Cannot recover Voice Memos from iPhone dropped in lake

I dropped my phone in a lake about three days ago. Although I can see it, I have a new phone and my newer voice memos haven't transferred. I have updated from the last back up which was 2 days before I dropped it and still haven’t seen my voice memos. The last time I heard my grandmother’s voice is on the phone in the lake and I need help.

Thanks!

Posted on Sep 26, 2026 6:03 AM

1 reply

SravanKrA

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Sep 26, 2026 6:10 AM in response to jonte732

Regarding your data…

If you have an iCloud or iTunes latest backup, then there is nothing to worry about. Just restore from it, else...
If You have synced your data to iCloud, then what you will get back is what you have synced to iCloud and uploaded to iCloud Drive;
1. The information that is synced and stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail*, Notes, Voice Memos, Messages*, shared photos, iCloud Photos*, Health data*, call history*, and files* you store in iCloud Drive.
2. *-If you had turned on Messages in iCloud, iCloud Photos, Mail, Health data, call history under iCloud, and files you store in iCloud Drive your content is automatically stored in iCloud and is available on all devices that use the same Apple ID
If you have not backed up or do not have the latest backup, nor imported nor you have synced or uploaded your data to cloud drives prior to the situation that you are in, then I am sorry, all your data is lost.