Android Phone" in the Device Manager, but as the phone keeps restarting, I guess it isn't on enough time to be able to be detected by adb and ddms.
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Did you install the usb driver that's packaged with the sdk? the one windows installs by default doesn't work for adb or ddms.
If you've got this driver installed and ddms doesn't see the phone, that's pretty ominous.. it should show up there as "offline" as soon as you power it on.
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Did you install the usb driver that's packaged with the sdk? the one windows installs by default doesn't work for adb or ddms.
If you've got this driver installed and ddms doesn't see the phone, that's pretty ominous.. it should show up there as "offline" as soon as you power it on.
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Thanks, I fixed that and I got the ADB drivers, but the same thing happens. I can't get the attached devices, nothing appears on the list.
One note: this last time I tried to connect the phone via USB it booted, but I couldn't sign in, because as soon as I slid the keyboard, the phone shut down.
So, now I have a "Android ADB Interface", but still no devices listed with adb device.
Right now sometimes (like in 40 tries) the phone turns on and I can use the touchscreen, but when I need to sign-in, it tells me to slide the keyboard and it shuts down.
I still can't get the attached devices using adb, even after trying in other computers.
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Right now sometimes (like in 40 tries) the phone turns on and I can use the touchscreen, but when I need to sign-in, it tells me to slide the keyboard and it shuts down.
I still can't get the attached devices using adb, even after trying in other computers.
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what happens if you start with the keyboard open?
you know, it could be a hardware fault, a dry joint or loose wire
the sliding of the keyboard just jolts it.
Hey guys
Last night I broke my SGS's screen. The phone is rooted and I know it still works as can hear it get texts and boot up correctly.
I wanted to just swap the phones out but I have a lot of valuable pictures etc on the phone that I hadn't backed up yet.
Is there any way to access the hard drive from the computer w/o being able to access the phone?
I tried the "Screencast" app but I cant seem to get it to work. I tried doing some searches on here but I'm not exactly sure what to look up.
I have insurance on my phone so I can get a replacement, I'd jsut like to get my pictures and any text messages i may have missed (but mainly the pics)
Any insight you guys have would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Reboot in recovery mode. That would give you adb access to the phone and you can adb pull your pictures with "adb pull sdcard/DCIM/Camera".
thanks for the reply.
sorry i'm kind of new at this stuff. my friend rooted my phone and did all the dirty work. i have no idea how to use adb or w/e
do i need a linux machine? also, how can i reboot in recovery mode if the screen is completely disabled?
do get via ADB you need to ADB kit or the Android SDK kit, theres a helpful section on how to do ADB but it shouldnt be a problem, i also recall that after ADB is installed you might be able to use Android explorer to go to the phones pciture directory and get them like that?
i'm having a horrible time trying to get this setup lol
i think a problem i'm having is i dont know if USB debugging is enabled on my phone, and since the screen is broken i can't turn it on.
anyone else have any other suggestions?
redstar2k said:
Reboot in recovery mode. That would give you adb access to the phone and you can adb pull your pictures with "adb pull sdcard/DCIM/Camera".
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it seems i can get it into what i ~think~ is recovery mode (it didnt make the typical noise it makes when booting up, and my bottom row buttons light up if i press the power button then one of the buttons)
not sure what screen im in honestly... but even still, the computer doesnt detect that anything is plugged in and ADB doesnt detect any devices...
maybe with usb cable?
thats what im doing is using USB cable.. problem is i cant mount my usb from my phone as the screen is broken.
i cannot do it blind either i dont believe, i dont think the screen is detecting my fingerpresses at all
For many of you, my question may look either very familiar or just a piece of cake.
To me neither it is familiar nor easy...
What I have done so far:
Crashed on how to install Android SDK and enabled ADB.
Now my phone is on Recovery mode and ADB has detected it.
I tried the command adb pull, adb backup. Both didn't work as my phone is not rooted and stated "remote object doesn't exist"
What I am after:
Need nooby proof steps to root the phone using adb or any other possible way (which I could decifer)
Then use the command adb pull to get my contacts, possibly pictures.
Some are saying to re-flash. But I am not sure the side effects of re-flashing. I just don't want to lose my data.
To give a bit of background: phone went on soft-bricked in Samsung Service Centre while I was looking for point to charge it as battery was zero charge. Accidently the staff connected my phone to a machine that does software upgrades and disconnected from it.
I am a super noob about the jargon of Android, how things work internally etc. I was just a person who used the phone for messaging, watching lectures, storing music, photos and browing. No games, not much apps.
Hi,
I dropped my phone on the corner and the LCD broke and leaked through the screen. As a result the phone works, but the screen is dead.
I was able to check ADB USB in dev tools prior to the screen leaking through.
Is there any computer way to access and copy over the sms to another droid turbo, or does it make more sense to just replace the screen? The phone is currently turned off, has a pattern lock screen (since digitizer works, i can technically unlock the phone - i think )
Thanks,
Chris
you should be able to make a backup of the entire phone using ADB, But I don't know the exact steps to do it. Ive seen it done on nexus devices
use this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
I used it to migrate all my messages from my old phone to the new one and it worked good
it was the pro version though
£ngland said:
use this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
I used it to migrate all my messages from my old phone to the new one and it worked good
it was the pro version though
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That may be difficult to use with a dead screen.
As for using adb, there's an issue. Although you enabled adb, a confirmation screen will still pop up on your phone the first time you use it. So if you've never used it before, you'll still need to accept that confirmation screen, which is a problem. I'm pretty sure that sms messages are stored in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db and /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db-journal. I'm running RR, so I'm not sure if this is the correct location on the stock rom, but I think it's pretty standardized. If you can get adb working, I think the correct commands would be the following:
adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db <path to where you want it to show up on your PC>
adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db-journal <path to where you want it to show up on your PC>
There's also a chance that you might need to be rooted to do this, but I think you should be okay. Good luck.
my thought is running it on 2 devices at same time sa to know where to click
Chris
So I shattered my display and the screen wont turn on but it still vibrates when i get notifications, i was wondering if anyone would know of a way to sort of project the display onto a TV or PC so i can use apps that i installed to backup messages and app data and stuff?
I'm pretty sure if the phone still works you can run it in ADP on your PC and basically click through the phone. Then do whatever you need to do and back it up.
BlueForce64 said:
I'm pretty sure if the phone still works you can run it in ADP on your PC and basically click through the phone. Then do whatever you need to do and back it up.
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Here's the problem with that:
ADB doesn't work unless you first enable it in developer options. Once you do that, you have to click yes on a confirmation dialog the first time you use it. Both of these processes require a functioning screen.
If you have an unlocked phone with TWRP installed, and you can blindly convince the phone to boot into TWRP (maybe by booting into bootloader and using fastboot reboot-recovery, but I'll have to check and see if that command works when I get home. I think it does.), you'll be able to access the data on your phone by simply plugging it into a computer. If you do not have TWRP installed, and you have no lockscreen set up (no swipe, no password, no pin, no nothing), you might be able to access the data by plugging it into a computer after it boots.
If none of those situations apply, and the data is worth about $100 to you, you might want to look into a screen replacement service. Sometimes you can find little electronics places in malls or shopping centers that will do it, and I'm pretty sure there are businesses that you can mail your phone to and they'll mail it back once the work is completed. A friend of mine even found a service that sent someone to her house to replace her screen then and there.
Thanks, booting into TWRP worked and I was able to get most of the stuff I needed. I completely forgot I could get into it that way.