@@hddrecoveryservices i have a samsung on 5 pro I smashed it very hard .because of anger , is their any possible way to make the phone work again. Cause it dead now.
Technically we should have so so many more people that could at least do some of this stuff.. but idk what happen in the early 2000s as a kid I learned as much as I could about computers, fixed them and built them! I was so happy for the future cause noone would like at me as I'm crazy!
Really interesting stuff! could you make perhaps a video telling us more about your equipment and the software you use? I would love to know where I can get nand chip adapters like the ones you use. nice videos. subbed
Oh goodness, I need to start backing up my phone data.., like weekly, because this is like a different language to me. This is another example of technology outrunning the human's ability to absorb new information..
www.ebay.com/itm/eMMC-eMCP-test-socket-BGA153-169-162-186-221-Reader-USB-adapter-data-recovery-/232021026083?hash=item360587e523:g:PC8AAOSw2zlXhfuH bad idea?
Also a cool video would be to grab hdd platers from a hdd that only has one platter and do the same with another one so now you have 2 platers from 2 packages and then put them into a multiplater hdd package and see what happens maybe even swapping the orientation so the plater would go in backwards.
For the sake of education and posterity, can you please tell us what Samsung Galaxy model this was? Because these so called "smart phones" that die just after a few years of use is very much an ongoing issue that many people are facing, myself included. By researching the issue, many arrive on this type of video. Let's not give them false hope that they can recover the data if it's not possible. I figure the phone in the video must have been a Galaxy S5 or older if it's using an eMMC chip for storage. Because, starting with Galaxy S6, Samsung started using eUFS chips, and you can't read those with the Rusolut toolkit. In addition, starting with Galaxy S7, all new Galaxy phones are encrypted from the factory. So even if you could read the chip with Rusolut or another reader that actually supports eUFS and MPHY protocol, you would still need to decrypt your data dump, otherwise you only have garbage data without any kind of structure you can use to recover user data. In addition, starting with Galaxy S9, FDE (Full Disk Encryption) was replaced with FBE (File-Based Encryption) where every file is individually encrypted with its own unique key. So without decryption keys, it's outright impossible to recover user data by removing the chip and reading it in an external chip reader/programmer like Rusolut (off-the-board procedure). You would have to find a method for extracting the keys first or find another way to break the encryption. Note that the storage is encrypted regardless if you use a user defined PIN or not. Pre-defined passwords are used, and each is unique for each device. On top of that, on some models, you can optionally add your own password or PIN to the key derivation chain for added security, making it even more difficult to recover data. So if it's a newer phone, what most of these "microelectronics" / "microsoldering" / "logicboard repair" shops will do is a straight up transplant of the eUFS and CPU to a known good donor board, power on, and hope for the best. Many shops will not even try if it's a newer phone, even if solder re-work could be the solution. If the prospect of a large profit for data recovery is slim, they will simply tell you that the chip is dead - or give you a more technical explanation like "controller is dead" - and move on to the next client in line. They don't really know what's wrong with the "dead" chip. It's not in their interest to know, they have enough new clients coming in. I have yet to come by an explanation of what the actual cause is, why so many are declared "dead". It's not just Samsung phones. I have seen some of these repair shops do their magic on RUclips, and I have seen other brands and models with the same type of issue, and all of them are Android phones. Also, they never show you when they fail! They only show you their successes. Something to keep in mind! Sure, a chip can fail. It can get a short circuit, or it can die from overheating. But most commonly, it's down to basic electronics, like bad contact with the solder pads. My impression is that too many of these jobs are rejected for having a "dead chip". Without evidence. Re-work or transplant is the solution for newer phones that implement hardware based encryption. Once repaired so you can access your data, you should copy out your data and ditch that phone as it's no longer reliable. If it has failed once, it will fail again. I have seen this happen first hand. For older phones, you can do the same, or use an external reader like Rusolut or Easy JTAG and others. Older phones didn't have encryption enabled by default, and if it's very old then it didn't have support for storage encryption at all. So the data on all Samsung Galaxy phones from the first Galaxy to Galaxy S5 can be recovered using Rusolut like shown in this video. For Galaxy S6 you will have to use Easy JTAG or DediProg NuProg-E2.
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Wow, all of the Android partitions seems to be well preserved on the eMMC! If I was doing the recovery procedure for my own phone, I'd image all partitions, and restore them directly on my new phone. That would restore the same firmware, apps, data, and internal files. Two things I'd like to mention: 1) Seems like Samsung has introduced a software-encryption on new phones produced like the S7E I bought. I wonder if the software you are using can decrypt the encryption or not (so far, I have no news of any successful decryption) 2) The data partition may not always be the largest one, but anyone can identify it from its name, since all user data on Android is written to /data. That's the only writable partition if the user's phone is not rooted, and that's the partition which get's deleted if the phone is factory reset. Great tutorials by the way, you have great desoldering and resoldering skills, and I really enjoy watching your videos! Can I ask two questions? a) I'm really curious as where you've learned which software to use, or which pinout to use for data extraction. Is there a general reference that you use? b) What adapter do you use to mount SD card and eMMC chips on computers? Thanks!
The partitions you saw in this video are preserved because the eMMC chip was not faulty and it was not encrypted. You don't image partitions individually, you image the whole chip, and then you can extract or mount complete partitions and access individual files. Encryption was introduced in Galaxy S7 and it's hardware encryption, not software encryption. All Android 6.0 and later devices have encrypted storage chips. No, you can't decrypt these chips in an off-the-board procedure like you see in this video. Also, Rusolut reader and software cannot read eUFS chips that's used in Galaxy S7. This reader only works with eMMC chips you find in Galaxy S5 and older models. You don't need to know the size if you can see the name of the partition. But you don't see any of that until you image the chip first. You get several adapters with the Rusolut kit and there are adapters you can buy separately, none of which will work with eUFS chips of Galaxy S7. Even if they did, the data would make no sense as it would be encrypted. Repairing the original board or transplanting the chips to a known good board gives you the best chance of recovering data of Galaxy S7 and newer phones.
Hi Erkin! Some time ago we have spoken about similar tool for HTC.. Anyway great job! I'm really happy you've made that video! Thank you my frined! Regards
Nice! Hats down very good work. I'm just curious. Aren't data on the phone encrypted? I think the memory chip should not be readable like that. Does not make sense unless... The user was not using any encryption... Than it makes perfect sense. Again. Great work! Ten more people like you so you could do more of your work! Love it.
You got skills bro ... an your a stand up dude for showing us how to do it with out getting paid for that service but id like to actually pay you for your services. I have most of the notes made an about 7-10 phone thats where cracked and maybe a component broke but id like to try an at least retrieve all data from all phones buts if possible get them back in working condition.. respond an ill know you are taking calls. I appreciate you there's alot of old pics an my last note 10 fell in pool so yea blew screen... hard drive fine... please respond Nick
Hello HDD Recovery, I just want to ask if it's possible to recover data from mobile phone by replacing its internal storage or emmc to another same working motherboard?
