How can I recover my Android phone data

Spoke Right / 18 Nov, 2023

A lot of important and confidential information is saved or stored on our phones nowadays. If such info is unknowingly deleted by us or any virus attack or due to some unsuccessful data transfer etc., we can recover that data. For this, we have various different paid or free (unpaid) software available in the market. Below we are discussing some of this software. Here, the numbering of software is not based on their performance but is only compliance.

Dr. Fone:

To recover any of the file types such as contacts, messages, call history, photos, videos, WhatsApp, and many more, Dr. Fone software is used that supports more than 2000+ Android device models. Some of the devices with which it works perfectly are:

Steps to recover the lost android data:

• Download and install the Dr.Fone Android data recovery software on the PC.
• Open the software, after a successful installation.
• Different actions to perform such as recovery, data transfer, restore social app will be displayed.
• Before selecting any action, use a USB cable to connect your smartphone with your PC.
• It will otherwise throw a “Connect your device to PC” exception, displaying on the screen.
• Don’t start any other Android phone management software, during the process.
• It will show in the application, once the Android device is connected with the PC using this software.
• Select the categories to recover.
• Click Next.
• The lost data will be displayed.
• To recover the data, Click Recover.

EaseUS MobiSaver:

To recover all lost files, contacts, messages, photos, music, and videos easily, the EaseUS MobiSaver is used as a free Android data recovery software. The Android data can be recovered from a virus attack, accidental deletion, rooting, improper handling SD card issue, and many more situations. By scanning the Android device, the file can be recovered both from the internal memory and an SD card. More than 6000+ Android phones and tablets of several brands and models including Samsung, Google, Sony, Huawei, Motorola, HTC, LG, ZTE, etc, are supported by the EaseUS MobiSaver software.

Full Availability: Preview and Export Data:

Preview before recovery:

To easily select what to recover and what to not, the EaseUS MobiSaver software allows us to preview the details of contacts, SMS, photos, documents, and more, before recovery.

Export files in multiple formats:

To export the recovered lost contacts in HTML, CSV, and VCF formats to PC, the EaseUS MobiSaver software is compatible to use. For reference or printing, the scanned lost messages can be exported in HTML format.

Steps to recover the lost android data:

• Download and install the EaseUs MobiSaver Android data recovery software on the PC.
• Launch the software.
• Connect the Android device using a USB cable.
• Turn ON the USB flash drive.
• The smartphone will be automatically scanned to analyze the data.
• To scan the device, Click Go.
• Preview the lost data to decide easily what to recover and what to not.
• Select the lost file to recover.
• Click on Recover.

EaseUS MobiSaver for Android:

To facilitate an easy way to recover deleted Android data like contacts, SMS, photos, music, videos, and WhatsApp messages from Android devices, the EaseUS MobiSaver was developed as a free Android application.

Preview Before Recovery:

The EaseUS MobiSaver software allows us to preview the recoverable contacts, SMS, photos, videos, call logs, and WhatsApp messages, to recover deleted files by selecting them in one click. The restored files are saved to the specific location which can be viewed to check all the recovered data.

Steps to recover the lost android data:

Three simple steps are required to install the application and to scan and recover the missing data using the application. These are:

• From Google Play Store, download the MobiSaver for Android application in the respective Android device.
• To search for deleted contacts, photos, videos, call logs, SMS, and WhatsApp messages in a few minutes, completely scan the Android phones, or SD cards. The deleted files will be listed during the scanning process.

• Fast Deleted File Filtering:  To filter the scanning results in an easy way, choose any of the below options.

• Only display deleted items: To list only the deleted data in file types and file sizes.

• Only display files deleted in a specific time: To recover the file, photos, videos, contacts, or calls lost at a specific time.

• Display photos or videos in setup file sizes: To set up the minimum file size to find the data more exactly and at a fast speed. For example, we can choose to show only photos and videos larger than 300KB.

Fonedog Android Toolkit:

To recover the lost data in two situations, the Fonedog Android Toolkit software is used.

• To recover deleted files from a functioning Android device
• To recover the lost data from a broken Android device.

1. Recover deleted files from a functioning Android device:

The Fonedog Android Toolkit software can be used to recover the lost data when the Android phone is still in a working condition.

Steps to recover the deleted files from a functioning Android device:

• Download and install the Fonedog Android Toolkit software.

• Launch the data recovery software and connect the Android phone:

A variety of tools will be displayed on the windows on launching the software.

• Click on “Android Data Recovery”.
• Use a USB cable to connect the Android smartphone to the computer.
• Enable USB debugging:

To allow a device for deeper-level actions with the computer, enable the USB debugging mode by following the below steps.

• Select Settings.
• Click “About Phone”.
• Click Build Number until it prompts “You are under developer mode” come out.
• Go back to Settings.
• Select Developer options.
• Click USB debugging.
• Click OK on Android Recovery Software and OK on the device, to confirm the USB debugging.
• Select the file type to scan in phone’s internal storage:

The different types of files that can be recovered, such as, contacts, SMS, audio, video, call logs, gallery, even WhatsApp messages, and attachments, will be displayed on the software’s interface.

• Select the boxes of the file type to be retrieved.
• Click on Next to start scanning.
• Preview the deleted files and recover it from Android internal memory:

The interface will display all the applicable files found on the phone after the scanning process has completed.

• The categories of the file and the number of files found per category will be displayed on the left side.
• Click one category at a time.
• The preview of the files of the selected category will be displayed on the right side.
• Select the files to recover.
• To recover the file(s) select Recover.

2. Recover lost data from a broken Android device:

Visit the “FoneDog Toolkit – Broken Android Data Extraction” section, if the device gets damaged but the lost data needs to be retrieved from the broken device.

Features:

• Data is 100% protected and secure.
• Compatible with more than 6000 Android devices, including the latest Android models.
• Find and restore the lost data with or without root.
• A 30 days free trial is facilitated.

Steps to retrieve the lost data from a damaged device:

• Confirm that your device is on the supporting list.
• Launch the FoneDog Android Toolkit.
• Connect your smartphone.
• From the available choices, choose Android Data Extraction.
• Choose the situation, if a prompt appears.
• Various recoverable file types will be displayed. Choose accordingly.
• Click Next.
• The smartphone will be scanned for lost or deleted data.
• The file categories will be displayed on the left portion and available files on the right, after the completion of the scanning process.
• Preview the files to check if they are required.
• Select the files to keep them.
• To retrieve the data or files, click on the Recover button.