How to Recover Photos from Water Damaged iPhone 6s
by Jenefey Aaron Updated on 2019-07-25 / Update for iPhone Data
“I accidently dropped my iPhone 6s in the swimming poor and failed to turn it on again. All my wedding photos are on the phone. This is ALL I care about. Does Apple can recover photos from water damaged iPhone 6s?”
- Black
All of a sudden, your lovely iPhone 6s dropped into the swimming pool or the toilet? It really sucks. What makes your heart breaking is that all your precious data all lost with your device. If you are looking for a way to retrieve photos from water damaged iPhone 6s, here we get Tenorshare iPhone Data Recovery, professional photo recovery software for iPhone, to help you recover lost photos when your iPhone 6s/6s Plus/SE dropped in water.
To get started, free download and install iPhone Data Recovery on any computer you can access.
Method1: Recover Pictures from Water Damaged iPhone 6s without Backup
Dropping into water may be in a blink of eyes and you hardly have time to backup iPhone. If your iPhone is still can be recognized by computer, you can get your lost pics following steps below:
Step 1: Connect your iPhone to computer with USB cable. "Recover Data from iOS Device" is selected by default. Click "Start scan" to scan your device.
Step 2: After scanning, all photos on your iPhone 6s will be listed by category. Click any of them to preview prior recover.
Step 3: Check the box before the photos you wanted and click “Recover” to get them back.
Method 2: Restore Photos on Water Damaged iPhone 6s from iTunes Backup
If the computer failed recognize your water damaged phone, the only way to get lost photos back is recovering from backup files. Below is how to extract photos from iTunes backup. You don’t need to connect your device.
Step 1: Run iPhone Data Recovery and chose "Recover from iTunes Backup File". Highlight the backup you want to recover and click "Start Scan" to precede.
Step 2: Preview your lost photos and click “Recover” to recover your missing iPhone photos.
Method 3: Recover Camera Roll on Water Damaged iPhone 6s from iCloud Backup
Have you ever turned on iCloud backup on your iPhone? If you did, iCloud will automatically backup your data when connected to Wi-Fi. You can follow steps below to download your iCloud photos even when your iPhone is freezing or can’t boot.
Step 1: Chose "Recover from iCloud Backup File" and sign into your iCloud account. Select the backup and files you want to download.
Step 2: After downloading, you can see all your photos in your iCloud backup. Selecy and click “Recover” to get them back.
Additional: How to Deal with Your Water Damaged iPhone 6s
Firstly, check your iPhone coverage status, if it is covered by AppCare + which adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, you can take your phone directly to Apple and get replaced.
If your iPhone doesn’t cover accidental damage, you can use tips below to save it by yourself or simply take it to a repair store.
- Power down your iPhone 6 after you take it out of the water. Wipe the excess and exterior liquid off everything you can reach.
- Remove any kind of case and even the SIM card tray from your phone.
- Put your water damaged iPhone into a big bowl of uncooked rice (cover it completely) and leave it there for 48 hours or so.
With simple steps, you can get photos from your water damaged iPhone 6s. Just give this fantastic software a try.