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Restore Lost/Disappeared Contacts on iPhone after iOS 13 Update

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[Summary]: If your contacts numbers missing, lost or disappeared after iOS 13/iOS 12.3.1 update on iPhone XS/XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8/7, etc., don’t worry.  This guide will teach you how to recover lost contacts from iPhone after iOS 13 or iOS 12/12.1 update, you can also follow the same steps to recover lost messages, photos, notes, WhatsApp chat history and more after iOS 13/12 upgrading.

“Lost contacts on my iPhone X after iOS 13 beta update. How can I restore lost contacts due to iOS 13 beta update error? I have backed up my device to iTunes to iCloud, can I recover lost contacts from iPhone without backup?”

After the 2019 WWDC developer conference, iOS 13 has been confirmed to be the next iPhone system right after iOS 12.3.1. And the iOS 13 beta version is already available for iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone SE, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus and iPhone 6S/6S Plus, you can install iOS 13 IPSW on your iPhone now, to avoiding data loss, we recommend you should backup iPhone before upgrading to iOS 13. If you lost data contacts after iOS 13 update, this article will teach you how to restore lost contacts after iOS 13 upgrading, you can also recover missing photos, get back losing messages, etc.

If you have backed up your iPhone with iTunes or iCloud before iOS 13 or iOS 12.3.1 update, then you can easily get back lost contacts by restoring from the backup, you need to restore all backe up data including contacts, messages, photos and more. In another world, you can’t just select “Contacts” type to recover it, worse, these two restore methods will erase all existing data and settings on iPhone. So, restoring from iTunes or iCloud backup is not the best choice. If you want to recover lost contacts from iPhone without erasing iPhone data, you need to use a third-party iPhone Contacts Recovery, such as U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery, iOS Data Recovery and iOS Toolkit – Data Recovery.

Let’s shows you three method to recover lost contacts from iPhone after iOS 13 upgrading: restore lost contacts from iTunes backup; restore contacts from iCloud backup; recover deleted/lost contacts from iPhone/iTunes/iCloud backup selectively by U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery.

Method 1. Restore lost Contacts from iTunes backup after iOS 13 update

If you have created data backups in iTunes before upgrading to iOS 13, you can restore lost data contacts from iTunes backup. Let’s see how to get your missing contact numbers back from iTunes backups.
You may want to know: How to Restore Contacts from iTunes Backup without Erasing Data

Step 1. Install the latest version of iTunes application on your PC/Mac and connect your iPhone to your PC.

Step 2. Launch iTunes application and click your iPhone icon, click Summary.

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Step 3. After your iPhone device detected by iTunes application, then select “Restore Backup…” in iTunes.

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4. Here, you can see the all backed up history with each backed up time, please select the most recent backup of your lost contacts, and then click “Restore” button start to restore lost iPhone data from iTunes backup, including the lost contacts.

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Please keep your iPhone connected to your computer during the whole restoring process, it will restore iTunes backups to iPhone devices. After this, you can disconnect your iPhone and use your lost contacts on your iPhone again.

Note: Using iTunes to restore backup contents to device will erase all existing data, to recover lost contacts from iPhone, iTunes or iCloud without erasing existing data, the U.Fone iOS Data Recovery solution will be the best choice.

Method 2: Restore Contacts after iOS 13 update from iCloud backup

If you have backed up your iPhone wit iCloud before iOS 13 update, then you can easily restore lost contacts from iCloud backup, but this method will erase all data and settings on iPhone. If there are not other important data on your iPhone, you can choose this method. In additional, if you want to restore only Contacts from iCloud backup without erasing data, you can also use U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery to download and restore lost contacts selectively, as well as restoring deleted and lost data from iPhone without backup.
You may want to know: How to Restore Data Contacts from iCloud Backup without Erasing Data

Let’s learn the detail guide about how to contacts from iCloud backup with erasing existing data.

Step 1. Backup iPhone data before restoring data from iCloud backup.
As we all know that to restore backups from iCloud backup would reset or erase all iPhone data. To avoiding data erased, so here we’d like to suggest you our U.Fone iOS Data Backup tool to backup iPhone data to computer firstly.

Step 2. Turn on your iPhone > Go to Settings > General > Reset > Tap Erase all content and settings option.

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Step 3. Reach the Apps & Data screen and tap Restore from iCloud Backup > Sign in to iCloud > Choose backup > choose the recent backup of your contacts that you have created, then click “Restore” button start to restore data from iCloud backups.

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Step 4. Restore backup data to iPhone device again.
After your lost contacts be restored back to your iPhone from iCloud backups, if you have backup your iPhone to computer via U.Fone iOS Data Backup & Restore, now you can restore all the backups to iPhone device.

Note: Restoring data contacts from iCloud backup method will erase all iPhone data and settings, if you have backed up your iPhone to iCloud, please follow the method 3, you can easily recover lost contacts from iPhone, iTunes backups and iCloud backups without wiping your iPhone data and setting.

Method 3: Selectively Recover Lost Contacts from iPhone, iTunes and iCloud after iOS 13 Update

U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery, with its highest success rate, has successfully helped millions of iOS users recover lost contacts from iTunes/iCloud backups selectively. Besides recovering contacts from iTunes/iCloud backups, this iOS 13/12 data recovery software can also help to scan and retrieve contacts directly from your iPhone XR/XS/XS Max/X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/SE/6s/6s Plus/6 Plus after iOS 13 upgrading. It supports previewing and selecting the lost contacts before the recovery process. Now, let’s check its detailed steps about how to recover lost contacts from iPhone after iOS 13/12.3 update.

More Features:

  • 1. Recover deleted and lost contacts from iPhone without backup, you can get back contact number, job title, address, companies, email and more which you store on contact app. You can recover and save the lost contacts on computer as VCF, CSV or HTML file.
  • 2. Selectively restore data from iTunes and iCloud backups, you can preview the details of backup file and select which you want to restore, it’s more advantages than iTunes. Unlike iTunes, it won’t erase the existing data on iPhone.
  • 3. Support recover all kinds of data from all iOS devices (the latest version of 13 is included), including photos, videos, contacts, text messages, iMessages, mms, notes, call history, safari bookmark, voicemail, voice memos, as well as third-party social app data like WhatsApp, WebChat, Viber, Kik, line, Skype etc.
  • 4. Backup and restore iPhone data selectively, or one click to backup your all iPhone data to computer.
  • 5. Fix iPhone to normal after your phone stuck at apple logo/ recovery mode, white/black screen, DFU mode and other iOS system issue. For example, repair iPhone stuck in recovery mode after failed upgrading to iOS 13/12.

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Steps to Recover Lost Contacts from iPhone after iOS 13 Update

If your iPhone in hand, please follow this simple steps to recover lost contacts from iPhone directly, you can also use this iPhone Data Recovery program to extract data contacts from iTunes or iCloud backup selectively.

Step 1. Run iPhone Data Recovery on PC or Mac
Firstly, please download, install and launch the iOS Toolkit on your computer, then go to “iPhone Data Recovery” section.

