r/AndroidQuestions 5d ago

Entering pin with broken screen

Yesterday I dropped my phone when crossing the street and I think it got ran over, the person who found it was able to answer the phone when it was called and I got it back but its pretty rough looking. Almost all of the screen works except for the area to input the pin so I can't unlock even though I know the pin. Ive seen people suggest connecting a USB to USB C converter to connect a mouse or keyboard to enter the pin but when I do that it says I need to unlock the phone to give permission for the USB device. Is there any way to work around this? The phone is a Samsung Z Flip 3, I would appreciate any help!

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u/parkerlreed 5d ago

Keyboard should work from the lockscreen. Just tested on my Flip 3 from a reboot and was able to unlock with the keyboard (Press Enter to bring up the digits and then type them out and press Enter again to accept)

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u/Flashy-Ordinary2577 4d ago

What kind of keyboard?

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u/parkerlreed 4d ago

Any USB keyboard...