I know that look on your face right now. When the pictures of past events come to your mind with a thought, “I am gonna lose all those memories forever with this phone.” To help you return all those pictures and memories, I am here to assist you. I have one trick to help you recover data from a broken Galaxy S7.
Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are among the most durable phones. Its display screen can withstand strong blows if you drop your Galaxy S7. It must have been a hard pound that broke your phone. The Galaxy S7 features a Super AMOLED display, which is a notable advantage as it consumes significantly less power. Additionally, the display screen and its contents are apparent even in strong sunlight. Samsung has also introduced a feature that keeps the display on to show battery, date, and time; battery consumption is nearly nothing.
Now, if you are reading this, you must be looking for ways to recover data from a broken Galaxy S7. I have been through this. I wanted to recover my pictures and contacts from my broken Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge before sending it in for replacement. After a great deal of hard work, I managed to recover the data.
Recover data from a Broken Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.
I am assuming you have already tried connecting your phone to your computer. If you have a lock screen password, you won’t be able to access the data on your phone if the iPhone restarts after it breaks up. Or you tried to restart it to confirm whether the display is dead. I have bad news for you. You won’t be able to use the fingerprint scanner to unlock your phone unless you enter the PIN code. And as the screen is not working, you won’t be able to enter the PIN code. So we are stuck here. Now let’s move on to the guide on how to recover data from a broken Galaxy S7.
Recover Photos, contacts, and Notes from a Broken Galaxy S7:
First, if you were using Google Photos on your Galaxy S7 instead of the stock library app. Then, you can visit the Google Photos website. Log in using the same email address you used to set up your Galaxy S7 and access all the pictures and videos uploaded to the cloud.
The same applies to notes and contacts. Suppose your Gmail account was synced with all your devices. All your contacts can be accessed by opening a Gmail account on another device. At the top left of the Gmail screen, under the text “Google,” you will see “Gmail.” Click on it and select contacts.
To retrieve notes, go to your Gmail account and click on the “Compose” tab. You will see “Notes. “ You can recover all your messages from there.
Recover data from a Broken Galaxy S7 via Find My Mobile:
The method mentioned below will allow you to unlock your Samsung Galaxy S7 remotely. Using a Samsung service named Find My Mobile. You can unlock your phone from the web. The only condition is that you must have logged in to your Samsung account on that phone, which is now broken. Or, when you first used your Galaxy S7 or played a game, you created a Samsung account for the game center. Suppose you have ever made a Samsung account and used it on your Galaxy S7 Edge. Today, you might be getting the reward in the form of accessing and retrieving the data stored inside the broken phone. This service is not available on older Samsung phones. Now I will describe how you can use this service to recover a broken Galaxy S7.
TIP:Â Wise people learn lessons from mistakes. From now on, ensure you always have a backup of your phone’s data on some cloud service or your computer. Accidents never ask before coming. So precautionary measures are always better than regrets.
Note: To use this service, you must have Remote controls enabled on your phone.
- Now, first of all. You must sign in to the Find My Mobile service using your Samsung account username and password. If you don’t remember your email or password, click the’ Find Email or Password’ option.
- Once you have logged in to find my mobile service, you will see several benefits you can use remotely. It also includes “Unlock Screen Remotely or Remotely Unlock my Phone.”
- Click on it, and your phone will get unlocked.
- Now, connect your phone to your laptop or PC using a data cable and copy the data from the broken Galaxy S7 to your PC. Another option is to download and install Smart Switch on your PC. Using it, you can copy your contacts, pictures, messages, and all other stuff to your PC or directly to your new phone. Once your phone is remotely unlocked, you can use KIES to access its data.
That’s it. If you have any queries or questions about the guide on recovering data from a broken Galaxy S7, please don’t hesitate to ask. Let me know in the comments. Also, provide feedback in the comments if you successfully saved data from a broken S7. It cheers me up to help other fellows.
