Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Recover Photos

Restoring photos is also possible on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but a bit complicated. We'll show you how it's done.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: can the photos still be saved?

• You can only save the photos if the storage space has not yet been overwritten. If you have just deleted the photos, the conditions are optimal. If the pictures were deleted a few days ago, you need some luck.
• If your Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a bit older and still runs on Android 2 or 3, you can save the pictures with the free software Recuva. Install, connect smartphone, select memory and start scan. This process can take several minutes.
• Unfortunately, newer smartphones with Android 4, 5 or 6 no longer support the procedure. Here you can create a complete image of your smartphone and then restore the images with the PhotoRec software. You can find the complete instructions here.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to move your Android apps to the SD card.