Lost important data on my Android phone — What’s the best way to recover it?

Hey everyone,

I’m in a bit of a bind and need some advice. Recently, I lost some important data on my Android phone — a mix of photos, contacts, and some work files — and I’m wondering what the best way to recover it is.

Here’s the situation:

I didn’t back up my data to Google Drive or any cloud service before the data was lost. The phone died suddenly after I accidentally dropped it, and after getting it fixed, I realized some files are missing. I’ve tried a few things already, like searching through my cloud accounts and looking for old backups, but nothing turned up. I also attempted to recover from the internal storage using some basic methods I found online, but no luck so far. I know that Android data recovery can be tricky, especially if the phone is still functional but without a recent backup. But I’m really hoping someone here has had experience with recovery tools or other ways to get data back, particularly:

Photos and videos that weren’t backed up

Contacts that were saved only to the device

App data or notes that I didn’t sync

I’d love to hear if anyone:

Has tried Android data recovery software and if it worked (anything trustworthy?).

Used a specific method or tool to recover deleted data without rooting the device.

Has had experience with data recovery from damaged Android devices.

I’m not super tech-savvy, so any easy-to-follow tips or step-by-step guides would be really helpful!

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions!