Recover data on Samsung galaxy s4 mini with broken screen

Asked Aug 02 '20 at 21:18

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I have broken the screen of my Samsung Galaxy S4 mini.

Nothing can be displayed and I can't touch anything.

I would like to recover data (at least contact and photos) but I don't find a way to do this.

I can't connect it via usb, it isn't recognized by the system (Mac or Windows)

Do you have an idea ?

asked Aug 02 '20 at 21:18

Kiva

Does this answer your question? Enable ADB and/or change USB connection mode on Galaxy S7 w/ broken screen – alecxs Aug 03 '20 at 16:51
I have tried but no :( – Kiva Aug 04 '20 at 07:00
you can root the device and flash a modified system with adb root enabled (or some init.d script which places the RSA-key from MicroSD Card into data partition, if required) someone needs to guide you through cf-auto-root and inception – alecxs Aug 04 '20 at 11:36
any success? – alecxs Aug 08 '20 at 12:08
No I can't detect the phone with usb cable. I think it's not just the screen that's broken. – Kiva Aug 09 '20 at 10:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMoVqoVuPns – alecxs Aug 09 '20 at 11:08
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CWM recovery can be installed from MicroSD card. with this you can create a backup. it can be done all from volume keys. only problem, you must do it blind. i recommend to buy another device for test (if backup fails you still can use it for spare parts to replace display) – alecxs Aug 09 '20 at 11:29
as you can see in this video the desired entry 'apply update from external storage' is right above the unwanted 'wipe data/factory reset' option. consider that timing and count of input key sequence is important. (Note: you need a signed variant of update.zip) see https://android.stackexchange.com/q/222262 – alecxs Aug 09 '20 at 12:12

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