Basically what had happened was I was out on Friday night, drunkenly gave my phone to my friend to keep safe, and then totally forget about it. Fast forward to me panicking and immediately setting a password lock using Android Device Manager. For some reason when setting a password remotely from your PC it can be as long as you want, but when typing it in my phone there was a limit, meaning I could not get in.
Why don't you just use ADM again to reset your password and put a new one?! Well apparently they don't let you form a new password once there is one already locked on your phone. Why don't you try unlocking it via findyoursamsung?! I didn't create a samsung account when prompted to. (hindsight is 20/20)
I also tried some other third-party backup apps such as Kies3 and Samsung Watch, both of which required the phone to be unlocked to function - which is also why I can't simply just connect my phone via USB and drag the data into a folder.
This lead me to doing a ton of research and it seemed the only way to get my pictures and videos back without resetting my phone would be through those coding programs and ADB and such. I am not well versed in this area at all so I looked at a bunch of sites explaining what to do.
From my limited understanding, it came down to a few things:
- My device is a Samsung Galaxy S4, probably kit kat or jelly bean. It is neither rooted nor does it have the "USB debugging" enabled
- I have successfully installed CWM (clockwork mod) and ADB (android debugging bridge) onto my computer/phone because apparently when CWM goes into recovery mode, the debugging is automatically enabled, where I'd then be able to unlock the screen (but I don't seem to know how to input adb commands - where would I do this?!)
- I installed a few other programs that were of no use to me because I had (almost) no idea how to use them (Cygwin, Odin, JOdin3, Heimdall) in conjunction with ADB and the "Download" mode on my phone to flash CWM to be my "custom Recovery" instead of the stock recovery
- I saw there were some third party apps that would automatically (?) unlock your phone screen for you but I wasn't too keen on trusting them seeing as most of thm were outdated , so unless you guys recommend one I would rather not download those
- I think my main issue is not knowing how to simply bring up a terminal and input commands but sometimes they wouldn't even recognize my device (probably because USB debugging is disabled)
I have been infront of my computer for almost a whole day now trying everything and reading everything simply trying to figure out what to do. I have looked at way too many guides and could probably recite them to you. I guess the point of this is I really would prefer not to lose this data as it has a lot of sentimental value, so I'm straying away from those methods that require you to wipe your phone. If any of you know any helpful sites or guides (I probably have seen them) that explains things very formally and easy to understand, let me know, I will be forever gracious for your help.
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Basically what had happened was I was out on Friday night, drunkenly gave my phone to my friend to keep safe, and then totally forget about it. Fast forward to me panicking and immediately setting a password lock using Android Device Manager. For some reason when setting a password remotely from your PC it can be as long as you want, but when typing it in my phone there was a limit, meaning I could not get in.
Why don't you just use ADM again to reset your password and put a new one?! Well apparently they don't let you form a new password once there is one already locked on your phone. Why don't you try unlocking it via findyoursamsung?! I didn't create a samsung account when prompted to. (hindsight is 20/20)
I also tried some other third-party backup apps such as Kies3 and Samsung Watch, both of which required the phone to be unlocked to function - which is also why I can't simply just connect my phone via USB and drag the data into a folder.
This lead me to doing a ton of research and it seemed the only way to get my pictures and videos back without resetting my phone would be through those coding programs and ADB and such. I am not well versed in this area at all so I looked at a bunch of sites explaining what to do.
From my limited understanding, it came down to a few things:
- My device is a Samsung Galaxy S4, probably kit kat or jelly bean. It is neither rooted nor does it have the "USB debugging" enabled
- I have successfully installed CWM (clockwork mod) and ADB (android debugging bridge) onto my computer/phone because apparently when CWM goes into recovery mode, the debugging is automatically enabled, where I'd then be able to unlock the screen (but I don't seem to know how to input adb commands - where would I do this?!)
- I installed a few other programs that were of no use to me because I had (almost) no idea how to use them (Cygwin, Odin, JOdin3, Heimdall) in conjunction with ADB and the "Download" mode on my phone to flash CWM to be my "custom Recovery" instead of the stock recovery
- I saw there were some third party apps that would automatically (?) unlock your phone screen for you but I wasn't too keen on trusting them seeing as most of thm were outdated , so unless you guys recommend one I would rather not download those
- I think my main issue is not knowing how to simply bring up a terminal and input commands but sometimes they wouldn't even recognize my device (probably because USB debugging is disabled)
I have been infront of my computer for almost a whole day now trying everything and reading everything simply trying to figure out what to do. I have looked at way too many guides and could probably recite them to you. I guess the point of this is I really would prefer not to lose this data as it has a lot of sentimental value, so I'm straying away from those methods that require you to wipe your phone. If any of you know any helpful sites or guides (I probably have seen them) that explains things very formally and easy to understand, let me know, I will be forever gracious for your help.