Yes. This is the preferred method for newer phones that have encrypted storage chips. The main chips is what makes a phone: CPU or SOC, RAM and ROM. All other components are peripheral accessories. So to recover data, you don't want to bring over another phone's chips to your board; you want to move your board's chips to another phone's board. Ideally an identical board. On older phones, you could do a procedure like in this video. You would remove the chip, read and copy the data off of it, and then just recover the files you want or copy everything back to a brand new chip and solder it back to the board to not only recover files but to also repair the phone in the same punch.
@@technicalsp2007 you mean it's not powering on? Is the UFS chip OK? Is the CPU chip OK? If these two chips are OK, then yes, you will most likely be able to recover the data. Note that you need both the CPU and the UFS. It's not enough to only have the UFS chip moved to another board. They need to be moved in tandem, because the CPU holds the keys to the UFS. However, if either the CPU or the UFS chip is damaged, then no, you will not be able to recover the data. This is how it's done on these newer Android phones. Galaxy S21 shipped with Android 11, and every Android phone that shipped with Android 6.0 or a later version has been hardware encrypted from the factory. This has nothing to do with having a PIN or not having a PIN on your phone. They are all encrypted, even if you don't set a PIN. Each time you power it on to use it, the UFS chip is automatically decrypted. It's just that you don't see this, only the phone knows the secret keys and password and it uses this to decrypt the chip.
@@samirgunic Yes it won't turn on, because of water damage and too much corrosion. It was turn on previously for 3 hours after drying the phone, but suddenly off again. Not sure if the CPU and UFS are still working, do you think it's better to give it try or do I need to check something else?
@@technicalsp2007 so you have opened it up and you can see the corrosion? Although most of these phones are water resistant, they are not water proof. Once it gets submerged in water, you can no longer trust the integrity of that phone. Unless it's a minor damage that can be repaired professionally. It takes time for water to reach in and destroy the board, and especially sea water is very damaging. Three hours is plenty of time to save whatever data you have on there. I hope you did that. If you have not done so already, and you have important data and no second copy, I would say you only have one more chance to save it. So you better do it properly this time. I would recommend leaving it to a professional. You could try drying it for a second time and see if it boots, but it's a gamble. If it has failed once or twice already, chances are it will fail again and you may not be able to recover again. Water damage or not, you should have a rolling backup of everything that's important, nonetheless. Because many of these phones die within 3 to 5 years due to shorts and component failures. They are not built to last very long.
hi can u help me to buy one adapter which works with nand memory chip for s3 s4 s5 s6 s7 if posible. to use in recovering data from motherboards which cannot be repair anymore? please
Hello first let me start of by saying what an informational video this was however i was wondering how much one of those chip reading setups cost and where i could fine one. Thanks means a lot.
so interesting to watch this video... although I know that I will never use your service, not because I am too smart to do it by myself but because it's high price, bu stil keep watching... PS can I work on HD RECOVERY Services any available positions ?
Hey could you link or maybe explain how you bought the reader, adapter, and maybe the software license, rusolut site is not very helpful for buying them.
I bought the reader before it was even released. I mainly needed it for use with regular NANDs in TSOP TLGA BGA packages. As the tool started to evolve, V2.0 came out with Android Data Extractor and support for eMMC. It could be ordered on their site, but you need to contact them first I believe
I Like the video and the channel. I have a question for you! Will you swap out a chip on let's say my iPad (the nand chip) and replace it with another one by a different company with different properties such as more memory and still hold the same contents as the old one did? If so (as in you would like to do that) then their is a big market for that (that is expanding built in memory on mobile devices such as idevices) I'm not looking for this service right now but I have been on the lookout for one
On the link I don't see a selection for a phone. I have an android phone and would like to restore photos and videos inside of it. Was wondering where can I get an estimate/find out more info? Thank you!
Same here, I also need to recover data from a Galaxy S6. A few years ago I damaged the phone's LCD while trying to replace the daughterboard. I couldn't put the phone back together without further damaging the device so I just left it's parts separate and wrapped them in bubble wrap. My aunt passed away recently and I really need photos of her and the family I had taken on that phone. I don't mind paying but I need to know if this service is still available
Nothing more. You get the data dump and that's it. You can't do anything with it. You need to decrypt it to be able to recover the user data. You can read my long comment on this video for a more in-depth answer to this question.
Good Morning sir.. All videos of Super , & Good Explanation of teaching, i intrested of join for data recovery class ..? Can you teach me data recovery ?
I watched the video "How To Fix Samsung S6 edge Plus No Display Black Screen" as I have the same problem with my S6 Edge Plus, it works but the screen is blank (OLED circuit problem??). Can I send you my Galaxy S6 Edge Plus G928F for repairs? I await your kind reply, and if it is positive, I would like to know the overall indicative cost of everything (repair + shipping)- Italy. Thank you.
Android 7.0 (on my Galaxy S8+) has a "Secure Startup" feature that encrypts the device. It requires a PIN to be typed in during the boot process to decrypt the device. Can you still recover data with this feature turned on?? Perhaps if the user gave you their PIN?
@@AztecGuyGDL Unfortunately, four years later, I have still not recovered the data from my S8+. At the time, the S8 series was brand new and the cell phone repair shops were not familiar with repairing such a device; they actually damaged some of the circuitry to where it can't be repaired today. I also sent the phone to two data recovery companies to no avail - one in Texas and one in California. I ultimately decided it was cheaper for me to retake my trip and retake the pictures rather than attempt to recover them. Today is a different story though. Your local cell phone repair shop should have the phone's schematic and know how to properly make the necessary repairs. Keep in mind that not all shops are equal as most just swap out components. I had to go to five different locations before I found a place that would repair the circuitry. If the phone is not repairable, the shop may be able to point you to a data recovery company (or you could just google one). Data recovery has come a long way in four years, and they may be able to extract your data for you. However, I believe data recovery is still an expensive option.
It's the Rusolut toolkit with eMMC adapter and Visual NAND Reconstructor software. You can no longer buy it from Rusolut, it's sold out. You will have to find and buy a used kit. They are sometimes sold on auctions.
I think you can answer my question. My SIM card slot doesn't read my SIM Card, 3 years ago it was repaired by Samsung. I think it has cold solder joint problem. They want too much for repair and this problem can come up again. Is is possible to transfer IMEI (backup/restore) from old motherboard to new motherboard? I found very cheap same motherboard. (N9005)
Hey Guys, first of all you guys are amazing what does it take to start up a data recovery service/shop like, i simply recovery formatted or deleted files but you guys take it to a whole new level. So what do i need to get started?
Hey buddy you are amazing , Can you make a video on android phone where the data actually store in hardware . Also elaborate how data store and manipulate.
What is the cost im sure it is different for the device and level of difficulty but for a cell phone is their a set price or what just curious sent an email to you bout this today and was curious about using the service.
I just saw your video and love it!! I currently have a samsung s20 that has the internal storage KLUDG4UHDB-B2D1. I am now looking for the correct reader and adapters to get as this is my first time. Whether Jtag or Z3X brand let me know what items i need.
