I am very computer illiterate so I am hoping someone can help me here! My friend has a Galaxy A01 with a broken screen and he needs his contacts off of it. He didn't have it backed up in google or anything. I have his broken phone here. CAnt I just connect his phone to my computer and somehow retrieve his contacts off of it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
sme3mis said:
I am very computer illiterate so I am hoping someone can help me here! My friend has a Galaxy A01 with a broken screen and he needs his contacts off of it. He didn't have it backed up in google or anything. I have his broken phone here. CAnt I just connect his phone to my computer and somehow retrieve his contacts off of it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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No, you have to be able to unlock the screen in order for PC to connect to the device. Your screen is broken which means you can't unlock the screen. If they did not have anything backed up to Google then I'm pretty sure they also did not have USB debugging enabled. Between the screen being broken and USB debugging not being enabled, you are pretty much screwed with no way to retrieve anything from the device.
This is what happens when one takes things for granted or never considers that things can easily go wrong and overlooks the necessity of backing up important data to avoid the situation they are currently in.
Accept your losses and consider it a learning experience. In the future, make certain to back up important data.
Hi, do you mean your computer can detect your friend's phone via USB cable? If yes, try Coolmuster Android Backup Manager. Its free backup function can help you access to contacts on the phone and export them to the computer via USB cable. It's easy and safe. You just need to enable USB debugging on the phone. About the details, please search online. Hope this will be your help.
You may not able to get back contacts if you don't have a backup on Google. You can check the local backup. If you have taken local backup then, you can bring back his contacts.
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Hi guys!
I just broke my phone - the screen - si I can still turn it on, and connect it to my computer. Although I cant access the memory card since I cannot enable the "share mode" .
I have two questions:
-Is there a way I can get back my contact list while the phone is connected to my computer? Like i said, I can't use the screen, but perhaps there is some sort of program allowing me to access either the memory card or the internal memory of the phone (my contact list was spread out on both)
-I know that the phone was doing a backup on a regular basis.Is there a way to access to my contact list online?
Thanks for your time and your answers!
Nelchior said:
Hi guys!
I just broke my phone - the screen - si I can still turn it on, and connect it to my computer. Although I cant access the memory card since I cannot enable the "share mode" .
I have two questions:
-Is there a way I can get back my contact list while the phone is connected to my computer? Like i said, I can't use the screen, but perhaps there is some sort of program allowing me to access either the memory card or the internal memory of the phone (my contact list was spread out on both)
-I know that the phone was doing a backup on a regular basis.Is there a way to access to my contact list online?
Thanks for your time and your answers!
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If I knew more about how to use ADB I would say probably yes there's a way to manually pull it from the phone... as for #2 if it was backing up contacts it was most likely to either VZ's backup assistant or your google account, both of which you can recover them from
Thx for the advice Anoninja.
I tried the Verizon Backup online, the list is empty, apparently I never tried it. 'm assuming the "auto" backup was being done by another app..
Nelchior said:
Thx for the advice Anoninja.
I tried the Verizon Backup online, the list is empty, apparently I never tried it. 'm assuming the "auto" backup was being done by another app..
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when you log into your google account after setting up the phone it will sync contacts, calendar, and gmail (and will keep doing it periodically unless you turn off the syncing) so try looking at your account online to see if it saved it... also some apps like facebook or twitter will 'sync' contacts but its really only syncing friends and possibly their numbers/info from that site so it may not be of any help... whenever I add or edit a contact on my phone I export a contact list to my sd card so it's never lost and easy to access when setting up the phone, just import it back in
Hi all.
So, I have this Nexus 5 with what I thought was a broken screen. It isn't; it's actually damage to the motherboard video output. This was given to me by a friend to salvage somehow and I don't want to disappoint him. I want to either clone the phone (backup and restore) or download the saved stuff in some form.
Only the screen is affected. The phone takes calls with no problem and it works all right otherwise. It even hooks up to the computer and I can see all sorts of files... including *cough* femdom porn *cough*. The problem is that the phone is not rooted and USB debugging isn't enabled, so there's no way to get into the ADB shell so that I can do my thing.
