Guide
Android Photos Media And Metadata
18 pages · 26 min read
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Metadata and timestamps
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Android Photos Media And Metadata
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Android Photos, Media and Metadata
The Gallery, the Media Store, Google Photos and the SD Card: Where an
11 Questions to ask · Suggested wording
12 Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert
13 Frequently asked questions
14 Glossary · References · Disclaimer · How a specialist laboratory can assist
Executive summary
The headline point: an Android photograph records the same when, where and on-what as an iPhone's and
photograph.
§ 02 · FIRST PRINCIPLES
The problem in plain English: the same picture, more places
§ 12 · QUICK CONTROL
Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic
expert
Frequently asked questions
How is an Android photo different from an iPhone photo, forensic all y?
Which date on a photo is the real one?
We only have a photo someone sent us. Is that enough?
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§ Common questions
Frequently asked questions
- How is an Android photo different from an iPhone photo, forensic all y?
- The picture records the same things; it lives in more places (
- What is the media store?
- Android's index of every media file on the device (
- Which date on a photo is the real one?
- It depends what is being asked, because there are several (
- We only have a photo someone sent us. Is that enough?
- It is a start, but the device original is far better (
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