Hi John, things got way different after android 7.0. Data on chips is CPU encrypted now and reading the chip without specialized tools like Cellibrite and PC3000mobile is not gonna get any data at all. Easiest way is to bring the phone back to life by component level repair if possible or swap to donor
Rusolut reads eMMC chips. Samsung Galaxy S20 uses eUFS chips, so you can't use Rusolut for this. But since Galaxy S20 also runs on Android 10, the chip is encrypted. Your best chance of recovering data is going to be to repair whatever is damaged on the logic board. A chip-off procedure like the one shown in this video is best suited for older phones that ran on Android 5.0 or lower since those phones were not hardware encrypted from the factory. You could also try transplanting eUFS along with the CPU to an identical donor board.
@@hddrecoveryservices Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you mean Android 6.0. Samsung deployed full disk encryption out of the box on devices running on Android 7.0 according to Samsung Knox documentation. But I believe this is a factual error, as it's widely known that Android 6.0 made storage encryption mandatory to receive certification from Google. Have you been successful in recovering data from devices running on Android 6.0 or later using PC3000 and only COM port access? Without root, without USB debug enabled, and without a powered on device? Do you own a PC3000 kit? I looked at the demo videos of PC3000 and they only showcase a fully functional but locked Galaxy S5 running on Android 4.4 and a "FLY" FS505 running on Android 5.1. This kit looks promising, almost too good to be true, but I still think that the best chance of recovering data on the newer phones is to do a proper logic board repair or transplant the chips to a known good donor board.
Samsung A22 5G, cracked internally, bleeding and ghost touch so it's pretty much inaccessible but nothing else is corrupted. Wondering if I'll still be able to recover my stuff from it? Since later models have both encryption and internal.
can this method work if someone forget their pin/password that used when opening the phone? Or can it bypass a password/pin? I'm not sure that I still remember mine from my old galaxy
I have a damaged SD card whose controller chip got fried when the battery died while saving data on my canon 70d. I had gotten a free diagnosis and they said that this transcend SD card I have has a not so common thermal coated chip inside and it cannot be accessed physically to recover the data. I saw you on youtube (Subscribed your channel) and you seem to use soldering in exceptional cases so I thought I would ask you if you think you can retrieve data from such a card. If so then what are your prices for them. I have also emailed you. Please let me know. thank you.
I have a BLU Pure XL running Android 5.1. will no longer power on and was stuck in bootloop when it did power on. I got an estimate of $400 at one recovery service and $700-$1900 at a different place. I am just looking for tips on how to proceed. I don't have this kind of money and value this data. I can wait, I have already been waiting for several months. Should I look into doing this process myself? Are those estimates reasonable prices? Am I screwed? Any info is appreciated
Thx for the vid. These data solutions companies are very exploitative I can buy 2 new phones for what they charge. so I've decided to DIY this, these vids are really helpful. Aand from I've been told the phone will be rendered unusable after the chip has been taken out, is it true? I think 9/10 it can be soldered back onto the motherboard as long as the job was done properly. I hope. LOoks rather doable I have a decent amount of soldering experience, but yeah gotta proceed with caution on this one.
So what are the tools and programs you use for this kind of stuff? Did bit of guess googling and found stuff that look like it, but no real name for them.
What are you cleaning chip with? Where can I buy everything you used? Can I get this stuff from Amazon? I have about 2 years of photos and memories on my phone... I left my phone on the roof of the car when I was buckling my daughter into her car seat. Took off down the road. It fell off the roof, and was ran over by a car or two by the time I found it.
I have a samsung a51. Fell into the lake. I can power it on, i see the samsung logo. I can get into the bois boot loader. But the os is a black screen. I tried hdmi usbc. But failed. Im exploring screen replacement for a temporary option. Im looking for more options to explore before i go this labor intensive route. If you have more ideas. I thought maybe there is a lcd screen ribbon connector to hdmi cable might be a easy solution.
HI, i'm interested in becoming HDD recovery specialist... Maybe you could give me a hint, where to start from, what tools to buy, and what knowledge to get... Currently i'm fixing laptops, PC's and doing some light phone repairs, have about 13 years of experience. Just would like to learn something new. Thanks for the answer
Usually, you would start with good data recovery software, and see how well that resolves your incoming problems with hard drives. I can recommend some of the very best ones available if you want. Then buy a bunch of used drives off eBay (preferably of the same kind) and see if you can find drives that don't spin, make noises and try to resolve those problems. There is a lot of open information on this stuff if you know where to look including this channel. UFS explorer is probably the best software you get I would give this a try before buying any serious hardware goo.gl/CWi4Gv
Is there a cable I can use to connect my galaxy s7 to an external hdmi monitor and connect a USB mouse to as well to be able to unlock and transfer data to a PC or something. My s7 works but the screen is cracked and the LCD has bled so I cannot use the keypad to unlock it.
I have a old Samsung galaxy note. Had it for while been broken but I always kept it in hope of one day recovering my images if it was possible. My phone broke as it got drop on the road on a rainy day and ran over by car. It was in a case but screen all crank n water damage. The mother board in tack but I have no clue to what to do. And I stumbled onto your page. Please if you see this message reach out to me. And hopefully my memory photo's can be restored and saved. Many thanks. Based in UK.
What Galaxy Note is it? The first generation without a number at the end? If it's old enough, and the storage chip is OK, then the contents can be extracted in a procedure like the one shown in this video. Let me know what model it is and I can give you a more definite answer.
@@tonytouch2446 That largely depends on what's wrong with it of course. So a diagnosis would be a very good first step. If it's a power related issue, like having a dead capacitor, then it's a fairly simple repair for someone who does logic board repairs (as opposed to just replacing the bad boards). You replace the capacitor, the phone powers on, you extract the data, and you're in a happy place. If it's a dead PMIC however, then the repair will be slightly more difficult. But again, it's the same idea. You replace the PMIC, the phone powers on, you extract the data. If it's a dead CPU, or a dead UFS chip, or both, however, then you're out of luck. Starting with Galaxy S7, all new Samsung phones are hardware encrypted from the factory, and no one has the keys, not the factory and not the user who purchased it. This is true for all Android devices (for all certified Android devices) running Android 6.0 or above (we're up on Android 13 by now). So even if the UFS chip is OK... on an S7... which shipped with Android 6.0 and was upgradeable to 8.0, the UFS is encrypted for sure. Like 99% sure... unless you rooted it, flashed a custom ROM and disabled the encryption... beforehand!... before it stopped working. If the encryption was disabled, for whatever reason, and only the CPU is dead now, but the UFS is OK, then it may be possible to extract the data. That by itself is a very long process. You're in fact looking at it in this RUclips video. It's called a chip off procedure where you remove the UFS from the board and put it in a highly specialized chip reader/writer (a.k.a. a "programmer") which you attach to a computer and interact with using a special software (that you need to know how to use). Note that these readers are not easy to get your hands on if you want to buy one for yourself, and not even repair shops can easily acquire them for their data rescue services, as there is a high demand for them, as you can imagine. But these readers are useless if the UFS chip is encrypted, which they all are on anything that runs on stock Android 6.0 or newer. So this won't work on anything released in the last 5 years or so. It has to be 5 years old or older than that for this method to be even considered as a possible solution. The only reason it works in this video in fact, is because the phone in the video just happens to be old enough, so it's a good candidate for this type of data extraction. Anything newer than that actually needs to be repaired in order to be able to extract any user data. So how easy is it to recover data from a Samsung Galaxy S7? Again, it depends on what's wrong with it. For a case of shorted capacitor or a dead PMIC chip, it's fairly easy for someone who knows how to do it and who has the right tools, skills and experience. For a case of a dead CPU or a dead UFS chip, it's impossible. (With exception for the extreme edge case where the UFS chip is OK and the user has flashed a custom ROM and disabled the encryption before the CPU died or whatever else is wrong with the device.) I should know. I saw my Galaxy S7 die a sudden death, and the same thing happened to my brother's Galaxy S7, and I met a handful of other people online who reported the exact same thing. It doesn't matter if it's "S7" or "S7 Edge". They are all dying of old age with identical symptoms just before failure. It's worth noting that they are all running on SK Hynix UFS chips. Some of them shipped with Samsung UFS chips and those are reportedly outliving their SK Hynix counterparts. So not all S7 are made equal, despite all having the same name. They put in different components into them. Good luck with yours! I hope it's not the failed UFS chip. Because if that's the case, then it's game over.
