How to Recover Deleted Screenshots From Android

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Recover Deleted Screenshots From Android

By Selena KomezUpdated on October 24, 2019


[Summary]: If you have lost or deleted screenshots from your Android devices and want them back. Here is the best screenshot recovery software for Android to recover deleted screenshots and photos from Android phones and tablets without backup.

We often use screenshot feature when using a mobile phone. A screenshot is a file on an Android phone or tablet that provides you with the exact image displayed on the screen and saved as an image file on your Android device. These screenshots can be used in many ways, such as sharing, authentication, or any other purpose. It’s easy to take a screenshot, and these files are automatically saved in your Android phone gallery. As a result, many users may accidentally lose or delete screenshots on their Android devices while browsing photos.

“How can I recover my deleted screenshots? I deleted my screenshots from gallery by mistake. How to recover deleted screenshots on Android phone?”

After the screenshot disappears, you can try to insert your Android phone into your computer in MTP mode and look for missing screenshots via DCIM or the “Photos” folder. If it doesn’t work, you’ll need to retrieve the deleted screenshots from a third-party software.

Best Way to Retrieve Deleted Screenshots from Android

Accidental deletion is the most common cause of data loss. In addition, your screenshots can disappear due to other factors, such as formatting, restoring to factory settings, ROM flashing, Android OS update failed, water damaged, Android phone stolen or broken, phone stuck in recovery mode/blue screen of death, rooting and so forth. Whatever the reason, Android Data Recovery is your strong backing. With it, you can easily recover deleted/lost screenshots on Android. Moreover, Android Data Recovery is capable of retrieving all types of files including screenshots, text messages, calls history, contacts, whatsapp data, photos, videos, audio, document files and many other files from any Android phones and tablets. It supports images in .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp, formats and more. And it is fully compatible with most of Android brands, such as Samsung Galaxy, HTC One, LG G, Sony Xperia, Huawei, Google Nexus, OPPO, Meizu, ZTE, Motorola, Xiaomi, Google Pixel and so on. And the latest Huawei Mate 30 & Mate 30 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 are also supported.

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Key Features:

Recover deleted, lost, formatted screenshots from Android phone/tablet.
Support JPG/JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, WebP, TIFF screenshots files and many other image file formats.
Recover other files like photos, WhatsApp messages, documents, messages, contacts, videos, audio and more.
Scan Android files from internal memory as well as external SD card.
Preview recoverable data before final recovery.
Support Android devices including Samsung, HTC, Google Nexus, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Huawei, Oppo, etc.
Fully compatible with Android OS 10/9/8/7/6/5/4 and older versions.

Step-by-step Guide to Recover Deleted/Lost Screenshots From Android

Step 1: Launch the Android Data Recovery on PC or Mac
Please click the above download button to download the application on the computer, install it, and then launch it. To do Android screenshot recovery, please click on “Android Data Recovery” to start.

android screenshot recovery

Step 2. Connect Your Android Phone to Computer
Then connect Android mobile phone to the computer via a USB cable.

connect android to computer

Step 3. Turn on USB Debugging
Enable USB debugging on your Android mobile phone for for full connection first, click Allow when prompted on the handset.
You can also learn how to enable USB debugging mode on your different Android OS.
1. Android 2.3 or earlier: Go to “Settings < Applications < Development < USB debugging”.
2. Android 3.0 to 4.1: Go to “Settings < Developer option < USB debugging”.
3. Android 4.2 or newer: Go to “Settings < About Phone < Build number” for several times until you get a note about “You are under developer mode”. Then, you should go back to “Settings < Developer options < USB debugging”.

enable usb debugging on android

Step 4. Select Gallery for Scanning
Once the Android device is detected, select “Gallery” and “Picture Library” on the Android Data Recovery and click “Next”.

select photos to scan and recovery

Step 5. Root for Deep Scanning Your Phone(Option)
If you just want to extract existing data from Android phone, please click “Normal Scan” option to go on, the application will shallow scan all existing files and shows the detail to you, this scanning mode will take less time.

If you want to recover more deleted and lost data, you need too root permission for a deep and complete scan to find more deleted and lost photos in the phone memory.
To root the phone, click “Rooting Tools” button, it will open a page for you to download KingoRoot tool to root your Android phone.
Please don’t worry, you can also get the device back to it’s original status after data recovery complete.
We also have the guide on this: How to root and unroot an Android device safely

root Samsung S10 to deep scan

After rooting the Samsung phone successfully, click “Retry” button after rooting. Then, the app analyzes your phone and deep scanning the deleted and lost photos from Android phone internal memory.

Step 6. Preview and Recover Deleted Screenshots on Android

After the completion of the scanning process, you can preview the recoverable files one by one. The program will find out your deleted screenshots from Android phone. When it is done, select the deleted screenshots and click “Recover”.

recover screenshot on android

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Android Screenshot Recovery

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