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Step 2. Connect iPhone to Computer via USB Cable
Connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable > Choose “Recover from iOS Device” mode > Click “Start Scan” to continue.

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Tips: If you wan to restore data from iTunes/iCloud backups, you don’t need to connect your device to the computer, please choose “Recover from iTunes Backup File” or “Recover from iCloud Backup File” to scan your backups.

Step 3. Scan Your iPhone
The program will automatically begin scanning your iPhone for lost contacts after you doing the steps accordingly.

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Step 4. Preview and Recover Lost Contacts from iPhone Directly
When the scan is finished, you can preview all found data before recovery. Choose “Contacts” to preview, mark it and click “Recover” to save all the selected contacts on your computer with one click, you can export all contacts as several format like VCF, CSV or HTML for viewing, printing or using, if you want to import the retrieved contacts to iPhone for using, you should save them as VCF format.

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Step 5. Import the Retrieved Contacts to iPhone(Option)
Well done, you have recover lost contacts from iPhone devices, or restore lost contacts from iTunes/ iCloud backup. Not matter which recovery modes you using, all lost contacts be save onto the computer, you can keep them forever. If you want to transfer those restored contacts back to your iPhone devices, you can use this iPhone Transfer & Manager to import the contacts from computer to iPhone directly, this iPhone transfer also allows you backup all data from iPhone to computer, as well.
Read the guide: How to Import Contacts to iPhone

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How to Recover Data from iPhone after iOS 15/14/13 Update

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Lost data after upgrading iPhone to iOS 15 or iOS 14? Don’t worry, these 3 iPhone data recovery methods will help you recover lost data after iOS 15/iOS14 update, including contacts, SMS, photos, videos, notes, WhatsApp and more.

Although the beta version of iOS 15 is yet to come, many of iPhone users already upgraded their devices to the iOS 15 beta to enjoy it’s new features: dark mode, performance boost, new editing tools and more in Photos app, new privacy features, new app to find missing devices and track loved ones, revamped reminders app, quick path keyboard, maps app gets more refined data and new features, memoji stickers expansion and more features. After upgrading your iPhone to iOS 15, you can use the new features in iOS 15. But, the latest iOS 15 beta still comes with some unexpected bugs. One big issue is that you may lose some important contacts or other types of data after upgrading to iOS 15.

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Recently, lots of iPhone users can’t wait to try out the new iOS 15 beta to enjoy the new features. But while updating to the iOS 13 beta, some people met problems and bugs and then lost important data from their iPhone, such as contacts, messages, photos, notes and more. If your lot data on your iPhone after iOS 13 update also, you can follow the below 3 most effective methods to recover iPhone lost data after iOS 15 upgrading.

Three iOS 15 Data Recovery Solution

Method 1: Recover iPhone Data from iTunes Backup After iOS 15/14/13 Update
Method 2: Restore iPhone Data from iCloud Backup After iOS 15/14/13 Update
Method 3: Directly Recover Data from iPhone iPad After iOS 15/14/13 Update

Once you lost data on iPhone after iOS 15 update, if you backed up your iPhone data to iTunes or iCloud before upgrading to iOS 15/iOS 14, you can easily restore data from iTunes or iCloud backup, please learn the Method 1 and Method 2. If you never backup devices before upgrading to iOS 15, you can go to method 3 to recover lost data from iPhone after iOS 15 upgrading, you need to use a professional iOS 15 Data Recovery to get back the lost data. Let’s check.

Method 1: Recover iPhone Data from iTunes Backup After iOS 15/14/13 Update

If your have backed up your iPhone device with iTunes before updating to iOS 15, then you can follow the steps below to recover iPhone lost data from iTunes backup. Please follow the detail guide about how to restore lost data after iOS 15 update from iTunes backup.

Step 1. Run iTunes on PC/Mac and connect your iPhone to the computer with USB cable.

Step 2. Click your iPhone icon when it appears in iTunes.

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Step 3. Click Summary > Click “Restore Backup”.

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Tips: “Find My iPhone” must be turned off before restoring your iPhone, please go to iCloud setting on your iPhone and turn off “Find my iPhone”.

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Step 4. The iTunes application will pop up an new windows, please select a backup history that you made before you upgrade your iPhone device to iOS 15. If you forgot when you have backed up your devices, please choose the latest backed up history and click “Restore” button start to restore iTunes data to iPhone.

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Note: If your have backed up your iPhone to iTunes, you can choose this method to restore from iTunes backups. But this method will erase all the existing data on your iPhone. So, we recommend you should use a third-party iOS 15 Data Recovery software to recover lost data from iPhone device directly, that won’t cause data loss. Such as the third method we mentioned, please keep reading the below methods.

Method 2: Restore iPhone Data from iCloud Backup After iOS 15/14/13 Update

If you backed up your iPhone to iCloud before updating to iOS 15, then you can follow the detail guide to restore your iPhone lost data from iCloud backup.

Note: Before restoring data from iCloud backup, you should know that this method also will erase all contents and settings of your device. If you don’t want to do so, you can recover data from iCloud without resetting by using a third-party iCloud/iPhone data recovery tool.

Step 1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Find and tap Reset > Tap on Erase All Content and Settings > Enter your password. Then your iPhone will be reset to factory settings.

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Step 2. After restoring your iPhone to factory setting. When you reach on the “Apps & Data” screen, tap “Restore from iCloud Backup”.

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Step 3. Sign-in to your iCloud account. Tap “Choose backup” and then select the backup history you made before upgrading to iOS 13, finally just tap “Restore” option in iCloud start to restore iCloud data to your iPhone device.

Method 3: Recover Lost Data from iPhone iPad After iOS 15/14/13 Update

Above two methods can help you restore lost data from iTunes or iCloud backup, but restoring data from iCloud or iTunes backup will to erase all existing data of your device. However, what if there’s no backup? Don’t worry, you still have chance to recover lost data after iOS 13/iOS 12 update without any backup, what you need is a professional iOS 15/14/13 Data Recovery software, you can download the best iPhone iPad data recovery tools here.

Since the missing/lost/deleted data is only hidden somewhere in the device and easily to be covered by new data, once you find the data is lost, you must to use a professional iPhone data recovery software to recover lost data from iPhone as soon as possible. In additional, please don’t add new data to the devices, in order to avoiding the deleted data be overwritten, let’s teach you how to recover lost/deleted data from iPhone iPad after iOS 15 update with iOS 15 Data Recovery, even without backup.

U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery is specifically designed to recover lost data from iPhone, iPad and iPod devices that base on iOS 15/iOS 14/iOS 13/iOS 12/iOS 11/iOS 10/iOS 9/iOS 8. It can scan your iOS device’s memory directly and recover up to 18 types of data, including contacts, SMS, photos, videos, notes, call logs and App data (WhatsApp, Messenger, Kik, Line, Viber, WeChat supported), etc.

Now we can view more features of iOS Data Recovery software.