Is there a way to backup and restore from, let's say, fastboot? Contacts, user names, etc? If not, is there a way to enable USB debugging without access to screen?
Hi all. I'm having this problem of recovering data from my GT-S6802 phone.I had my phone in my pocket while playing and it so happened that once I fell down with my phone directly hitting the ground,my phone's display had gone totally white. I'm unable to see any display.I want to take my personal data from mobile such as contacts,messages,pictures etc. Phone is able to be switched on. I tried using a screen control app for pc which I found on another thread for seeing phone screen on pc.But the problem is that it needs usb debugging to be on in order to run which isn't possible.Is there any way by which usb debugging might be switched on without going to settings and that too in gts6802 model. Or is there any other way to recover all the contacts and messages without using phone screen and no need for debugging?Hoping for help
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Hi all. I'm having this problem of recovering data from my GT-S6802 phone.I had my phone in my pocket while playing and it so happened that once I fell down with my phone directly hitting the ground,my phone's display had gone totally white. I'm unable to see any display.I want to take my personal data from mobile such as contacts,messages,pictures etc. Phone is able to be switched on. I tried using a screen control app for pc which I found on another thread for seeing phone screen on pc.But the problem is that it needs usb debugging to be on in order to run which isn't possible.Is there any way by which usb debugging might be switched on without going to settings and that too in gts6802 model. Or is there any other way to recover all the contacts and messages without using phone screen and no need for debugging?Hoping for help
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Unless you haven't backed up your data on stuff's like google drive, nop you need USB debugging enabled to do anything for you
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Unless you haven't backed up your data on stuff's like google drive, nop you need USB debugging enabled to do anything for you
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Oh man! It very basic. Just buy cheap Made In China replacement screen for your phone, change screen.
Link for repl. screen.
romngenie said:
Oh man! It very basic. Just buy cheap Made In China replacement screen for your phone, change screen.
Link for repl. screen.
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That I'll work out for him if get the replacement done cheap.
Where I live the cost of replacement is nearly the same for a new phone,what better excuse to get a new phone
But the phone as it is ,he needs USB debugging enabled to recover data
Hi guys,
Im in big big trouble. I have samsung A5 (2015) which I did not use for the past few months. Now when I decieded to sell it and to put my pictures and docs
on hard disk, It happened that I forgot my passcode. So the device is not connected with the internet, and debugging mode is off. I have many files in the device itself and not on SD.
I tried ADB with no success - that's how i know that the device is not in debugging mode.
I opened my google account to check - the device is not active.
No custom recovery installed or ROOT - everything is stock.
I tried to call on the number to try to connect to wifi when in dialing mode, but than I remembered that I redirected my calls to my actual number.
So is there any solution? I searched the web for the past few days and I'm about to lose hope.
Thanks in advance!
zmeiq said:
Hi guys,
Im in big big trouble. I have samsung A5 (2015) which I did not use for the past few months. Now when I decieded to sell it and to put my pictures and docs
on hard disk, It happened that I forgot my passcode. So the device is not connected with the internet, and debugging mode is off. I have many files in the device itself and not on SD.
I tried ADB with no success - that's how i know that the device is not in debugging mode.
I opened my google account to check - the device is not active.
No custom recovery installed or ROOT - everything is stock.
I tried to call on the number to try to connect to wifi when in dialing mode, but than I remembered that I redirected my calls to my actual number.
So is there any solution? I searched the web for the past few days and I'm about to lose hope.
Thanks in advance!
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Well I'm not sure there is any way to get those files off of the device without remembering the password. If the files aren't too important and you still want to sell the phone, just boot to the bootloader (power off, then hold power, volume up, and home at the same time until bootloader loads) and use the volume down key to go down to wipe data/ factory reset and click volume up to do it. Of course you won't get to keep the files, but the password wouldn't be an issue anymore.
