Recent content by matt_pilk

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    A quick guide to accessing a locked phone with a cracked screen

    No luck with unlocking the pattern lock with a keyboard. I went into Maplins and a kind sales assistant helped me test it by plugging in a keyboard via an OTC cable and while it let me tab between input fields, sadly it wasn't recognising number keys as inputs for the lock. I think Transtang...
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    A quick guide to accessing a locked phone with a cracked screen

    Hi Transtang z28, thanks for the quick reply. I think I've tracked down an OTC cable from my chromecast, so will try using a usb mouse on it tonight with my wifes samsung galaxy to see how it responds. I don't have a usb keyboard, so if you're able to test that for me that would be amazing. With...
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    A quick guide to accessing a locked phone with a cracked screen

    Thanks for taking the time to write this article Transtang z28. I find myself in the same situation where I have lots of images of my daughter on my phone (HTC One M8) with no back up and the screen broke this week and it will no longer connect to my computer. I tried calling HTC and all they...