Samsung Data Recovery: October 2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

How to Recover Lost Files from Samsung with Broken Screen

Nowadays Samsung smart phones are becoming much more popular. Along with this popularity, many problems like how to backup Samsung data or how to recover lost files from Samsung are annoying some Samsung users. Here in this article, it will guide you how to undelete lost files from Samsung when the Samsung screen is broken.

You may lose different kinds of file types like contacts, photos, videos, audios, text messages, call history, WhatsApp messages, Viber messages and other documents on your Samsung phones or tablets. Follow the tips and steps below to retrieve data from a broken Samsung galaxy device.

Tips for Recovering Lost Files from Samsung with Broken Screen

1. Do not use your phone if you want to get them back. New data might overwrite the missing data.

2. Find a USB cable for transferring data, not just for charging.

3. Select one Samsung data recovery you trust in the market, for example, Yolisoft Samsung Data Recovery.

Steps for Retrieving Data from Broken Samsung Device

1. Download and run Samsung Data Recovery on your computer.

2. Select file types you need. The “Multimedia” includes photos, videos, audios, “Database” includes contacts, sms, call logs, and the last one contains WhatsApp messages, Viber messages and their attachments.

3. Connect your Samsung to computer via USB cable and enable the USB debugging. This process is aimed at identifying your Samsung device.

4. Start to scan, preview the scanning result and selectively recover what you need.

Notes:

1. Do not worry about your Samsung types. It supports Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge/S6/S6 Edge/S5/S4/S3/S2, Galaxy Note 2/3/4/5/7 and other Samsung phones and tablets.

2. It supports the Android 2.0 and later (Android 7.0 Nougat included).

3. If you try many software and they can not get your lost data back, you need to contact the Samsung manufacturer to solve your broken issue.

How to Control a Samsung with a Broken Screen

Usually this situation always happens if your Samsung screen totally dies. No one wants to have this kind of experience, but if you do have, there is no need to worry about it. The method below may help you extract your Samsung data.

The k.janku1 is a tool to control your Samsung by using a mouse and on-screen button on Windows computer, created by XDA Forum. After running this software on your computer, your Samsung device’s screen will shown in a small window.

Do you have a broken Samsung screen and do you want to recover lost files from your Samsung device? If so, all you need to do is head over to the first solution and give the Samsung Data Recovery tool a try and restore deleted files from Samsung.

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

How to Recover Contacts from Broken Samsung Mobile Phones

My Samsung Phone is Broken

Today I dropped my Galaxy S7 accidentally in the water. Although I picked it up quickly, it was also broken. I’m really worry about my contacts or phone numbers on my Samsung. I don’t have a backup file of them. Any way to recover contacts from Samsung, especially a broken one. --asked by Don.

Retrieve Lost Contacts from Broken Samsung Phones

A broken phone might lead to unexpected data loss, do not worry about this issue, even you do not have a backup file. There are many different Android data recovery software you can choose, for example, Yolisoft Samsung Data Recovery. It is a specialized software focusing on restoring deleted or lost Samsung data, including contacts, photos, text messages, call logs, videos, audios, WhatsApp messages, Viber messages and other documents.

Easy Steps to Restore Samsung Contacts

1. Run the Samsung data recovery software on your computer.

2. Select database which contains contacts information.

3. Connect your Samsung to computer via USB cable and enable the USB debugging.

4. Start to scan, preview the scanning result and selectively recover what you need.

Main Features of Samsung Data Recovery

Undelete your Samsung data due to various reasons, such as broken screen, factory reset, accidental deletion, virus attack, flash ROM and etc.
Undelete your Samsung data even you do not have a backup.
Recover the lost data after you preview the scanning result.
Export your contacts as CSV or HTML format.

Related Information about Find data from Broken Samsung

If you want to access your broken Samsung like S8/S8+/S7/S7 edge/S6/S6 edge/S5/S4/Note 7/Note 5, you can try using USB debugging method and Kies. If you still can’t access your Samsung, that might because you have a security code for unlocking or your fingerprint scanner is not working.

Even in this case, do not worry. The Samsung Smart Switch can help you get your data from broken Samsung. This program will pop out a window asking you to backup your Samsung data to computer before installing new firmware. That means you still have chance to make a backup file of your broken Samsung data even if the Samsung is bricked or somehow not working.

Run Samsung Smart Switch on your computer -> Connect your broken Samsung to computer -> Choose “Emergency Software Recovery and Initialisation” -> Go to “Software Update and Initialisation” -> Start to backup data from broken Samsung.

When you repair your broken Samsung or you change a new phone, you can easily get your previous data back to your current phone with Samsung Smart Switch.

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Monday, October 17, 2016

How to Recover Missing Photos/Videos from Locked Samsung Phone

Samsung smart phone users would like to take photos and videos with their Samsung. It is much more convenient to save pictures and videos in the Samsung gallery. But you may lose them due to accidental deletion, virus attack, system upgrade, factory reset, flash ROM and etc. What’s worse, you want to recover missing photos or videos from your locked Samsung device.

To some degree, Samsung phone locker can protect your private information and others can not read your phone without your password. Unfortunately, if you lose your password yourself and want to retrieve the lost Samsung photos and video, the first thing you need to do is unlock your Samsung phones or tablets.

Step 1: Unlock Your Samsung Phone or Tablet

There are many ways you can try to unlock your Samsung before restoring your deleted data like photos and videos.

All Samsung devices come with “Find My Mobile” feature. In order to remove Samsung lock screen pattern, PIN, password and fingerprint, you can follow the steps below.

Set up and log in your Samsung account -> Press “Lock My Screen” -> Enter new PIN in the first filed -> Hit “Lock” button at the bottom -> After a while, the older lock screen password will be changed to the PIN so that you can unlock your Samsung device.

If you are using a third-party lock screen software or app. You need boot your Samsung into safe mode.

Open the power menu from the locked screen and press and hold “Power off” -> Hit “OK”, if it ask you to boot in same mode -> If the process finishes, it will temporarily disable the the third-party lock screen.

If you do not want to try other ways, you can choose the most safe way, that is to factory reset your Samsung device. But this way will delete all your previous data after factory reset, so you are supposed to backup your phone first. After saving your Samsung data to somewhere safe, you can do as follows:

Hold the power button and volume down at the same time. This will open bootloader menu -> Hold volume down button two times to choose “Recovery Mode” and select it by clicking “Power” button -> Press the power button and tap “Volume Up” once and you will enter “Recovery” mode -> Select “Wipe Data/Factory reset” by using volume buttons -> Choose it via pressing power button -> Select “Reboot System Now” if the process is done.

Step 2: Samsung Phone Photo Recovery and Samsung Video Recovery

After remove the Samsung screen lock, you can freely recover the missing data like photos, videos, contacts, text messages, call logs, WhatsApp messages, Viber messages from Samsung.

Yolisoft Samsung Data Recovery is highly recommended for its profession and convenience.

Do not worry about your Samsung phone type. It support the Samsung Galaxy S2/S3/S4/S5/S6/S6 edge/S7/S7 edge/S8/S8+, Galaxy Note 2/3/4/5/7, Galaxy On series, Galaxy J series and etc. It allows to preview the scanning data and selectively recover what you need.