Bringing Back Deleted Photos on iPhone and Android

The recovery path is different enough between iPhone and Android that one generic guide covers neither well. This guide has separate, complete sections for each platform — iPhone (Recently Deleted, iCloud, Finder backup) and Android (Google Photos trash, Samsung Gallery, Samsung Cloud) — side by side for easy comparison.

Key Topics Covered

• iPhone: Recently Deleted and iCloud Photos recovery
• Android: Google Photos 60-day trash recovery
• Samsung: Samsung Gallery trash and Samsung Cloud backup
• Cross-platform: when the photo was shared to both platforms
• After the trash window: sector-level scan on Android
• iCloud Family Sharing: recovering photos shared by others