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M. MorebPractical Forensic Analysis of Artifacts on iOS and Android Deviceshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8026-3_3

3. Introduction to Android Forensics

Mohammed Moreb1  
(1)
Palestine Hebron Halhul, Palestine, State of
 

This chapter will cover everything you need to know about practical forensics on Android devices. We will start by learning about the Android platform and its file system and then cover the topics of setup, acquisition, extraction, and recovery. We will also learn how to connect devices using ADB tools and back them up and how to use SQLite files for the acquisition process.

Recently, smartphones have developed tremendously; in each period ...

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