  • Recover lost data from iPhone devices, iCloud backup and iTunes backup due to deletion, device crashed, smashed or broken, jailbreak, iOS upgrade or device reset etc.
  • Extract unreadable iTunes and iCloud backup, preview the details of backup file and choose the ones you need to restore, avoid the newly created data being overwritten.
  • Recover data from third-party app data without backup, such as WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Kik, Skype, etc.
  • Fix iOS system to normal without erase any data after your iPhone stuck at apple logo, recovery mode, DFU mode, white/black screen of death and other iOS system issue.
  • Support all iPhone iPad iPod running all iOS versions and all Windows and Mac computer, the latest version of iOS 15.
  • Backup and restore data from your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

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How to Recover iPhone Lost Data after iOS 15 Update

Follow the detail guide about how to recover lost data from iPhone 13/12/11/XR/SE/XS/XS Max/XR/X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/SE/6S Plus/6S after upgrading to iOS 13, you can also retrieve deleted and lost data from iOS 12 devices. Let’s learn how to restore iPhone data without backup.

Step 1. Download and Launch U.Fone iOS Toolkit on PC or Mac
Download, install and run U.Fone iOS Toolkit on your Windows or Mac computer, then go to “iPhone Data Recovery” feature.

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Step 2. Connect your iPhone to the computer
Then, please connect your iPhone device to the computer via USB cable. To recover deleted data from iPhone device, just select “Recover from iOS Device” mode, the program also supports “Recover from iTunes ” or “Recover from iCloud”.

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Step 3. Scan Lost Data from iPhone
After your iPhone device connected and detected by the software, just click “Start Scan” button, then the software begins scanning your device automatically for lost data, and you’ll get the interface as follow.

iOS 15 Data Recovery: Recover from Data iPhone without Backup - Step 3

The iPhone data recovery will scan all media files and text contents from iPhone. During the scanning process, if you find the file you want, you can stop the scan processing by clicking the “Stop” button.

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Step 4. Preview and Selectively Recover Data from iPhone
After the scan, all found data are displayed in categories, like call history, camera roll, photo stream, photo library, contacts, text messages, message attachments, calendar, notes, reminders, voice memos and safari bookmark. You can preview those scanned data one-by-one.

iOS 15 Data Recovery: Recover Data from iPhone without Backup - Step 4

Please select those you data you want to get back and click “Recover” button to save them on your compute with one click.

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Step 5. Transfer the Recovered Data to iPhone(Option)
The files including SMS, message attachments, contacts, call history, camera roll, photo stream, photo library, notes, calendar, reminders, voice memos and safari bookmark are retrieved to the PC/Mac. If you want to import the recovered data back to iPhone devices, iOS Transfer and Mobile Sync is a great partner to cooperate with U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery, both can help you easily copy files between PC/Mac and iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch easily.
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We have teach you how to recover lost data from iPhone after iOS 13 upgrading(without backup), you can also use this U.Fone iPhone data recovery to recover lost data from iTunes backup and restore lost data from iCloud backup without easing all settings and contents.

Now, download this powerful program to recover your iPhone/iPad/iPod data after iOS 13 or iOS 12.3 update.

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The Bottom Line

Above 3 methods can help you restore lost and deleted data from iPhone after iOS 15/iOS14 update, you can also recover deleted files on any iOS 15/iOS 14/iOS 13 devices, no matter you have a backup or not. Besides data loss, iOS upgrades can also cause a number of other problems, such as the iPhone stuck on recovery mode, stuck on Apple logo, iPhone stuck on black screen of death, etc. Fortunately, U.Fone iOS System Recovery also can help you fix ios system to normal without data loss. Let’s take how to fix iPhone stuck in recovery mode after iOS 15 update as an example.

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How to Recover Lost Apple Music Songs from iPhone

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[Summary]: iPhone Apple Music songs disappeared suddenly? Here are the incredible ways to recover lost Apple Music songs from iPhones and iPads.

A question from the Apple Forum: My Apple Music library has disappeared from my iPhone (6s) but my entire Music library is still intact on my iPad (iPad Air 2).

I can understand you. This issue can actually occur without any human input. For example, one day you are on the road, you feel that it is time to listen to music and relax. When you took your phone out of your pocket, you found all Apple Music songs disappeared. This kind of thing is very common among iPhone users. The most widely reported iteration of this issue is that iTunes basically “delisted” your music — it’s still there on your device taking up storage space, but iTunes doesn’t recognize it as music. Anyway, how to get back lost Apple Music songs is your first thing to consider. In this article, 2 methods have been listed and you can choose one of them according to your wishes.

CONTECT

Part 1: Restore Lost Apple Music Library Using iCloud Music Library

To get your music back and ready to be heard, just follow these simple steps.

Step 1. Go to Settings > Music > iCloud Music Library.

Step 2. Enable iCloud Music Library by moving the slider to green.

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Now, head back over to your Music app and check your Library. Your playlists, albums, and songs should all be there.

Part 2: Recover Apple Music Disappeared from iPhone and iPad

iOS Tooklit – Transfer is an extraordinary transfer software, supports you to copy files between iDevice, PC/Mac and iTunes. Also, you can use it to recover lost Apple Music songs from iPhone XS Max/XS/XR/X/8/7/6S/6/5S/5, iPad 2/Pro, etc. With just a few clicks, you can retrieve all lost music easily. Let’s take a look at the main highlights of iOS Transfer:

Transfer Music, Video, Photo, Apps, Ebook, Contacts, Messages and More on iOS devices.
Backup, edit, transfer, manage your media files.
Export certain or all of your photos from iPhone to computer.
Rebuild your iTunes library with one click.
Transfer music between iTunes and iPhone.
Manage songs & albums in iTunes Library or iPhone.

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Steps to Retrieve Missing Apple Music Songs from iPhone

Step 1. Launch iOS Tooklit – Transfer on Your Computer

Free download the iOS Tooklit – Transfer software on your computer. Install and run it and its main page is as shown in the picture. In order for the program to detect your device, don’t forget the connection between the computer and your iPhone by using a USB cable. Navigate to the Transfer function to start.

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Step 2. Select Transfer iTunes Media to iDevice Options

You should see the “Transfer iTunes Media to iDevices” feature on the main screen. Choose it.

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Step 3. Recover Music from iTunes to iPhone

Next, a window pops up and you will see all iTunes content, such as music, videos, downloaded, ringtones, purchased, and more. Check “Music” and then click “Transfer”, all iTunes music including Apple Music will be transferred to your iPhone directly.

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If you only want to restore some Apple Music songs, find the “Music” tab from the top of the window and click tap “Add”, you can choose “Add File” or “Add Folder”. Now you only need to select the Apple Music songs you want to restore. Done!

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Best Social App Data Recovery Software for Windows & Mac 2019

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[Summary]: You can get a chance to know 3 reputable iPhone social app recovery software, which can restore photos/video/audio/messages and other contents from WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat, Kik and Viber.

How about a familiar scenario: When you chat with others, you accidentally deleted important WhatsApp messages or photos and videos?

Today, a variety of instant messaging applications make our lives easier. We can immediately share cheers, joy or sadness with close friends. At the same time, we often use these programs to contact our customers. Since each app has its own unique features, we may install every popular IM app on our iPhone, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime, Viber, Tango, LINE, WeChat, Kik, etc. However, many incidents often result in data loss on the device, including WhatsApp/Line/Viber/kik chats or attachments. If you have an iPhone, iPad or any other iOS device, you may lose a lot of important messages due to physical damage, stolen devices, lost phones or accidental deletion. In addition, virus attacks can also result in the loss of unexpected message data.

