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Unlocking the phone will resolve the issue (once you have ADB access, you're golden). A USB keyboard + numpad can enter a PIN, the issue is finding the key comb
by david_allison 4y ago
Unlocking the phone will resolve the issue (once you have ADB access, you're golden). A USB keyboard + numpad can enter a PIN, the issue is finding the key combination to press 'enter'.
* See if you can turn on talkback (typically pressing both volume buttons for 3 seconds, 2 times). This should provide you with enough information about what's happening on the screen to unlock it.
* Once you have the phone unlocked, connect to a bluetooth keyboard. This will free up the USB port for ADB
* You need to accept a confirmation dialog to pair via ADB
EDIT: `adb shell` may be able to input keypresses with an unverified device. My normal device isn't recognised at all over USB currently so I can't test.
- c22 4y agoI was able to use adb to enter my pin and unlock my first or second generation pixel device when I replaced the broken screen on it with a knockoff that wouldn't register touch support. No idea if this still works.
- okanat 4y agoUnlocking will resolve the issue by definitely destroying all your data forever since it is designed to be a destructive process. You cannot save your data from a locked and encrypted phone after it is broken in a way that prevents it from booting. You have to unlock and unencrypt it, replace the recovery and enable USB debugging as soon as you get it for maximum recoverability. This approach has significant disadvantages for privacy though.
- sp332 4y agoUm, the phone boots. Only the screen is broken. "Unlocking" in this context just means entering the PIN on the lock screen.
- mahathu 4y agotalkback was a great idea, unfortunately I couldn't get it to turn on. I assume you would have had to enable it in the accessibility settings on the phone.