@@samirgunic Thank you for your long detailed reply. I am going to send the phone to a business who specialise in data recovery for diagnosis. I have been hope the UFS and CPU chips are not damaged.
2 questions. what does it cost to recover galaxy s6 64 gb? second, what kind of socket does these galaxy phones have? like galaxy s6. what socket do you use for this. thanks
The cost will depend on a lot of different factors, but you should assume that you will have to pay the same as you paid for the phone when it was new, and then maybe a little more than that. So you end up paying for the phone twice, just because you didn't backup your data. It can be cheaper if you do it yourself. The eUFS chip on Galaxy S6 uses BGA95. DediProg has a reader that works with this if you're looking to buy your own reader. Note that these reader kits are also very expensive and they can be hard to get. Not to mention you have to know how to use one.
Hello , didnt understand your fully name but its like 'Zerkin' i think , zerkin(hdd recovery services channel too) can i ask a question ? Please i need big help about android phone chip's backups(recovery). Thanks alot
Both of those phones are too new for this method. The Galaxy J8 is using Android 8 and eMMC chip. This chip can be read by Rusolut but the storage chip is encrypted. The Galaxy A50 is using Android 9 and eUFS chip. This chip can't be read by Rusolut, but it can be read by other readers. But the chip is encrypted, so it's no use. The data on both of these phones needs to be recovered "in situ" by repairing the fault on the logic board, or by transplanting the chips to a donor board.
Hi, a have a Samsung note 3 with a broken screen. By misusing a data recovery app I've found online, I accidentally bricked it. According to what I've read it should be in soft brick state, since there are some text line on the screen and it turns on somehow, but the OS doesnt boot obviously. Do you think something could be done? How much would cost? Do you have an email, and do you work also for customers outside the US?
hi i have a note 2 sgh-i317m ive seen some tutorials about replacing the power ic chip not the emmc to bring back a dead bricked note 2 i was wondering if you can help with this for my phone ? thank you please contact me asap :)
My Samsung a71 is completely dead, and I don’t have back up of the phone, but I want to recover the data. 1. I tried hard reset- failed 2. Gave it to phone experts, they could not fix it, they tried new battery and other stuff-failed I believe it’s because of software update, as I had some issues with all the google apps the day before the phone was dead. Is it possible that it might be the cause? Is there a way to start the phone or at least retrieve data?…
Is it also possible to recover the entire file system/ app-specific folders such as the WhatsApp folder? And is there a service for this? Can’t really do it myself.
It should be possible to read and recover everything, including system and app specific folders, assuming the phone storage was not encrypted. What phone is it? There are companies that offer this as a service. The company behind this RUclips channel is one of them.
My phone is completely dead-tried everything I can but nothing responds with the phone. I have an S8. I put in an insurance claim and received a replacement, but I have to send the dead phone back. I worry that someone could potentially recover data on the dead phone. Is there any way I can completely wipe the unresponsive dead phone before I send it back?
Question, if the memory of the chip had been formatted, would you still be able to recover the data from it assuming it had not been overwritten, or does this software not really have that ability. But in general would it be possible?
Depends if it is eMMC or not. eMMC is very similar to SD cards, so you could theoretically build an image of the NAND and then use software like photorec to recover some files (although you would probably lose metadata and the directory structure).
We need more guys like you! Save the world
save the world one recovery at a time
Can u do mine
@@hddrecoveryservices I'm 4 years late. But what is the liquid that you used to clean the emmc? Please I need help 😭
@@hddrecoveryservices i have a samsung on 5 pro I smashed it very hard .because of anger , is their any possible way to make the phone work again. Cause it dead now.
Technically we should have so so many more people that could at least do some of this stuff.. but idk what happen in the early 2000s as a kid I learned as much as I could about computers, fixed them and built them! I was so happy for the future cause noone would like at me as I'm crazy!
Really interesting stuff! could you make perhaps a video telling us more about your equipment and the software you use? I would love to know where I can get nand chip adapters like the ones you use. nice videos. subbed
one thinks he woul mantion the actual components used in a TUTORIAL video.
Oh goodness, I need to start backing up my phone data.., like weekly, because this is like a different language to me. This is another example of technology outrunning the human's ability to absorb new information..
sorry for the repost of the same video, but we had some issues with the last upload
thanks Sinn
No problem, glad it was all taken care of!
www.ebay.com/itm/eMMC-eMCP-test-socket-BGA153-169-162-186-221-Reader-USB-adapter-data-recovery-/232021026083?hash=item360587e523:g:PC8AAOSw2zlXhfuH bad idea?
it might work, I dont have experience with these specific socket adapters
I tell you this planet should be filled with people like you only.
Also a cool video would be to grab hdd platers from a hdd that only has one platter and do the same with another one so now you have 2 platers from 2 packages and then put them into a multiplater hdd package and see what happens maybe even swapping the orientation so the plater would go in backwards.
For the sake of education and posterity, can you please tell us what Samsung Galaxy model this was? Because these so called "smart phones" that die just after a few years of use is very much an ongoing issue that many people are facing, myself included. By researching the issue, many arrive on this type of video. Let's not give them false hope that they can recover the data if it's not possible.
I figure the phone in the video must have been a Galaxy S5 or older if it's using an eMMC chip for storage. Because, starting with Galaxy S6, Samsung started using eUFS chips, and you can't read those with the Rusolut toolkit. In addition, starting with Galaxy S7, all new Galaxy phones are encrypted from the factory. So even if you could read the chip with Rusolut or another reader that actually supports eUFS and MPHY protocol, you would still need to decrypt your data dump, otherwise you only have garbage data without any kind of structure you can use to recover user data. In addition, starting with Galaxy S9, FDE (Full Disk Encryption) was replaced with FBE (File-Based Encryption) where every file is individually encrypted with its own unique key.
So without decryption keys, it's outright impossible to recover user data by removing the chip and reading it in an external chip reader/programmer like Rusolut (off-the-board procedure). You would have to find a method for extracting the keys first or find another way to break the encryption. Note that the storage is encrypted regardless if you use a user defined PIN or not. Pre-defined passwords are used, and each is unique for each device. On top of that, on some models, you can optionally add your own password or PIN to the key derivation chain for added security, making it even more difficult to recover data.
