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ANDROIDPHOTOS & MEDIA · A GUIDE FOR UK LAWYERS Android Photos, Media and Metadata The Gallery, the Media Store, Google Photos and the SD Card: Where an Android Image Lives, and What It Records COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB

§ ABOUT THE AUTHOR PREPARED BY COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB E-DISCOVERY TEAM FULL CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY DOCUMENTATION

§ CONTENTS In this guide 01 Executive summary 02 The problem in plain English: the same picture, more places 03 Where Android images live 04 The media store and Google Photos 05 Removable storage: the SD card 06 Reading metadata, location and dates honestly 07 Deployment: recovering and placing images 08 Source architecture: where else the evidence lives 09 Worked examples 10 Common mistakes and technical limitations 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

§ 01 · ORIENTATION 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

§ 03 · WHEREIMAGESLIVE Where Android images live