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Mobile forensics

One practical guide on mobile forensics for UK litigators, in-house counsel and investigators. Read every page online or download the PDF, free and without registration.

Ref · E-D · 2026 · §TPCClass · ConfidentialJuris · England & WalesStatus · Active

Mobile phone forensics, also called mobile device forensics, recovers messages, call records, app data, photographs and location traces from iPhone and Android handsets, including material the user believed had been deleted. These guides explain what is realistically recoverable in a UK matter and how to keep it admissible.

They cover logical, file system and full extractions, WhatsApp, Signal and iMessage handling, cloud backups, what location data can and cannot show, imaging a handset without altering it, and the consent and privacy issues that arise on personally owned BYOD phones.

§ What these guides cover

  • Logical, file system and full phone extractions
  • WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage and deleted message recovery
  • Location data and what it really evidences
  • Imaging a handset without altering the evidence
  • BYOD consent, privacy and employee handsets

§ 1 guide on mobile forensics

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