The good news is that you can use professional iOS data recovery software to easily retrieve lost or accidentally deleted WhatsApp messages, as well as other social app data on iPhone XS Max/XR/XS/X/8(Plus)/7(Plus)/6s(Plus)/6(Plus)/SE/5s/5, iPad Air/Pro, etc. For your convenience, we will show you a complete list of the best 3 iPhone social app data recovery tools for 2019.

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#1 U.Fone iOS Data Recovery (for Mac & Windows)

The U.Fone iOS Data Recovery has 3 recovery modes for options. You can choose Recover from iOS Device, Recover from iTunes Backup File or Recover from iCloud Backup File. And the recoverable scenarios this U.Fone iOS Data Recovery supported include accidental deletion, water damage, factory reset, iPhone lost/stolen, system problem, forgot passcode, iPhone screen broken/crashed, device stuck in Apple logo, recovery mode and so on. It is a data extractor software that runs on iOS devices and is compatible with Mac and Windows and can be used to recover at least 25 types of data from your iOS device.

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Pros:

*Recover 25 Types of data such as contacts, photos, text messages, call logs, calendars, notes, voice memos and more
* Support IM apps, including WhatsApp, Viber, LINE, Kik, etc.
*Compatible with the latest iOS version, and you can recover data from any touch device
*Use three safe modes for data recovery with iOS Devices, iTunes, and iCloud making sure your data is safe and secure
*Recover lost iPhone data from various scenarios
*Scan through all your files and select ones you want efficiently
*Preview the data and recover it at a lightning fast speed

Cons:

*It takes some time to scan for your iPhone files

How to Restore Deleted WhatsApp/Viber/Kik/LINE Messages from iPhone Directly

Step 1. Launch U.Fone iOS Data Recovery

After you have downloaded and installed U.Fone iOS Data Recovery on your computer, launch it and connect your iPhone to it via USB cable.

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Step 2. Scan iPhone Data

Next you will see the interface, which has three options on the left sidebar. Choose “Recover from iOS Device” if you have not backup social app data to iTunes or iCloud then click “Start Scan”.

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Step 3. Preview and Recover Social App Data on iPhone

After scanning, the program will show you all the data types in your device on the left sidebar, including contacts, messages, call logs, photos, videos, music, WhatsApp messages & attachments, Lik messages, Line messages, Viber call history & attachments and more. You can select the types of files, and you just click “Show Deleted Only” to see the deleted Viber/WhatsApp/Line/Kik data only. Finally, tick the deleted social app messages and calls you want to recover and then click “Recover” button to get them back.

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# 2 Dr.Fone – iPhone Data Recovery (for Mac & Windows)

Contacts, media, WhatsApp/Line/Kik/Viber messgaes and a lot more can be retrieved using this Dr.Fone – iPhone Data Recovery software. It supports all iOS versions and runs on both Windows and Mac computers. The program offers data recovery for all iPhones except for 4 and 3GS, all iPads except for iPad for iPod Touch 5 and the 2015 Edition. With it, you can recover files from many common scenarios, such as factory reset, iOS 13/12/11 upgrade, system crash, device stuck and not responding, device locked or forgotten password, etc. In addition to supporting iPhone data recovery, this integrated software has other powerful features like iOS data transfer, iPhone unlock, iOS data manager and more.

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Pros:

* User friendly interface, easy to use
* Support for various social application data recovery
* Allow to alternative scan and retrieve specific items to save time.
* Allow data to be directly restored to the device
* Support for the latest iOS devices, as well as the latest iOS 13

Cons:

* The app is very large; so you may need to free up space
* The price is high and most features of the trial version are disabled.

# 3 iMyFone iPhone Data Recovery (for Mac & Windows)

If you don’t regularly back up your device on iTunes, or if you fail to activate the automatic backup feature in iCloud, you may be a bit worried. In this case, you will need iMyFone iPhone Data Recovery (for Mac & Windows) which is a powerful data recovery tool that can effortlessly recover deleted or lost WhatsApp/Kik/Line/Viber messages on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Besides social app data, it supports other 20+ types of data and you can retrieve deleted contacts, photos, text messages, call logs, and notes on iPhone via 4 recovery modes.

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Pros:

* Support various data types such as contacts, photos, SMS, WhatsApp messages, Viber messages, Kik messages, notes, voice memos, etc.
* The data can be selectively extracted after previewing.
* Provide 4 recovery options: Smart Recovery, Recover from iOS Device, Recover from iTunes Backup, Recover from iCloud Backup
* A simple and responsive user interface.
* Directly display the name of the person in the group chat

Cons:

* The price is high and most features of the trial version are disabled.

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How to Recover Deleted Data from iPhone XS/X/8/7/6S/6 on Mac

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[Summary]: Need an Mac iPhone Data Recovery to recover lost and deleted files from iPhone. Try U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery(Mac) to recover deleted photos, SMS, contacts, call history, notes, videos, ect. from iPhone/iPad/iPod on Mac freely, as well as retrieve data from iTunes backup and iCloud backup on Mac.

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We’ve all experienced that horrible stomach-churning pang ofr dread when we delete a file that we didn’t mean to delete. A lot of reasons can cause you to lose iPhone data, updates, jailbreaks, accidental deletions, water damage, factory resets… If you lose all of this, it’s really a nightmare. The bad news is that iPhone albums can save photos and videos deleted within 30 days, but other apps don’t have undelete feature. The good news is that these deleted files have not really disappeared from your iPhone, their location is marked blank and waiting to be overwritten by new data. Therefore, as long as you make sure they are not replaced by new data, it is possible to recover deleted iPhone files on your Mac, including iPhone 5S/SE/6(Plus)/6S(Plus)/7(Plus)/8(Plus)/X, and the latest iPhone XS/XS Max/XR running on iOS 12. This is why you are advised to stop using the device immediately once data loss occurs.

What if you don’t have a handy backup? What should you do to recover lost data from iPhone on Mac? This article will show you a best solution to get back deleted data and files on iPhone without backup.

Things You’ll Need To Recover iPhone Lost Data on Mac (iOS 12 Supported)

Before beginning the recovery process, ensure that you have the following things ready:

– Your iPhone
– A USB cable
– MacOS computer
– U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery for Mac

U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery for Mac is a recovery program that is efficient on retrieving deleted or lost data from iPhone on Mac without backup. It is available to recover lost photos, contacts, notes, reminders, call history, calendar, Safari bookmarks and many other data from iPhone XS/XS Max/XR/X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/SE/6s/6/5s/5c/5/4S, both lost and existent files are visible. Not only that, U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery (Mac) provides you with 3 quick and simple ways to get it all back on your iOS device: Recover from iOS device directly, restore from iTunes backup or iCloud backup without erasing existing contents.

Download the trial from here and try to retrieve the lost data from iPhone on Mac:

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Mac machine: iPhone Data Recovery Mac version supported MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro.

