How to Recover Lost Data from Android after Factory Reset

As we know, all Android mobiles have a function called "Factory Reset". When you accidentally make a Factory Reset on an Android device, you will turn the mobile to the condition when it was shipped from the factory.  Then you will lose data like contacts, messages, call logs, photos, videos, music, documents, etc. So what can we do if we want to recover data after Factory Reset our Android phones? Well, there are two conditions: recover lost data from Android after factory reset with backups and without backups.

Recover Lost Data after Factory Reset Android with Backups:

After you make a factory reset on an Android phone, it will wipe all of the existing data from your device. So please remember to back up the data regularly. You can manually backup your apps, or with the help of Google cloud. With these backups, you can directly get back lost data after factory reset.

Solution 1: Restore Data from Default Backup

You can find that many Android phones have the system built-in function to backup data. If you have regularly backed up data, after you make a factory reset, directly go to “Settings”, tap “Back up & restore”, and select the backup files to recover your data.

Solution 2: Recover Data from Google Backup

If you have Google account on your Android phone and have synced data into it, then after the factory reset, you can still recover data from your Google backup. Just sign in your Google account, then you can select the files and get lost data back.

Recover Lost Data after Factory Reset Android without Backups:

If you accidentally click the Factory Reset without any backup, or you want to restore your phone but can't find your backup somehow, how to get back the data or settings? Well, Gihosoft Android Data Recovery Free will be your best choice to recover data. It is a powerful Android file recovery software for recovering data such as photo, video, messages, contacts and call history, WhatsApp&Viber messages and other Documents, etc. from Android phones of all brands such as Samsung(S6/S7/S8), Google Nexus 6P/5X, HTC 10/A9/M9, LG G6/G5, Sony, Motorola, Huawei, ZTE, etc. etc. Just need 3 simple steps as follows:

1. Run Gihosoft Android Recovery Free, select the files you want to recover, Tap “Next” to connect your Android phone to PC via USB and let your device be identified by our program.
2. Tap “Start” to scan the lost data from the phone. Scanning time depends on the memory storage of your phone.
3. Preview and select the files you want, such as phones, videos, messages, then tap "Recover" to recover files.