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    Dropped new s23 on day 1, advice needed

    Oh definitely. Someone always loses. If the customer has been paying insurance for just a couple months and then something happens, the customer is the winner and the company is the loser. But if he pays insurance for a long time and nothing happens, customer is the loser and the company are the...
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    Dropped new s23 on day 1, advice needed

    Got an s23 ultra on contract on 25 august. I remember promising myself that I would be extremely careful with it as I had decided not to take insurance. Call me clumsy, because less than 5 hours after it arrived, I dropped it against a marble staircase. It had a clear case on it, the one that is...
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    Black screen but phone responds

    Yes it did! Unlocked the phone, got the files via smart switch, then I did a remote factory reset and ordered an s23 ultra. Tossed the s21 as soon as the new phone arrived, which was earlier today. Thank you to everyone who helped!
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    Black screen but phone responds

    Just purchased a keyboard and an adapter from amazon. It's same day delivery so in about 12 hours I'll let you know if it worked.
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    Black screen but phone responds

    Remote unlocking isn't enabled so it's not working.
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    Black screen but phone responds

    I have an s21 ultra that has a broken lcd but is still responding, I can receive calls and alarms still ring, etc. There are a couple of important files on the phone that aren't backed up and I cannot access them by connecting a usb to pc, I must access them through the phone. I know how to get...
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    Black screen but phone responds

    Welcome to Android Central! Any recent trauma, like a drop, or water exposure? Try forcing a shutdown by pressing and holding Power and Vol Down for about 20 seconds. Then power on again normally. If the screen still doesn't turn on, then it has probably failed. Is the phone still under...