{"id":267,"date":"2019-09-26T11:22:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T11:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/?p=267"},"modified":"2019-09-19T17:24:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:24:56","slug":"how-to-recover-broken-screen-android-data-in-4-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-broken-screen-android-data-in-4-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"recover-broken-screen-data-data-in-4-steps\">Recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps<\/h2>\n<p>If you Android phone screen is broken, do not panic, it is still possible to retrieve phone\u2019s data, using a specific software and by connecting the phone to a computer through USB.<\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-medrectangle-3_0__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-medrectangle-3_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/tpc.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-35\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"18\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Breaking your Android phone screen does not necessarily mean that the data is lost or corrupted, depending on how bad the phone is broken. If your screen is also locked, see also how to unlock an <a class=\"noclass\" title=\"Android phone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/mobileshopphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Android phone <\/a> after having recovered the data.<\/p>\n<p>In most cases, simply not being able to use the Android screen anymore because it is broken still means that all information on the phone is still accessible \u2013 wait and try below solution before a <a title=\"factory reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/android-reset-factory-reset-android-phone\"> factory reset <\/a> <a class=\"noclass\" title=\"Android phone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/mobileshopphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Android phone <\/a> that would definitely wipe out all data.<\/p>\n<p>See below how to recover broken screen Android data in a few easy steps.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1-download-dr-fone-android-data-recovery-software\">1- Download dr.fone Android data recovery software<\/h2>\n<p>Download the dr.fone Android data recovery software according to your computer, either Windows or <a class=\"noclass\" title=\"Apple\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/mobileshopphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Apple <\/a> Mac.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta_button\" title=\"Download software to retrieve Data from Broken Samsung and other Android phones\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wondershare.com\/samsung\/galaxy-s5-broken-screen-data-recovery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Download software to retrieve Data from Broken Samsung and other Android phones <\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/android\/recover-broken-screen-android-data\/recover-broken-screen-android-data1.png?resize=400%2C197&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Download dr.fone software on computer.\" width=\"400\" height=\"197\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Download dr.fone software on computer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once downloaded, install the software on your computer to be able to start the data recovery process.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-106\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-helpsmartphone_com-box-4-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezfound\" data-google-query-id=\"COWF6aSz3eQCFVfg1QodFN8CZw\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-box-4_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-box-4_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-box-4_0\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"z\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/android\/recover-broken-screen-android-data\/recover-broken-screen-android-data2.png?resize=400%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Install dr.fone software on computer\" width=\"400\" height=\"243\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Install dr.fone software on computer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"2-plug-in-phone-and-start-the-software\">2- Plug in phone and start the software<\/h2>\n<p>Launch the software, which will automatically detect if any phone is connected to the computer via an USB cable. If no phone is connected, it will display an appropriate message.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/android\/recover-broken-screen-android-data\/recover-broken-screen-android-data3.png?resize=400%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Connect the device to the computer\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Connect the device to the computer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once the <a class=\"noclass\" title=\"smartphone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/mobileshopphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> smartphone <\/a> has been connected to the computer, it will automatically be detected. Selected the recover from broken phone option on the left hand side menu to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>You can then select which data to recover from the broken screen Android data, such as contacts, messages, call history, WhatsApp messages and attachments, Photos, audio, videos, and documents, and click next to proceed with the broken screen phone data recovery.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/android\/recover-broken-screen-android-data\/recover-broken-screen-android-data4.png?resize=400%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select data type to recover\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select data type to recover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"3-scan-for-files\">3- Scan for files<\/h2>\n<p>The next step will be to select the type of damage that occurred to your phone, either touch doesn\u2019t work or cannot access the phone \u2013 in which case the next step might be a <a title=\"factory reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/android-reset-factory-reset-android-phone\"> factory reset <\/a> <a class=\"noclass\" title=\"Android phone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/mobileshopphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Android phone <\/a>, or a black\/broken screen.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/android\/recover-broken-screen-android-data\/recover-broken-screen-android-data5.png?resize=400%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select phone state between touch doesn\u2019t work or locked phone and black\/broken screen\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select phone state between touch doesn\u2019t work or locked phone and black\/broken screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You will then be requested to select the exact phone model, as the operation might have collateral damage in case the wrong procedure is applied. It currently only support <a class=\"noclass\" title=\"Samsung\" href=\"http:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/mobileshopphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Samsung <\/a> phones at this time, but more phone models will be added in the future for data recovery after broken screen or locked phone.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/android\/recover-broken-screen-android-data\/recover-broken-screen-android-data6.png?resize=400%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select device name and device model\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select device name and device model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"4-recover-files\">4- Recover files<\/h2>\n<p>The data that has been retrieved from the locked phone or broken screen phone will then be displayed on screen.<\/p>\n<p>You can either choose to download whole data from the phone, or select manually the data to recover.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/android\/recover-broken-screen-android-data\/recover-broken-screen-android-data7.jpg?resize=400%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select data files to recover\" width=\"400\" height=\"237\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps? : Select data files to recover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The data will have been downloaded on the computer, and the dr.fone software will ask for $50 to proceed with the data recovery.<\/p>\n<p>However, as data is already on the computer, there is another way to use it: by using ADB, the Android Debug Bridge Utility.<\/p>\n<p>For the data, once ADB has been installed, simply use below command to recover broken screen Android data:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"box_info\"><code><em>adb pull \/sdcard <\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n<p>As ADB includes a root access, it is even possible to activate once and for all the USB debug by editing below file, and adding your own public ADB key.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"box_info\"><code><em>\/system\/build.prop <\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n<p><a title=\"Manually enable ADB debugging from recovery\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.xda-developers.com\/showthread.php?t=2335799#=_=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Manually enable ADB debugging from recovery <\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"How to solve ADB device unauthorized in Android ADB host device?\" href=\"https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/26213954\/how-to-solve-adb-device-unauthorized-in-android-adb-host-device#=_=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> How to solve ADB device unauthorized in Android ADB host device? <\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that, simply reboot to have it working.<\/p>\n<p>It is even possible to control the mobile phone without screen with below software \u2013 however, this might only be a solution for advanced users.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"scrcpy: application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP\/IP). It does not require any root access. It works on GNU\/Linux, Windows and macOS.\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Genymobile\/scrcpy#=_=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> scrcpy: application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP\/IP). It does not require any root access. It works on GNU\/Linux, Windows and macOS. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recover broken screen Android data in 4 steps If you Android phone screen is broken, do not panic, it is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[94],"tags":[1373,1367,1369,1370,1371,1368,1372],"class_list":["post-267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-adb-android-debug-bridge","tag-broken-screen","tag-galaxy-s5","tag-recover-broken-screen-android-data","tag-recover-broken-screen-samsung-data","tag-recover-pictures","tag-retrieve-data"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paqSdS-4j","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/recover-broken-screen-android-data0.png?fit=978%2C594&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":269,"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267\/revisions\/269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}