You’re probably thinking of throwing away your broken Android phone. But what if we tell you there’s a way to view and access its screen from your PC?

Well, you definitely want to get back your images, videos, or other important files if you recently broke your device. However, accessing them can be tricky. 

But you do not have to worry. In this article, we will explain how to view and access Android broken screen from your PC in different scenarios. 

Before accessing files from a broken Android device, the first step is to turn on USB debugging. So, it’s important to have a basic understanding of what this feature is all about.

If you have tried transferring your files from a phone to your PC before, you know that you’ll need to accept a prompt message first. But, if you have kept the USB debugging feature turned on, you won’t necessarily need to keep accepting it whenever you connect your device to the computer.

So, this feature simply allows your Android to communicate with your PC once it’s connected using USB. This means you can easily transfer your files from your phone to the computer and vice versa.

Basically, you’ll have to enable this from the Android Developer option. Here’s how you generally do it:

Certainly, you can follow the above process when your phone is working fine. But you may think it’s merely impossible to turn on USB debugging when your device has just broken. 

However, it’s possible to do it if you follow the right techniques. So, let’s move ahead and learn them one by one.

Well, enabling USB debugging to access your files depends on the condition of your broken screen. Here are the following scenarios you might encounter:

To view and access a broken Android screen, you need third-party software. Nonetheless, if you’re just looking to access and transfer your important documents, you should enable USB debugging, as discussed earlier.

In this section, we have included the simple steps to view, access, and transfer documents on an Android broken screen in different cases.

Even when your screen is cracked, there can be a possibility that your display and touch screen are totally fine. In some devices, the screen is partially visible; in others, you may find vertical lines in the cracked areas.

So, if you’re able to access your device to some extent, here’s what you can do:

When your screen is partially visible, but the touch functionality has stopped working, here’s what you need to do:

In some rare cases, your screen turns black, but surprisingly, the touch functionality works fine. In such a case, follow the below guide to view and access your broken Android screen:

However, if you do not have the same model, you can connect your broken Android phone to a monitor or TV to view and access its content. We have clearly explained the steps in the next section.

The worst-case scenario when you break your device is that both your display and touch screen get damaged. Also, if your phone doesn’t turn on, the only option is to take your Android phone to the nearest workshop.

However, if your system is still running, try connecting it to a TV or monitor first to enable USB debugging. Here’s how you can do just that:

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