Wondershare Dr.Fone
Wondershare Dr.Fone Review for Windows PC
Time and again issues plague your Android and iOS devices. Your first instinct would be to take your smartphone to a service center so that a specialist can look into the issue and fix it. But, at what cost? Not only do you have to spend a lot of money on repairs but even your data is at stake.
Enter a tool like Wondershare Dr.Fone that broadly helps fix common smartphone issues, recover data, transfer files and so much more.
In this Wondershare Dr.Fone review, we’ll cover all the possible aspects of this tool – the features, pricing, and everything else. In the end, you will be able to make an informed decision whether Wondershare Dr.Fone is trustworthy or not.
What is Wondershare Dr.Fone?
Wondershare Dr.Fone is a trustworthy software that can help you manage, recover, and optimize data on your Android or iOS device. You can connect both your smartphone and tablet and resolve issues. We’ll discuss how that’s done, a little later in this post. Before performing any task, you can always take a backup of your Android or iOS device so that should something go wrong, you can always retrieve data from the backup.
System Requirements for Wondershare Dr.Fone
To download Wondershare Dr.Fone for PC, your computer should meet the following system requirements –
- Windows OS compatibility – Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7
- iOS and Android compatibility – Android 4.6 or later, and iOS 5 or later.
- RAM – 2 GB or more recommended.
- Processor – 1 GHz or faster (Intel or AMD recommended)
How To Use Wondershare Dr.Fone?
Here is a basic step-by-step guide on how you can get started with Wondershare Dr.Fone and access the various modules –
Step 1 – Download Wondershare Dr.Fone on your computer, run the installation file, and launch the software.
Step 2 – Next, connect your Android or iOS device to your computer using a USB cable. In case you want to transfer data from one device to another (Android to Android, iOS to iOS, or Android to iOS, or vice-versa), connect both devices to your computer.
To get an idea of how the software works, let’s take an example of a Motorola Android smartphone. Here we’ll try to recover lost data on an Android device running Android 14.
Step 3 – Once you have connected your USB device, tap on File Transfer under Use USB for on your Android device. Select an equivalent option on your iOS smartphone, or the Android device model you are using.
Step 4 – Enable USB debugging on your Android smartphone. To do that, open Settings. Head to About phone. Scroll down and tap on the Build number multiple times.
Step 5 – Once you have activated the Developer’s options, type and search for USB debugging. Toggle on the switch.
Step 6 – Once, you are through with configuring these settings, on your PC, click Toolbox from the left-hand pane.
Step 7 – From the right-hand side, click on Data Recovery.
Step 8 – Choose what data you wish to recover. For the purpose of this post, we’ll try to recover some deleted photos, contacts, and messages. Again, we’d urge you to first take a backup of all your data.
Step 9 – Click on Recover Android Data and wait for the process to complete.
Step 10 – Select the file type you want to recover. Here we’ll try to recover some photos, contacts, and messages, as can be seen from the screenshot below.
Step 11 – Click on the Start Scan button at the bottom right-hand side corner of the interface.
Recovering lost data is one of the tasks you can do with the help of Dr.Fone. We have discussed the other features below.
Interface
One of the things that we liked as first-time users, is how you can see what each of the options does. You are also prompted to take the necessary steps to initiate a task. Each of these prompts or instructions is well-labeled and well-diagrammed.
The left-hand pane has options for showing your device, the backups you have created. Along with the option to mirror your Android or iOS device onto your PC and Phone Companion.
The home screen or the Toolbox lists the various modules. Some of these modules cater to both Android and iOS devices, whereas some only work on either Android or iOS. When you hover your mouse on a module or sub-feature, you can see what that feature does. Next, there are also some options that require you to choose your smartphone model.
Features
– Phone Transfer
You can copy all the data from your Android to iOS device and vice-versa. Not just that, it could also be transferring data from one iOS device to another or from one Android device to another as well. Don’t worry about the file format as you can transfer all kinds of data such as images, audio files, contacts, browser history, documents, alarms, you name it.
– Password Manager
If you log in to multiple accounts on your iOS device and tend to forget credentials, you can use the Password Manager feature of Wondershare Dr.Fone. Here’s how it helps. It can help manage your website and app login passwords. You can find passwords for mail platforms such as Gmail, AOL, Outlook, and more. It can also help you in an event you have forgotten or lost your Wi-Fi password. Here, you won’t have to worry about jailbreaking your iPhone.
– Screen Unlock
It doesn’t matter if you have an Android or iOS device, if you are facing screen lock issues, the Screen Unlock feature can be of great help. On Android devices, you can bypass Google FRP locks or screen locks. All you have to do is select your Android smartphone model and follow the on-screen instructions.
As for iOS devices, the Screen Unlock feature can help you remove the screen time passcode, remove the iCloud Activation lock, get rid of Apple ID without a password, or bypass remote or local MDM. You can even get rid of SIM locks.
