Ok, I have my Fuze running through the in-dash screen and I use it for GPS, internet, etc. However, I want to mount the phone so it's very clean and seamless but yet I still need access to the keyboard and screen for navigation. Has anyone done this succesfully, and if so, can you post pictures? I'd like a nice cradle that I can just plug it into and it will hook up my TV-out cable, my charger, etc. I'd like the charger to be hard wired too so it's not using my lighter socket.
2nd part of this question, does anyone recommend any certain software to make automotive usage any easier or more streamlined?
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Not possible unless you can figure out a way to get usb hosting working on the phone. I have been looking into this myself as have many others and at the moment it is not possible. Even if usb hosting were to be enabled, you still would have to make a driver for it to work on that screen and would need to use more than your tv out cables to control the phone. Only way I know of is to run an actual car pc and use mymobiler to control your phone.
I think you read my post wrong. I already have everything working through that screen. I just need a place to mount the phone where it's handy and I can still use the keyboard. As it is now, it just sits on the passenger seat with a wire draping up into my dash.
After posting this, I was thinking if I could mount a bluetooth trackball device into my center console if it would act as a mouse (and somehow give me a mouse cursor?) then I could do everything with it and put the phone in the center console, out of sight. Have people been able to get a BT mouse to work with the phone?
i've done this with a number of HTC phones using a bluetooth mouse/keyboard and my Pioneer f700bt. The Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard is the ideal one for WM phones. Logitech v270 or v470 mouses have been known to work. As far as mounting it before I had my Pioneer screen, I attached my phone to my visor by strapping the holster of a car PDA mount to the visor using a velcro strap (see picture below). This way the touchscreen is still usable/accessible, but the keyboard on the phone probably wouldn't be. Also, if you check out the forums at www.mp3car.com, there are a lot of pictures and info of people using WM phones as carputers and integrating them into their cars. I believe there is one that had a mount in their glove box. You also may want to think about a vertical standing screw down PDA mount that you could attach to your console and still use the Fuze's keyboard.
I believe someone at mp3car.com was working on a front end software for mobile phones as carputers, you may want to look into it there. Some of the SPB software is handy for quick access when I used mine in the car.
check out what this guy did with his Dell Axm and his car, which you could apply a lot to the Fuze: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/gen...1v-aximizer-carputer-video-demonstration.html Pretty amazing.
Thanks, what mouse did you use?
I've been on mp3car.com for years and I spent the entire day on today. I felt the integration of WM phones was severaly lacking on this forum, I must have missed the posts.
Either way, if I can get a nice BT k/b and mouse then I think I'm going to mount a cradle inside the center console so it's all hidden and just have the k/b mouse mounted somewhere. Maybe even a custom center console, who knows. I hope all of this will be compatible with the TP2 also, I'll be switching over to that when AT&T decided to carry it.
I used the Logitech v270 with my HTC Wizard and P4300 running WM6.1 and it worked with both. I haven't tested it with the Fuze yet though. I think it would be fine. There are some generic drivers floating around various forums on here for bluetooth mice to work with WM. Whenever you decide what to do, I'd be interested in seeing the finished project!
you may want to check out this site for mounts for the Fuze:
http://www.ram-mount.com/Products/CellPhoneMounts/tabid/142/Default.aspx
just enter your phone as AT&T> Tilt and it will give you a ton of mounts that you may be able to use to position your keyboard and screen on the Fuze to be more accessible. The cupholder one may work for your setup.
sub'd for later, been trying to find hptuners for wm and this could work wonders
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Awesome setup you have.
I have been wanting to setup a car PC myself. My original thoughts were to make a Windows XP box (located in trunk or dash) wired to a touchscreen on the console like you have. I had never considered just using my phone. This Pioneer screen that you have; how does it interface with your Fuze (USB/Bluetooth)? Are you just getting the display or is it a touchscreen that you can use to navigate on the device? Do you have the Fuze running your car audio?
Bracketron
They have a wealth of mounts that will keep you from destroying the sensitive fuze in a customized storage. I use this personally, and it works great during GPS navigation.
http://www.bracketron.com/index.php?catid=5&pid=40
Check out brodit they have exactly what your looking for.
Mounts for the device whit the keyboard out and hard wiring charging options.
norok said:
Awesome setup you have.
