Well, not necessarily, maybe the USB option is just set to “charge only”.
Can you still charge your phone? Then the USB port should work…
Since USB OTG cables are really cheap and in general a nice to have accessory, I would give it a try. You can connect any mouse without problems. I tried a cable USB mouse and a wireless one from Microsoft that uses a propietary radio standard and both worked directly, without any further configuration.
The only problem with the FP1 is that it uses hardware buttons. So if these buttons don’t work anymore as well, you’ll have to install an app that adds software buttons. I tried Back Button and it works well on the FP1.
No the USB still works… the computer is detecting the phone, its just not showing any files or folders within the FP when I open it on my computer. I think its because I have a password on my phone. I can’t turn off the password, though, because the touchscreen is broken.
If I simply plug in a USB OTG mouse will it work even though there is a password? Can I simply put in the passcode using the mouse?
Okay well maybe I can try quickly getting into the phone and turning down the screen sensitivity… or just get it unlocked and then hook up to my computer to do file transfer