no keyboard on startup to enter pin - General Questions and Answers

Hello, I have a rooted Oneplus 3T. Working fine for a year or so. I turned it off/on and now when it turns on it asks to input my pin. However the keyboard doesn't show up! It looks like I have removed the standard keyboard or something like that (I was using OpenBoard). I read I can try install back gboard. However I'm not clear how to do it from laptop? I can access internal storage (from laptop) and TWRP from recovery mode. Any guidance is much appreciated.
Thank you!

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Need To Restore Nexus S 4g

I have an extreme problem with my Nexus. I've been through thick and thin with this phone, and I'm hoping you guys will help with a solution to this problem.
The power button to my Nexus is broken completely. I stabbed it so much that the clicking black part is completely removed from the slot (on the motherboard).
One time, my Nexus S died, and I realized I had no way to turn it back on. I tried every single method (battery pulling, button pressing, USB connecting, etc) with no answer. I finally was able to find a solution. I used Odin to restore the bootloader tar md5 file, and thus auto rebooting the nexus (when the box is checked). This worked like a charm, until I realize I made a fatal mistake.
I chose an md5 file for the ORIGINAL Nexus S (not 4g).
I was able to easily go into recovery with Quick Boot from the Play Store. I installed Raspbean Jellybean (02-05-13 build), but the installation was very faulty. The home button is nonfunctional (it vibrates when pressed, but nothing happens) and Browser is not working as it just closes itself instantly. Like an idiot, I didn't install Gapps before rebooting into the ROM.
Stuck in that dilemma, I used the built in email app to sync my Gmail account to the phone. I sent a Quick Boot APK to myself to try and open so I could reach recovery, but it said there's no type of program that can open that file (maybe because Gapps isn't installed).
The last thing I tried was Odin again. I tried to restore the ICS release keys, but Odin will not recognize my phone anymore for nothing. I tried 3 different USBs (2 with shorts, and 1 normal one. I don't know if the type of USB has anything to do with it). Nothing.
So here I am with a faulty, Gappless ROM on my Nexus S 4G with a completely broken power.
I'm wondering if you guys have any solution/suggestion to get Odin to recognize my phone again so I can restore it and work from there.
Apart from that, ANY solution to this problem is highly acceptable and greatly appreciated (ways to get into recovery, etc). I don't want this to be the last of me and my sweet ole Nexus =(,
Thanks x1000 XDA!
Hey Guys. I was actually able to reach recovery, because the ROM I'm using has a Power Menu widget in it's quick settings (Go Figure). But my phone is still unable to be recognized by Odin in Download mode. The phone is also not recognized by my pc at all. It only charges, no matter what USB I try. I even tried mounting in recovery, no go.
Please help. Thanks!

[Q] KEYBOARD not Working can't unlock

I have encryption enabled on my phone, when it restarted I can't enter my password as the keyboard is not popping up! Help any ideas on how to fix this issue or a work around?
dc52317 said:
I have encryption enabled on my phone, when it restarted I can't enter my password as the keyboard is not popping up! Help any ideas on how to fix this issue or a work around?
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Is it a normal password with letters I'm assuming?
Do you have a USB OTG cable? If so, easy fix. Plug it in, plug in a USB mouse or keyboard, then fix things.
http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY-Micro-USB-OTG-Adapter/dp/B005QX7KYU
I was stuck with a locked phone and a broken digitizer, and this was basically the ONLY way I was able to get into the phone to back everything up before doing some work on the phone.
Once you get into the phone, I would try going into Settings->Application Manager, then find the keyboard app and clear data to see if it comes up again.
I did not have an otg, went and purchased one and saved the day, thanks

[Help] Locked out of device...

I disabled the gboard and switched to chrooma keyboard. When i restarted my device (no charge so had to charge it up) it asks for the password but keyboard doesn't shows up. Is there any fix for this? I really need the data
MotoXPlay said:
I disabled the gboard and switched to chrooma keyboard. When i restarted my device (no charge so had to charge it up) it asks for the password but keyboard doesn't shows up. Is there any fix for this? I really need the data
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You can choose the keyboard when it asks the password, there is a little keyboard logo.
yea nothing shows up tried a lot (used otg too but dosent detect physical keyboard)
Ended up formatting the whole phone and some how data was synced to gdrive. Lost only some files but thats okay

Broken AMOLED, digitizer good. Is data recovery a possibility?

Dropped my op6 flat on its face the other day:crying::crying::crying:
Anyways.. I'm trying to get the data off of it before i attempt the feat of replacing the screen. Like the title says, the digitizer is good, l can unlock it by remembering the screen lock, but I fumbled all yesterday trying to cast my screen. I had slivers of screen I could see there, just couldn't get it to send. No usb debugging and I obviously didn't turn usb mode to file share. Please help if you can, thanks.
If you have TWRP installed, reboot to recovery and just connect your phone to your PC via USB - MTP should be active by default. Inputting the decryption code if you can't see much of what you're doing can be a problem, though.
If you don't have TWRP installed however, you can try using scrcpy (just search for it on Google and you should find its GitHub repo with instructions). It uses adb to run, meaning it requires usb debugging to be on, but the good thing is, as long as your phone is unlocked (not on lockscreen), you should receive a prompt asking to enable debugging just by running the scrcpy executable. Since said prompt is always in the center of the screen (screenshot attached), and you only need to click 2 separate things on there (always allow checkbox & the allow button) to get things going, you should be set fairly quickly. Hope this helps!
Thanks for your reply, this did work and it was very simple.
sublim3style3 said:
Thanks for your reply, this did work and it was very simple.
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Great! Glad it worked for you

Question Lower screen damage, unable to unlock.

So a bit of a conundrum, my sisters Samsung ZFlip3 has had some screen damage, and the bottom half of the screen has stopped working this morning so we are unable to unlock the phone.
Due to this we are unable to use Samsung smart switch but need to be able to unlock the phone to allow the smart switch to start.
Tried to use the ADB tool however, even though Windows detects the phone, the ADB tool cannot "see" the device, which I'm guessing is because the screen cannot be unlocked after a restart.
The Samsung Remote unlocking is not activated so cant backup using the Samsung "Find my phone" web app.
Can access Recovery mode fine, so not sure if anything can be done using that?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Did you try Google's Find my Phone too?
You could only wipe it from Recovery but it will still ask for the last used PIN or Google Account password, so not a solution either.
Another solutiom would be connecting an external mouse and writing the PIN by memory or casting the phone screen on another screen.
BredzProh said:
Did you try Google's Find my Phone too?
You could only wipe it from Recovery but it will still ask for the last used PIN or Google Account password, so not a solution either.
Another solutiom would be connecting an external mouse and writing the PIN by memory or casting the phone screen on another screen.
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Thanks for that suggestion, not sure why I didn't think of that myself. The usb keyboard trick worked like a charm! Currently backing up the device!
Thanks again!
I'm glad everything worked out in the end

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