I recently dropped my phone (Samsung Galaxy S5) and killed the screen--no picture, no touchscreen functionality. I'm not too bothered about the phone itself, as it was six years old and getting sluggish in a lot of ways. I did try a few "fixes," but all to no avail. But I am hoping it might still be possible to retrieve some of the text messages that I've been receiving over the past 24 hours, as well as my contacts list.
Here's what I'm working with:
P.S. Cricket support is not ideal. I can't even log into my account online to order a new phone without being able to access my temporary password--which, you guessed it, is sent via text. But that's a story for another day...
Here's what I'm working with:
- No picture, no touchscreen functionality to answer incoming calls or texts, but the phone still receives them (it vibrates and its lights activate)
- I can connect the phone to my computer via USB and access the file system--but apparently texts can't be accessed this way? This is hard to believe but info is kind of scarce online
- I've tried a few third-party applications which claim to be able to access the SMS data via PC, but they all need me to authorize the connection/permission on the device itself, which is obviously impossible when I can't see it or use it
P.S. Cricket support is not ideal. I can't even log into my account online to order a new phone without being able to access my temporary password--which, you guessed it, is sent via text. But that's a story for another day...
