Guide on how to recover data from Broken Google Pixel 2 without any third party software

After the Nexus series, Google introduced the Google Pixel Series, where they collaborated a little with other companies for hardware manufacturing. Still, the Software and flagship were named after the parent company Google. Google Pixel was the first iteration of the series, followed by Google Pixel 2. Now, we are waiting for the latest flagship, which is Google Pixel 3, and it is supposed to be released in the 3rd quarter of this year. In this guide, we will talk about how to recover data from broken Google Pixel. This guide also works for Pixel 2 or Pixel XL.

Although, several apps can help recover data from broken Google Pixel. I have never used any of them because I don’t trust any third-party software when it comes to my private data and they are paid Software. So you can’t say if they are going to work or not even after spending loads of money.

Guide to recover data from Broken Google Pixel 2:

I will cover all the methods that can help to recover data from broken Google Pixel 2 without any third-party software. However, before we move forward, we will first look into the easy ways out that you might have tried before.

  • First, if you don’t have a passcode or lock screen pattern, connect your phone to your PC using a data cable. Then, you will be able to access all the pictures and videos present on your phone.
  • If you were using Google Photos, mostly all the Google Pixel users use Google photos to save their pictures and videos. You can access them online by going to the Google Photos website.
  • Suppose you want to recover your notes and contacts. First, log in to your Gmail address on your PC. All your contacts can be accessed by opening a Gmail account. On the top right corner next to your picture. You will see a square box it lists all the Google Apps. Locate and select Contacts if your phone was synced with your Gmail account. You will see all your contacts there.

Most of the Google Services and Apps are connected. Even if your Google Pixel 2 is lost or broken. You can recover most of the data present in it. Like you can recover your excel sheets from Google sheets and documents from Google Docs. Even your calendar events are synced with your phone.

Few other methods to recover data from Broken Google Pixel 2 XL without any third-party app:

If your phone screen is blacked out, but it is working correctly in the backend. Then there are hopes that you can extract the data from your phone. If the motherboard of your phone is working, then there are chances that the data can be recovered from a broken Google Pixel 2 or Pixel XL.

All your data is always backed up to your Google Drive if you have turned on Backup in your phone settings.

  • You can access these options by going to Settings -> System -> Backup.
  • Make sure Backup is turned on, and your Pixel is linked to your Gmail ID link in the screenshot below.

recover data from broken Google Pixel

If your phone has a lock screen password or fingerprint lock, then you won’t be able to access its data unless it’s unlocked. Once the phone is restarted, then you can not even use the fingerprint scanner to access the data present in your Pixel 2. This might be too late because the first thing most people do when something is wrong with their phone is to reboot the phone.

So if you reboot your phone now, if you connect it to your PC, you won’t be able to access the data present in it. One solution is to find a Pixel 2 with a working screen. Open the phone and plug in the working screen. Unlock the phone and copy the data and then you can remove the functional screen and send your phone for repairing or claiming the insurance.

One unorthodox method to recover data from broken Pixel:

Another approach is using a converter box with both HDMI and USB ports. Next, connect a mouse and a monitor to your phone simultaneously. Use the monitor to navigate through your phone while you can see all the options on the screen. Finally, unlock your phone and upload all the data to the cloud.

That is all about recovering data from broken Google Pixel 2 without any third-party application. If you have any questions or confusion about any method mentioned above, let me know in the comments. If this guide helped you recover data from a broken Google Pixel 2, do share it with us. It will cheer me up. I hope you get all your data back. Best of luck.

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