January 2018
Beginner to intermediate
402 pages
10h 6m
English
book
Practical Mobile Forensics - Third Edition
by Rohit Tamma, Oleg Skulkin, Heather Mahalik, Satish Bommisetty
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Recovering contacts using your Google account
You can also restore the contacts on the device using the Restore Contacts option through the Google account that is configured on the device. This would work if the user of the device has previously synced their contacts using the Sync Settings option available in Android. This option synchronizes the contacts and other details and would store them in the cloud. A forensic examiner with legal authority or proper consent can restore the deleted contacts if they can get access to the Google account configured on the device. Once the account is accessed, perform the following steps to restore the data:
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on Gmail in the top-left corner and select Contacts, as shown ...