How to Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone/iPad 2016

As iPhones/iPads succeed one another, its camera becomes more and more powerful, allowing users to take high-resolution photos with supreme quality. We all have memorable and frame-worthy moments sitting in Camera Rolls. However, it is as easy to delete a photo as to take it. Some unexpected incidents like accidental deletion, system crash and iOS upgrade that lead to photo loss occur from time to time. What to do when you lose photos on your iPhone and iPad? Here I will introduce four workable ways to recover deleted photos from iPhone 7/SE/6S/6/5S/5/4S and iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro.

Method 1: Recover Deleted iPhone/iPad Photos from Photos App.

This method only applies to iPhone/iPad running iOS 8 or later version. You can first check “Recently Deleted” Album where your deleted photos will rest 30 days in Photos app to look for your deleted photos. This is the simplest way to recover deleted photos from your iPhone/iPad. Just follow the easy steps:

1. Open Photos App and choose “Album”.

2. Scroll screen down to the bottom and tap “Recently Deleted” Album.

3. Tap “Select” on the upper right corner and pick the deleted photos you want, then tap “Recover”. Your deleted photos will be back to original album immediately.

Method 2: Retrieve Deleted Photos from iCloud

If your have enabled iCloud Photo Library on your iPhone/iPad, you are able to retrieve deleted photos from iCloud.

1. Open your browser and visit iCloud.com

2. Enter your Apple ID and password to sign in to iCloud. Click on “Photos” icon.

3. Navigate the Photo Library and select the deleted photos, the click “Download” to export photos from iCloud to your computer.



Method 3: Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone/iPad
Another way to recover deleted photos is to utilize a third party application. Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a solid and powerful tool that enables you to recover deleted photos directly from iPhone in a straight forward way. You can extract photos from an iTunes backup with the program without restoring the whole backup on your iPhone/iPad. It supports preview and selective recovery as well. Just follow the simple steps below:

1. Launch the iPhone Photo Recovery and connect your iPhone/iPad to computer.

2. Click “Start scan” once your device is detected by the program.

3. Click “Camera Roll”, “Photo Stream” and “App Photos”, preview and recover deleted photos on your iPhone/iPad.

Note: Turn on “Airplane Mode” on your iPhone/iPad to avoid newly generated data overwrite deleted photos and thus decrease the chance of recovery.

Method 4: Restore Deleted iPhone/iPad Photos from Backup

Restoring backup on iPhone/iPad is the most traditional way to get back deleted photos. You have two options: Restore from iTunes backup and Restore from iCloud backup. The whole data on your iPhone/iPad will be replaced by the backup file in both ways.
Restore from iTunes backup:

1. Open iTunes an connect your iPhone/iPad to computer.

2. Tap on your iPhone/iPad icon and click “Summary”.

3. Choose “Restore Backup” to select an iTunes backup, click “Restore”. The process will take some time depending on the size of your backup file.

Note: As mentioned above, restoring from iTunes backup mean data on your device will be replaced by the backup file. It is suggested you make use of Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to selectively extract iPhone photos from the backup in a much efficient way.
Restore from iCloud backup

1. Open Settings app on your iPhone and tap “General”.

2. Locate “Reset” and tap on it, choose “Erase All Content and Settings” and tap “Erase iPhone”.

3. Enter the passcode of your iPhone/iPad and confirm “Erase iPhone”.

4. Choose “Restore from iCloud Backup” when you reach “App & Data” screen, sign in to iCloud
 and choose an iCloud backup to restore.

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