How to Recover Android Data

Download Android Data Recovery and install it on your computer. Then follow the guide below step by step to recover lost contacts, messages, photos and video from your Android devices.

Step 1. Connect your device to PC

Launch Phone Transfer program on your computer. Then you will see the window as follow. Then click "Start" button.

Step 2. Set up Android to enable USB debugging

Enable USB debugging. Here you have three ways to do it according to different Android OS version:
1) For Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter "Settings" < Click "Applications" < Click "Development" < Check "USB debugging"
2) For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging"
3) For Android 4.2 or newer: Enter "Settings" < Click "About Phone" < Tap "Build number" for several times until getting a note "You are under developer mode" < Back to "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging"

Step 3.Start scanning your Android for lost data

Once you enabling USB debugging for your Android, it will be detected by the program. Then click on the green button "Start" to analyze your Android data.

When you see the window below, you should move to your Android device again, tap on the "Allow" icon, then turn back to the computer and click on the "Start" button to continue.

Step 4.Preview and restore Messages, contacts, and video from Android

This program enable you to recover text messages, contacts, pictures and videos from your Android device. But you can only preview messages, contacts and photos now. You can check and choose those you want and click "Recover" button to save them to your computer.