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Phone storage on Android has been encrypted for years, so recovering it without unlocking the phone isn't really possible. Since you said USB-C to HDMI adapter
by izacus 4y ago
Phone storage on Android has been encrypted for years, so recovering it without unlocking the phone isn't really possible. Since you said USB-C to HDMI adapter doesn't work, you'll need to fix the screen to decrypt the storage and make a backup.
- AussieWog93 4y agoThis is a fair point. Poking around, it seems there are both CLI and GUI solutions to get around this, though: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29072501/how-to-unlock-android-phone-through-adb https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29072501/how-to-unlock-a...
- izacus 4y agoadb requires authorization of the computer to function.
- silisili 4y agoThis(fortunately) is the correct answer. Unless of course the phone was setup without any security. Is that still allowed in Android?
- notRobot 4y agoYes it is, as it should be. (Examples use cases: kids, elderly and people with disabilities)
- silisili 4y agoInteresting. I seem to remember they still make you swipe up to unlock, do you by chance know if there is still some implicit decrypting at that stage? I may be wrong on the swipe up, it's been a couple years since I went unlocked for a bit.
- junon 4y agoIs there a way to copy the encrypted contents without the phone being usable in order to use it in another phone? I have an old phone that bootloops due to some damaged electrical components, and getting the data off would be awesome. I know the code and everything but just can't even get that far. The bootloader itself even bootloops.