Operating System: Works well with Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 and the latest macos mojave.

iOS: iOS 11, iOS 10, iOS 9 and supported the latest iOS 12, such as iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone X; iPad and iPod(touch) as well.

U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery (Mac) – Recover Anything You Lost

– Recover data from iOS device, iTunes backup and iCloud backup on Mac.
– Recover contacts, SMS, notes, call logs, photos, video, Whatsapp/Kik/Line(Messages & Attachments), etc.
– Allow previewing and selectively recovering lost data.
– Works for many common scenarios, such as Deletion, Virus Attack, Locked/Disabled Device, iOS Downgrade/Update/Jailbreak, System Failure, Factory Reset, Device Broken/Damaged, iPhone Lost/Stolen,
– Fully compatible with iPhone XS/XS Max/XR and iOS 12.

A Step Guide to Preview and Recover iPhone Data without Backup

Step 1. Launch iPhone Data Recovery for Mac
Start by launching the iPhone Data Recovery(Mac) on your Mac, then click “iPhone Data Recovery” function, this function can help you recover data from iPhone/iPad/iPod, iTunes backup and iCloud backup.

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If you want to directly recover lost and deleted data from iPhone, please select “Recover from iOS Device” option.

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Step 2. Connect iPhone device to Mac
Using a USB cable to connect your iPhone with the Mac, , you need to “Trust” on your iPhone for the program scanning the device, the program will detect it automatically.

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Step 3. Select Data Type to Scan
After your iPhone device connected to MacBook successfully, then select the types of file you want to recover, including:
Messages & Contacts – “Messages”, “Messages Attachments”, “Contacts”, “Call History”, “Voicemail”, “WhatsApp messages”, “WhatsApp Attachments”, “Notes”, “Calendar”, “Reminders”

Media Files – “Camera Roll”, “Photo Stream”, “Photo Library”, “App Photos”, “App Videos”, “App Audios”

Memos & Others – “Voice Memos”, “Safari Bookmarks”, “Safari History” and “App Documents”

You can select the specific data type(s) you want to get back, or “Select All” to recover, then click on “Start Scan” button, your device will be scanned directly.

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As you can see, the program is analyzing your device, please keep connecting your iPhone to MacBook and waiting patiently.

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Step 4. Scan iPhone to Find All Data
After analyzing the device complete, the program begin scanning your iPhone device to find all deleted/lost/missing and existing data. During the scanning process, it may take you some times, it depending on the large file size on your iPhone.

Scaning Lost and Deleted Contacts from iPhone on Mac

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Scaning Lost and Deleted Messages from iPhone on Mac

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Scaning Deleted and Lost Camera Roll, Photos, Images from iPhone on Mac

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Tips: If you found the files you need, you can click “Stop” button to finally the scanning process.

Step 5. Preview the Scaned Results
After scanning, the software will display all files that can be recovered under categories, you can preview all scanned files before decide to recover them.

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You can also double-click one pictures to preview before recovering it.

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If you want to show deleted/lost files only, please switch to “Show Deleted Only” in the upper left corner of the interface.

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Step 6. Recover iPhone Files and Save Onto MacBook

Select the files you want to recover from iPhone and just click the “Recover” button start to recovering data from iPhone and save onto your MacBook.

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Step 7. Save iPhone Lost Data on MacBook
Only few minutes, all your seleted contents will be restored and save onto the MacBook.

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Free download iPhone Data Recovery for Mac and try to scan your iPhone lost data on Mac computer.

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How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iCloud

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[Summary]: This article describes how to recover permanently deleted photos/pictures in 3 ways. You can choose the most suitable method for your situation, even if you don’t have a backup, you can retrieve your valuable photos on iPhone iPad.

“My iPhone reminds me that there is not enough space in iCloud. When I deleted the useless photos to free up storage space, I accidentally selected some valuable photos and clicked delete. Now they are gone, how can I get back the data that has been deleted from iCloud?”

Everyone knows iCloud brings 5GB of free storage. If the memory is almost full, you will be prompted if you need to upgrade. Typically, we use iCloud to store and sync files between iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, like photos, contacts, messages, video, audio, music, call log and so on. Whether you intentionally or unintentionally delete an iCloud Drive file on your iPhone or iPad such as photos/pictures, iOS will tell you that it has disappeared forever. If you are unlucky one who mistakenly deleted important photos from iCloud and is looking for ways to recover, you can stop here. Since this article covers the comprehensive iCloud data recovery method, whether or not there is a backup, you can completely retrieve permanently deleted photos/pictures from iCloud.

Now keep on reading and find out how to recover deleted data through iCloud in three methods.

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Method 1: Restore Permanently Deleted Pictures from iCloud/iOS (Selectively)

It is well known that the file system only creates a delete flag on the disk before the original data is overwritten by other new data. U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery software scans and analyzes your device in depth and then finds deleted photos. This software works regardless of whether you have a backup, since it comes with 3 recovery modes: Recover from iOS device, recover from iTunes backup and recover from iCloud backup. Therefore, you can choose to directly restore deleted photos from iPhone XS/XS Max/X/8/77 Plus/6S/6S Plus/6, or extract and restore iPhone photos and other types of data from iCloud backup, like contacts, text messages, videos, call logs, Whatsapp messages, notes and more.

Download the free trial to the computer and try to retrieve iPhone photos from iCloud backup.

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Key Features of U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery

3 recovery modes: recover data from iOS device, iTunes backup and iCloud backup.
Recover many types of files, including photos, videos, SMS, contacts, call history, app and app data.
Fast data scan & analysis speed and export all data to local hard drive.
Recover iPhone data lost due to accidental delete, formatted, damaged/stolen, factory reset, iOS update/jailbreak or various.
Totally compatible with all iPhone/iPad/iPod, including the lastest iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR.

Step 1. Launch U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery

Install and launch U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery on your computer and soon you will be taken to the main page of the program. As you can see, the program is divided into three major modules, namely iPhone Data Recovery, iOS System Recovery and iOS Data Backup & Restore. In this case, choose “iPhone Data Recovery” to start the data recovery journey.

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Step 2. Log in Your iCloud Account

Select “Recover from iCloud Backup” from the left side of the program and you will be prompted to type the iCloud ID and password associated with your phone.

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Step 3. Download iCloud Backup Files

Once the login is successful, the program will automatically detect all backups in iCloud and display them as a list. Please select one of the backups which contains the photos you need to restore. Then click on the corresponding download button.

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Step 4. Preview and Recover Deleted Photos from iCloud Backup

Once the download is finished, the interface will show you all data types, you can select the photo data to preview and select the pictures you want to restore. Then click to “Recover” and wait for program download them to PC/Mac.

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Take it easy, don’t worry if you can’t find the permanently deleted photos you want to recover in the iCloud backup package. U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery also allows you to directly scan and restore all data types deleted from an iPhone iPad, including contacts, MMS/SMS/iMessages, photos, videos, and application data such as WhatsApp, Kik, Line, Viber, WeChat, and more. If you want to know more, please click here: How to recover deleted photos from iPhone directly.

