iPhone owners are well aware of how well Apple devices take photographs. To bring back a lot of stunning photos from an exotic trip, you don’t have to take a semi-professional camera or point-and-shoot camera with you - the iPhone camera will accurately convey all the charm of distant islands and European capitals.
Unfortunately, quite often travelers who take photographs with an iPhone recklessly forget about the need to transfer the pictures to the computer and, as a result of an incorrect jailbreak, an unsuccessful OS update, or simple carelessness, they lose the photos. Is it possible to return photos to iPhone after deleting?
Preliminary preparation
Resetting your iPhone, iPad, and iPod clears internal memory and loses confidential information, which is why Apple recommends preparing for this procedure in advance:
- Download iTunes and update the software to the latest version ("Help" section, "Updates" menu item);
- Prepare a backup using iCloud (in the settings of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) or via iTunes (category “Browse”, item “Back up now”;
- Go to iOS “Settings” and deactivate the “Find iPhone” function in the “Locator” section (you will need to enter your Apple ID login and password). There is no need to reboot - the settings take effect immediately.
How to proceed further depends on the tools used. We can perform the reset using built-in iOS tools, iTunes, and even using third-party software.
What to do if notes on iPhone are missing
If all the records from your phone have disappeared, then you should not panic. There are several ways to return the application. Before you restore notes to iPhone, it is recommended to check your settings. In some cases, this is enough for “Notes” to appear again, for example, when using a third-party account or email service (Gmail, Mail). To do this, it is recommended to do the following:
- Go to the “Settings” menu, then to “Passwords and Accounts”.
- Click on the email account you want to verify.
- Make sure the Notes app is open.
Notes may disappear after accidental deletion
Important! When using the application with multiple email accounts, the last two steps must be performed for each of them.
Standard reset via Settings menu in iOS
If the preliminary preparation is successfully completed, and confidential information is copied and saved in the cloud or on a computer, then the next step is to reset the settings. It is recommended to start with the tools built into iOS:
- Go to “Settings” and select “General” in the list that appears with available actions;
- Next, scroll down the context menu and select the “Reset” section.
- There are six options for resetting an iPhone. Information about geolocation, Home screen settings, keyboard dictionaries, and network settings is cleared. The last two points are related to clearing settings (the option rolls everything back to the factory state, but does not affect user information and content. If you select the “Erase content and settings” option, the iPhone will be completely cleared and will become available for setting up from scratch or restoring from a backup copies.
Reset iPhone to factory settings via iTunes
The multifunctional iTunes service copes with preparing backup copies of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and with downloading music to Apple equipment connected to a computer (using a Lightning cable or via Wi-Fi), and with basic diagnostics and setting up iOS. Additional features include resetting settings. But first things first.
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iTunes is downloaded from the official Apple website (and on computers with Windows 10 also from the Microsoft Store), installed in semi-automatic mode and immediately launched to check for updates and interact with connected equipment. Details about the same iPhone are revealed through a special icon that appears on the left side of the user interface, below the quick access panel and next to the menus you select to display.
After the transition, detailed information about the capacity of the internal memory and the current software version will appear on the screen. The “Restore iPhone” button will also appear on the screen, resetting the settings and returning the mobile device to factory settings. Before starting this procedure, iTunes periodically requests your Apple ID login and password, even if authorization has been carried out previously.
How to recover deleted photos on iPhone using third-party programs?
If the deleted image is not included in any backup, you should prepare for financial expenses. All applications that can recover videos, photos and other data on an Apple gadget are paid utilities, and their prices are hefty.
We have already written about how to recover SMS on an iPhone, and suggested using the shareware utility iSkySoft . It should be noted that the situation with SMS is simpler : the information contained in the message can be viewed using the trial version of the program - there is usually no point in returning the SMS to the device.
Free versions of special programs only allow you to find out whether it is possible to recover a lost photo - but to directly restore it you need to purchase the Pro .
The best “reanimator” of erased data is often considered a utility called SmartPhone Recovery Pro, which can be downloaded from the Enigma Recovery developer’s website. The full version of this program costs almost 4 thousand rubles, however, having paid this money, you can be calm about the result. How to return photos via SmartPhone Recovery Pro?
Step 1. Launch the utility and go to the “Recover from iOS Device” section.
Step 2 . Check the boxes of what types of data you want to return. Our task is to restore photos; This means we put a checkmark next to the “Photos” item.
Step 3 . Click on the big green “Start scan” button - this will start scanning the gadget’s disk. Just below the iPhone image it is indicated how much longer the user will have to wait for the analysis results.
