Cracked screen workaround ideas?

upandcumming · 20-04-2018 12:16PM #1

I am still rocking a LG Nexus 4! Or I was, until this morning.
It dropped hard onto a bench, then onto the ground and the screen cracked. 80% of the screen still works, except, where I can select the 'tick' to accept my passcode. So I can enter my passcode, but not tell the phone to accept it. Very emotional.

The only idea I can come up with is to use a USB OTG to connect a mouse. Has anyone any other bright ideas?

It is not connected to WiFi and USB debugging must be turned off. Any remote app etc. will not connect (Vysor for example)

corkie · 20-04-2018 01:20PM

[XDA] Control your Android Smartphone from your PC for free with scrcpy

You could try the above, but I believe ADB debugging would probably be needed to be turn on for it.

If you have an OTG cable, mice or keyboards should work even with debugging off.

Off-topic: - XDA seems to giving problems displaying threads and post on firefox on pc, anyone else experience that?

upandcumming · 20-04-2018 01:47PM

corkie wrote: »

[XDA] Control your Android Smartphone from your PC for free with scrcpy

You could try the above, but I believe ADB debugging would probably be needed to be turn on for it.

If you have an OTG cable, mice or keyboards should work even with debugging off.

Off-topic: - XDA seems to giving problems displaying threads and post on firefox on pc, anyone else experience that?

Thank you for that.
Also happening for me on Chrome - Win 7.
Edit: Turning off Adblock corrects the issue.

upandcumming · 21-04-2018 03:46PM

After alot more reading, USB OTG is turned off in Nexus 4 devices. :mad:

I've managed to get WiFi and Bluetooth turned on without access to the phone, but that is about it!

Any other suggestions would be appreciated greatly!

Cracked screen workaround ideas?

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