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
A bit of a doozy....
This thread may help:
> Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506 > Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [RESOLVED] HELP please!! Unable to unlock device locked by Google Device Manager
May need to modify solution two to use under CWM. That is, mount data via adb (or via recovery if there's an option) before issuing (the rest of) the adb commands.
By the way, here is a primer to adb:
http://www.xda-developers.com/all-in-one-guide-to-adb/
Hope this helps, and good luck!
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Hi --
I have a Samsung Nexus S that I bought used for development purposes.
I ended up using it temporarily as my phone so when that was ended I decided to do a factory reset of the device.
However, it did not succeed! I wound up with the green Droid lying down with the red triangle. I've tried various ways to reboot the device but it appears there is no ROM for the device to load up.
I am also unable to get ADB to recognize the device. It certain situations it will appear in my Device Manager (Windows 8.1 64-bit)
I see options to load a ROM via USB or "ADB sideways" from the recovery menu. However, since I can't get ADB to recognize the device and there isn't a micro SD slot, how do I get a new ROM on to this device? Is it even possible?
I only paid $40 for the phone on eBay but would like to return it to a usable development phone if possible.
Thanks
Rich
HI --
Okay I did discover that I can access the device via Fastboot so I guess I just need help on where to download the right ROM(s) to flash to the device?
Rich
instructions and needed files are here
developers.google. com/android/nexus/images
p.s. since I cant post links yet, I had to put an empty space in front of .com
Thanks so much.. I'll give that a shot.
Rich
let us know if you were succesfull or not
It should be quite straightforward. Let us know if assistance is needed.
Android users need help with my phone! I am trying to manually turn on USB debugging (to access files on phone through update thru ADB mode in recovery options, I can install the driver for the phone but won't work until USB debugging is turned on) while my phone cannot boot into the OS. Is there a secret way to turn on USB debugging through recovery mode? (I do not want to wipe the data, and phone unfortunately is not rooted)
USB debugging has nothing to do with adb via recovery. It is an Android only setting. Recovery cannot use it and does not need it.
Adb doesn't work in stock recovery. I wrote a useful thread for people who are new to adb, as you are. You can get to it via the link in my signature. The thread is called "adb and fastboot. What isn't?".
It teaches you how to set it up and use it correctly.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
rootSU said:
USB debugging has nothing to do with adb via recovery. It is an Android only setting. Recovery cannot use it and does not need it.
Adb doesn't work in stock recovery. I wrote a useful thread for people who are new to adb, as you are. You can get to it via the link in my signature. The thread is called "adb and fastboot. What isn't?".
It teaches you how to set it up and use it correctly.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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My main issue is that I am trying to retrieve my non backuped data on the phone and the phone itself will not boot into the Android OS.
I have looked into unlocking the fastboot/bootloader but it will wipe the data which would be pointless.
The data on the phone is more critical to me than the phone itself (and yes I was dumb enough to not back it up, didn't expect a flagship phone less than a year to crash on me, but I have learned for next time).
I am looking for any possible way to retrieve the data. I have tried to access the phone from the computer but I cannot access it since USB debugging is turned off and the phone is not rooted or doesn't have any other modifications.
Is there any way at this point I can retrieve the data off the phone with a non bootable OS and locked and stock Android OS?
Y is it non bootable?
Sent from my Android 5.0 Nexus 5
You are stuck. Stock recovery, locked bootloader, and OS will not boot. As RootSU mentioned, USB debugging has nothing to do with this. Stock recovery will not connect to adb.
Unless you can get the phone to boot looks like data is lost. Sorry.
Yoda8232 said:
Is there any way at this point I can retrieve the data off the phone with a non bootable OS and locked and stock Android OS?
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No.
Yoda8232 said:
didn't expect a flagship phone less than a year to crash on me
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Expect it from every electronic device. Especially expensive and complicated ones.
So I actually had warranty left from Google (bought directly from Google) and was going to RMA it but I decided not to because the data on there is important to me and worth more than the phone itself (yes I should of backuped everything but oh well what can I do now). And I bought a new phone so this Nexus 5 will be my little side project to try and revive it; somehow.
I will try to keep going at it, I have small programming/coding skills but it would be nice to find a way to open up the USB debugging option on the locked stock phone somehow that doesn't bootup.
Any suggestions on where I should start to start testing different "procedures"?
Hey everyone. I couldn't find an answer to this that I could follow and that worked for me as I'm not very technically inclined.
