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Learning Android Forensics - Second Edition
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Learning Android Forensics - Second Edition

by Oleg Skulkin, Donnie Tindall, Rohit Tamma
December 2018
Beginner to intermediate
328 pages
8h 29m
English
Packt Publishing
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Android Virtual Device

With the Android SDK installed, you can create an AVD, which is an emulator that runs on the workstation. An emulator is often used by developers when creating new applications. However, an emulator is also considered helpful during forensic investigation as it allows the investigator to understand how certain applications behave and to understand how installation of an application affects the device. Another advantage is you can design an emulator with the desired version. This is especially helpful when working with devices running on older versions of Android. Also, AVD comes with root as default.

The following steps will guide you to create an AVD on the workstation:

  1. Make sure you have the emulator subdirectory ...
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ISBN: 9781789131017