So if it's a newer phone, what most of these "microelectronics" / "microsoldering" / "logicboard repair" shops will do is a straight up transplant of the eUFS and CPU to a known good donor board, power on, and hope for the best. Many shops will not even try if it's a newer phone, even if solder re-work could be the solution. If the prospect of a large profit for data recovery is slim, they will simply tell you that the chip is dead - or give you a more technical explanation like "controller is dead" - and move on to the next client in line. They don't really know what's wrong with the "dead" chip. It's not in their interest to know, they have enough new clients coming in. I have yet to come by an explanation of what the actual cause is, why so many are declared "dead". It's not just Samsung phones. I have seen some of these repair shops do their magic on RUclips, and I have seen other brands and models with the same type of issue, and all of them are Android phones. Also, they never show you when they fail! They only show you their successes. Something to keep in mind! Sure, a chip can fail. It can get a short circuit, or it can die from overheating. But most commonly, it's down to basic electronics, like bad contact with the solder pads. My impression is that too many of these jobs are rejected for having a "dead chip". Without evidence.
Re-work or transplant is the solution for newer phones that implement hardware based encryption. Once repaired so you can access your data, you should copy out your data and ditch that phone as it's no longer reliable. If it has failed once, it will fail again. I have seen this happen first hand. For older phones, you can do the same, or use an external reader like Rusolut or Easy JTAG and others. Older phones didn't have encryption enabled by default, and if it's very old then it didn't have support for storage encryption at all. So the data on all Samsung Galaxy phones from the first Galaxy to Galaxy S5 can be recovered using Rusolut like shown in this video. For Galaxy S6 you will have to use Easy JTAG or DediProg NuProg-E2.
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Wow, all of the Android partitions seems to be well preserved on the eMMC!
If I was doing the recovery procedure for my own phone, I'd image all partitions, and restore them directly on my new phone.
That would restore the same firmware, apps, data, and internal files.
Two things I'd like to mention:
1) Seems like Samsung has introduced a software-encryption on new phones produced like the S7E I bought. I wonder if the software you are using can decrypt the encryption or not (so far, I have no news of any successful decryption)
2) The data partition may not always be the largest one, but anyone can identify it from its name, since all user data on Android is written to /data. That's the only writable partition if the user's phone is not rooted, and that's the partition which get's deleted if the phone is factory reset.
Great tutorials by the way, you have great desoldering and resoldering skills, and I really enjoy watching your videos!
Can I ask two questions?
a) I'm really curious as where you've learned which software to use, or which pinout to use for data extraction. Is there a general reference that you use?
b) What adapter do you use to mount SD card and eMMC chips on computers?
Thanks!
I got a complete image on this one
I don't think decryption is possible because you'd need the key for that.
The partitions you saw in this video are preserved because the eMMC chip was not faulty and it was not encrypted.
You don't image partitions individually, you image the whole chip, and then you can extract or mount complete partitions and access individual files.
Encryption was introduced in Galaxy S7 and it's hardware encryption, not software encryption. All Android 6.0 and later devices have encrypted storage chips. No, you can't decrypt these chips in an off-the-board procedure like you see in this video. Also, Rusolut reader and software cannot read eUFS chips that's used in Galaxy S7. This reader only works with eMMC chips you find in Galaxy S5 and older models.
You don't need to know the size if you can see the name of the partition. But you don't see any of that until you image the chip first.
You get several adapters with the Rusolut kit and there are adapters you can buy separately, none of which will work with eUFS chips of Galaxy S7. Even if they did, the data would make no sense as it would be encrypted. Repairing the original board or transplanting the chips to a known good board gives you the best chance of recovering data of Galaxy S7 and newer phones.
Hi Erkin! Some time ago we have spoken about similar tool for HTC.. Anyway great job! I'm really happy you've made that video! Thank you my frined! Regards
No problem!
Nice! Hats down very good work.
I'm just curious. Aren't data on the phone encrypted? I think the memory chip should not be readable like that. Does not make sense unless... The user was not using any encryption... Than it makes perfect sense.
Again. Great work! Ten more people like you so you could do more of your work! Love it.
the method only works with old android phones
Next excellent video. Good to see you again after a few weeks break.
You got skills bro ... an your a stand up dude for showing us how to do it with out getting paid for that service but id like to actually pay you for your services. I have most of the notes made an about 7-10 phone thats where cracked and maybe a component broke but id like to try an at least retrieve all data from all phones buts if possible get them back in working condition.. respond an ill know you are taking calls.
I appreciate you there's alot of old pics an my last note 10 fell in pool so yea blew screen... hard drive fine... please respond
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Hello HDD Recovery, I just want to ask if it's possible to recover data from mobile phone by replacing its internal storage or emmc to another same working motherboard?
Yes. This is the preferred method for newer phones that have encrypted storage chips. The main chips is what makes a phone: CPU or SOC, RAM and ROM. All other components are peripheral accessories. So to recover data, you don't want to bring over another phone's chips to your board; you want to move your board's chips to another phone's board. Ideally an identical board. On older phones, you could do a procedure like in this video. You would remove the chip, read and copy the data off of it, and then just recover the files you want or copy everything back to a brand new chip and solder it back to the board to not only recover files but to also repair the phone in the same punch.
@@samirgunic mean, if I have broken Samsung Galaxy S21+ and move UFS to the new board will it work and I can recover the data?
@@technicalsp2007 you mean it's not powering on? Is the UFS chip OK? Is the CPU chip OK? If these two chips are OK, then yes, you will most likely be able to recover the data. Note that you need both the CPU and the UFS. It's not enough to only have the UFS chip moved to another board. They need to be moved in tandem, because the CPU holds the keys to the UFS. However, if either the CPU or the UFS chip is damaged, then no, you will not be able to recover the data.
This is how it's done on these newer Android phones. Galaxy S21 shipped with Android 11, and every Android phone that shipped with Android 6.0 or a later version has been hardware encrypted from the factory. This has nothing to do with having a PIN or not having a PIN on your phone. They are all encrypted, even if you don't set a PIN. Each time you power it on to use it, the UFS chip is automatically decrypted. It's just that you don't see this, only the phone knows the secret keys and password and it uses this to decrypt the chip.
@@samirgunic Yes it won't turn on, because of water damage and too much corrosion. It was turn on previously for 3 hours after drying the phone, but suddenly off again. Not sure if the CPU and UFS are still working, do you think it's better to give it try or do I need to check something else?
@@technicalsp2007 so you have opened it up and you can see the corrosion? Although most of these phones are water resistant, they are not water proof. Once it gets submerged in water, you can no longer trust the integrity of that phone. Unless it's a minor damage that can be repaired professionally. It takes time for water to reach in and destroy the board, and especially sea water is very damaging.
Three hours is plenty of time to save whatever data you have on there. I hope you did that. If you have not done so already, and you have important data and no second copy, I would say you only have one more chance to save it. So you better do it properly this time. I would recommend leaving it to a professional. You could try drying it for a second time and see if it boots, but it's a gamble. If it has failed once or twice already, chances are it will fail again and you may not be able to recover again.
