Accidental loss of important photos is all too common – maybe you were going to hit the share button but you accidentally hit the delete button instead, or maybe you were getting rid of the clutter and accidentally deleted some important photos in the process. In the worst case, your photos in the gallery got corrupted while you were transferring them to another device. In any case, fortunately, your Android or iOS device offers several ways to recover permanently deleted photos. Here we will look at several ways to recover deleted photos from your gallery.
How to Recover Deleted Photos in Gallery on Android Mobile
There are two main ways to recover deleted pictures from gallery on Android device. The first involves looking for deleted photos in the trash section of the gallery app or file manager app. If that doesn’t work, there are free and paid recovery software available on the Google Play Store and also on Windows that you can use to recover files.
How to Recover Deleted Photos from Recycle Bin in Gallery
If you accidentally deleted photos on your Android device, the first thing you need to do is find the Trash, Trash, or Recently Deleted folder. Most gallery apps have a recycle bin for this specific situation. However, the steps to access the folder may differ depending on the manufacturer of your device. For example, the system gallery app on OnePlus devices has a Recently Deleted folder under the Collections tab. To access it, you need to open the app, swipe right to go to the Collections tab, and scroll down until you find the Recently Deleted option under Other. Here you will have the option to restore or delete the photo permanently.
Deleted photos or videos stay for 30 days in the recently deleted OnePlus folder and then get deleted by themselves. This applies to almost all gallery apps. For example, the Trash folder in the Xiaomi Gallery app also keeps deleted photos for a maximum of 30 days. For Xiaomi devices, the folder is located under “Album”. Some file management apps like Google’s Files Go also have a Trash folder to recover deleted photos on Android. The trash folder is located in the Files Go menu on the left.
How to recover deleted photos from Google Photos
Similar to the system gallery apps, Google Photos also has a trash folder where images and videos are saved after they are deleted. Since Google Photos is one of the most popular gallery apps, it makes sense to learn how to recover photos in Google Photos app. To recover lost photos in Google Photos app, follow these steps:
1. Open the Google Photos app.
2. Click “Library”in the lower right corner.
3. Select the “Cart”option.
4. Select the photos you want to recover.
5. Click Restore.
How to recover deleted photos from cloud storage to gallery
If you accidentally deleted photos from your device, they may be available in the cloud. Most cloud storage services have an automatic backup feature that automatically backs up all photos and other files. For example, if you use Xiaomi cloud storage, you will find all accidentally deleted photos in the cloud storage from where you can recover files. If you’re using Google Photos Backup, photos deleted from any third-party gallery app will remain in your Google cloud storage.
How to recover deleted photos with recovery apps and restore to gallery
Another way to recover deleted photos is to use a recovery app. Now there are a lot of recovery applications. EaseUS data recovery and Dr.Fone are among the most popular. Once you’ve lost your photos, simply connect your device to your PC with a USB cable. Open the recovery tool and follow the instructions on the screen.
Although it may require recovery software, there is no guarantee that the tool will be able to recover your lost photos. Deleted files remain on your device’s memory for a short period of time before they are overwritten with new data. If you store files on a microSD card, you have a high chance of recovering photos because you can stop the overwriting process by removing the memory card.
How to Recover Deleted Photos on iPhone
Similar to Android, the iPhone also offers a Recently Deleted folder in its internal Photos app. Photos that you may have accidentally deleted will remain there for 30 days. After that, photos and videos are automatically deleted.
How to recover deleted photos from recycle bin
To recover photos on your iPhone and iPad, you need to do the following:
- Go to the Apple Photos app.
- Go to the Album section.
- Scroll down and click “Recently Deleted”.
- Click on Select in the top right corner.
- Select the photos you want to restore and click “Recover”.
How to recover deleted photos from iCloud
Apple users can also recover deleted photos from iCloud backup. This method is useful in cases where you cannot find the deleted photo in the Recently Deleted folder. However, there are caveats here. First, this approach will only work when backing up photos to the cloud. Secondly, the backup will replace all the data on your device with the data stored in the backup. If you have a relatively recent backup, this won’t be a problem since you probably don’t have much new data to start with.
If you have tons of new data stored on your device since the last backup, you can create a new backup. Once you manage to recover all important photos and videos, send them to external storage and restore your device to the latest iPhone backup. This way you won’t lose your latest data and you can recover your deleted photos.
Now, in order to recover lost photos from a previous iCloud backup, you need to do the following:
- First, you will need to factory reset your device. Go to your iPhone settings. Click General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
- Follow the iPhone initial setup process.
- Select Restore from iCloud Backup on the Apps & Data screen.
- Enter your iCloud login credentials and select from the list of backups.
- See if lost photos have been recovered.