Samsung Galaxy S5 Data Recovery – Recover Photos, Contacts, SMS on Galaxy S5

How to Recover Data from Samsung Galaxy S5

Apr. 15, 2014 11:14 am / Posted by Bobby Hills to Mobile Phone Tips
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Samsung Galaxy S5 update make photos and notes lost …

"When I update my Samsung Galaxy S5, all the data are wiped. Anyone can help to recover deleted data on Samsung Galaxy S5?"

Samsung Galaxy S5 goes on sale finally. With Android 4.4 KitKat OS, bright display, blistering quad-core processor and excellent camera experience, this superior superphone was rumored and followed by people before it is released, and it's no wonder that people is lining up to buy it now.

No matter how well it performs, data loss is inevitable. When you're taking photos with its terrific camera, you tap the wrong button and deleted all the photos on SD card on your Galaxy S5. It's terrible. However, retrieving lost data from Samsung Galaxy S5 is quite easy if you find a reliable tool.

Android Data Recovery can help you. It empowers you to recover photos, contacts, text messages, videos and call history on Galaxy S5 lost after accidental deletion, formatting, rooting, flashing ROM, factory restore, or Android system crash. It also supports any other Android phones and tablets running Android L, 4.4 and newer, Android 3.0 to 4.3, Android 2.3 or earlier.

How to Recover Deleted Contacts, Photos, SMS from Samsung Galaxy S5?

Walk through these easy steps below to learn how to recover lost data on Samsung Galaxy S5.

Note: Android Data Recovery is a Windows-based program. If you're using Mac OS X 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7 and lower, go to Card Data Recovery for Mac and you can refer to how to recover Galaxy S5 data on Mac.

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1. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S5 to PC with a USB cable. If you haven't installed USB driver for your phone on this computer, you will get a Hardware update wizard. Just follow the instructions to do it.
2. Then enable USB debugging and turn on USB storage as the software screen prompts, and click "Next".
3. Superuser Request pops up on your phone, just click "Allow". Then switch to the software -- hit "Start" and select your file types for scanning.

Note: If you haven't rooted your phone, you can only recover photos and videos on your SD card. To recover more like contacts, text messages and call history, you should make sure your phone is rooted before data recovery.
4. After scanning, preview and select the files you need to recover. And then click "Recover". At last, choose a location on your computer to save the recovered files.

Additional Info: Samsung Galaxy S5 VS Galaxy S4

The Galaxy S5 is Samsung's top Android phone for 2014. But is it really that much better than the Galaxy S4? If you're using Galaxy S4, you may be interested in Samsung Galaxy S4 data recovery.

	Samsung Galaxy S5	Samsung Galaxy S4
Size	5.5 x 2.9 x 0.31 inches; 5 oz.	5.38 x 2.71 x 0.31 in.; 4.6 ounces
Screen	5.1 inches; 1,920x1,080 pixels; 431ppi	5-inches; 1,920x1,080 pixels, 441ppi
Operating system	Android 4.4; TouchWiz UI	Android 4.2.2
Processor	2.5GHz quad-core; Qualcomm Snapdragon 801	1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Rear camera and recording	16-megapixel; 4K HD (1080p HD default)	13-megapixel, 1080p HD video
Front-facing camera	2-megapixel; 1080p HD video	2-megapixel
Capacity	16GB, 32GB	16GB, 32GB, 64GB
Expandable storage	Up to 128GB	Up to 64GB
RAM	2,800mAh battery; removable	2,600mAh battery; removable
4G LTE	Yes	No
Wi-Fi	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4, 5GHz)	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (5GHz)
Bluetooth	4.0 Low energy	4.0 Low energy
IR blaster	Yes	Yes
NFC	Yes	Yes
Processor	2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipset	1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 (U.S. version); or proprietary 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 5 Octa
Carriers	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS, and U.S. Cellular	AT&T, Cricket, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon
Available colors	Black, white, blue, copper	Black, white