Water damage or not, you should have a rolling backup of everything that's important, nonetheless. Because many of these phones die within 3 to 5 years due to shorts and component failures. They are not built to last very long.
hi can u help me to buy one adapter which works with nand memory chip for s3 s4 s5 s6 s7 if posible. to use in recovering data from motherboards which cannot be repair anymore? please
can you please state the type of adapters and equipment needed to do this. thanks
So does your phone have to use Emdsmfkdmksdfls or whatever memory for this to work? I am trying to do this with an S20 Ultra,
Hello first let me start of by saying what an informational video this was however i was wondering how much one of those chip reading setups cost and where i could fine one. Thanks means a lot.
Awesome service. Could you not transfer the cleaned memory card to another motherboard of the same board and phone type?
Love your channel mate! continue the great work!
How much do you charge for this, I need the same off two HTC phones M8 & M9.
Hi, I need this done for a Samsung Galaxy S6. Can you do this type of data recovery for that phone? I'd like to use your service.
Yes we can. Please drop us a line here www.hddrecovery.ca/contact-us
so interesting to watch this video... although I know that I will never use your service, not because I am too smart to do it by myself but because it's high price, bu stil keep watching... PS can I work on HD RECOVERY Services any available positions ?
Hey could you link or maybe explain how you bought the reader, adapter, and maybe the software license, rusolut site is not very helpful for buying them.
I bought the reader before it was even released. I mainly needed it for use with regular NANDs in TSOP TLGA BGA packages. As the tool started to evolve, V2.0 came out with Android Data Extractor and support for eMMC. It could be ordered on their site, but you need to contact them first I believe
I Like the video and the channel. I have a question for you! Will you swap out a chip on let's say my iPad (the nand chip) and replace it with another one by a different company with different properties such as more memory and still hold the same contents as the old one did? If so (as in you would like to do that) then their is a big market for that (that is expanding built in memory on mobile devices such as idevices) I'm not looking for this service right now but I have been on the lookout for one
On the link I don't see a selection for a phone. I have an android phone and would like to restore photos and videos inside of it. Was wondering where can I get an estimate/find out more info? Thank you!
How much does it cost to get data recovered from samsung galaxy S6? I don’t care about the phone but i need my photos and videos. Thank you
Same here, I also need to recover data from a Galaxy S6. A few years ago I damaged the phone's LCD while trying to replace the daughterboard. I couldn't put the phone back together without further damaging the device so I just left it's parts separate and wrapped them in bubble wrap. My aunt passed away recently and I really need photos of her and the family I had taken on that phone. I don't mind paying but I need to know if this service is still available
Do you think this would work for a slightly older phone like the LG G2? Just wanted to ask before deciding to make a call...
What happens when the data recovered is encrypted?
Nothing more. You get the data dump and that's it. You can't do anything with it. You need to decrypt it to be able to recover the user data. You can read my long comment on this video for a more in-depth answer to this question.
What great information. How do I send a phone to you for data recovery. Thanks
Good Morning sir..
All videos of Super , & Good Explanation of teaching, i intrested of join for data recovery class ..? Can you teach me data recovery ?
I watched the video "How To Fix Samsung S6 edge Plus No Display Black Screen" as I have the same problem with my S6 Edge Plus, it works but the screen is blank (OLED circuit problem??). Can I send you my Galaxy S6 Edge Plus G928F for repairs? I await your kind reply, and if it is positive, I would like to know the overall indicative cost of everything (repair + shipping)- Italy. Thank you.
I don't see the phone extraction option on your Web shop?
Hi Akin, can you recommend some adapters I might need to do this work on usb sticks? thank you
I may flight to Canada to save my phone memory !
And I came here to learn forensics. thank you
I would like to learn this and cellphone repair, where can I start to do this online please?
Android 7.0 (on my Galaxy S8+) has a "Secure Startup" feature that encrypts the device. It requires a PIN to be typed in during the boot process to decrypt the device. Can you still recover data with this feature turned on?? Perhaps if the user gave you their PIN?
Jeremy did you find a place to recover for you?
I have an s7 with start up pin that i would like pictures restored from.
@@AztecGuyGDL Unfortunately, four years later, I have still not recovered the data from my S8+. At the time, the S8 series was brand new and the cell phone repair shops were not familiar with repairing such a device; they actually damaged some of the circuitry to where it can't be repaired today. I also sent the phone to two data recovery companies to no avail - one in Texas and one in California. I ultimately decided it was cheaper for me to retake my trip and retake the pictures rather than attempt to recover them. Today is a different story though. Your local cell phone repair shop should have the phone's schematic and know how to properly make the necessary repairs. Keep in mind that not all shops are equal as most just swap out components. I had to go to five different locations before I found a place that would repair the circuitry. If the phone is not repairable, the shop may be able to point you to a data recovery company (or you could just google one). Data recovery has come a long way in four years, and they may be able to extract your data for you. However, I believe data recovery is still an expensive option.
Hi. Please, do you know anyone in Africa or the UK that renders this service. Thank you.
Does this software recover deleted files from the source device? Or does it only recover files that were there before the device stopped working?
Where can I get the tools you used ?
It's the Rusolut toolkit with eMMC adapter and Visual NAND Reconstructor software. You can no longer buy it from Rusolut, it's sold out. You will have to find and buy a used kit. They are sometimes sold on auctions.
I am a technician of cell phone and need to learn data recovery from android phones. Will u pls give training on this
I think you can answer my question. My SIM card slot doesn't read my SIM Card, 3 years ago it was repaired by Samsung. I think it has cold solder joint problem. They want too much for repair and this problem can come up again. Is is possible to transfer IMEI (backup/restore) from old motherboard to new motherboard? I found very cheap same motherboard. (N9005)
Hey Guys, first of all you guys are amazing
what does it take to start up a data recovery service/shop like, i simply recovery formatted or deleted files but you guys take it to a whole new level.
So what do i need to get started?
Can I remove the memory chip (and where is it?) and place it into a working motherboard of a similar phone model?
Hey buddy you are amazing , Can you make a video on android phone where the data actually store in hardware . Also elaborate how data store and manipulate.
What is the cost im sure it is different for the device and level of difficulty but for a cell phone is their a set price or what just curious sent an email to you bout this today and was curious about using the service.
I just saw your video and love it!! I currently have a samsung s20 that has the internal storage KLUDG4UHDB-B2D1. I am now looking for the correct reader and adapters to get as this is my first time. Whether Jtag or Z3X brand let me know what items i need.
Hi John, things got way different after android 7.0. Data on chips is CPU encrypted now and reading the chip without specialized tools like Cellibrite and PC3000mobile is not gonna get any data at all. Easiest way is to bring the phone back to life by component level repair if possible or swap to donor
Rusolut reads eMMC chips. Samsung Galaxy S20 uses eUFS chips, so you can't use Rusolut for this. But since Galaxy S20 also runs on Android 10, the chip is encrypted. Your best chance of recovering data is going to be to repair whatever is damaged on the logic board. A chip-off procedure like the one shown in this video is best suited for older phones that ran on Android 5.0 or lower since those phones were not hardware encrypted from the factory. You could also try transplanting eUFS along with the CPU to an identical donor board.
