It doesn’t usually happen all the time, but on occasion we have suffered a broken screen on our mobile device and we do not know how to access the terminal. It is a question that many people ask today, the answer is simple, in the Android system there are methods to unlock it.
Sometimes the terminal cover can not save the fall, making us have to run out of phone and find a solution as quickly as possible. If the smartphone is unusable, it’s time to go and see what to do with it, either to fix it or to think about buying a new one.
Unlocking a phone with a broken screen is possible, there are up to three ways to do it, being an interesting alternative if you want to recover data. The recovery of information from the phone is essential, keeping all the photos, videos and documents in a safe place, especially if you transfer it to a PC.
Use the PC with a USB cable
The first method to access the phone is using the Android Debug Bridge command line, for this we need a PC with Windows. Apart from the computer, you need a USB cable and download the SDK program, you can find it in the developer page from Android.
If you want to use this method, USB debugging must be activated on the mobile, otherwise it will not work, so it is advisable to access the mobile. In Settings go to the System option, Advanced, Developer options, here you have to activate “USB debugging”, connect the device and accept the connection.
To use the PC with a Micro USB, do the following:
- Download the SDK program and follow the installation wizard step by step on pc
- Connect the phone via a USB cable
- Now open ADB Minimal and Fastboot and execute the command “adb devices”, you will see some numbers when you press the enter key, that is the phone has been recognized
- Run the different commands “adb shell input text 1234” and “shell input keyevent 1234”, but before writing the first one, replace the 1234 with the phone PIN or the password that you have on the mobile phone
- The mobile will be unlocked immediately, which will make this work and can continue to be used by the person even with the broken screen of the mobile.
- Of course, remember the PIN, otherwise you will not be able to access the terminal
Use an OTG cable and a mouse
If the first method does not work, another method is to use an OTG cable and a mouse. The connection of the mouse has to be done through the cable, which is the one that will recognize the peripheral. On the manufacturer’s page we will know if it is compatible or not, there is usually a lot of compatibility with the different manufacturers.
The first steps are as follows:
- Connect the USB OTG cable to the Android phone
- At the end of the cable connect a mouse, if the phone is compatible you will see the mouse pointer on the smartphone screen
- from now you will be able to enter the phone and recover all the data what we want
Use an HDMI cable
Not all mobiles are compatible with this option, but some specific models have the option of connecting them via HDMI directly. Some phones have a Micro HDMI port, but other devices need an adapter to convert from the connection port to the television or computer.
The smartphone must be compatible with MHL (Mobile High Definition Link) technology or with Slimport, if it is, you have the option to make it work. As it happens with the OTG, we can access the content to view it, which is one of the things that you will be able to do with HDMI.
It is preferred to transfer all the data from the phone to the PC first, to then play if you want without the need to connect it through the standard HDMI. The HDMI comes in handy if you want to connect it to the PC or the television, so it will not help you much if you want to see all the information instantly.
Using the Samsung account if it is of this brand
If your terminal is of the Samsung brand you have another option that becomes simple, just like with the OTG cable and mouse. Unlocking will allow you to get into the phone even with a broken screen, having to use Samsung’s Find My Mobile app.
This will take you a process that can take a few minutes, it’s fast and the best thing is not having to use console commands on PC. It is a utility to keep in mind whenever you have dropped your phone and the screen does not work at that time until you take it to repair it in one of the official technical services that the manufacturer has.
To carry out the process with Find My Mobile, Do the following:
- The first thing is to access with the Samsung phone to the page Find My Mobile
- Log in to the web, enter your data and click on login (loguear)
- Select your device on the left side, remember what your model is, for this you can access System and then click on Device Information
- Once selected you will see the option that says “Unlock my screen”, click and you will receive the tutorial to access the phone
Once you have it unlocked you will have access to everything, be it a certain folder, the desktop and those things that you need to see and pass it to keep it before taking it to repair. The screen is usually replacedIt has a fairly considerable price, everything will depend on which model it is.
With EaseUS MobiSaver
An application to recover files is EaseUS MobiSaver, it is available for PC and works on any of the devices with the Android system. Its use is simple, as well as effective for having access to the information of the terminal once you plug it with the USB cable to the computer.
The process to recover files with EaseUS MobieSaver is as follows:
- Connect the phone to PC with the cable and download the application for Windows from EaseUS MobileSaver from here
- Run EaseUS MobileSaver to launch the app
- After you connect it, the app will start scanning all existing data
- Select those you need and pass them to a folder
- And that’s it, you’ll have access without being asked for anything, just connect the smartphone to the PC with the standard USB/USB-C cable to one of the free ports