Dear all,
I do have a tricky question and I know already that this could be suspicious.
Allow me describe the issue.
I have Realme 5 where the user set password (not pin or gesture), but is unable to remember.
Now when phone starts (even before Android boot) it asks for password (not gesture or pin) which the user is unable to repeat.
Easy solution is factory reset, which is fine to be done.
But there is number of photos he wants to safe.
And I'd like to ask if there is a way to do so.
USB Debug is not allowed, therefore my thinking to use ADB is no possible as phone is not visible.
Is there any way to achieve the goal to safe the photos?
Can I make a backup, do factory reset and restore from backup?
Or is there any other chance? Via recovery/custom ROM? I guess not, since USB Debug is not allowed, right?
Thank you for hints or send me PM if you do not wish to discuss it here.
Jindrich
thanks all who checked this out.
I know how "silly" the request is, as this would be solution for any stolen device.
On the other hand, I was thinking about approaches and seems to me there is no way
Since I do not know pwd, I can't use recovery either, although there is sdcard slot, since I'll be asked for pwd before entering recovery (or before installing something via recovery).
I can't use ADB either, due to USB debug not enabled, this is also a dead end...
So I do not see a way how to get access DCIM folder..
J.
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Hello everyone,
A device of mine fell into the hands of someone whom I'd rather it didn't. This person is computer literate enough to try something. I have encrypted my phone, which is running CM10.1 (an android 4.2.1 variant), and have employed a password (not a pin code).
I wonder how secure the encryption function is. From poking around the net, I've learned that if one can obtain access to the phone's system partition, one can grab the password database/hash, desalt it, and run a brute force on it. This is assuming that one can get into the phone and grab that file, which is not possible from recovery at least (mount operations are apparently protected by encryption). My bootloader is unlocked. I wonder how worried I need to be.
Note that I'm not asking for instructions on how to crack through a phone's password screen; I'm merely asking if it would be possible so that I can know how secure my data is. What do you guys think?
Cheers
If you had Enabled USB Debugging then he can easily get access to your Files.He Just needs to pull them on his computer which is very much possible.Or if you had a custom recovery he can create a Nandroid and then get access.But if you dont have a Custom recovery or USB Debugging enabled then it should be hard but not impossible.
manasgirdhar said:
If you had Enabled USB Debugging then he can easily get access to your Files.He Just needs to pull them on his computer which is very much possible.Or if you had a custom recovery he can create a Nandroid and then get access.But if you dont have a Custom recovery or USB Debugging enabled then it should be hard but not impossible.
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Hi, thanks for that.
I flashed ClockWorkMod recovery so that I could flash ROMs to the phone. It's possible to reboot into the recovery menu, but because it's encrypted, there's no way to mount the USB storage and push files to the phone. If USB debugging is disabled, would it suffice to keep CWM on the phone?
Hello all. I hope this community that looks so professional can help me with this, I will help as far as I can people here too, however Android is not my strong point.
Well, I've been asked to get access to a Samsung Galaxy Mini that is password locked. The owner of this device is not a computer-friendly person, neither a device-friendly one. So we have the password lost, and USB debugging is disabled neither root has been applied to this device. So, I've been reading some threads here, and that's what I've done:
1. Reboot the device and enter into system recovery mode.
2. I tried to do an "adb push" to put the rooting file into sdcard but I got a "permission denied" message.
3. I tried to access /data/system/ directory to delete password.key but I can’t do the “cd” to this directory.
So I don’t know what to do. We don’t want to reset the device to factory defaults. What could I do? Any help will be appreciated.
OK, a friend of mine's girlfriend's daughter (insert Spaceballs joke) broke the screen on her One S. She wants him to get the data off her phone (likely pictures and whatever else). Does anyone know of a way to do this? The bootloader isn't unlocked, which apparently makes a difference. I've never touched a HTC device before, so I don't know if there are any quirks, but there seem to be.
Few windows programs( Android Manager, Android Commander) will let you access the sd card, and adb commands will do it too if you have usb debugging enable. Look like you are on stock recovery. Is been so long time since I use stock recovery that I do not remember if you can have the "usb mount" in there. When you plug the phone into computer, can you access the sd card?
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Few windows programs( Android Manager, Android Commander) will let you access the sd card, and adb commands will do it too if you have usb debugging enable. Look like you are on stock recovery. Is been so long time since I use stock recovery that I do not remember if you can have the "usb mount" in there. When you plug the phone into computer, can you access the sd card?
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No, hence the question. No offense, but if it was that easy, I wouldn't have posted this question...
It may not be booting up correctly or something, but without a working screen he can't tell. Or she may have a security code or pattern, which would prevent you from accessing the SD until it's unlocked. But either way, if the phone is booted up, you can't see the SD. And even if the stock recovery has a Mount USB option...well, the screen is busted, so he can't see that option or select it.
The only possibility I can see is if it can be booted into the bootloader, and do an ADB pull for whatever files she wants. But apparently to do an ADB pull (or for ADB to even recognize the device, according to him), the bootloader has to be unlocked first?
Android Manager will let you bypass the security as long as usb debugging is enable. Hard to tell. I had that problem with my friend phone, but he had the usb debugging enable. I wish that I could help you more - I know "that pain" of busted screen. Try that Android Manager. Is free - nothing to loose but time searching for it on xda. I forgot the link.
Im trying to access the data on a Galaxy S4 on which the screen is not working at all(no backlight and doesn't respond to touch). the data I mainly require is the contacts.db file. what I have tried sofar:
1. tried to access the data via USB but cant access the content due to the lock on the phone.
2. tried to access the data with KIES but once again failed to do so due to the lock on the phone.
3. Downloaded the ADB shell and installed the required USB drivers but cant access the phone, when running the command "adb devices" it says no devices found which I think is because the USB Debugging setting on the phone is not enabled.
4. Also tried to sync with the Google account but unfortunately it was not setup to sync contacts with the Google account.
Some other suggestions were to get another S4 and connect its screen to the the one in question which im sure will work but is there no other way to access the data or to somehow remove the pattern lock from the phone? maybe using another platform to gain full access to the phone or anything?
Hello, and welcome to XDA Assist! You may want to try this tool: [Tool][Windows] Control a device with a broken screen, or possibly use a programme such as Droid Explorer to view your files. If all fails, try and ask here: General discussion Questions and Answers. You will need to register to post.
Good luck!
hello everyone ..
I'm trying to access my phone with correct password but i found that work profile is enabled with different lock screen password i didn't set any work profiles before when i searched for that problem i found that using cloned apps make work profile to be enabled automatically
Now my phone is locked with an important data on it So, I really do hope there is a way to get access to those data. And I'd be extremely grateful if someone could help me out with this.
There are many tools for this purpose available for windows and the most common way is by adb tools
Busybox with su might be an option?
can you explain the method i have no experience with that
hello everyone..
when trying to remove the screenlock the phone suddenly crach and restarted when the phone opens again it tells me to enter the pattern which i already removed with a notification on lockscreen says ''some functionality may be limited tap to unlock work profile'' now i can't access my phone and factory reset is not an option.
need help please
factory reset is your only option