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Controlling phone from computer? ie. Making calls?

Cracked my screen, I see I can buy a new screen easy enough and replace it. The problem is I don't know if anything else is broke, I ask because now my phone doesn't recieve calls, it just goes straight to voice mail. But it still seems to work when I plug it into my computer, It recognizes it and I can use the side loader to install apps on it.
Is there anyway I can make a call from my computer through it to see if it is still working, or is there a way to emulate the screen on my computer.
Or any other suggestions on how I could check other fuctions of the phone to see if I just need to replace the screen?

never mind, just figured it out, I just had to search other forums.
code.google.com/p/androidscreencast
That program is awesome! And my phone wasnt recieving calls because it entered airplane mode somehow!

screen went wrong

hey guys, my phone's screen has gone wrong, whenever i start it, it shows only a grey and black strips, so pls help me how to fix that.. need dire help.

Which phone, what ROM, what all you did before this happened?

immortalneo said:
Which phone, what ROM, what all you did before this happened?
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nothing, it was stock rom, kept on the table, went out for an hour, came back picked up the phone, switched it on and voila!! found the problem, i can feel the capacitive buttons and all the other things going on but can't see anything, tried removing the battery- did not help....

sralli said:
nothing, it was stock rom, kept on the table, went out for an hour, came back picked up the phone, switched it on and voila!! found the problem, i can feel the capacitive buttons and all the other things going on but can't see anything, tried removing the battery- did not help....
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Sounds like a problem with the LCD screen (well, duh ) but it may just be a loose cable. If the device is still under warranty then return it for repair, no messing about or anything else.

Till you get a replacement device try the following steps to gain a little functionality.
Note; you'll want to ADB (Android debugging bridge) to install the suggested app to the broken device.
Use droid VNC server on the device you want to view remotely
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.onaips.vnc&hl=en
http://opensourceexcedio.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/droid-vnc-server/
use “what is my ip” google search when connected to the wifi or via modem tethering to find your IP address
Then copy past the multi digit code into the app you are using to connect to the device
Example IP: 107.168.192.2.1
Note you'll still need the "port" number too.
App to use to connect to your device you want to view
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.freeroam.android.androidVNC
There are only three required places to edit to make a good connection
1. Target IP
2. Target port
3. Password (sometimes username but leave it blank if the Target doesn't have one set)
This will give you a remote viewing screen so that you can get your info off easy. Furthermore you can use your computer instead of a second Android device to make the connection and this may be easier to interact with too.
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit/QEMU Linux Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Now have working Installers for ARM Java 7 JDK + Maptools + jMonkey

Thanx for all the help guys.. i think it was the problem with the fps.. i read sumwhere that, if a device loses (depletes) it's battery then it's fps may get wrong, so the technique was to keep it idle for some time.. but how i fixed it was by keeping the charger in, removing the battery and again re- inserting it, voila- the screen is working alright, this trick may help some... it took me 4-5 tries like this to get it working, so don't get disappointed if it doesn't work after a try!!!

[Q] S4 Help needed (Warning: Long story)

Hey guys, let me just start off by saying I have spent almost 8 hours straight today trying to figure this out and dig myself out of a hole I've created for myself, that being said, I'm going to try and be as detailed as possible so you guys know EXACTLY where I am and what I've tried. This post looks long but that's because it is. It's pretty much my entire day's worth of trouble typed out. So just bare with me and see if you guys can help me out here!
I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 model: SGH-M919 it has Android 4.4.2. Now on to the problem: I've had this phone for almost a year now and a few months ago I rooted it. Did a simple Youtube tutorial and used Odin to do the work and everything worked out fine. A couple months down the road (yesterday), after using the phone like a teenager, downloading apps and cluttering it up it started to slow down and not run some apps. After thinking about it I decided to factory reset it. All of my contacts, photos, and videos were backed up on Google so I thought "why not?" Well, this is where $#!% hit the fan.. being rooted then factory reset, right before the phone came online it had me answer two questions about the root. Something to the effect of "Do you want to keep root? (This option is not reversible)" I thought since I wasn't using the features I originally rooted the phone for I figured nah just get rid of the root. So the phone did its T-Mobile boot up and started the Initial setup.
Everything up to to this point was fine until I wanted to log in to my Google account during the setup. Please understand that where I am I have full 4G LTE coverage and have access to a pretty fast and sturdy wifi connection. Well, when it came to the google sign in I entered my email and password and it came up with a message reading "Can't Sign in - Can't establish a reliable connection to the server" (believe me i wish that was the only issue) so after reading that, I thought I'd try with my wifi.. nope. Same thing. Since neither my 4g or wifi worked I thought it was Google's servers so I tried again this morning, same thing. (keep in mind at this point i think my phone isn't rooted anymore.) I call the t mobile store and they give me a technical support number, so I call it and I tell them i cant sign into Google. The gentleman told me he cant do anything because he can tell my phones been rooted. Only thing he suggests is to contact Google, well, the customer care number just tells you go to google.com/support and there's nothing there about my problem.
This is where I dig my hole even deeper. I tried another factory reset and up in the top left corner i still see that root text. Even the rooted android symbol pops up before the Samsung logo or t mobile. Since I saw that I thought "ohh it just didn't get unrooted all the way." I look up ways to completely remove a root and a lot of them require plugin your phone into the computer and using Odin to flash a stock firmware on to the device. I went to plug my phone into the usb port but my computer didn't recognize the usb device, having experienced this a long time ago I searched around for the latest Samsung usb drivers and I installed those. Device still isn't recognized. Let me just note before people tell me to use MTP mode or Developer tools> usb debugging or connection mode.. The only thing that happens when plugging my phone via usb is the phone starts charging and my computer makes the trumpet noise like something is plugged in. Other than that, there is NO notification of it being plugged in. The reason i stress this is because I called Samsung technical support at this point and the guy (not gentleman) treated me like a 5 year old and ran me through all of these options after i told him I already did everything he was suggesting, including downloading Samsung Kies 3 and having it install the drivers. It does not pick up the device either.. at this point I looked up ways to remove the root without the computer. I found out you can just go into the root app "SU" or something and theres a remove root option. I jumped on that opportunity and had it removed. I restarted the phone and all the problems still persist, it even still has the root text on the top left when you factory reset it again. However now, even if you factory reset and select the option "keep root," thinking it would bring back the"SU" app it does NOT.
So lets recap. I have a phone that thinks its rooted and even appears rooted to t mobile but doesn't have any of the root apps or privileges or capabilities to fix my Google log in issue (like the host file in filemanager). And I can't re-root to get that app back because none of my 3 usb ports, 3 different usb cables (one being the cord that came with the phone), or any of the ports/cables on someone else's computer will recognize the darn thing to work on that way! I have all these issues that are supposed to fix each other but I can't do any fixing because they cancel each other out too... I'm at a dead end.
In case this isn't the right forum/website/thread/post area etc.. I have this whole message saved in Microsoft Word document so I can repost it anywhere you guys might suggest better results. Any help/advice will be much appreciated.

