[HELP] S4 Broken Screen - Using HDMI and USB Mouse simultaneously
Hello,
As the title says, my S4 screen recently died after falling to the ground. Before considering the chance of having it fixed at a specialized shop, I want to retrieve the data from the phone.
Sadly the phone is pattern-locked and until I unlock it I can't access the data when I connect it to my PC. The screen is essentially dead. The image is totally black and the touch sensor is unresponsive, but other than that the phone works and receives notifications and so on.
USB Debugging mode isn't active on the phone and thus I can't replicate the screen of the phone on my PC through software alone, when I connect it via micro-USB. I also didn't think of this problem in advance and I'm not registered on Samsung's FindMyMobile or any similar apps. Samsung Kies also doesn't work because the phone needs to be unlocked.
I tried using a HDMI-MHL Adapter and I confirmed that the phone is indeed working because I'm able to get the phone screen's image on my TV. The problem is I can't actually interact with the phone because as I said earlier the touch sensor is not working.
The HDMI-MHL Adapter I've used also seems to have a micro-USB port but that seems to work for power only. If I connect a USB-OTG cable on it and connect a USB mouse to it I get image but no mouse.
If I connect the USB-OTG and the mouse, alone, I get a mouse cursor but I can't see what I'm doing (phone vibrates as I 'try' and draw the unlock-pattern blindly).
I've heard of some alternatives that allow me to use HDMI and a USB Mouse at the same time, namely:
- Samsung Smart Dock:
- 5-in-1 MHL Adapters
I'm not sure that these devices allow me to use both mouse and image simultaneously. I believe the S4 has a 11-pin MHL specification. Does this mean that the micro-USB connection of the S4 allows this?
TLDR: S4 screen is dead, I wanna connect my S4 to my TV via HDMI and use a mouse at the same time to control my phone. I'm unsure the alternatives actually power both these devices simultaneously, I've heard otherwise. Help please?
Hello,
As the title says, my S4 screen recently died after falling to the ground. Before considering the chance of having it fixed at a specialized shop, I want to retrieve the data from the phone.
Sadly the phone is pattern-locked and until I unlock it I can't access the data when I connect it to my PC. The screen is essentially dead. The image is totally black and the touch sensor is unresponsive, but other than that the phone works and receives notifications and so on.
USB Debugging mode isn't active on the phone and thus I can't replicate the screen of the phone on my PC through software alone, when I connect it via micro-USB. I also didn't think of this problem in advance and I'm not registered on Samsung's FindMyMobile or any similar apps. Samsung Kies also doesn't work because the phone needs to be unlocked.
I tried using a HDMI-MHL Adapter and I confirmed that the phone is indeed working because I'm able to get the phone screen's image on my TV. The problem is I can't actually interact with the phone because as I said earlier the touch sensor is not working.
The HDMI-MHL Adapter I've used also seems to have a micro-USB port but that seems to work for power only. If I connect a USB-OTG cable on it and connect a USB mouse to it I get image but no mouse.
If I connect the USB-OTG and the mouse, alone, I get a mouse cursor but I can't see what I'm doing (phone vibrates as I 'try' and draw the unlock-pattern blindly).
I've heard of some alternatives that allow me to use HDMI and a USB Mouse at the same time, namely:
- Samsung Smart Dock:
- 5-in-1 MHL Adapters
I'm not sure that these devices allow me to use both mouse and image simultaneously. I believe the S4 has a 11-pin MHL specification. Does this mean that the micro-USB connection of the S4 allows this?
TLDR: S4 screen is dead, I wanna connect my S4 to my TV via HDMI and use a mouse at the same time to control my phone. I'm unsure the alternatives actually power both these devices simultaneously, I've heard otherwise. Help please?
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