Once the scan is complete, the iPhone user will see something like this:
The SmartPhone Recovery Pro program sums up how many deleted and existing photos and videos it was able to detect in the iPhone’s memory. In our case, the utility found 233 erased photos and 4 deleted videos. There are no existing photos and videos on the gadget.
Step 4 . Click “Continue” and see what results the program has achieved. Please note that only one deleted photo (the very first one) is available for preview - the developers apparently considered this sufficient for the user to be convinced of the effectiveness. A preview of the rest is available after purchasing the full version, so you can find the desired image in the list of detected SmartPhone Recovery Pros only by name.
Step 5 . Check the box next to the photo you want to return to your iPhone's memory. If you want to recover all deleted pictures, check the box next to the name of the “Camera Roll” section in the “Folders” block.
Step 6 . Click on the "Restore" button. SmartPhone Recovery Pro also makes it possible to export data to files in XLS , CSV (for Outlook ), XML (via the “Export” button), but this option is more appropriate when restoring, say, contacts, SMS and notes than photos.
Step 7 . The program will notify you that you are still using the trial version and offer to purchase the full version.
If you click “Buy”, you will be taken to the developer’s website, where you can make payment for SmartPhone Recovery Pro. You need to click on the “Activate” button if you have an activation code.
At this stage, an unexpected turn awaits us: we press “Cancel” and click on the cross to close the program.
Step 8 . A message appears offering a 40% discount on the utility—as long as you don’t leave.
Click the green “Yes, I want to use this discount” button and you will find yourself on the developer’s website, where you will see that the cost of the software has changed significantly in your favor.
Instead of the promised 40% discount, you only get 30%, but this is already a significant saving. After you pay for and activate the full version of the utility, the photos you selected will be returned to the device’s memory.
A user who tries several programs for iPhone data recovery, which are offered on thematic sites and forums, will certainly notice how much all the utilities are similar to each other. Using the instructions for SmartPhone Recovery Pro, you can also easily master Enigma Recovery , Tenorshare UltData , iSkySoft iPhone Data Recovery and many other programs.
From the point of view of the recovery algorithm, there are no differences - what can we say, even if the design elements of most utilities are similar. Conspiracy theorists have room for imagination: there is a strong feeling that all of the programs listed were created “under one wing” and exist only to create the “illusion of choice” in the user.
Reset using iCloud
By default, iCloud cloud storage synchronizes information available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch with Apple servers. Content from the “Gallery”, notes from the calendar, letters, contacts, notes and third-party confidential information are synchronized. If you log in to the official iCloud website, you will have the chance to view files that have been synchronized, and at the same time use additional tools, such as a set of office programs Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and the Find iPhone service, which allows you to track the location of lost equipment on a global map and even remotely erase the contents devices.
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To access the listed functions, you will need to be authorized using your Apple ID login and password. After logging in, an icon will appear above the area map to view Apple equipment available for editing.
If you select an iPhone from the list, a number of additional buttons will appear on the left: “Play sound”, “Activate lost mode”, “Erase iPhone”. The last option is the most radical - it completely clears the contents and removes the need to enter a password. It is not recommended to carry out this procedure if the owner does not have the device - attackers will have a chance to configure the iOS operating system from scratch and appropriate the found iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Reset via Recovery Mode
Recovery Mode is a special boot mode for iOS or iPadOS, designed to restore an operating system that has encountered technical problems (cyclic reboots, freezes at the Apple logo). The method of switching to Recovery Mode depends on the version of the iPhone - on models with Touch ID, just hold down the Power and the volume down button, and on models with Face ID, just hold down the Power and the volume down and up keys. You must hold the buttons until the iTunes logo and the image of the Lightning cable appear on the screen.
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After this, you will need to connect the device via wire to the computer and select “Restore iPhone” from the menu that appears.
Tenorshare 4uKey
Formally, the 4uKey service is designed to unlock Apple mobile devices by guessing Apple ID passwords, bypassing MDM and clearing the contents of internal memory, followed by resetting the settings.
Each menu item is described in detail by the developers and is full of recommendations for beginners. But, if it’s too early to start hacking, then it is recommended to start with the “Bypass MDM” section, which allows you to reset iOS settings, and only after that proceed with additional actions.
Tenorshare ReiBoot
ReiBoot semi-automatically corrects errors detected in the operating systems iOS, iPadOS and WatchOS, and also resets settings upon request, including in Recovery mode. Before wiping your iPhone, simply select the Reset option located at the bottom of the user interface and then select the most suitable scenario.
There is an option with a global transition to factory settings (completely clearing the internal memory) or a superficial one, when problems arise only with the network, language layout or notification system.
The latter option does not oblige you to first create a backup copy - the iPhone will not lose confidential information, but will only part with data associated with “home” wireless points, mobile networks and configured push notifications.
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