Broken S4 clean ESN perfect condition S4 bad ESN. Can I make one working phone?

I bought an S4 with a bad ESN from someone a while back and now my S4 is damaged. Where is the IMEI stored on a phone? Can I switch a part to give the bad phone my IMEI?

Convert a broken Galaxy S4 to media center?

Since I still owe over 0 on my Galaxy S4 with destroyed display and digitizer, but can operate it via the USB port with Vysor, I'm wondering if there's a way to convert it into a media center device to connect to an HDMI port on a TV? I've seen MHL+power and OTG+power cables, but is there a way to have MHL+OTG+power together?

If it's not possible to do all three together through the USB port, relying on Bluetooth for mouse and keyboard input, it will need a way to completely disable attempting to contact the cellphone network while leaving WiFi and Bluetooth enabled.

[Marshmallow][6.0][Q] Smartlock completely broken after M update

Hi all, I updated to android-M (completely wipe then installed stock rom). Since then, all the ways of smartlock do not work at all. I checked location access all the apps have it, including system apps (in app permissions). Please help. Has anyone sucesfully gotten Smartlock to work with android-M?

Broken screen, any way to retrieve data?

Hello and thanks in advance for any help you can give me. As the tittle states I have a kindle fire HDX 8.9 WiFi and the screen is broken so I am unable to access the device and when I plug it into a Windows computer nothing happens (don't see it pop up in device manager or anything). Is there any way to retrieve the data? It is turned on as I can see it show up as a Bluetooth device when I scan from my phone but it will not connect as I can't use the touchscreen etc.. I bought another same device and wanted to transfer my old pictures and such over. Thanks again!

Recovering data from broken Samsung S4 (i9515 on O2)

Hopefully this is the right place to post this.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (completely stock as it is my work phone), however I have some personal data on it (photos etc.).

The screen and digitiser are completely broken, however the phone still boots; I'm just unable to see what is occurring, or interact with the device.

The device broke without USB debugging enabled, so I am unable to use adb to access the device. I have tried booting into both recovery and download modes (but I have been unable to access using adb regardless of mode). The device is also not set to act as USB mass storage, so it only displays as a media device within Windows.

I have also tried using Kies to access the data, however I receive a message saying that the phone needs to be unlocked. Obviously I am unable to do this, as neither the screen nor adb commands work. Using the Samsung website to unlock the device is out of the question too, as I do not have a Samsung account.

In addition, I have tried booting into download mode and using ODIN to flash ClockworkMod to the device, but ODIN was unable to connect.

I do not have another S4, so swapping the screens temporarily isn't possible, and obviously using an OTG mouse wouldn't work, as I cannot see the screen.

I am really at a loss here, is there any way I can get the data off of this device?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

i9070 broken lcd + after working with adb shell doesnt boot (nosound) ..

Hey xda-community,

might be a long text to read but i want to make it as detailed as possible :/.

I have an i9070 with broken lsd (+touch not working) and pattern lock.
To acces to the internal storage i hat to delete the pattern lock.
So first of all i booted into recoverymode (TWRP) and removed the pattern lock via adb shell ("rm /data/system/gesture.key").
After a reboot i was able to acces to the internal storage with my PC , finally.

But then i had the genious idea to use Droid@Screen...
Since i hadn't USB Debugging activated i tried to activate it with the adb.
I searched in the www, found something and tried it right away.
The 1st step was "adb pull /system/build.prop build.prop"
Then edit the build.prop and add the line "persist.service.adb.enable=1"
and after that i had to push ot back, but i couln't.
So i searched again in the www and found a way to mount /system ..... (prob for the false device ,_, )

The commands where:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
and
mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system

so i tried the 1st command and forgot the 4 after ext, so i typed it in the adb shell like:
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
and after that
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system

after that i was able to push the build.prob back, and i used
# mount -o ro,remount -t ext /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
and
# mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system

afterwards.
After a reboot it kind of stuck while booting :/ (since i cant see anything i didnt heard the sound while booting).
So i tried the push back the original build.prop without the extra line.
Still not booting..

I ended trying all commands without any order:
# mount -o ro,remount -t ext /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
# mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /system
# mount -o ro,remount -t ext /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
# mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
chmod 755 system
chmod 777 system
sync


i used also mount..../mmcblk0p3 instead of mmcblk0p8 because after using "mount" it showed behind the /system mmcblk0p3 ...
i think i messed too much around as a newbie :crying:
I am still able to use adb in recovery mode but cant acces the internal storage.

Would be nice if someone could help me :)
Ty if you read the whole text .. ^^

Phone Power button broken, no recovery

Hi, My t989, has a broken power button. Unfortunately whenever i turn it on, it boot loops on the Samsung Logo. I can get into Odin Mode, but is their anything else I can do to reset it back to a usable state.

unlock Lg G3 from Pc, screen broken

Good evening,
unfortunately I broke the screen of my Lg g3 D855. The problem is that I can extract data using the PC because it is inserted the key lock. Do you know a way around this problem and be able to back up? The service center would send me a new phone but it would lose everything.
Thank you in advance
Joanna

New Mate 7 broken?

Hi there,

I've buyed a new Mate 7. Here in Germany you can buy buy online a product and send it back to the seller, if you don't like it. My Mate 7 was cheaper, because it's was a product, wich was send back to the seller.

My Problem is, that the Mate is stocking on boot. The Sound came but it needs about 5-10 secondes before the first Frame from the Bootscreen came. The next Frame came 5 secondes later. And so on ...

The Assistent on the first Start is not usable. I made a short Video with the issue:


I made also a FullWipe. But it doesn't help ...

Is the device broken?

Thank you and sorry for my bad english ^_^
bOOt

Broken WiFi on PEAP Android M Marshmallow Nexus 6 N6

Wiped and flash modified boot from ChainFire + factory image.
PEAP WiFi does not seem to work. Always on 'Connecting' and eventually 'Authentication Error'. Credentials used were correct and is working on my N6 previously.

not sure what is the problem. Tried removing the 'pmf=1' from /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf but it is not working.
Anyone has any idea what might be the problem?

Soft Broken

I have MT7-09
was have EMUI3.1 B312
when i tried to install xsposed by TWRP recovery my mobile donot wake up
tried to use unstaller zip but dosen't work
and now no bootloader no recovery no soft
just when i turn it on give me huawei logo and no start
just stand still in huawei logo

any advices ????

[Hazou]Cyanogenmod 11 - XT890 - Need Screen shot to unlock broken phone

Hello,

you could help me in case you have installed the Cyanogenmod 11 (4.4.2) by Hazou on your Motorola Razr I (XT890).
I broke my screen - it is completely black. I cannot use adb etc. because it is locked by a pattern which I need to unlock first (no USB debugging activated :().
The touch screen still works, I can disable the alarm. Therefore, I am hoping if someone sends me a screen shot of the lock screen I can blindly unlock it and recover the rest of my data. I would need the following screen shot (or picture of the screen):
Lock pattern with 4 x 4 dots and the clock above the pattern ("vanilla" lock screen of the custom ROM).
I would really appreciate if someone could be so nice to either post such a picture or send it as PM to me.

This is the link to the development thread of the Mod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/razr...od-11-t2966855

best regards
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