@@hddrecoveryservices Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you mean Android 6.0. Samsung deployed full disk encryption out of the box on devices running on Android 7.0 according to Samsung Knox documentation. But I believe this is a factual error, as it's widely known that Android 6.0 made storage encryption mandatory to receive certification from Google. Have you been successful in recovering data from devices running on Android 6.0 or later using PC3000 and only COM port access? Without root, without USB debug enabled, and without a powered on device? Do you own a PC3000 kit? I looked at the demo videos of PC3000 and they only showcase a fully functional but locked Galaxy S5 running on Android 4.4 and a "FLY" FS505 running on Android 5.1. This kit looks promising, almost too good to be true, but I still think that the best chance of recovering data on the newer phones is to do a proper logic board repair or transplant the chips to a known good donor board.
Samsung A22 5G, cracked internally, bleeding and ghost touch so it's pretty much inaccessible but nothing else is corrupted. Wondering if I'll still be able to recover my stuff from it? Since later models have both encryption and internal.
can this method work if someone forget their pin/password that used when opening the phone? Or can it bypass a password/pin? I'm not sure that I still remember mine from my old galaxy
I need this service, tried calling twice, no answer. I am in the USA, Please advise.
I have a damaged SD card whose controller chip got fried when the battery died while saving data on my canon 70d.
I had gotten a free diagnosis and they said that this transcend SD card I have has a not so common thermal coated chip inside and it cannot be accessed physically to recover the data.
I saw you on youtube (Subscribed your channel) and you seem to use soldering in exceptional cases so I thought I would ask you if you think you can retrieve data from such a card.
If so then what are your prices for them. I have also emailed you. Please let me know. thank you.
I have a BLU Pure XL running Android 5.1. will no longer power on and was stuck in bootloop when it did power on. I got an estimate of $400 at one recovery service and $700-$1900 at a different place. I am just looking for tips on how to proceed. I don't have this kind of money and value this data. I can wait, I have already been waiting for several months. Should I look into doing this process myself? Are those estimates reasonable prices? Am I screwed? Any info is appreciated
Thx for the vid. These data solutions companies are very exploitative I can buy 2 new phones for what they charge. so I've decided to DIY this, these vids are really helpful. Aand from I've been told the phone will be rendered unusable after the chip has been taken out, is it true? I think 9/10 it can be soldered back onto the motherboard as long as the job was done properly. I hope. LOoks rather doable I have a decent amount of soldering experience, but yeah gotta proceed with caution on this one.
So what are the tools and programs you use for this kind of stuff?
Did bit of guess googling and found stuff that look like it, but no real name for them.
Rusolut toolkit with eMMC adapter and Visual NAND Reconstructor software.
What are you cleaning chip with? Where can I buy everything you used? Can I get this stuff from Amazon? I have about 2 years of photos and memories on my phone... I left my phone on the roof of the car when I was buckling my daughter into her car seat. Took off down the road. It fell off the roof, and was ran over by a car or two by the time I found it.
Your best bet would be to get a shop to do it. It will be a lot cheaper
I just have main board replaced on my s20fe. Is it possible to just swap the HDD on the boards?
If the memory type is UFS instead of emmc, can it still recoverable?
As long as it's pre Android 7.0 yes
@@hddrecoveryservices how if it's on s21 ultra , it's still possible to recovery after i do hard reset ( re-install os ) ?
what is the adapter for emmc you use in this video?
I have a samsung a51. Fell into the lake. I can power it on, i see the samsung logo. I can get into the bois boot loader. But the os is a black screen.
I tried hdmi usbc. But failed. Im exploring screen replacement for a temporary option.
Im looking for more options to explore before i go this labor intensive route.
If you have more ideas. I thought maybe there is a lcd screen ribbon connector to hdmi cable might be a easy solution.
question maste: where can i get the rig/stand u use for the pace.. to hold the chip..? and how much heat did u use on the pace in this video?
HI, i'm interested in becoming HDD recovery specialist... Maybe you could give me a hint, where to start from, what tools to buy, and what knowledge to get... Currently i'm fixing laptops, PC's and doing some light phone repairs, have about 13 years of experience. Just would like to learn something new. Thanks for the answer
depends what you would want to learn. hard drive recovery and flash recovery is very different
HDD recovery would be priority
Usually, you would start with good data recovery software, and see how well that resolves your incoming problems with hard drives. I can recommend some of the very best ones available if you want. Then buy a bunch of used drives off eBay (preferably of the same kind) and see if you can find drives that don't spin, make noises and try to resolve those problems. There is a lot of open information on this stuff if you know where to look including this channel. UFS explorer is probably the best software you get I would give this a try before buying any serious hardware goo.gl/CWi4Gv
Thank you for advice. I'm going to buy that software and some faulty hdd. Could you tell me where is the best to look for open info?
hddguru has an open public forum, that would be a great place to start
Is there a cable I can use to connect my galaxy s7 to an external hdmi monitor and connect a USB mouse to as well to be able to unlock and transfer data to a PC or something. My s7 works but the screen is cracked and the LCD has bled so I cannot use the keypad to unlock it.
Sorry I don t exactly understand ,but if my s7 procesor died,I can still find ouț my data inside of my telephone ?
How much do you charge for this service? I have an Android S5 and an HTC phone that I need the internal memory card.
I have a old Samsung galaxy note. Had it for while been broken but I always kept it in hope of one day recovering my images if it was possible. My phone broke as it got drop on the road on a rainy day and ran over by car. It was in a case but screen all crank n water damage. The mother board in tack but I have no clue to what to do. And I stumbled onto your page. Please if you see this message reach out to me. And hopefully my memory photo's can be restored and saved. Many thanks. Based in UK.
What Galaxy Note is it? The first generation without a number at the end? If it's old enough, and the storage chip is OK, then the contents can be extracted in a procedure like the one shown in this video. Let me know what model it is and I can give you a more definite answer.
@@samirgunicHi can I ask how easy it is to recover from a Samsung S7 edge?
@@tonytouch2446 That largely depends on what's wrong with it of course. So a diagnosis would be a very good first step. If it's a power related issue, like having a dead capacitor, then it's a fairly simple repair for someone who does logic board repairs (as opposed to just replacing the bad boards). You replace the capacitor, the phone powers on, you extract the data, and you're in a happy place. If it's a dead PMIC however, then the repair will be slightly more difficult. But again, it's the same idea. You replace the PMIC, the phone powers on, you extract the data.
If it's a dead CPU, or a dead UFS chip, or both, however, then you're out of luck. Starting with Galaxy S7, all new Samsung phones are hardware encrypted from the factory, and no one has the keys, not the factory and not the user who purchased it. This is true for all Android devices (for all certified Android devices) running Android 6.0 or above (we're up on Android 13 by now). So even if the UFS chip is OK... on an S7... which shipped with Android 6.0 and was upgradeable to 8.0, the UFS is encrypted for sure. Like 99% sure... unless you rooted it, flashed a custom ROM and disabled the encryption... beforehand!... before it stopped working.