I have been wanting to setup a car PC myself. My original thoughts were to make a Windows XP box (located in trunk or dash) wired to a touchscreen on the console like you have. I had never considered just using my phone. This Pioneer screen that you have; how does it interface with your Fuze (USB/Bluetooth)? Are you just getting the display or is it a touchscreen that you can use to navigate on the device? Do you have the Fuze running your car audio?
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I am also interested in your setup. How do you have your phone running as carputer?
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this is probably a silly question but is this impossible?
somehow have a usb to svid lead and some software?
i forgot about sound.. could audio be run through miniusb also?
Well, while I can't say its IMPOSSIBLE, I can say its highly unlikely to exist.
The mini USB on these devices is designed only to be a slave port (meaning, it can connect to a host, such as a PC, but it cannot act as a host to other devices, such as a mouse or keyboard... the connected device needs to host it). That being said, the mini-USB wouldn't appear to have the capability on the surface.
I have seen mini-SD cards that use the SDIO interface to control a VGA output, but the problem with the Tornado is that the card slot is under the battery, making it impossible to have a wire sticking out to a screen. And even then, its not a "true WYSIWYG" video out, but rather the ability to show slides, such as powerpoint using their software.
Now, the reason I saw that its NOT impossible is because theoretically, I've already done something similar using a Media Center PC attached to my TV. I had a video on my phone that I wished to show someone on a bigger screen, so I plugged the tornado into the PC using the USB, and started WM5torage, which effectively made the tornado a mass storage device. Then, the media center PC played the video from my storage card on the TV.
While this may not be exactly what you had in mind, I think its possible (if someone were inclined to design it), to make a box that could pull off video files on demand from your device, and then output them to a svideo or RCA jack. It still wouldn't be a real VGA out, but it would sorta make you feel like you had an ipod video.
As far as audio, your device already has a stereo audio jack. You can plug that into a Television using a 3.5mm to RCA adaptor cable (similiar to the ones that sell for the ipod video), and then a 2.5mm to 3.5mm coming out of your phone (I did that once too, don't ask why...). Won't help with video though.
Some more information that is interesting to note:
-There ARE some windows mobile devices that have USB host capability, particularly the Toshiba pocket PC's of yesteryear. They allowed usb keyboards, printers, mice, flash drives, etc... to be connected to the port directly on the device. So, that would make what you are describing much more feasible. However, the Toshiba's also supports an expansion pack that included a VGA out, so you'd already be all set if you had one of those! too bad they haven't come out with a current device in a long time (there's some new ones on the horizon I've seen though).
-New Bluetooth specifications are being laid out that include protocols for transfer of video, much like A2DP is for audio. The problem is, much like A2DP for audio, there will most likely be many hurdles with compatibility, and it probably won't be so reliable even when working.
Good luck!
That would be pretty cool, to have something like "bluetooth audio/video distribution profile"
dm251z said:
That would be pretty cool, to have something like "bluetooth audio/video distribution profile"
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I'm pretty sure it will need BT 2.0's enhanced bandwidth to carry all that data smoothly, so either way when this comes out, we'll need to get new devices by then.
But yea, the concept IS cool... Bluetooth totally rocks when used properly!
inasmuch as i would like to believe that such a thing can be done, dishe's right. it is unlikely. theoretically, it possible - but the cost and hassle to create something like this would not be cost effective (and hassle-effective ^_^) for the inventor... unless there are reaaally generous people out there... sigh.
anyway, check this picture out. if this were real, that would make this the perfect phone (oh, and hot swappable SDIO... almost forgot about that ^_^)
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA nice picture.
A few ways do do this...
Run MyMobler via BT and use camtasia or windows media encoder to Live Screen cap the MyMobler window. Then Stream to any format and publish. You can also play out to webcam.
There was a miniSD video output cad you can get on ebay, but for some devices where the SD card is under the battery it wont work.
Lastly there is Comvu.com try thier cab it works well with wifi and 3g
hello!!
is possible to make our wizard to have video out like camera of some software?
or with the cable just to connect to some monittor?
i have dvd player in my car and i wand to connect my wizard to see the navigator software in biger monitor.
is this possible???
Direct video out is impossible because lack of hardware support.
Double post to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334160, please lock.
