How to Recover Deleted Videos from Android Device

Android phones are great devices for recording and editing videos. They can capture some of the most memorable moments in your life: a child’s birthday party, a wedding or anniversary, a graduation, or an office project. But accidentally losing any clip can frustrate you. Fortunately, recovering deleted videos from Android is relatively easy.

This article will explain how to recover deleted videos from Android with or without a computer.

How to recover deleted videos from Android phones without a PC

Like other smartphones, your Android phone saves files to the internal storage or SD card. You can recover any of your videos from any of these storage locations. However, deleted video clips will naturally not appear anywhere in these storage options. Your only option to recover them is through any of the following techniques:

Recover from recently deleted folder

When you delete your videos or photos from the Android Gallery app, they are moved to the “Recently Deleted” folder. Your clips will remain in this folder for up to 30 days. If you don’t recover them within this time limit, the device will automatically delete them permanently. So, act quickly and recover deleted videos from “Recently Deleted” folder like this:

1. Open the “Gallery” app on your phone and select “Albums.”
   
2. Go to the bottom and tap on the “Recently Deleted” option.
   
3. Identify the video clips you want to recover. Tap and hold a video. Then, tap to highlight the rest of the videos.
   
4. Press the “Restore” button to recover your videos.
   
5. Go back to the “Gallery” app and check if the recovered videos are there.
   

Use a data recovery app

If the “Recently Deleted” folder does not contain your videos, you can recover them with a data recovery application. This application offers the most suitable way to recover permanently deleted media files. There are many Android data recovery apps, so choose one to recover videos and other types of content from Android.

The best third-party data recovery app for Android in this context isEaseUS MobiSaver. Download this app on your Android device to complete the following steps:

1. Install the downloaded EaseUs MobiSaver app and launch it.
   
2. Tap “Photo & Video” and tap the “START SCAN” icon.
   
3. The “Scan” window will appear showing Photos on the left side and Videos on the right side.
   
4. Tap the “Settings” icon in the top right corner of your screen to choose your preferred video formats and file sizes. The app will only scan and display video clips that match your preferences.
   
5. Once the scanner stops, choose the Android videos you want to recover and tap the “Recover” icon on the top menu bar.
   

Recover deleted Android videos from Google Drive

As you can guess, you can only recover videos from Google Drive if you have made a backup before the loss. You don’t need a computer to do this, as the steps are simple:

1. Load your “Google Drive” app on your Android phone. Alternatively, start the same email you used to backup your media files to Google Drive.
   
2. Explore “Google Drive” to see all the video clips you have saved there. Highlight and choose the videos you want to recover.
   
3. Download them normally on your Android phone.
   

Recover deleted Android videos with Google Photos app

If you created a backup on the Google Photos app before you lost your videos, you can recover them without your PC or a data recovery app. Here are some simple steps to recover your video clips:

1. Load the Google Photo app on your smartphone.
   
2. Select the “Trash” option and locate the videos you want to restore.
   
3. Tap the “Restore” button.
   

Frequent questions

How can I recover deleted videos without rooting?

The best solution is the Google Photos app. Please use this application according to the instructions detailed above.

How can I recover my videos on Android if I factory reset my phone?

Open the “Settings” menu and choose “Backup and Restore.” Tap the “Restore” button and see if your permanently deleted files are here.

Try to recover deleted videos

You know how vital your Android videos are to you. If some of your videos are missing, you can recover them with or without a computer. How quickly you can recover your videos will depend on whether you have backups in Google Drive, the Google Photo app, or the Gallery app. If you have any of these, recovering deleted files will be quick. Otherwise, you should use a specific data recovery tool.