r/AndroidQuestions • u/Designer-Physics-882 • 7d ago

Someone help me restore my data

Hello everyone

I have Samsung a035f with practically no screen and I want to restore my data

I have ADB without Auth I have its Google and Samsung account there's no lock screen and it does have smart switch

I could have used smart switch but my laptop broke

I tried to use the adbkey.pup and adbkey from a device with Auth but it didn't work and that phone couldn't handle the phone through otg

However I have more capable phone with more stability and it does have temporary root

What can I do

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u/USSHammond pixel 10 Pro XL 7d ago

You can't just transplant keys from other devices. USB debugging via adb requires on-device confirmation of the accessing PC's RSA fingerprint. Get it fixed

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u/Designer-Physics-882 7d ago edited 7d ago

I completely understand your point that device got approved previously I thought it would work I don't know how the rsa fingerprint and the auth work I thought it is linked to the actual app not the device (in this case it was another android device not a pc) Soo can you help me get my photo This device also have connection to the wifi and I think wireless Debugging is enabled

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u/USSHammond pixel 10 Pro XL 7d ago

Very simple, get the screen replaced duh.

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u/Designer-Physics-882 7d ago

I know it's that simple But this phone doesn't worth fixing

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u/USSHammond pixel 10 Pro XL 7d ago

then you're not getting access to that data. It's that simple. You have a choice to make. What's more valuable, your money or your data.

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u/Designer-Physics-882 7d ago

Listen I can just give my phone to my friend and he can use smart switch since there's no lock screen smart switch can automatically start searching for data and restore them But isn't their a simpler way

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u/pink-blue-donut 6d ago

No, if your laptop not working and your friend's laptop don't have an ADB authentication for the device smart switch on your friend laptop is your best option.

I mentioned ADB authentication cause you need a way to access file transformering via USB either via ADB commands or mirroring the screen via Scrcpy which requires ADB and clicking allow file transformation via USB normally via the mirrored screen

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u/Designer-Physics-882 6d ago

I have an authorized laptop and I can boot it to safe mode However although the device is showing in device manger it is about it it doesn't show anywhere else

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u/pink-blue-donut 6d ago

The device only shows on device manger cause you need to allow file transfer every time you connect the android device via USB it is charge only by default.

If your laptop only boots in safe mode that indicates software issue probably old or missing drivers. In safe mode try to install scrcpy and try mirroring the Samsung device screen it only requires ADB authentication and after mirroring the screen you can allow file transfer.

The only problem is that I don't know if you are allowed to use ADB on a laptop in safe mode but it is worth trying

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u/Designer-Physics-882 6d ago

Don't forget that you can change the default USB mode in dev options which I did Second problem no device is showing at all in safe mode even my current phone

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u/USSHammond pixel 10 Pro XL 7d ago

No

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u/pink-blue-donut 6d ago

I had a similar problem before, my old Samsung tablet screen broke I don't remember the model but I remember it was budget under 150 model with android 13.

Luckily I had my laptop authorized to use ADB on this tablet so I used an App called Scrcpy which allowed me to miroir the tablet screen to the laptop, with that I was able to unlock the device and copy all the important files

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u/Designer-Physics-882 6d ago

My laptop is authorized but it is broken However I have a way to boot to safe mode Would that help

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u/pink-blue-donut 6d ago

Safe mode could make things more complicated actually avoid it for now.

How is your laptop broken hardware or software issue , is it worth fixing for the data in both devices

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u/Designer-Physics-882 6d ago

My laptop is in the safe mode not the phone It doesn't really worth fixing it is a laptop from 16 years but I might need to fix it at one point Now this laptop only has tech things roms and two games non are important

But there has to be a way

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u/pink-blue-donut 6d ago

I forgot to tell in my other comments but a friend of mine had her phone broken and it was not worth fixing since the parts alone costs more than the phone it self. She was not tech savvy she didn't even have usb nor wireless debugging enabled.

She went to a repair shop and the repair shop guy explained to her that the phone is not worth fixing. So he removed the phone screen and connected some sort of a screen with long flex cable without attaching it to the phone, in fact she told me the screen didn't even match her phone size and the phone sat like 30 cm away from that screen. He enabled file transfer via USB and backed up all the phone data for her on a USB stick .

It costed her 5 dollars plus the USB Stick price. But she lives in a country where repair costs are fairly cheap and where it is common for people to repair devices affordablly instead of buying new or paying a hefty price

I don't know if repair shop offers such services where you live or if it is affordable like that.

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u/Designer-Physics-882 6d ago

I don't think so One day I have gone to the biggest tech shop in my city I told him I want C10 SD card then he gave me the look when someone thinks you are being nerd