Thanks for the answer. I would like to make everything possible to save the files first, but as I continue to research.. maybe Im out of options
I managed to log in my Samsung account "find my mobile" where I have an option to remotely disable the passcode, but since I do not have internet connection Im not able to do anything.
So sad.. files are there but I can't reach them.. because of my stupid head..
If some have any idea - I'm ready to try whatever.
Thanks in adnvance!
zmeiq said:
Thanks for the answer. I would like to make everything possible to save the files first, but as I continue to research.. maybe Im out of options
I managed to log in my Samsung account "find my mobile" where I have an option to remotely disable the passcode, but since I do not have internet connection Im not able to do anything.
So sad.. files are there but I can't reach them.. because of my stupid head..
If some have any idea - I'm ready to try whatever.
Thanks in adnvance!
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I actually just thought of something. If you are able to remotely remove the password, but can't get to the wifi, you might be able to use an OTG cable (micro USB to full usb) and get a USB to Ethernet adapter to plug your phone into your router for a wired internet connection. I'm not sure if this would work for Android or for this specific phone, but that's possibly a way.
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I actually just thought of something. If you are able to remotely remove the password, but can't get to the wifi, you might be able to use an OTG cable (micro USB to full usb) and get a USB to Ethernet adapter to plug your phone into your router for a wired internet connection. I'm not sure if this would work for Android or for this specific phone, but that's possibly a way.
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Ohhh mannn!!! This sounds like a way to go... I will try it and post results here!
Many thanks! This is smart!
Hi there.
Please could someone suggest how I can migrate all the data from a Galaxy S5 with a broken screen over to a new Galaxy S5 which is the identical model.
The broken phone is not locked and internally is working normally but after being dropped I think the LCD has gone so badly that I cannot make out anything on the screen. It still seems to respond to any touch input OK.
If I could see it I would have simply used Samsung Smartswitch which is installed on both phones to transfer everything. However, without being able to see the screen I can’t find it in the apps to open it.
If I could remotely get the phones desktop up on my PC maybe I could open the app from there. With Smartswitch open on both phones I could see on the new phone where to tap on the old on to make it start the transfer.
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can either open the app remotely or maybe suggest another way to move everything across.
MarylinC said:
Hi there.
Please could someone suggest how I can migrate all the data from a Galaxy S5 with a broken screen over to a new Galaxy S5 which is the identical model.
The broken phone is not locked and internally is working normally but after being dropped I think the LCD has gone so badly that I cannot make out anything on the screen. It still seems to respond to any touch input OK.
If I could see it I would have simply used Samsung Smartswitch which is installed on both phones to transfer everything. However, without being able to see the screen I can’t find it in the apps to open it.
If I could remotely get the phones desktop up on my PC maybe I could open the app from there. With Smartswitch open on both phones I could see on the new phone where to tap on the old on to make it start the transfer.
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can either open the app remotely or maybe suggest another way to move everything across.
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If you have or can get USB debugging enabled on the device, this tool should work well for you.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
If you never personally enabled USB debugging in the system settings on your device, then it isn't enabled, which means you'll have to get it enabled somehow. There are few ways to get it enabled even with the broken screen, but it very much depends on exactly which model number your S5 is. Look in system settings>about phone>device info>model number or system settings>about phone>hardware info>model number to find your model number, or you can remove the back cover and look behind your battery to find the model number.
I'll try to help as much as your device will allow me.
But first, tell me exactly what kind of data you want to transfer.
Do you mean the usual user data such as pictures and etc..?
Or do you also mean the user settings, info for their various logins/accounts, banking info and deeper more personal or even system info?
Does the user have an active Samung account with the broken device registered in their account? If so, you can try transferring via their Samsung account.
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Thanks for replying Droidriven.
The exact model number is SM-G900F.
Just to clarify, it is my brothers phone that is broken and he and I both have the same model. The new phone is also the same model which has been ordered but has not arrived yet. It should arrive either this morning or Monday.
However, for the moment I can at least try things out on my phone first. On my phone USB Debugging is off by default so I am sure it has not been enabled.
