How To Recover Deleted Photos From A OnePlus Phone (Guide)

In the vast market of Android smartphones stacked by thousands of Chinese manufacturers, OnePlus is yet another name synonymous with mobile photography. An interim investigation into the matter (how to recover deleted photos from the OnePlus device) suggested that most of us buy a OnePlus for the pixel-stacked hardware that the device offers. All for a price half of a DSLR and receiving a DXOMARK Camera score of up to 127.

Well, all of that makes any high-quality picture clicked on a OnePlus, a valuable memory. But what if one fine morning you find your photos are missing or lost from your OnePlus device? Images can get accidentally deleted due to human mistakes or removed from the device because of low space, or a software glitch. In such scenarios how to recover deleted photos from OnePlus?

Photo Recovery from a OnePlus can be a fast and simple process however, it depends on what methods you approach. Let’s read ahead to know more about it.

Can I Recover Deleted Photos in OnePlus with “OnePlus Switch”? 

No, OnePlus does not offer the “Switch” app for creating cloud backups as it has been rebranded to the “Clone Phone” application. This app serves as a migrator tool that can help transfer data between old and new OnePlus devices. However, after researching this application it appears that it does not support backup and restore functionality. Hence it is not useful for either backing up your data or restoring data. 

Some blogs and online sources do suggest that the OnePlus Switch app is useful for backing up and restoring data in OnePlus phones. However, it is not true as the information seems outdated. 

How to Recover Deleted Photos in OnePlus? 

Recovering deleted or lost photos from a OnePlus device needs a methodical approach, I know that you may have already checked your Recycle Bin, if not then don’t worry I will recall the steps below so you can go through them. However, that’s not the end of the discussion, there are more ways to fix it that we will explore in this section.

1) Recover Photos from the Recycle Bin in OnePlus 

If you have mistakenly deleted some photos or an entire folder from your OnePlus device they they do not get wiped from the device, instead, they are moved to the recently deleted or trash folder. The recently deleted folder in the Gallery app is where deleted photos are stored for 30 days before being permanently removed. To recover photos from here:

• Open the Gallery app and go to the Collections folder/tab.
• Now go to the Recently Deleted folder and look for your photos.
• Select the photos you want to restore and tap Restore.

2) Use Google Photos to Recover deleted photos in OnePlus

Google Photos is the easiest way to recover your deleted Android device photos. Google Photos is like a cloud album for photos that safely stores all your images. If you have enabled Google Photos backup on your OnePlus device, you can recover those deleted images. Google Photos offers the option to upload images in Original, Storage saver, and Express quality which can later be downloaded in the same quality.

• Open the Google Photos app.
• Now scroll through the images that are sorted based on date and month.
• Select the photo that you want to recover.
• Now open the image and then tap on the Download option from the menu.

If you don’t find the images on your Google Photos tab then look for them in the Recycle bin inside Google Photos and restore them. Google Photos keeps the deleted images (from Google Photos) for 60 days, thus allowing recovery during this time. If the photos are not there anywhere in Google Photos. 

3) Android Data Recovery Software

If you are out of the above options while recovering deleted photos from OnePlus. You can try using Android data recovery software that can help you deep scan your device storage and find deleted or lost photos and other data. Using Android data recovery software is an effective and safe option to recover lost photos. 

I suggest using Stellar Data Recovery for Android, a DIY tool that can help recover lost and deleted photos, videos, documents, and other files from all major smartphone brands. It is one of the best OnePlus data recovery tools that I have used so far.

But remember, you need to avoid using your OnePlus device to install any application, download any files, or transfer any data to the device. This will hamper the data recovery process as the empty storage will be replaced by new files making it irrecoverable.

Let’s see how to use this software to recover lost and deleted photos from OnePlus devices.

• Download and install the Stellar Data Recovery for Android software on your computer.
• Connect your OnePlus device via USB to your computer. Make sure USB debugging is enabled in your OnePlus device. 
• Run the software and then select the Recover Android Data module from the menu. 
• Now in the Select What to Recover page you can select the Photos option and click on Next.

• In the next window, select the connected device and then hit Scan.

• The software will scan your OnePlus device and display all the deleted files including photos.

• Select any image to preview it, then hit Recover to save the photos in a desired location.

This is the fastest OnePlus data recovery method, and it can recover photos, videos, documents, contacts, call logs, and even WhatsApp chats. 

The Verdict

Undoubtedly, OnePlus smartphones are highly popular for their amazing click capabilities, making the photos highly valuable. However, accidental deletions can occur but there’s no need to worry. Deleted photos can be recovered from the OnePlus device from the Recently Deleted folder in the Gallery app, using Google Photos backups, or OnePlus data recovery software.