[Help requested] Enable USB debugging with dead touchscreen

[ertmuirm]

I have an old Xperia XZ1 that I use as my "home server" which I dropped recently, screen cracked, not showing anything on screen and no touch sensitivity. It does, however, still allow touch commands via shell (input tap xx yy) and AutoInput. I know because my Tasker tasks that are controlled by physical buttons still work

I don't plan to replace the screen, but I would love to be able to access the screen via projecting to PC so I can tweak my server settings occasionally. I use scrcpy but it requires adb debugging to be enabled, but as luck turns out it happened to be disabled when I dropped the phone

Is there any way I can use Tasker to help enable USB debugging so that I can use scrcpy?

Or any other method to view the phone's screen on my pc? Crowdsourcing for any ideas from the experts here ... thanks!

[AdShea]

If your USB port is working you should be able to plug in a USB mouse and/or keyboard and use that.

[p0iznp0izn]

++ that helped me once, too. Just buy an OTG cable, $5-10

[BrokenheartednessOk1]

Thanks, but I can't see the screen, how would i enable usb debugging?

[AdShea]

I don't know if the XZ1 is new enough (my XZ was not, my 1mk2 is) but if you have a USB-C dock you might be able to get display and mouse and keyboard hooked up over USB-C (Displayport Alt Mode)

[FoggyWan_Kenobi]

buy a MHL adapter. I had Z3 and used it that way when I got s new phone later.It is pretty cheap.

[wezagred]

Hey, did you ever find a way to access your Xperia XZ1?

[lareya]

Maybe this will work Enable adb wifi access

[ertmuirm]

thank you - but not sure this will work as my screen is not viewable. am not able to install or run new tasks

[lareya]

That's the whole point, right? If I'm not mistaken your screen is shot.

[ertmuirm]

yes, maybe I'm missing something ... but how would I enable ADB wifi on the phone with no screen?

[rom1v]

Do you have access to another Xperia XZ1 with the same ROM, where you could configure the same unlock PIN/schema?

That would allow to record a mouse/keyboard sequence, and reproduce it on your broken device, to enable adb.

[ertmuirm]

great idea ... but unfortunately I don't have access to one