Help please! Nexus 6 smashed screen. Still turns on. Data recovery.

I dropped my Nexus 6 and the screen smashed turning black with a few tough pixels remaining but essentially useless.
I need to recover the data off two particular apps and ideally want to access them. They have export functions within the app.
I'm not tech savvy and have read several threads but the main issues are:
1) Screen unusable, can't really make anything out.
2) USB debugging is not turned on
Positives
1) It turns on and still makes noises for notifications
2) Google now still functions and touching the screen changes the image visible through the few functioning parts of the screen, so I assume the tough screen is still operating.
Is there any way I can gain access to the phone via a PC so I can navigate my way around the device? Any help much appreciated!
Gary

kind of stupid but since your phone appears to be unlocked...why not try to enable usb debugging by connecting your device via usb and navigating based on aproximate knowgledge(or looking at screenshots) where stuff is supposed to be.
then follow this guide? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581653

you can solve your problem with one solution Display your screen on pc with using phone manager on your pc
Install Phone Manager on your PC. Run the software and connect your Android phone to PC via USB.then it will show your screen on pc..you can back up with this ...try once

Screen broken, how to recover files?

So here's the story: My son managed to drop his Mi Mix 3 (once again, for the 500th time?) and the screen shattered, black screen, no digitizer anymore. Of course there is GBs of important data (mainly pictures) that need to be saved. Yes, he uses Google Drive, but for whatever reason he can see only a fraction of his files there. Guess who now has the duty to recover the files?
What I have tried up until now:
- the most obvious: connect phone to Mac and run Android file transfer -> Phone is not in MTP or PTP mode, connecting USB goes per default just into charging mode
- Try to use adb to pull the files-> ADB debugging is not activated
- Try to go into fastboot and boot TWRP from there to recover -> Bootloader is locked, so no booting into TWRP or flashing anything
- Try to connect Phone to my USB-C dockingstation (aka OTG)-> did not work, black screen, no nothing
Besides the screen there seems to be more broken. I tried to call his number, but you just get message from the service provider "not available", as if the phone would be off (his SIM has no PIN, so this is not the problem here)... also checked my router to see if the phone is in my wifi (which it usually is), but also nothing.
Thought about replacing the screen, but seeing the prices for replacement screens and given the fact that there might be more defective parts, not an option anymore.
Looked around for some "special" data recovery programs, but there seems to be only halfworking crap (works not beyond Android 8, needs to have ADB enabled, needs to be rooted, ...).
The only option I currently see is sending the phone to some specialized data recovery company, who claim they could even go as far as desoldering the chips to recover data from there... but this is also horrendously expensive.
Did I already try anything possible? Does somebody here may have another idea what to try? Would appreciate any idea.

More than 100 views and not even a hint?

cdfs said:
More than 100 views and not even a hint?
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No hint because unfortunately there's no work around.
No adb means you can't do much with it.
Your only option is to replace the sceeen, and since you're worried that might be other defective parts your only and safe option is to open the device and take a look your self. I will give you a link to a OEM screen replacement (with frame) it will make it much easier for you to replace. https://www.witrigs.com/oem-screen-replacement-with-frame-for-xiaomi-mi-mix-3-black
Goodluck.

If google asistant recognize your voice and if you already added your phone to your teamviewer account, you can start teamviewer quicksupport from phone and connect via teamviewer from your computer and you can use the phone..

@asgz No google assistant enabled and no teamviewer, but thanks for pointing out this possibility @RubbaBand thanks for the link, but $146 + the work to replace without even knowing if I can properly boot afterwards... So it seems I tried everything one can do without access to some special equipment. My son needs to take the decision if he wants to send the device to a specialised company and put money on them or say good by to the data.

cdfs said:
@asgz No google assistant enabled and no teamviewer, but thanks for pointing out this possibility @RubbaBand thanks for the link, but $146 + the work to replace without even knowing if I can properly boot afterwards... So it seems I tried everything one can do without access to some special equipment. My son needs to take the decision if he wants to send the device to a specialised company and put money on them or say good by to the data.
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If you watch YouTube videos on how to replace the screen you will see it's easy especially frame. Plus if you order the screen I sent you you can try booting the device by connecting it to the device without installing it. Do not break the warranty seal or remove the protective covering so you can return it to the company if the device doesn't boot by claiming it's defective or it's not for the device you want.
Regards.

It may be late, but does the wireless pad recognize the device while charging?