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Method 2: Recover Photos from iCloud Recently Deleted Albums

Normally, if you press the delete button, the photos will not disappear immediately, they will be sent to the “Recently Deleted” folder and it will retain the deleted items within 30 days. Once they expire they will disappear forever. If you meet the criteria, here are the specific steps:

Note: It would clear all current data that has not been backed up. If you still want to know how it works, read on.

Step 1. Open iCloud.com and sign in with your iCloud account credentials.

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Step 2. Select Settings and scroll down to the bottom of the Settings page to find “Restore Files” under the Advanced heading.

Step 3. you’ll see tabs for “Restore Contacts” and “Restore Calendars”, etc. Clicking on either of these tabs will present you with an interface for recovering this type of data as well.

Step 4. Or you can select the photo part, and hit on the “Albums” at the top. Here you can see all recoverable pictures and videos, choose the picture you want to restore, and then click to the “Recover” to start the recovery process.

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Method 3: Retrieve Permanently Deleted Photos from iCloud Backup

After restoring photos from iCloud backup files, all data on the iPhone will be replaced by this backup and will disappear forever. This is terrible, if you are habitually backing up your data, then you can try this approach. This alternative does not require the use of third-party tools, you can do it yourself.

Tip: iOS Data Exporter is a comprehensive iPhone data backup & restore tool. With it, you can back up data on all your iPhone files with your computer, including photos, videos, contacts, text messages, and more, with a single click. At the same time, it allows you to selectively restore data from backup without deleting other content as long as you need it.

Step 1. Navigate to the Settings on your iPhone screen and then click “General” > “Software Update” to get the latest iOS version.

Step 2. Go to Settings → General → Reset, and then select Erase all content and settings.

Step 3. Find setup assistant, select “Restore from a Backup” on Apps & Data screen. Log in iCloud and then you can choose the backup package which contains your deleted picture to restore.

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How to Recover Deleted Instagram Messages on iPhone/Android

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[Summary]: Deleted Instagram messages by mistake? This article provides easy and effective ways to help you recover deleted Instagram DM online or on iPhone or Android.

Instagram is a popular platform that instantly enhances photos and videos with cool effects and then shares them with friends and other Instagram members. Instagram’s messaging service is called Instagram Direct. Normally, when anyone encounters the following problem, Instagram Direct Messaging (DM) will disappear:

1. When deleting unused files (for example, images, text messages, videos, audio, contacts, WhatsApp messages, etc.), you may accidentally delete key Instagram messages in the same way.
2. When resetting your Android or iPhone device to factory settings, your Instagram message may be deleted by mistake.
3. Many existing infected system files may affect file corruption and you may lose Instagram messages.
4. There may be a virus attack on the Android or iPhone device, which may result in the loss of data on the phone, including Instagram direct messages.
5. Android device root failure or iPhone device jailbreak failure has the risk of losing Instagram direct messages.

Other than that, maybe you deliberately delete these messages for some reason, and you realize that you need them later. For whatever reason, here we will discuss a variety of ways to recover deleted Instagram Direct messages on Android/iPhone. Read on to learn the process of each option.

Before we get started, you can take a look at two different scenarios to recover deleted Instagram messages.

Delete: If the user has deleted the chat, the message is still saved on someone else’s Instagram. Therefore, the user can ask the other person to send screenshots of the messages.

Unsend: Once the user unsend the message, he/she cannot recover the message. The message will be removed from the Instagram user’s chat.

3 Workable Ways to Restore Deleted Instagram Direct Messages

Part 1. Recover Deleted Instagram Messages Online

To recover Instagram Direct messages, the first option you can try is the Instagram Message Recovery website.

Step 1. Visit the Instagram Message Recovery online platform and login your Instagram account.

Step 2. Tap on the option “Recover Messages” to get started with the recovery process.

Step 3. Finish the human verification and then you will be able to recover deleted messages from Instagram account.

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However, you find it difficult to finish the human verification process.

Part 2. Recover Deleted Instagram Messages on iPhone

iPhone Data Recovery is the designed for iPhone users to recover deleted data on iPhone. You can use it to scan your iPhone and find the deleted messages or photos from Instagram. You can also use it to retrieve deleted text messages, videos, contacts, call history, notes, calendars, reminders, voice memos, Whatsapp messages, books, voicemails and other deleted data on iPhone XS Max/XS/X/8/7/6S/6/5S/5, etc.

What Can This Software Do For You?

Recovers missing photos, videos, WhatsApp, WeChat, Line, Viber, Kik messages, contacts, SMS, call logs, etc.
Supports data recovery with smart recovery mode or from iOS device, iTunes backup, iCloud backup.
Recover data lost from common scenarios such as jailbreak, water damage, stolen iPhone, black screen of death, iPhone stuck at Apple logo, factory reset, etc.
Supports iPhone XS, XS Max, X, 8 Plus, 8, 7 Plus, 7, 6S Plus, 6S, 6 Plus, 6, 5S, 5c, 5, 4S, 4, iPad Air/Pro, and iPod.

Free download the iPhone Data Recovery with Windows/Mac and try Instagram Messages Recovery on iPhone:

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Step 1. Open iPhone Data Recovery on PC

Install and open the program of iPhone Data Recovery on your computer. It has 4 different recovery modes. Select “Recover from iOS Device” mode in this case. Click “Start” to go to the next page.

iphone data recovery main page

Next you need to connect your iPhone to PC with a USB cable. As soon as the program successfully detects your iDevice, click “Next” to go on.

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Step 2. Select File Types

If you need to restore Instagram messages on iPhone directly, you can select the “Messages” icon under the “Third-Party IM APP” menu and click “Scan” button.

select file to recover

Step 3. Preview and Recover Deleted Instagram Messages on iPhone

The software will list all the data on the interface after scanning. You can preview whether the lost Instagram messages are found. If yes, select the messages you need and click “Recover” to get deleted Instagram messages back from iPhone.

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Part 3. Recover Deleted Instagram Messages on Android

If you are looking for steps to recover deleted Instagram messages on Android, Android Data Recovery is the tool I would like to recommend to you for recovering deleted messages from Instagram. It can scan your Android phone and SD card in depth to find lost or deleted Instagram messages on your Android device. Besides, you are allow to recover deleted contacts, messages, photos, videos, books, call logs, music, Whatsapp messages/photos and other document files on your Android phone. Regardless of the device you are using, such as Samsung Galaxy S9/Note 9, HTC U12+, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Google Pixel 3 XL, LG G7, OnePlus 6T, Sony, Moto, Xiaomi, Oppo and more, the following steps are all useful to you.

First of all, get this Android Data Recovery installed on your computer.

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Step 1. Run Android Data Recovery on PC

Install and run this powerful Android Data Recovery on your computer and select the “Android Data Recovery” option.

Choose Android data recovery mode

Step 2. Connect Android Phone to PC

Next, connect your Android phone to it via USB cable. The program will automatically detect the device.

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Note: In order to successfully detect your device, you should enable USB debugging on your Android phone. If you don’t know how to do it, don’t worry, this app has tutorials.