If the encryption was disabled, for whatever reason, and only the CPU is dead now, but the UFS is OK, then it may be possible to extract the data. That by itself is a very long process. You're in fact looking at it in this RUclips video. It's called a chip off procedure where you remove the UFS from the board and put it in a highly specialized chip reader/writer (a.k.a. a "programmer") which you attach to a computer and interact with using a special software (that you need to know how to use). Note that these readers are not easy to get your hands on if you want to buy one for yourself, and not even repair shops can easily acquire them for their data rescue services, as there is a high demand for them, as you can imagine.
But these readers are useless if the UFS chip is encrypted, which they all are on anything that runs on stock Android 6.0 or newer. So this won't work on anything released in the last 5 years or so. It has to be 5 years old or older than that for this method to be even considered as a possible solution. The only reason it works in this video in fact, is because the phone in the video just happens to be old enough, so it's a good candidate for this type of data extraction. Anything newer than that actually needs to be repaired in order to be able to extract any user data.
So how easy is it to recover data from a Samsung Galaxy S7? Again, it depends on what's wrong with it. For a case of shorted capacitor or a dead PMIC chip, it's fairly easy for someone who knows how to do it and who has the right tools, skills and experience. For a case of a dead CPU or a dead UFS chip, it's impossible. (With exception for the extreme edge case where the UFS chip is OK and the user has flashed a custom ROM and disabled the encryption before the CPU died or whatever else is wrong with the device.)
I should know. I saw my Galaxy S7 die a sudden death, and the same thing happened to my brother's Galaxy S7, and I met a handful of other people online who reported the exact same thing. It doesn't matter if it's "S7" or "S7 Edge". They are all dying of old age with identical symptoms just before failure. It's worth noting that they are all running on SK Hynix UFS chips. Some of them shipped with Samsung UFS chips and those are reportedly outliving their SK Hynix counterparts. So not all S7 are made equal, despite all having the same name. They put in different components into them.
Good luck with yours! I hope it's not the failed UFS chip. Because if that's the case, then it's game over.
@@samirgunic Thank you for your long detailed reply. I am going to send the phone to a business who specialise in data recovery for diagnosis. I have been hope the UFS and CPU chips are not damaged.
Does this work for newer samsung galaxy android phones? like android version 14 or higher, especially considering sd card no longer option
nope
2 questions. what does it cost to recover galaxy s6 64 gb? second, what kind of socket does these galaxy phones have? like galaxy s6. what socket do you use for this. thanks
The cost will depend on a lot of different factors, but you should assume that you will have to pay the same as you paid for the phone when it was new, and then maybe a little more than that. So you end up paying for the phone twice, just because you didn't backup your data. It can be cheaper if you do it yourself. The eUFS chip on Galaxy S6 uses BGA95. DediProg has a reader that works with this if you're looking to buy your own reader. Note that these reader kits are also very expensive and they can be hard to get. Not to mention you have to know how to use one.
What tools have you used etc
Bro I commented on this video (last version which now got removed).. About emmc read via sd card using thin wire soldering... Did you remember?
Hello , didnt understand your fully name but its like 'Zerkin' i think , zerkin(hdd recovery services channel too) can i ask a question ? Please i need big help about android phone chip's backups(recovery). Thanks alot
what is the cost of this for an s8 all photo and video recovery?
what is that tool that you are using to suction cup the part onto.
its a vaccum suction machine used to pick and place small smd electronic parts.
Could you please tell the tools you used one by one?
Is this possible with a looked phone? Samsung a7? With FDE, android full disk encryption?
How do I clean (what cleaner do you use?) this chip Samsung kmr210008m and what kind of reader and software should i use to read the data on it?
I use VNR toolset for these jobs. Clean it with soldering iron and then alcohol 99.9%
Hi! What is the model of the Samsung you are working with?
Hi is there a possibility that a hard drive of an s7 edge can be put to another s7 edge motherboard that is working?
Hi there mister!, would it work with phones with pin/finger print access ?
how much to recover data from a broken samsung z flip. I have pictures etc to recover. I tried your link but theres no phone memory option.
Where are you located and the cost of Retrieving data. I have a J8 and A50 samsung
Both of those phones are too new for this method. The Galaxy J8 is using Android 8 and eMMC chip. This chip can be read by Rusolut but the storage chip is encrypted. The Galaxy A50 is using Android 9 and eUFS chip. This chip can't be read by Rusolut, but it can be read by other readers. But the chip is encrypted, so it's no use. The data on both of these phones needs to be recovered "in situ" by repairing the fault on the logic board, or by transplanting the chips to a donor board.
where can i get those adapters and what ere there names ?
and what is the name of the cleaning material ?
Can you clone the entire phone. To get phone numbers and notes
Hi, a have a Samsung note 3 with a broken screen. By misusing a data recovery app I've found online, I accidentally bricked it. According to what I've read it should be in soft brick state, since there are some text line on the screen and it turns on somehow, but the OS doesnt boot obviously. Do you think something could be done? How much would cost? Do you have an email, and do you work also for customers outside the US?
I've tried any DIY solution I've found online and that I could've imagined, but nothing worked. I have very important and reserved data there...
On newer phones the memory is encrypted by default. Is it still possible to recover data from it?
My phone got wet am I able to get the storage from it on another device because I have too much to lose
hi i have a note 2 sgh-i317m ive seen some tutorials about replacing the power ic chip not the emmc to bring back a dead bricked note 2 i was wondering if you can help with this for my phone ? thank you please contact me asap :)
My Samsung a71 is completely dead, and I don’t have back up of the phone, but I want to recover the data.
1. I tried hard reset- failed
2. Gave it to phone experts, they could not fix it, they tried new battery and other stuff-failed
I believe it’s because of software update, as I had some issues with all the google apps the day before the phone was dead. Is it possible that it might be the cause? Is there a way to start the phone or at least retrieve data?…
Is it possible to recover data from a UFS 3.0 memory chip running android 10? Is there an adapter that can read data from that chip?
Is it also possible to recover the entire file system/ app-specific folders such as the WhatsApp folder?
And is there a service for this? Can’t really do it myself.
It should be possible to read and recover everything, including system and app specific folders, assuming the phone storage was not encrypted. What phone is it? There are companies that offer this as a service. The company behind this RUclips channel is one of them.
My phone is completely dead-tried everything I can but nothing responds with the phone. I have an S8. I put in an insurance claim and received a replacement, but I have to send the dead phone back. I worry that someone could potentially recover data on the dead phone. Is there any way I can completely wipe the unresponsive dead phone before I send it back?
Where can I get an adapter like yours?
In the video you said, to recover the pictures you have to image them first. How do you do that?
Hi, my mobile was broken and cpu was damaged emmc is not damaged.
Can we get data back from encrypted emmc Without cpu ic?
Question, if the memory of the chip had been formatted, would you still be able to recover the data from it assuming it had not been overwritten, or does this software not really have that ability. But in general would it be possible?
Depends if it is eMMC or not. eMMC is very similar to SD cards, so you could theoretically build an image of the NAND and then use software like photorec to recover some files (although you would probably lose metadata and the directory structure).
haha apparently im late to the party. You have seen this video :P
Dose that works with iPhone as well?
Can I recover data after it been reset ?
Can a ufs samsung 256 gb memory chip survive a 10 second in the microwave oven. Or is it damaged ?
Can data be recovered if phone has been factory reset