As I said previouly, the touch screen seems to respond because I can still answer calls simply by knowing where to swipe. I know where the apps button is on the home screen but obviously I cannot scroll through the apps to find the settings icon.
I am hoping to transfer as much as I can including apps and user settings, texts, etc.
My brother has not registered for a Samsung account.
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Thanks for replying Droidriven.
The exact model number is SM-G900F.
Just to clarify, it is my brothers phone that is broken and he and I both have the same model. The new phone is also the same model which has been ordered but has not arrived yet. It should arrive either this morning or Monday.
However, for the moment I can at least try things out on my phone first. On my phone USB Debugging is off by default so I am sure it has not been enabled.
As I said previouly, the touch screen seems to respond because I can still answer calls simply by knowing where to swipe. I know where the apps button is on the home screen but obviously I cannot scroll through the apps to find the settings icon.
I am hoping to transfer as much as I can including apps and user settings, texts, etc.
My brother has not registered for a Samsung account.
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To enable USB debugging, you can try using one phone as a guide to go through the settings menu. On the broken phone, using the working phone side by side while copying the exact motions and touchs try navigating to system settings>about phone>software info>build number(or wherever build number is located in your device settings, it varies), tap 7-10 times really quickly on the spot where build number is located on the list, if you get it right, you'll enable developer options, from there, using the other phone as a guide, go to system settings>developer options>USB debugging and enable it.
Or, try this tool to get USB debugging enabled while in download mode, and then use Odin to flash TWRP custom recovery instead of the stock firmware as described in the guide, you don't need to flash the firmware, just TWRP if you choose to do so while you are at it, TWRP can be used to backup and transfer the data but involves flashing the other device with TWRP also.
http://www.99mediasector.com/enable-usb-debugging-locked-phone-without-access-setting/
Once you get USB debugging enabled there are options:
1) You can use the tool I linked you earlier.
2) You can use adb to backup the data that you want to keep then use adb to transfer the data to the new device, adb works through a command terminal on PC and requires no touch input, you can do everything by command line if you find/know the correct commands to do what you need, as described in the link below, but you can ignore the stuff about unlocking your bootloader.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/general/guide-phone-backup-unlock-root-t1420351
3) You can flash TWRP custom recovery via Odin and then use TWRP to backup the data that you want to save and then flash TWRP on the device the data is to be transferred to then use TWRP on that device to restore all of the data that you saved onto the new device, if the device that is being replaced via warranty is the exact same device and will be used by the same person, you can completely backup everything on the device and then completely restore all of it on the new device. Just verify that your bootloader is not locked before you flash TWRP, it won't work with a locked bootloader.
4) You can try using Samsung Smartswitch on PC.
Those are just the options I can think of off the top of my head, there may be some other ways, it's just a matter of what you are comfortable with or not.
If you are comfortable with one of these options, I'll try to help you through whatever you need or don't understand. If you choose the stuff that involves flashing the device(s), I need to check some specifics about your device(s) before you do so and I need to be certain you understand how the flash/backup/restore process works in order to make sure that nothing gets messed up or lost/wiped during the process.
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Thank you so much Droidriven. The new phone arrived this morning and your idea of using smartswitch from my windiws PC did the trick.
I only had to touch once on the broken phone to trigger the backup to my PC which worked a treat. After that everything else was plain sailing and the new phone is all set up with all the data intact.
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Thank you so much Droidriven. The new phone arrived this morning and your idea of using smartswitch from my windiws PC did the trick.
I only had to touch once on the broken phone to trigger the backup to my PC which worked a treat. After that everything else was plain sailing and the new phone is all set up with all the data intact.
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Good to go, glad to help.
I thought it might, I just wasn't sure about whether USB debugging was required by SmartSwitch, I have never needed to use SmartSwitch so I'm not familiar with its ins and outs.
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No, USB debugging isn't required on smartswitch.
My brother is like a kid with a new toy now that he has his phone back with all his stuff restored and working.
Thank you again.