Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iPhone 13, 14, 15 [2024]

Have you ever deleted your pictures and then emptied your photos trash, known as the “Recently Deleted” folder? That truly happens to users pretty much. Don't be afraid, it's possible to recover permanently deleted photos from iPhone 13, 14, or 15 and there are 5 ways described below. 

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🔗Sometimes users also wonder how to recover deleted videos from iPhone 13.

Recover Deleted Photos on iPhone 13, 14, 15 from Recently Deleted Album 

In fact, when you delete photos from the Photos app, they will be put into the Recently Deleted album. But still, some users mistakenly believe the photos have been permanently deleted. So please check this album at the first opportunity. 

From iPhone 13/14/15: 

Step 1. Open the Photos app on iPhone 13. Then, go to "Albums" and "Recently Deleted". 

Step 2. Click "Select" in the upper-right corner and select "Recover All".  You can also choose specific photos and click "Recover".

From iCloud.com:

Step 1. Navigate to iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID.

Step 2. Open Photos.

Step 3. Then, go to the "Recently Deleted" album and select the deleted photos to recover.

Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from iPhone 13, 14, 15 (without Backup)

If the deleted photos are not in the Recycle Bin album, they may indeed have been permanently deleted.

If you haven't made any backups yet, you might as well use an expert iPhone data recovery program - MyRecover for iOS to help you. 

Ready to recover permanently deleted photos from iphone 13, 14, or 15? Free download MyRecover for iOS to get started. 

Step 1. Install MyRecover for iOS. Connect your iPhone 13 and click "Trust this PC" to make it recognized. 

Step 2. Click Scan Now. It will scan all the recoverable data including deleted photos. The scanning time depends on how much data is on your iPhone 13.

Step 3. Once done, go to Photos. Choose the photos you need and click Recover.

Recover Permanently Deleted Pictures on iPhone 13, 14, 15 via iTunes Backup

Using iTunes is one of the official backup and syncing methods. The backups it made for users are complete and handy when recovering permanently deleted pictures on iPhone 13, 14, or 15 or transferring data to a new iPhone. With iTunes, users could also recover lost voice memos on iphone 13.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone 13 to your computer. Click the “iPhone” icon.

Step 2. Go to “Summary” > “Restore Backup”. Choose a backup that contains your permanently deleted photos to recover.

Recover permanently deleted pictures iPhone 13, 14, 15 via iCloud Backup

Similarly, iCloud Backup can be of help as well. Users could use iCloud Backup to create a backup to store their data. Then it is feasible to recover permanently pics from it.

But one thing is noticeable if you have toggled on the “iCloud Photos”, then the “iCloud Backup” will never back up your photos again because they are already on your iCloud. If you have never enabled "Contacts" in "iCloud Backup", you could also recover deleted contacts from iPhone 13 from iCloud Backup.

Step 1. Go to “General” > “Reset” > “Erase All Content and Settings”. Input your passcode to reboot your iPhone 13, 14, or 15. 

Step 2. Set up your iPhone 13 until come to the “Apps & Data” window, and click “Restore from iCloud Backup”.

Step 3.  Sign in with your iCloud Apple ID, you will see all the available backups. Choose one that contains your deleted pics to recover.

Conclusion

Indeed, with iTunes backup or iCloud backup, you can recover permanently deleted photos from iPhone 13, 14, or 15 but you may lose other data not in the backup. They are not that convenient and user-friendly. If you don't want to lose sight of the other, try to use powerful data recovery software - MyRecover. 

Also, you could consider using a backup software like AOMEI FoneBackup. Its “Photos Backup” feature allows you to simply include photos. By doing so, you could merely recover the part of the data you need but not recover a whole device.