Step 3. Select Data Types to Scan

Now, choose the file types you want to recover. In this case, tick the “Messages” and “Messages Attachments” and click “Next” to begin scanning data on your Android.

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Step 4. Scan Your Android Phone

Please tap Allow/Grant/Authorize when it asks you to. If the messages don’t pop up, click Retry on the interface to try again.

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As you can see, the program starts scanning your device to find out your data.

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Step 5. Preview and Recover Deleted Instagram Messages on Android

After the scan, you can preview and check the Instagram messages & photos you want to restore, then hit the “Recover” button to save them to your computer.

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How to Fix “iOS 12 Recently Deleted Photos” Problem

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[Summary]: Did your iPhone photos missing on “Recently Deleted” folder after iOS 12 update? This article will show you how to fix iOS 12 recently deleted photos not showing issues and how to get your disappeared photos back on iPhone after iOS 12 update.

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“I just noticed that my photo album for Recently Deleted is missing after the iOS 12 upgrade. Any ideas? I have an iPhone 8.”

“After update my iPhone X to iOS 12.1.1, I found all of my photo albums disappeared, is it the iOS 12 upgrading process erase my photos? I haven’t backup my iPhone to iTunes before install iOS 12.1.1, is it possible to recover deleted photos from iOS 12 device?”

Lost iPhone/iPad photos after iOS 12.1.1/12 update? All of your photos disappeared on “Recently Deleted Album” folder after iOS 12 update? Don’t worry, this page will teach you how to fix “ios 12 recently deleted photos missing” problem, you can also learn how to fix photos not showing up on iPhone after the iOS 12 update.

Way 1: Check “Recently Deleted Album” in iOS 12

Apple introduced the “Recently Deleted Album” in iOS 9/iOS 10/iOS 11/iOS 12 for users move the recently deleted photos, videos to this Recent Deleted Folder, users can keeps those deleted photos & videos of last 30 days. Normally if you have deleted the photos on iPhone by careless, you can easily to restore them in this “Recently Deleted Album”. If you lost photos after update to iOS 12, you better check your recent deleted folder and if you found all your photos there, just restore it in “Recently Deleted Album”.

Simple Steps to recover photos disappeared in “Recently Deleted Album” after iOS 12 update:

Step 1. First unlock you Phone and launch the Photos app from the Home screen.

Step 2.Tap on Albums and scroll down till you find the “Recently Deleted Album”.

Step 3. If your find the photos you want, just tap “Select” to select the photos and then tap on “Recover” option. You will find your missing photos in the Album.

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Way 2: Enable iCloud Photos Settings

Enabling Apple’s iCloud Photo Library can help us to privately store photos and video online, we can syncs all the photos to iCloud across all the device log-in with same iCloud account. Apple’s iCloud Photo Library service lets you do all that while keeping your storage space free to take even more beautiful 4K video and HDR photographs. But if there is problem during iCloud syncing then you might think all the photos got missing only after the iOS 12 update. Let’s teach you how to recover lost photos from iCloud backups after iOS 12 update:

1. Open settings of your iPhone >> iCloud >> Photos >> Confirm that iCloud Photos Library is turned on.

2. You can even turn it off and after few second again turn it on to ensure that it is working fine.

Enable iCloud Photos Settings

You can even log out and again log in to iCloud account to make sure that there is not any problem with iCloud account and syncing.

1. Just go to settings of your iPhone >> tap on iTunes & App Store.

2. Tap on Apple ID >> Tap on Sign Out.

Enable iCloud Photos Settings

3.Now again sign in to iCloud account entering your Apple ID and Password.

Way 3: Force Restart iOS 12 Devices to Fix “iOS 12 Update Deleted Photos” Issues

If photos missing after iOS 12 update then try force restart your iPhone, because restarting the Phone can fix many issue of your phone. Let’s teach you how to force restart iPhone 8/X/XS Max/XR, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6S/6/6 Plus and older models.

For iPhone 8/X/XS Max/XR:

1. Press Volume up and down button along with Power button for few seconds until you don’t see Apple logo.
2. You iPhone will now reboot and see if this fixes you issue or not.

For iPhone 7/7 Plus:

1.Press and hold sleep/wake and volume down button for at least 10 seconds until you see Apple logo.

For iPhone 6S/6 and older models:

1.Press and hold sleep/wake or power button and home button of your iPhone for at least 10 seconds until you see the Apple logo.

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Way 4: Recover Erased and Deleted Photos Not Only from “Recently Deleted” Folder

If you can’t find the missing photos in “Recently Deleted” Folder, you can use a third-party professional iPhone Photo Recovery to directly recover erased/deleted photos from iPhone after iOS 12 upgrading.

The way that the deleted photos is completely gone is when the space it resided is overwritten by the newly generated files, like any task of downloading media files and install software. So we still have chance to recover deleted and lost photos from iPhone built-in storage memory, what you need is a professional iPhone Data Recovery software. In additional, before recovering deleted files back, please don’t add any files to the phone, otherwise, the deleted data maybe overwritten and you can not get them back forever.

Fix Photos Disappeared from iPhone after iOS 12 Update

U.Fone iPhone Photo Recovery is designed to recover deleted photos, videos and more from iPhone with iOS 12, iOS 11, iOS 10 and older OS version. The iPhone data recovery provides you three ways to recover lost photos from iPhone after iOS 12/12.1 update: directly scan and recover lost/disappeared photos from iPhone, restore iPhone lost photos from iTunes backup and retrieve iPhone missing pictures from iCloud backup. What’s more, the iPhone data recovery supports recover more than 20 files types like WhatsApp, SMS, contacts, photos, videos etc. before they’re been overwritten.

Key Features of U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery:

For free trial version:
– You can recover missing photos without backup.
– You can recover deleted photos selectively or fully.
– You can view the all backed photos in iTunes/iCloud backup before recovering.
For full version:
– You can recover deleted and lost photos without restoring.
– You can recover missing pictures without affecting current data on device.
– Recover up to 18+ types of data including contacts, messages, videos, voice memos, notes, WhatsApp messages and many more.
– Works well with iPhone 8 and iPhone X/XS/XS Max/XR and iOS versions including iOS 12.1/12/11.4/11.3.

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Recover Lost Photos from iPhone iPad After iOS 12 Update [without Backup]

Tested phone: iPhone X

Operating System: iOS 12

Step 1. Download and Launch iPhone Data Recovery
Click the above download button to download U.Fone iPhone Data Recovery for Windows or Mac, then install and launch it on your PC or Mac computer. Click “iPhone Data Recovery” function.

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Step 2. Connect iPhone X to computer
If you want to directly scan and recover lost photos from iPhone without backups, please choose “Recover from iOS Device” mode on the left side of the interface, and then use a USB cable to connect your iPhone to the computer.

connect iPhone X to computer

Step 3. Select Photos to Scan
In this step, you see the program support recover iPhone photos, videos, contacts, text messages and more, if you want to save time to get back your missing pictures, please just select “Camera Roll” category (or “Photo Library”, “Photo Stream”, “App Photos” category) under “Media” section from the left pane, and then go to next step.

