My cousin deleted my calculator app

[Android Central Question]

My cousin deleted calculator app frm my phone i lost all my photos nd videos can i restore them my phone is 1+7pro

 

[ManiacJoe]

Sounds like the Calculator app was not actually a calculator app but one of those "hide files" apps. Which app?

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[mustang7757]

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[VidJunky]

If by delete you actually mean uninstall then no, nothing would be recoverable. The hidden file apps that pose as a different app, such as a calculator, encrypt the data and encryption keys are unrecoverable. I haven't heard of or seen one that backs up but if you had to create an account and/or were given some online options would be your only hope of recovery.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! 3 things to do to prevent this from happening again:

1. Don't let other people handle your phone.
2. Make sure you have a good screen lock set up, and make sure the phone locks relatively soon after the screen goes off.
3. Keep important data backed up or synced somewhere safe (like your computer's hard drive, or a cloud storage service).

 

[indulgen]

If with the aid of delete you certainly suggest uninstall then no, nothing would be recoverable. The hidden record apps that pose as a one of a kind app, such as a calculator, encrypt the statistics and encryption keys are unrecoverable. I have never heard of or seen one that backs up however if you needed to create an account and/or have been given some on-line options might be your best hope of healing.

 

[Mooncatt]

If by delete you actually mean uninstall then no, nothing would be recoverable. The hidden file apps that pose as a different app, such as a calculator, encrypt the data and encryption keys are unrecoverable.

That depends on the app. I was reading a few years ago that most of those apps didn't actually encrypt anything, and just did something like move the photos to a new folder with a .nomedia file or just modified the file name so general photo apps wouldn't see the file, but they were still plain as day with any basic file manager. I don't know how legit those vault apps may be now with actual encryption, but it wouldn't hurt to run a data recovery app to see if it finds anything in case the OP was using one of the bogus vaults.

 

[belodion]

Consider suing the cousin.