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I plugged in a mouse with a usb to micro usb / usbc adapter to my broken Huwawei Nova 2i This gives a cursor (yes a windows like cursor) on your phone screen t
by rukshn 4y ago
I plugged in a mouse with a usb to micro usb / usbc adapter to my broken Huwawei Nova 2i
This gives a cursor (yes a windows like cursor) on your phone screen that you can move and click which imitates the touch.
I selected my files and sent it over to my computer with WiFi direct. I had to install a 3rd party app on my phone to act it as a server so I can connect from my computer and download.
There are plenty of apps like that on the play store. But I don’t know what I’d have done if the screen was completely broken.
In my case the screen was heavily cracked and touch wasn’t working but it was viewable.
- loh 4y agoWhoa, I might have to try the mouse -> usbc adapter just for fun! I had no idea that was a thing.
- exikyut 4y agoYou can also get USB-C to DP/HDMI/VGA/DVI adaptors that support USB passthrough. "Most" (?) modern phones support DP-over-USB-C now and some even open a DeX-inspired desktop environment when connected (which even if it's broken/buggy like Huawei's implementation means the external display is driven at its native resolution, so media plays properly). The adapters on AliExpress run $6-15 and are entirely adequate for the task IME.
- loh 4y agoVery cool! I'm definitely going to try this out.