How to Recover Lost Photos and More Data from iPhone 7/7 Plus

At long last, iPhone 7/7 Plus is officially launched on September 7th, 2016. As Apple says the new iPhone is the best iPhones the company has ever made, iPhone 7/ 7Plus feature a faster processor, a solid state Home button, a better camera and introduce two new color-Black and Jet Black.  Though the removal of headphone jack arouse great controversy, the iPhone 7 is a perfect alternative for digital camera, taking absolutely gorgeous photos. Many Apple fans have already started replacing their old iPhone with the new release. While you enjoy the new iPhone, data loss may happen without preparation. Check contents below and find 2 ways to recover deleted/lost photos and more data from iPhone 7. 

Make use of iPhone 7 Data Recovery Tool
Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a professional and easy-to-use tool that aims to recover deleted or lost photos, videos, contacts, WhatsApp and more from iPhone 7 or iTunes backup in an efficient way. No matter you lost data due to accidental deletion, iOS upgrade, system crash or other reasons, the program is capable of retrieve the data you want.

Step 1: Launch the iPhone 7 Data Recovery program and connect your iPhone to computer.
Step 2: Click "Start scan" to scan and analyze lost data on your iPhone.
Step 3: Check and preview photos and other files one by one after the scan, select the ones you want and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

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Restore Lost Data from iTunes backup
Backing up iPhone regularly is one rule of thumb. If you have created a backup in iTunes before, you can restore photos and other lost data from iTunes backup easily.
1. Open iTunes and click on your iPhone icon.
2. Click "Summary" and choose "Restore Backup".
3. Select a most recent iTunes backup and click "Restore". The process may take a while.

Note: Restoring from iCloud backup is an alternative, supposing you have backed up your device with iCloud before. However, restoring from iTunes and iCloud backup means that the existing data on your iPhone will be replaced by the backup file and the new data you haven't backed up yet will be wiped. Whats' more, you are not allowed to preview the data you want in the backup file. It is suggested that you combine the data recovery tool with the backup file to preview and selectively recover the lost data you want in a much safer way.

iOS 10 Data Recovery-How to Recover iPhone/iPad Data after iOS 10 Upgrade

Apple unveiled its iOS 10, the next generation of operating system for iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch, at DMCC 2016, and announced its release date to be September.13 at Apple 7 Launch Event. iOS 10 is the biggest update to Apple's operating system so far, overhauling the design of iOS 7 released in 2013. The revamped iOS 10 features some drastic changes like a much smarter Siri, a redesigned lock screen and more playful iMessage app and a new raise to wake feature.
As the iOS 10 brings us a lot of surprises, no doubt many Apple fans cannot wait to download and tryout the new operating system on their iDevices.  However, there is a great risk that you may lose the important data when you update your iPhone/iPad to iOS 10 as the software is still being tested and may have some glitches. That's why it is important to make full preparations for backup before the upgrade. This article will walk you through the process on how to recover lost iPhone/iPad data after upgrading to iOS 10 in 2 workable ways.

Part 1: Recover lost data directly from iPhone/iPad
Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a powerful tool that allows you to retrieve lost data directly from your iPhone 7/SE/6S/6/5S/5/4S/4 or iPad, iPad mini/Air/Pro without backup within just a few simple clicks. You can selectively recover lost photos, videos, contacts, notes, WhatsApp and much more from your device with ease.

Follow the steps below:
1. Run the program and connect your iPhone/iPad to computer.
2. Hit "Start scan" to scan for lost data on your device.
3. Preview and select the data you want, then click "Recover".

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Part 2: Restore lost data from backup file

If you have backed up your iPhone or iPad with iTunes or iCloud before, you can restore lost data on your device in a more traditional way, that is from iTunes or iCloud backup.

Option 1: Retreive lost data from iTunes backup

Make sure that you have installed the latest version of iTunes on your computer. 

1. Connect your iPhone/iPad to computer and launch iTunes.

2. Tap on your iPhone icon, then click on "Restore iPhone".

3. Choose the latest backup and click "Restore".

Option 2: Restore lost data from iCloud backup

Open "Settings" app and tap "General">"Reset">"Erase All Content and Settings">"Erase iPhone". Follow the onscreen prompt and choose "Restore from iCloud Backup", then select the latest backup. The lost data will be restored on your iPhone/iPad.

Comparison: Restoring from iTunes or iCloud backup will ask you to wipe all data on your iPhone/iPad and the data on your device will be replaced by the backup file. You are not allowed to preview the data before recovery. If you don't want to restore all the data in the backup, you can combine it with Jihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to extract data from the backup file and selectively recover lost data on your device.

Note : The iOS 10 will be available for iPhone 5 and higher, iPad mini 2 and higher, iPad 4 and subsequent iPad Air and iPad Pro models, and iPod touch 6th gen onwards.