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Wear OS And Android Paired Device Forensics
19 pages · 26 min read
Android phones are often connected to smartwatches, tablets, earbuds, and cars, forming a wider digital estate.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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Mobile and messaging evidence
24 practical guides on mobile and messaging evidence for UK litigators, in-house counsel and investigators. Read every page online or download the PDF, free and without registration.
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24 practical guides on mobile and messaging evidence, written for UK litigators, in-house counsel and investigators handling disclosure and digital evidence, and every guide can be read in full on its own page or downloaded as a PDF, free and without registration.
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§ 24 guides on mobile and messaging evidence
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IPhone Forensics The Defensible Mobile Evidence Bundle
18 pages · 26 min read
The guide details how to build a defensible mobile evidence bundle from an iPhone's diverse data sources.
- Chain of custody and defensibility
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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IOS Spyware Stalkerware And Mobile Compromise
19 pages · 25 min read
This guide for UK lawyers explains how iOS devices can be compromised by spyware, stalkerware, or misused features.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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Android Acquisition Logical File System And Physical
17 pages · 25 min read
This guide explains the three depths of Android data extraction: logical, file system, and physical.
- Forensic collection and imaging
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Android App Data And Third Party Application Forensics
18 pages · 26 min read
Android app data forensics requires understanding an open ecosystem, where each app is its own world.
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Android Location Fused Location WiFi And Cell Data
19 pages · 27 min read
This guide explains how Android phones determine and store location data.
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Android Secure Folders Knox And Manufacturer Security Containers
19 pages · 27 min read
Many Android phones feature a second, separately locked space, such as Secure Folder, Knox, or work profiles.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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Android Usage Activity And System Artefacts
19 pages · 26 min read
Android phones maintain a detailed record of user interaction and system events.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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Android Forensics The Fragmented Landscape
18 pages · 25 min read
Android forensics presents unique challenges due to device fragmentation across manufacturers, models, and software versions.
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Android Backups Local Google And Manufacturer Cloud
19 pages · 26 min read
Android phones generate several types of backups, none complete, each selective.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Cloud evidence
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IPhone And IPad Forensics The Acquisition Challenge
17 pages · 25 min read
Forensic acquisition of iPhone and iPad devices presents significant challenges due to encryption and security features.
- Forensic collection and imaging
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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IMessage SMS And Messaging Apps On IOS
17 pages · 25 min read
Understanding iOS messaging data is crucial for e-discovery.
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Android Messaging SMS RCS And Messaging Apps
19 pages · 25 min read
Android devices lack a single messaging app, meaning SMS and RCS are handled by various apps, each storing data differently.
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Android Encryption Secure Boot And Lock Screen Protections
18 pages · 25 min read
Modern Android phones are encrypted by default, with their security tied to the lock-screen credential and a hard w are security chip.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Encryption and access
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Android Malware Stalkerware And Compromise
20 pages · 27 min read
Android's openness creates a larger threat surface, making sideloaded stalkerware and malware easier to install.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Cyber incidents and ransomware
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The Google Account Androids Cloud Estate
18 pages · 26 min read
Behind nearly every Android phone, a Google account stores backups, photos, messages, files, and distinctive activity records.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Cloud evidence
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Android Photos Media And Metadata
18 pages · 26 min read
Android photographs record when, where, and on what they were taken, similar to an iPhone's.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Metadata and timestamps
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Android Deleted Data SQLite And Unallocated Space
19 pages · 26 min read
Deleted Android data often persists in SQLite free space and journals, recoverable until overwritten.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Deleted data and recovery
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Signal And Ephemeral Messaging
17 pages · 22 min read
This guide for UK lawyers addresses ephemeral messaging evidence, including Signal, Telegram, and Snapchat.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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WhatsApp Evidence
17 pages · 22 min read
WhatsApp evidence presents unique challenges due to its architecture, encryption, and deletion features.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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SMS And IMessage Evidence
17 pages · 21 min read
This guide explores the complexities of SMS and iMessage evidence, detailing message databases, cloud sync, and deleted layers.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
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Locked Mobile Devices
17 pages · 21 min read
Locked mobile devices present a strategy problem with a technical component.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
- Encryption and access
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Mobile Phone Forensics
17 pages · 22 min read
Mobile phone forensics is governed by extraction level, encryption state, and app architecture.
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BYOD And Disclosure
17 pages · 23 min read
This guide for UK lawyers explains how to handle work data on personal devices, covering control, collection routes, and privacy.
- Mobile and messaging evidence
§ Other topics
- Forensic collection and imaging (22)
- Electronic disclosure practice (19)
- Apple and macOS forensics (14)
- Deleted data and recovery (13)
- Chain of custody and defensibility (10)
- Cloud evidence (10)
- Expert evidence and reports (8)
- Servers, NAS and virtual environments (8)
- Metadata and timestamps (7)
- Open source, web and log evidence (7)
- Custodians and data mapping (6)
- Encryption and access (6)
- Data theft and exfiltration (5)
- Disclosure and PD 57AD (5)
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