Jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad gives users the ability to add non-Apple free applications and functions onto the device. Many Apple users are finding ways to jailbreak the operating system. The jailbreaking process is not always a successful one, however. Sometimes a jailbreak may result in a series of problems like data loss:
“I had a friend jailbreak my iPhone 4S. When finished, everything is OK, except all contacts were lost. I need my contacts back urgently. Is there any way to recover lost data on iPhone after jailbreak?”
If you have synced your iPhone iPad with iTunes before jailbreaking, it’s not a problem. You can restore iPhone to iTunes backup to get back all your contents, including contacts, messages, photos, videos, notes, etc. But one thing you should keep in mind is that, you are not allowed to preview or selectively recover data from iTunes backup. Is there another way to restore iPhone after jailbreak? Yes, all you need is a third party tool – Jihosoft Mobile Recovery for iOS.
Before get started, please download and install Jihosoft Mobile Recovery for iOS on your computer. You can download the free trial version of the iPhone/iPad Data Recovery below to have a try.
1. Run the application and choose the “Recover from iTunes Backup File” mode.
2. Select the backup file for your iPhone or iPad and click “Scan” to extract data from it.
3. After a while, all data in the backup file will be displayed in categories. You can preview them in details.
4. Finally, mark the data you want and save them to your computer by clicking the “Recover” button.
In addition, if you haven’t sync iPhone/iPad to iTunes before jailbreak, you can also use the program to restore lost data on iPhone/iPad. The professional iOS Data Recovery software can recover lost contacts, messages, photos, videos, notes, and more directly from iPhone or iPad.
If you are having issued with your iPhone or iPad after jailbreaking, you may be considering removing your jailbreak. Luckily, the restore process is quite easy. Click here to check the detailed steps to unjailbreak your iPhone/iPad.