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Step 4. Scan Lost Data from iPhone
At this stage, click the Start Scan button at the lower place to begin a deep scan of your iPhone. Just wait while the software scans your iPhone’s memory for stuff and you can track the progress of the scan in the window.

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Step 5. Preview and Recover Lost Photos from iPhone X(iOS 12)
When the scan completes, the program brings up an intuitive overview of all types of files. And multiple categories listed on the left side guide you to locate the exact files quickly.
Then, please click the “Photos” item to view the scanned pictures, just select one or more photos you need, and press the “Recover” button at the lower right corner, the program will help you recover your iPhone lost photos and save them onto the computer.

Retrieving Deleted iPhone Photos without Backup

Finally, hit the “Recover” button in the pop-up window to initiate the iPhone photos recovering process. This may take some time depending on how many pictures you’ve selected and the power of your computer.

Retrieving Deleted iPhone Photos without Backup

Once finished, open the destination folder on your computer and check up the retrieved pictures.

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If you want to put the recovered photos from PC to your iPhone, please use this MobileSync tool, which allows you transfer contacts, photos, videos and music from PC to iPhone/iPad/iPod devices easily.

Above is the complete tutorial to fix “iOS 12 recently deleted photos” issues and recover disappeared photos from iPhone after iOS 12 upgrading. If you think this tutorial is helpful, please share this page to your Facebook or Google+ for those people who need help.


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Recover Lost Messages on iPhone after iOS 12.1 Update

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[Summary]: The article describes the method to recover lost text messages when they turn inaccessible and missing after iOS 12.1 update by using iPhone Data Recovery software.

iPhone Texts Disappeared after iOS 12.1 Update? Most iOS updates also bring with them a slew of newly discovered bugs including iPhone unresponsive, iPhone black screen, and other problems including the unfortunate and potentially devastating iPhone text messages disappeared. If you noticed that some or all messages disappeared from iPhone after an iOS update or other circumstances like accidentally deletion, formatting, factory restore, jailbroke failed, iPhone stuck or broken, but the storage still shows a large usage for Messages, it indicates that missing messages probably are not really gone and still exist on your iPhone. You enable to stop using your iDevice and use a data recovery software to extract lost text messages from iPhone directly or from iTunes/iCloud backup without erasing your original iPhone files.

Here I will recommend you a worthy iPhone data recovery software. Restoring iPhone will delete all existing contents on iPhone. An alternative way is using third-party tools like iPhone Data Recovery. It is specifically designed to help you recover lost data without affecting your device in any way. It means that you can easily restore lost messages on iPhone when backup is available, even no backup is available. iPhone text messages lost due to an iOS 12.1 update can be retrieved within a few clicks.

Key Features:

Recover up to 22 type of data including messages, contacts, photos, videos, notes, WeChat data, WhatsApp chat and more.
3 recovery modes available: directly recover from the device, from an iTunes Backup of an iCloud backup.
Recover easily in just 3 steps: Connect > Scan > Recover.
Perfectly compatible with iPhone XS/XS Max/XR/X/8/7/6S, iPad, iPod touch and the latest iOS12.1/12.

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How to Undelete Texts on iPhone after iOS 12.1 Update

The “Smart Recovery”function of program provide different features to choose-to get back lost data on device,which will make the data recovery efficiently.You could select this recovery mode when you lost data from device under the unknown circumstances.

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Step 1.Run iPhone Data Recovery on Computer
Launch iPhone Data Recovery in the first step,connect your iPhone to computer and select the recovery mode “Recover from iOS Device“.

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Step 2.Scan your iPhone for Lost iMessages, Text Messages
Started to scan your iPhone for lost messages after iOS 12.1 update.To recover SMS on iPhone,you should click”Message“.If you also wanna recover other data simultaneously,you can click more file types to scan,such as “Contacts”,”Call History”.

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Click “Next” to search for your lost data,then the program will start to scan your device automatically for lost data.

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Step 3.Restore Text Messages from iPhone in iOS 12.1 Directly
When the scanning is finished,you can preview all data on your iPhone and then choose the text messages you want,just simply clicking “Recover” button.

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How to Recover Deleted WeChat Messages from iPhone XS/XS Max

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[Summary]:This tutorial introduces a powerful tool through which you can recover deleted WeChat message from iPhone XS/XS Max without backup and the latest iOS 12.1 is also supported.

“I usually use WeChat to set messages or photos to my friend and family, but my iPhone XS has no more memory space yesterday, then I cleared all the WeChat chat logs. Suddenly, I discover the most important message has been deleted without backup in WeChat. How to recover deleted WeChat messages from iPhone XS?Who can help me?” Ask by anxious Cherry.

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WeChat is popular used nowadays, we use the APP to send messages, share funny photos each other,chat with our workmates or family. However, you still can’t avoid any accident. You may accidentally delete WeChat messages without backup. How to recover delete WeChat message from iPhone XS? From this article, you will learn an useful method to get back the lost data. The first step you need to do is download the magical software—iPhone Data Recovery, which is an iOS data recovery software recover your lost/deleted data from your iOS devices, as well as retrieving deleted Wechat messages on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max.

The key features of iPhone Data Recovery software
1.Supports the recovery of not only WeChat messages, but also other 20+ types of files, such as photos, videos, contacts, messages, call history, WhatsApp/Viber/Line data.
2.Applies four types of recovery modes to locate your deleted or lost data easily – Smart Recovery, Recover from iOS Device/Recover from iTunes/iCloud Backup.
3.Supports recovering data lost when: your iPhone is lost or damaged, a virus attacked your device, accidentally deletion, iPhone is locked by unknown passcode and more.
4.Compatible with almost all iOS devices and iOS versions including the latest iOS 12.1/12/11.

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3 Steps to Recover Deleted WeChat Messages from iPhone XS/XS Max

Step 1: Connect the iPhone XS to PC/Mac

After installed the iPhone Data Recovery program, please connect the iPhone XS with your computer. Launch the iPhone Data Recovery software and select the “Recover from iOS Device”(without backup) feature to continue. Then the software will recognize and list your iPhone XS.

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Step 2:Select the Data Type You Want to Recover

There are all the data tyes for you to choose to recover. Select “WeChat” as the type of data to recover, in addition you can also recover more data together, such photo, video, App Photo, message etc. Click on “Scan” .

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And then the program will take some time to scan your iPhone XS, the scanning times depends on how much data on your iPhone.

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Step 3: Preview and Recover Delete WeChat Messages from iPhone XS

After the scan is completed, you can see all the WeChat messages are resulted, they are all listed on the interface. You can easily preview all the message, both the deleted/lost one and the existing one. Selecting what you need to recover, then hit “Recover”, which is available on the bottom-right corner. In the pop-up that appears, choose a location where you want the recovered WeChat messages to be store. After a few seconds, the recovery process will be done.

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iPhone XS deleted WeChat message recovery software – iPhone Data Recovery can help you easily and quickly get back & recover deleted/lost data from iPhone. It not only can help you get back all deleted WeChat message from iPhone XS, iTunes backup and iCloud backup, but also help you preview and recover from iTunes/iCloud backup directly without restoring.

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