– System Repair
For common Android or iOS system-related issues, you may no longer have to go to a service center and spend your hard-earned money. The System repair functionality helps deal with common system-related issues such as black/ white screen of death, boot loop issues, phone won’t turn on, forced termination, and many others.
iOS users get an added advantage as they can upgrade or even downgrade their iPhone (should an update bring along issues), explore the latest beta features, and repair iTunes errors. And, in case you are selling your device or handing it over to someone else, the System Repair feature also lets you destroy all the data inside the device completely, in a way that it is irrecoverable.
– Data Eraser
Talking of erasing data, regardless of whether you are an Android or iOS user, you can destroy the data inside your smartphone. Once you have done that, no data recovery tools will be able to retrieve the lost data. With Data Eraser, you can choose the exact data type that you want to erase and then wipe it off completely using military-grade encryption.
– Data Recovery
Data Recovery is an important feature of Wondershare Dr.Fone with which you can recover lost data on both Android and iOS devices.
For this, you won’t need to root or jailbreak your smartphone. Wondershare Dr.Fone helps safely recover data even if your phone’s screen has gone black, or, it has become broken or unresponsive.
Using the Data Recovery feature, you can also recover deleted WhatsApp data from your Android or iOS device. Apart from that, you can also retrieve backup data in your Google Drive. Want to know how it fares up when compared to other brands, check out this post.
– Mirror Your Phone Onto Your PC
With Wondershare Dr.Fone Air, you can wirelessly mirror your smartphone’s screen onto any web browser for no added cost. Now, if you are looking for tools with which you can mirror your device on your PC, make calls, transfer files, and do other such things, you can check out the tools mentioned in this post.
Speed
As far as the speed of the software is concerned, it’s not one size fits all. Different tasks take different time. The speed taken by the software to complete a task also depends on the amount of data or the kind of data or for that matter, the task that is underway.
For instance, it took nearly 15 minutes for us to transfer 2GB worth of data from an Android device (running Android 14) to an iPhone (running iOS 16). In another task, we were successfully able to retrieve deleted photos from an Android device in a matter of 10 minutes.
Updates
Wondershare Dr.Fone receives regular updates through which performance upgrades are rolled out and bugs (if any) are fixed. To check for updates, follow the steps mentioned below –
Step 1 – Click on the hamburger icon at the top right-hand side corner of the screen.
Step 2 – Click on Check for Updates.
Pricing
You can try out Wondershare Dr.Fone for free with limited features. If you are satisfied with the software you can download one of the premium variants depending on your requirements – Dr.Fone Basic, or Dr.Fone Full Toolkit.
These are the kind if features you can expect from Wondershare Dr.Fone Basic –
Whereas Dr.Fone Full Toolkit comes packed with these features –
Talking of how much would the variants cost, here’s a brief outline of the pricing –
The pricing for Dr.Fone – Full Toolkit starts at $94.95, and for Dr.Fone Basic starts at $29.95.
Customer Support
There are multiple channels through which you can seek assistance from Wondershare’s customer support team in case you are stuck with Wondershare Dr.Fone’s functionality. This official support page of the website shows all the various ways in which you can get your problems fixed.
You can refer to the various troubleshooting guides and follow them to fix your issue. Or, you can log into your Wondershare account using your Wondershare ID and perform tasks like redeeming serial number, getting invoice, or even canceling subscription.
Even if after referring to guides or logging into the account, you still aren’t able to get a solution, you can get in touch with the support staff via live chat or you can even raise a ticket specifying your problem.
Is Wondershare Dr.Fone Trustworthy?
We often install a variety of apps on our Android or iOS smartphones to perform tasks like recovering data, transferring files, and doing so much more. In worst-case scenarios when for instance, our phone runs into a black screen error, or if we aren’t able to bypass the lock, we immediately rush to a service center. How about having just one app that can help us deal with all such issues?
And, after going through the various aspects discussed in this post, we can ascertain that Wondershare Dr.Fone is a legit tool with which you can recover data, unlock the device, repair the device, and do so much more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Is Dr.Fone free for PC?
Wondershare Dr.Fone offers a free limited functionality trial. After the Dr.Fone trial version is over, you can choose to buy one of the premium variants as we have discussed in the pricing section above.
Q2. How to get Dr.Fone free?
You can download and use the trial version of Wondershare Dr.Fone, by going to the official website and installing it from there.
Q3. How to install Dr.Fone on Windows 10?
Download and run the installation file of Wondershare Dr.Fone from their official website. Once the software is installed, enable USB debugging. You can then select the task that you want to perform from the Toolkit. You can repair system-related issues, recover data, transfer files between devices, and do so much more.
Q4. Is the Wondershare Dr.Fone safe?
Yes, Wondershare Dr.Fone is safe to use. You can always choose to back up your data before performing any task. This way if you run into a mishap, you can always retrieve data from the backup.
Q5. Is Dr.Fone virus free?
One of the reasons why we can say that Wondershare Dr.Fone is legit is because it wasn’t flagged off as a malicious threat by any of the Antivirus tools.