My HTC One X recently died after having a low battery and now whenever I try to turn it on (even when it is fully charged), it gets to the lock screen, but I can only access everything for about 5 seconds before it restarts again. I know I have USB debugging enabled, and I can get to the screen that shows up when I hold down the power button and the volume-down button.
What I want to do, before doing a factory reset and praying that ends the bootloop, is recover my photos which I stupidly did not back up anywhere. I can connect my phone to my laptop, which runs on Windows 8, but it is not recognized as it normally would be (ie: I can't access files directly). I've gotten to the point where I can see "FASTBOOT USB" on my phone when it is connected and I've restarted my PC so that it is able to identify it in the Device Manager. I have also gone through the steps of downloading a universal naked driver and choosing the driver under the Device Manager, so when I use a command prompt my phone shows up in fastboot devices. (I used minimal fastboot and ADB)
But what can I do now? I have never tampered with my phone, so it is locked or unrooted. I'd like to keep it that way if possible, but I'm having a hard time understanding how I can retrieve my photos. Should I use ADB commands, and if so, how do I get to the point where my PC recognizes my phone under ADB devices? Or is there a better way? I'm also not very familiar with custom roms, TWRP, CWM, etc.
I'd appreciate a brief walk-through if possible as, like I said, I don't normally do this sort of thing. Thank you!
thepenrosesteps said:
Hey everyone. I couldn't find an answer to this that I could follow and that worked for me as I'm not very technically inclined.
My HTC One X recently died after having a low battery and now whenever I try to turn it on (even when it is fully charged), it gets to the lock screen, but I can only access everything for about 5 seconds before it restarts again. I know I have USB debugging enabled, and I can get to the screen that shows up when I hold down the power button and the volume-down button.
What I want to do, before doing a factory reset and praying that ends the bootloop, is recover my photos which I stupidly did not back up anywhere. I can connect my phone to my laptop, which runs on Windows 8, but it is not recognized as it normally would be (ie: I can't access files directly). I've gotten to the point where I can see "FASTBOOT USB" on my phone when it is connected and I've restarted my PC so that it is able to identify it in the Device Manager. I have also gone through the steps of downloading a universal naked driver and choosing the driver under the Device Manager, so when I use a command prompt my phone shows up in fastboot devices. (I used minimal fastboot and ADB)
But what can I do now? I have never tampered with my phone, so it is locked or unrooted. I'd like to keep it that way if possible, but I'm having a hard time understanding how I can retrieve my photos. Should I use ADB commands, and if so, how do I get to the point where my PC recognizes my phone under ADB devices? Or is there a better way? I'm also not very familiar with custom roms, TWRP, CWM, etc.
I'd appreciate a brief walk-through if possible as, like I said, I don't normally do this sort of thing. Thank you!
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Try Power the Device Up in Safe Mode - HTC One®
Do you know the model number? Is it the AT&T or Rogers? s720e, G23, 720, 325...
sd_shadow said:
Try Power the Device Up in Safe Mode[/URL] - HTC One®
Do you know the model number? Is it the AT&T or Rogers? s720e, G23, 720, 325...
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I tried going into safe mode and nothing changed! It didn't break the bootloop, so I guess it isn't an app that's causing the problem. It's with Rogers, but I don't know the model number... I got it in North America if that helps.
thepenrosesteps said:
I tried going into safe mode and nothing changed! It didn't break the bootloop, so I guess it isn't an app that's causing the problem. It's with Rogers, but I don't know the model number... I got it in North America if that helps.
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It's likely a s720e then, but
I will request that this thread be moved to AT&T One X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Where you should be able to find out for sure.
Next step is likely flashing a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM then you could, mount sd card/storage and copy photos.
see AT&T One X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions by Heisenberg
[INDEX] AT&T/ROGERS One X Resources Compilation Roll-Up (Updated 5/8/14) by redpoint73
Hello everybody,
I know there are many threads with broken screens and so on, but I've been searching the internet the whole day & night and tried nearly every solution.
My Smartphone fell on the ground two days ago, I can see everything, but touch isn't working anymore.
Usually I'm rooting my phones but i didn't root my XZ5 so far (big mistake!), so I don't have a custom recovery.
I have USB Debugging activated, but I haven't connected my phone since it updated to the new firmware, so I'm getting RSA Fingerprint Message which I can't allow.
After my Z5 fell on the ground, the fingerprint didn't work so I had to restart my phone - now I'm forced to enter the key to unlock the system.
At first, I tried "Android Control" with adb, but when I connect my phone, adb says "unauthorized" - no remote control possible.
After that, I bought a OTG Cable and plugged in a mouse. This isn't working, because I have to search for a plugged-in USB device first in the settings (the phone doesn't recognize the USB device itself).
Fastboot & Flash Mode are still working.
