How to Recover Lost Data After iOS 18 Update

Joy Taylor Last Updated: Sep. 19, 2024

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Apple has released the iOS 18, some iPhone users keep up with the newest hit on iPhone, while the others use their iPhones in iOS 17/16. While updating to the latest version of iOS, some people encountered some iOS problems and bugs. The iOS update also causes important data missing from their iPhone/iPad.

If your iPhone or iPad lost data after the iOS 18 update also, you can opt-out for the 3 most effective methods in the following guide to get your lost data back.

Once an iPhone or iPad loses data after the iOS update, the first idea that comes to your mind must be restoring data from the backup. If you backed up your device before upgrading to iOS 18, then you’re lucky enough to follow Method 1 and Method 2 to recover lost data from the backup. If you didn’t make a backup, then you can go to Method 3 to recover lost iOS data without any backup. Let’s check.

Restore Lost Data After iOS 18 Update from iTunes Backup

If you backed up your iDevice with iTunes before updating it to the newest iOS version, then you can follow the steps below to restore lost data from iTunes backup.

Step 1. Launch iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone or iPad to the computer with a USB cable.

Step 2. Click your iDevice icon when it appears in iTunes.

Step 3. Click Summary > Click “Restore Backup”.

Restore Lost Data from iTunes

Step 4. Check the backup info and select the backup you made before you upgrade your device to iOS 18. If you didn’t make the backup and have old backups, choose the latest one and click “Restore”.

Restore the Backup

Restore Lost Data After iOS 18 Update from iCloud Backup

If you backed up your iDevice to iCloud before updating to iOS 18, then you can follow the steps below to restore lost or missing data from iCloud backup.

Step 1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > General > Find and tap Reset > Tap on Erase All Content and Settings > Enter your password. Then your iDevice will be reset to factory settings.

Reset Your iPhone

Step 2. After setting your iPhone. When you reach the “Apps & Data” screen, tap “Restore from iCloud Backup”.

Restore from iCloud

Step 3. Sign in to your iCloud account. Tap “Choose backup” and then select the backup you made before in iCloud and tap “Restore”. Then wait for the restoration process to get complete.

Recover Lost Data from iPhone iPad After iOS 18 Update [without Backup]

When the disaster of data loss happens, if there is an iTunes or iCloud backup that can be restored, that is the best. However, what if there’s no backup? This method is right here to help users recover lost data after the iOS update without any backup. What you need is a useful iOS data recovery tool PhoneRescue for iOS.

Since the missing data is only hidden somewhere in the device and waiting to be erased by new data, the best iPhone iPad data recovery tools can help you find and recover lost data such as recovering deleted recent calls on iPhone and restoring deleted WhatsApp data without backup before they’re been overwritten. Now, let’s see how to recover lost/disappeared data from iPhone iPad after the iOS update, even without backup.

Step 1. Download and install PhoneRescue for iOS on your computer > Connect your iOS device to the computer with a USB cable > Click the arrow button to proceed.

Recover Data from iPhone with PhoneRescue

Step 2. Select the type of data you want to recover and click on OK.

Select the Items to Recover via PhoneRescue for iOS

Step 3. Preview and select the data you want to recover > Click the To Device or To Computer button to recover selected files to your iPhone iPad or to the computer according to your needs.

Restore Content to iOS Device or Computer

The Bottom Line

The above 3 methods can help you retrieve various kinds of lost or missing data after the iOS 18 update, no matter whether you have a backup or not. Besides data loss, iOS upgrades can also cause several other problems, such as the iPhone stuck on the Apple logo, iPhone not working as normal, etc. Fortunately, PhoneRescue also can help you fix these system problems. You can download it to have a try >

Joy Taylor

Senior writer of the iMobie team as well as an Apple fan, love to help more users solve various types of iOS & Android-related issues.