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i think that you ca do it
see the pics
just connect mini USB to usb Female to Female and then use the vga
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here is the female pics
i did not use it yet i need to buy the USB Female to Female Adapter
but i think it will work
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i did not use it yet i need to buy the USB Female to Female Adapter
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tnx for replay
i will check and i tell you
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i think that you ca do it
see the pics
just connect mini USB to usb Female to Female and then use the vga
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There are perfectly good reason for the designers to come out with various socket designs other than the size issue, i.e. avoid users from pluging in things that aren't compatible. E.g., I can make you a USB-to-240V-3-pin-plug converter, you just dont plug that in.
If there were to be the slightest possible chance that it will work, there would be a forest of such 'converter available'.
And, among all the above stuff I said, do a search before you (soterisk) post multiple thread across all the forum. It save you times and avoid frustration from others as well. This topic has been discussed a gazillion times, together with other topic such as, "I have a USB converter, I think I can plugin my ext-HDD/mouse/keyboard into my Wizard".
i will try to buy it
i will let you know
Have a fate
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There are perfectly good reason for the designers to come out with various socket designs other than the size issue, i.e. avoid users from pluging in things that aren't compatible. E.g., I can make you a USB-to-240V-3-pin-plug converter, you just dont plug that in.
If there were to be the slightest possible chance that it will work, there would be a forest of such 'converter available'.
And, among all the above stuff I said, do a search before you (soterisk) post multiple thread across all the forum. It save you times and avoid frustration from others as well. This topic has been discussed a gazillion times, together with other topic such as, "I have a USB converter, I think I can plugin my ext-HDD/mouse/keyboard into my Wizard".
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some people here in cyprus they say this must be work..I hear too mach and i believe few.
Will NOT work. IMO
soterisk said:
hello!!
is possible to make our wizard to have video out like camera of some software?
or with the cable just to connect to some monittor?
i have dvd player in my car and i wand to connect my wizard to see the navigator software in biger monitor.
is this possible???
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I guaran-f-n-tee that this will NOT work. You could possibly destroy your wizard though. So go ahead without reading anything about this before hand and watch your wizard burn.
There is no hardware support for one(ie. video card out support) and 2 there is no software support for vid out. You cannot make something that is not there work. Good luck.
P.S. There is built in laser beam hardware support on the wizard. Also the Petrol free transporter is working although it is a little buggy.
nope. no way.
even if there were drivers - the wizard has no usb host capabilities so this just won't work.
Actually, the HTC Advantage (Athena) supports this feature:
"HTC proprietary 16-pin combined port (USB 1.1 host/VGA and TV Out)"
(source: http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_x7501.htm)
Don't whether it is a separate port as there is another port mentioned as well:
"HTC ExtUSB™(11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one)"
(source: as above)
I would reckon it would be less risky if you just get the cable from it and try to connect to a Wizard (still at your own risk) ...
Personally, I would also strongly doubt it (due to the technical issues as mentioned above)
Cheers!
soterisk said:
some people here in cyprus they say this must be work..I hear too mach and i believe few.
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It's ok. Some people just talk nonsense, thats why you get all sorts of silly emails forwarded to your inbox. Anyway, AFAIK, there are some phones (HTC if I remember correctly) that supports video/VGA out. Probably that's what the people are talking about.
amsatnetg said:
P.S. There is built in laser beam hardware support on the wizard. Also the Petrol free transporter is working although it is a little buggy.
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You know about the laser? Anyway, I'm using that laser to make my morning coffee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYvynmK0Slo
hanmin said:
It's ok. Some people just talk nonsense, thats why you get all sorts of silly emails forwarded to your inbox. Anyway, AFAIK, there are some phones (HTC if I remember correctly) that supports video/VGA out. Probably that's what the people are talking about.
You know about the laser? Anyway, I'm using that laser to make my morning coffee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYvynmK0Slo
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Nice! That is one heck of a way to make coffee. hehe
Wanted to know if theirs a way or if somone has already done this.Connect a Monitor, mouse and keyboard to their phones somehow and use phone as a portable pc. would be cool. maybe possible with right drivers? maybe bluetooth mouse/keyboard.
Not that I've ever heard of... I've heard of people getting various linux distros going but not so much on the using it as a mini pc
If you have a PC, use PhoneMyPC. Works perfect and can use multiple PCs.
If you don't have a PC, use "Always On PC."
Edit: Just re-read your post. I don't think there's a way.. I did see a commercial for a phone that plugs into a laptop "dock" though that seemed to be a lot like what you're looking for. Can't remember what its called though.