Is there a possibility to skip RSA Fingerprint with USB debugging or deleting my lock screen? I thought of unlocking my bl and installing TWRP, but then the mobilephone would be wiped as far as I know.
Maybe someone of you knows a "temporary recovery" which can be booted from SD-Card or another way to get to my internal data..
It would be awesome, if someone could help me with this!
Many thanks in advance!
Only way i can think of are to downgrade to lollipop with flashtool without wipe.
Then the usb mouse should start to work directly if im not mistaken.
Atleast i think it was this they before mm upgrade.
Did you try to boot the phone with the mouse connected?
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yes, unlocking would completely wipe your phone, including internal memory so it's not a solution.
Rsa key request means you cannot run any adb command right, included adb shell right?
Did you try to do an extensive google search with "broken screen rsa"?
Particularly, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...b-rsa-key-with-broken-touch-screen-on-android
talks about rebooting in "recovery mode", so you could try to use adb commands in fastboot mode (or download mode)
bobrovsky35 said:
Hello everybody,
I know there are many threads with broken screens and so on, but I've been searching the internet the whole day & night and tried nearly every solution.
My Smartphone fell on the ground two days ago, I can see everything, but touch isn't working anymore.
Usually I'm rooting my phones but i didn't root my XZ5 so far (big mistake!), so I don't have a custom recovery.
I have USB Debugging activated, but I haven't connected my phone since it updated to the new firmware, so I'm getting RSA Fingerprint Message which I can't allow.
After my Z5 fell on the ground, the fingerprint didn't work so I had to restart my phone - now I'm forced to enter the key to unlock the system.
At first, I tried "Android Control" with adb, but when I connect my phone, adb says "unauthorized" - no remote control possible.
After that, I bought a OTG Cable and plugged in a mouse. This isn't working, because I have to search for a plugged-in USB device first in the settings (the phone doesn't recognize the USB device itself).
Fastboot & Flash Mode are still working.
Is there a possibility to skip RSA Fingerprint with USB debugging or deleting my lock screen? I thought of unlocking my bl and installing TWRP, but then the mobilephone would be wiped as far as I know.
Maybe someone of you knows a "temporary recovery" which can be booted from SD-Card or another way to get to my internal data..
It would be awesome, if someone could help me with this!
Many thanks in advance!
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So I recovered my password from the dust and figured this is my chance to help..
Better be working..
I dropped my z3c while I was holding my newborn baby, it contained all the pictures from birth, ****ing fool I am for not backing up..
Get that short '.. to usb' - thing from the box. Use that to connect your Bluetooth mouse and tada that should work. Use it to unlock your phone and do you what you want to do.
It worked for me, hope I can help you.
I recently got locked out of my phone with debugging off,no wifi and no root.
Since i see lots of the same question i'm posting another tool i found for all those in need.
If you are also locked out with none of these options there are a few steps you will have to take first
I followed lots of helpful tutorials here on xda which led me to:
1- CF Root phone through Odin,doesn't require debugging on. (CWM included)
2-When in CWM recovery use ADB to activate USB Debugging.
(You can also try to turn on wifi etc and see if that solves it for you)
Unfortunately i was not able to unlock my phone in ADB although maybe for some different models the adb methods might work. Allthough i was able to remove the lock screen in setting,in my case i still got the email lock screen even after the pattern was removed.
But with Debugging on i was now able to use this wonderful tool created by GSM EXTREME.
It really is a one click unlocker.
I was not able to find version information but this is the latest one i found.
You can download it here
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3vldm3ql9gk0mmr/Samsung+Google+%26+Android+Pattern+Unlock+v3.2.exe
Hi ...
Only root
akjfhdk said:
I recently got locked out of my phone with debugging off,no wifi and no root.
Since i see lots of the same question i'm posting another tool i found for all those in need.
If you are also locked out with none of these options there are a few steps you will have to take first
I followed lots of helpful tutorials here on xda which led me to:
1- CF Root phone through Odin,doesn't require debugging on. (CWM included)
2-When in CWM recovery use ADB to activate USB Debugging.
(You can also try to turn on wifi etc and see if that solves it for you)
Unfortunately i was not able to unlock my phone in ADB although maybe for some different models the adb methods might work. Allthough i was able to remove the lock screen in setting,in my case i still got the email lock screen even after the pattern was removed.
But with Debugging on i was now able to use this wonderful tool created by GSM EXTREME.
It really is a one click unlocker.
I was not able to find version information but this is the latest one i found.
You can download it here
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3vldm3ql9gk0mmr/Samsung+Google+&+Android+Pattern+Unlock+v3.2.exe
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If you have a custom recovery installed, you can use this zip to bypass the screenlock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437946