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Re: [LUG] OT: Accessing files on an android phone with broken screen

 

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021, at 1:37 PM, Tom via list wrote:
> My 7 year old nexus 5 , with a new battery(!), had the screen broken. 
> I've got a new phone but theres a couple of files on the old one I'd 
> like to access. As the screen is knackered I cant set the USB for file 
> transfer. Is there a way I can enable access without using the screen?
>
> Tom te tom te tom

Unlikely. You would need adb to access the phone, and if it's not enabled, and 
trusts the computer accessing the phone, there's no way you can get in. Are you 
using the SD card for these files - or internal?

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Dom Rodriguez (also known as shymega)

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