Linux would be a running as a PC. It is a fully functional OS.
Not you fat Jesus
00negative said:
Linux would be a running as a PC. It is a fully functional OS.
Not you fat Jesus
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I meant to satisfy the OP's desire to use external mouse/keyboard. I haven't seen that, have you?
It already is a computer (and I would consider it a personal computer with a few limitations such as not having the processing power and harder to port software). You can ssh into it all you want and use any shell you want, though have fun compiling from the source for things or finding precompiled ARM binaries that work on android. There's tutorials out there about how to install ARM linux distros like debian on android as well as x-windows so you can have a pretty GUI desktop, but you will lose the functionality of it being a phone while it's running instead of android os.
If you are want to dock it and make it into like a laptop, i suggest you go for the ATRIX. I believe thats the only phone available in the market.
However the dock is gonna cost you the same if not more than the phone off plan.
thanks for replies. was just wonderin if i could. had extra monitor, keyboad and mouse laying around and just wanted to know if i could do it just incase somone was on my pc and i needed a quick backup or somthing to mess with. thanks yall.
MisterDonut said:
If you are want to dock it and make it into like a laptop, i suggest you go for the ATRIX. I believe thats the only phone available in the market.
However the dock is gonna cost you the same if not more than the phone off plan.
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atrix is just a hack though. it runs a version of ubuntu stored on the phone dock (not even on the phone itself). At that point you might as well just buy a cheap eepc netbook for 200 or so dollars.
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I meant to satisfy the OP's desire to use external mouse/keyboard. I haven't seen that, have you?
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Ah I see what you mean, don't think I have but don't see why it wouldn't be possible if someone really had a desire to try and know how to make it happen.
But have seen Ubuntu run an on screen keyboard on a tablet.
Don't think it would be real user friendly to use keyboard and mouse on such a small screen though
Not you fat Jesus
I wish it was, but I don't think it is possible. I wanted to turn a LED projector to a a HUD display so I could watch football games on the HUD in my car. Or use it to browse the internet. But for that to happen we would need some kind of mirror display, or so I understand, and given that we don't have hdmi, I don't think it is possible. Maybe our awesome devs can come up with something for us though. (or atleast one could hope.)
Just a followup, if the OP really wants to, you can dual boot into debian on your phone and run xwindows with a couple various GUIs (such as XDE, which is pretty similar to gnome). After that, you can ssh (via wifi) into it and use a vncserver (over the ssh connection) installed on the phone to remotely connect to xwindows and see it on a monitor. When you want to use your phone as a phone again, you just reboot back into android as you would boot from linux to windows on your pc.
Debian maintains all the packages available for x86 on ARM so you'll find plenty of stuff without having to compile.
For those that don't know ubuntu is basically debian with a few extra packages and generally newer packages. Same filesystem, etc. Debian has been maintaining one of the oldest distributions of linux for ARM so I recommend it for that for the amount of documentation you'll find.
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http://www.androidfanatic.com/community-forums.html?func=view&catid=9&id=2248
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/03/msg01555.html
http://lanrat.com/android/debian
http://inportb.com/2010/10/17/debian-packages-on-android-phones/
http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Android
Whenever I trade in my phone for something new, I plan on sticking ARM debian on it and remove android to make it a nice little mobile linux server via the wifi built into it doing the methods listed above.
I think there are two types of approaches to this:
Video Out/HDMI
and
USB Display Adapter
Video Out/HDMI (requires HDMI and CM6/7):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038840
w/ video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbm0JhGVxCA
USB Display Adapter with USB host/OTG support:
http://sven.killig.de/android/N1/2.2/usb_host/
w/ video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-bLOc1qnMM
The Thunderbolt does not have HDMI out (nor will it ever) OR USB/OTG mode (yet).
The prospects are daunting. I think CM will get on board with desktop support at some point, but it won't include phones that lack HDMI out.
I think there is a lack of enthusiasm for this type of feature too. Just my opinion. I wish there was more enthusiasm, because I really feel desktop support is the future of smart phones.
I wish Google would dump Chrome OS and push desktop support in the next version of Android and make certain all hardware supports OTG and HDMI simultaneously. GS2 fails in that department since the HDMI port and USB share the same port (MHL).
