How to Recover M4A Files from Android - M4A Voice Memo Recovery

About M4A File

M4A is a file extension for an audio file encoded with advanced audio coding (AAC). It is of better quality and smaller size than MP3. On Android mobile phone, M4A is widely adopted as the format of voice recording/memo, music and app sound/ringtone, but mostly as voice file, like interview, voice memo and call recording. Now most smart devices and music player apps support M4A. If need, you can also convert MP3 to M4A with the help of free tools.

What if an M4A File is Deleted from Android?

M4A files are usually very important for sensitive. However, these voice files can be easily lost due to mistaken or intended deletion, forced formatting or other accidents. The best protection is of course making enough backups regularly, but M4A file recovery is also possible when you don't have any backup.

M4A Voice Memo Recovery

In order to recover deleted .m4a files from Android phone memory and SD card, we should do two things as soon as possible.

• 1. Stop saving or creating files to the device and storage card. Don't record new audio or add other files to your device. Otherwise the lost .m4a files would be overwritten and unrecoverable. 
• 2. Start M4A voice file recovery with professional recovery tool as soon as possible. A professional M4A file recovery software can scan your handset and SD card for lost files and restore them back. iReparo for Android is the best M4A file recovery software.

Notes:
1. Root access is required in order to recover M4A files from Android phone internal memory. If you just want to retrieve M4A files from SD card, please try M4A File Recovery Software.
2. It is worth mentioning that voice memos recorded in normal quality or limit for MMS may be in AMR format instead of M4A. Anyway, the recovery program below can also retrieve AMR audio files.

How to Recover Deleted M4A Files on Android Mobile

• Step 1. Free download and install the M4A file recovery software to computer.

• Step 2. Run the program and choose Multimedia.
  
• Step 3. Tick M4A format only and click Next.
• Step 4. Connect your mobile phone to PC via a USB cable.
• Step 5. Follow on-screen manual to allow the program to recognize your phone.
• Step 6. Scan the device.
• Step 7. Preview (listen to) and Recover M4A files from Android phone and SD card.

You'll be asked to choose a location on your computer to save the M4A files to be recovered. Once your M4A voice memos are restored, you can check out again and make further use of them.