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October 28, 2016, 05:39:01 AM
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My phone broke and on the phone was my Coinomi and Jaxx. I had taken screenshots of those really long recovery keys but I can't get those screenshots unless I find a way to take the memory out of the circuit board and extract all images. Next best solution would be to buy a replacement screen but I do not even know if the screen is why the screen is not working, or the phone its self

What process would I be going through with Jaxx considering I at least have my wallet address saved due to mining?

The amount I have is not the end of the world but considering how I can;t straight up buy crypto where I am, what I make from mining is my only ticket into crypto investing
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October 28, 2016, 05:44:23 AM
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My phone broke and on the phone was my Coinomi and Jaxx. I had taken screenshots of those really long recovery keys but I can't get those screenshots unless I find a way to take the memory out of the circuit board and extract all images. Next best solution would be to buy a replacement screen but I do not even know if the screen is why the screen is not working, or the phone its self

What process would I be going through with Jaxx considering I at least have my wallet address saved due to mining?

The amount I have is not the end of the world but considering how I can;t straight up buy crypto where I am, what I make from mining is my only ticket into crypto investing
Do you have seed's jaxxio? I think you can do re install jaxx's app on your computers because i use jaxx too and i have done back up on my computers too, so if there is something problem on my smartphone still there is back up on my computers.
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October 28, 2016, 05:45:22 AM
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My phone broke and on the phone was my Coinomi and Jaxx. I had taken screenshots of those really long recovery keys but I can't get those screenshots unless I find a way to take the memory out of the circuit board and extract all images. Next best solution would be to buy a replacement screen but I do not even know if the screen is why the screen is not working, or the phone its self

What process would I be going through with Jaxx considering I at least have my wallet address saved due to mining?

The amount I have is not the end of the world but considering how I can;t straight up buy crypto where I am, what I make from mining is my only ticket into crypto investing

If the only thing you have is the address, there's pretty much nothing you can do... You really need that seed. I'd take the phone to a repair shop and see if they can make an estimate on how much it would cost to either repair the phone, or read the ROM, compare it to the amount you had on the wallet.

Next time, remember it's not a good idear to keep the backup of the seed on the device running the app... It's a recipe for disaster.

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October 28, 2016, 07:07:56 AM
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Did you check your google drive / one drive / i cloud to see if you accidentally back upped the screenshots of the private keys? We will not judge the security implications if you did find them. Wink
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October 28, 2016, 11:42:10 PM
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My phone broke and on the phone was my Coinomi and Jaxx. I had taken screenshots of those really long recovery keys but I can't get those screenshots unless I find a way to take the memory out of the circuit board and extract all images. Next best solution would be to buy a replacement screen but I do not even know if the screen is why the screen is not working, or the phone its self

What process would I be going through with Jaxx considering I at least have my wallet address saved due to mining?

The amount I have is not the end of the world but considering how I can;t straight up buy crypto where I am, what I make from mining is my only ticket into crypto investing

If the only thing you have is the address, there's pretty much nothing you can do... You really need that seed. I'd take the phone to a repair shop and see if they can make an estimate on how much it would cost to either repair the phone, or read the ROM, compare it to the amount you had on the wallet.

Next time, remember it's not a good idear to keep the backup of the seed on the device running the app... It's a recipe for disaster.

I found a solution. since I have screenshots on the phone with all relevant recovery info I can retrieve those at least by plugging a USB to ATG adaptor so a keyboard can unlock my pass code. That will open the phone so my computer can extract the screenshots

I can get my Jaxx back and the measley 2 dash I have in Coinomi too this way
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October 29, 2016, 12:05:08 AM
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Exactly. A simple USB cable. Was reading this wondering why no-one was suggesting it Huh
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November 07, 2016, 05:21:03 AM
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Came back to update this for anybody who may stumble on this thread in a search looking for answers

I borrowed someones USB to ATG adapter. I got past my lock screen and just like I thought I had screenshots of the recovery keys and got hold of my Jaxx and Coinomi wallets now
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