I've been using a Logitech Wireless Mouse + dongle + OTG adapter. This works well, but I want to free up the USB port for charging. Currently, I use the Logitech mouse along with a Bluetooth keyboard. I figure if I use Bluetooth for both the mouse and the keyboard that overall, this might use less power than the current arrangement.
I ordered a cheap Tecknet Bluetooth mouse from Amazon. It connects ok, the scrollwheel is smooth, but the mouse pointer is jumpy and laggy. Can anybody recommend a Bluetooth mouse that will work well with the Tab S without the lag? I know that some people use the Samsung S mouse, but I'm wondering is there's a more generic one that will work well.
I have an Hama M2140 bluetooth mouse, it is nice and small and light, it takes 2 x AAA battery`s and i use eneloop lite aaa rechargeable to keep the weight down, I have tried it with my 10.5" and it works fine, but i use it all the time with my Win8.1 tablet so the bluetooth and wifi are on together and it works fine with no lag, it comes in black or silver, they might have an newer version by now.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-M2140-Bluetooth-Mouse-Black/dp/B003U8NZ0Q?
John.
Strangely, it appears that that mouse isn't sold in the US.
It is it`s just a crazy price.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=+Hama+M2140
The black version is quite a bit cheaper than the silver on the HAMA Uk website.
https://uk.hama.com/action/searchCtrl/search?searchMode=1&q=bluetooth+mouse&x=0&y=0
John.
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Strangely, it appears that that mouse isn't sold in the US.
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I use these on my Tab S without any problems
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-89519N-Mouse/dp/B006428K7I
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Wireless-Keyboard-Retail-Packaging/dp/B004L9MBH6
I don't have this, but my buddy does and loves it.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Ultrathin-Touch-Windows-Gestures/dp/B00DR8LA6U
I tried it briefly and it does work nice. If it was cheaper I would definitely get it myself.
I've always had good results with Logitech mice, so I ordered a refurb Logitech V470 from ebay. It's a discontinued model, but it gets high rankings in reviews. I'll see how it works.
I have had ASUS BX700 bluetooth mouse, it is not so light, and works comfortably well.
https://www.asus.com/Keyboards-Mice/BX700/
Anyone use Microsoft wedge mouse please comment on how good or bad it is.
I bought a Wedge Mouse specifically for my Tab S. It works perfectly well. It has smooth movement, and is extremely compact. It connects almost instantly once paired, and the connecction isn't dropped.
The touch pad it includes is mediocre, but functional -- it only does single-finger gestures, so you can't pinch and zoom or anything like that. Also, the touchpad is only on the back 2/3 of the mouse, so you can't use it while holding the mouse during normal use -- you have to push the mouse forward so your finger is over it. Also, the horizontal scrolling is almost useless -- I don't know if it's the fault of the mouse or of Android, but the smallest (like 1mm) movement to the left or right scrolls like 4 or 5 screens! In short, the touchpad sucks, but it's WAY better than having to extend your arm forward to touch the screen.
The bizarre shape of the wedge has not been much of a problem for me, much to my surprise. It's tolerably comfortable to use for something its size, in fact. My hand does tend to get cramped after using it for a while, due to how small it is, but that's the price you pay for using... a very small mouse. Also, I have big hands -- this might not be an issue for someone with smaller ones.
One thing that does drive me crazy -- and this might be true of all mice on Android, I don't know -- is that the right mouse button doesn't do anything remotely like what you expect from years of desktop OSes. It seems to close apps for the most part. I'd REALLY like to find a way to map the physical right button to the action of long-pressing the left button, because that would make it work as in Windows, etc.
Do you think a stylus pen can serve as a mouse without the button on the mouse? I have started another thread here. I don't draw, but do take notes occasionally. Do you think I can get away with a stylus while able to use it with the functionality of a mouse?
What can a mouse do that a stylus can't and vice versa?
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I have had ASUS BX700 bluetooth mouse, it is not so light, and works comfortably well.
https://www.asus.com/Keyboards-Mice/BX700/
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I aslo have this mouse, but my mouse keeps going into deep sleep mode. Sometimes I cant even wake it up to reconnect to tablet.
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I aslo have this mouse, but my mouse keeps going into deep sleep mode. Sometimes I cant even wake it up to reconnect to tablet.
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Mine is doing it, too.
I bought another one, unbranded, chinese, for 5usd
and it works better.
Logitech MX Master and MX Anywhere 2 works flawlessly with this tablet. I have them both!
