Did you somehow break your Note 7? Well, I have a trick that will allow you to recover data from a broken Note 7. If your phone’s screen is broken and your phone is locked, you cannot access the contents inside. Fortunately, a service from Samsung lets you unlock your phone remotely.
Samsung Note 7 is said to be the biggest release of 2016. It is a 5.8-inch phablet with a 4 K screen and is one of the most stylish devices ever. There are two variants of the Note 7: the international version runs on Exynos, and the US version runs on Snapdragon 820. It has 4 GB RAM and runs on Android Marshmallow. Although the specs are not outstanding, its design clearly stands out.
Accidents are the worst thing that can happen to you; the worst thing about accidents is uncertainty. They usually strike when you are not prepared for it. Unexpected situations can lead to unexpected losses. In this post, we are talking about if you accidentally dropped your Note 7 or somehow ended up with a broken Note 7. It is the last thing you want to happen—breaking a smartphone that costs over a grand. Well, what’s done is done.
Now let’s move on to how can you retrieve remnants of your broken note 7. The most important thing. The data is present inside it. You might get a replacement if your phone is insured, or you might be able to claim a warranty and get a new phone. But we proceed to that step. We must recover the data present inside it. As I said before, accidents don’t ask before coming, and they don’t ask if you already have a backup of your data. Getting locked out of your data is the worst situation, which I can relate to as well.
How to Recover Data from Broken Note 7
First of all, I would like to tell you that we are not going to use any third-party software to recover data from broken note 7. There is a built-in service by Samsung called SmartThings Find. It has numerous useful features that can be used remotely on your phone. All you have to do is log in on the Samsung SmartThings Find website and enter your Samsung account credentials, and that’s it. Now, you can remotely perform actions on your Samsung smartphone.
Note: It costs around $270 to replace the shattered screen of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The Gorilla Glass 5 screen is not cheap.
Let me give you an overview of what this guide is all about. As you might know, if your phone is locked. You can’t access the data inside it. Hence, we will be using Samsung SmartThings Find to unlock Note 7 remotely. Then, you can connect your phone to your PC via a USB data cable and recover data from a broken Note 7. Most noteworthy, this guide will only work if your phone is turned on and its motherboard is working. Doesn’t matter if the screen is working or not. You will be able to access the data present in it and finally when you get hold of your data. You can send your broken note 7 for replacement or insurance claim.
The only thing that you need for this guide to work is your Samsung account credentials.
Follow the steps below to remotely unlock your phone and recover data from broken Note 7:
- First, open Samsung SmartThings Find on your PC, MAC, or other device with internet access.
- Now login, using your Samsung Account email (ID) and password. If you don’t remember the details of your Samsung account, there are options under the login button to recover your account details and get back access to your account.
- After logging in, on the right side of the screen, you will see a number of features that you can perform on your broken Note 7 remotely, as shown in the screenshot below.
- Now, from the options mentioned on the screen. Select “Unlock my Device“.
- Once your Note 7 is unlocked. Connect your phone to your PC and recover all the data from broken note 7 from the smart switch. Or just copy and paste all the files from your phone to your computer.
After you have recovered all the data present in your broken Note 7, you can finally send your phone for replacement or get it fixed. Before sending your phone for replacement, you can remotely erase all the contents of your broken Note 7 using this guide.
That’s all from my side. I hope this guide was helpful and you were successful to recover data from broken note 7. If you have any questions or queries. Feel free to drop a comment below. You can also reach us using the Contact Us form. I will try to get back to you as soon as possible.
