"How can I retrieve my contacts from a damaged Android phone?"

Terrible Experience: Broke My HTC!

"Last night, my son accidentally dropped my HTC phone and it landed on the floor. The screen is cracked, but the display is still visible. I've had this phone for almost 3 years, so I'm planning to get a new one instead of fixing it. However, there are around 1200 contacts stored on it, and I need to get them off the broken Android phone. Does anyone have any good suggestions for how to retrieve contacts from a damaged Android device?"

Retrieving photos from an Android phone is a breeze. However, unlike media files like pictures and videos that are stored on the phone's SD card, contacts and messages reside in the internal memory of the Android device. This fact makes exporting contacts from an Android phone more challenging. But fear not, difficult does not mean impossible! In reality, you can still attempt to recover your contacts.

Optimal Scenario: You Have Backups of Your Phone.

If you've backed up your phone, it's quite simple to retrieve lost contacts. You just need to purchase the same brand of Android phone and log into your account. Doing so will allow you to regain your lost data. It's necessary to buy the same brand because different phones use different clouds. For instance, if your old phone was a Samsung, you can't buy an HTC phone and log into your Samsung account.

Another Attempt: Recover Contacts Using a Computer.

If your touchscreen is broken but the display is still working (you can see it), you can fix this by connecting it to your computer.

1. Go to the "Android Device Manager" website and sign in with your Google account. 2. If GPS is enabled on your device, it can be located by the web tool. In most cases, your smartphone should already be registered, but if not, you can pair your phone with your Google account. 3. Click on "Lock" and choose "Unlock." This will allow you to access your device even with a damaged display. Once you connect your smartphone to a computer, you will be able to transfer and backup the data on your smartphone.

What If You Can't Open the GPS on Your Broken Android Phone?

You can use a USB OTG (On-The-Go) cable. This enables you to connect a hard drive, USB flash drive, or peripheral device to an Android tablet or smartphone.

Any USB-compatible device can be used as long as it doesn't require an external power supply. Additionally, your storage device (hard disk or USB stick) must be formatted in FAT32. NTFS media will not be recognized.

Last Choice: Repair the Broken Screen.

The last option to retrieve your data from your phone is to take it to a repair shop. While this choice does involve a cost, it will not only enable you to recover your data but also get your phone fixed.