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Hello everyone,
dropped my phone on Friday, didn't have a single scratch. But the screen didn't turn on, just had first a weird green line on top of the screen.
Brought it to a repair shop, they said the screen is burned and has to be changed.
First the positive things:
- phone is still running (LED, vibration, finger sensor, etc.)
- has internet access (could yesterday use WhatsApp Web)
I didn't backup all of my pictures, a few apps, screenshots etc. So Best solution for me would still be to have a functioning screen. The local repair store checks if the screen is available and how much it would cost.
Do you know what else I could do? I mean the phone is 2 1/2 years old, so I could also replace it, but I want to backup all of my apps and files.
I already checked adb, the device is listed but "unauthorized".
What options do I have?
Thank you and best regards
If the digitizer (touch) works, do what I recommended here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/help/broken-amoled-digitizer-data-recovery-t4160245
If it doesn't, you're going to need a USB splitter to connect both your phone to your PC and a mouse to your phone in order to confirm the adb authorization dialog (or at least that's the only idea I have at the moment). And a lot of luck to click where you're supposed to click. But yeah, it might work.
Ah, he has the exactly same problem
I like the idea with scrcpy, that would fit my needs to backup everything and then I can take a new phone. The problem at the moment is that I seem to be unable to press the button to authorize the phone.
I didn't get the idea with the USB splitter? You mean to connect a screen and a mouse to the phone? I tried with a USB-C portable screen, that didn't work. Is this possible with a splitter?
Do you mean something like this here:
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den_zel said:
Ah, he has the exactly same problem
I like the idea with scrcpy, that would fit my needs to backup everything and then I can take a new phone. The problem at the moment is that I seem to be unable to press the button to authorize the phone.
I didn't get the idea with the USB splitter? You mean to connect a screen and a mouse to the phone? I tried with a USB-C portable screen, that didn't work. Is this possible with a splitter?
Do you mean something like this here:
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Using the splitter for simultaneous mouse and PC connection is exactly what I meant (the one in the picture is absolutely fine), albeit if your screen is completely dead, and the digitizer is broken (or so it seems), it's going to be really hard to click in the right place, I think.
As for the portable screen, OP6 doesn't support video output via USB-C AFAIK, so that's why you didn't have any luck with it (a splitter won't help with that). Technically you could use a displaylink device to mirror your screen, but I feel like that's just too much hassle.
Eh, I think I'm out of ideas for now. Maybe somebody else will be able to help. Hope you get your issue solved!
EDIT: I think I have an idea on how you could check whether touch actually works or not. Do you, by any chance, have touch sounds on? If yes, you should be able to hear a sound for every action you make on the phone (like opening an app and such). Just make sure that your phone isn't muted beforehand
EDIT2: Oooooooor you could just use a keyboard to confirm the dialog/input the code in TWRP if you have that installed (and if TWRP actually supports keyboards). Also worth trying.
McAwesomePL said:
Using the splitter for simultaneous mouse and PC connection is exactly what I meant (the one in the picture is absolutely fine), albeit if your screen is completely dead, and the digitizer is broken (or so it seems), it's going to be really hard to click in the right place, I think.
As for the portable screen, OP6 doesn't support video output via USB-C AFAIK, so that's why you didn't have any luck with it (a splitter won't help with that). Technically you could use a displaylink device to mirror your screen, but I feel like that's just too much hassle.
Eh, I think I'm out of ideas for now. Maybe somebody else will be able to help. Hope you get your issue solved!
EDIT: I think I have an idea on how you could check whether touch actually works or not. Do you, by any chance, have touch sounds on? If yes, you should be able to hear a sound for every action you make on the phone (like opening an app and such). Just make sure that your phone isn't muted beforehand
EDIT2: Oooooooor you could just use a keyboard to confirm the dialog/input the code in TWRP if you have that installed (and if TWRP actually supports keyboards). Also worth trying.
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Thank you so much for your propals! So finally I could make it run, I didn't start ADB, but I started directly ScrCpy and somehow on the phone pressed the button to accept the notebook. Since then I can connect with ScrCpy and now I can do my backup like that!
den_zel said:
Thank you so much for your propals! So finally I could make it run, I didn't start ADB, but I started directly ScrCpy and somehow on the phone pressed the button to accept the notebook. Since then I can connect with ScrCpy and now I can do my backup like that!
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That's great to hear! I'm glad you managed to solve your problem