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Practical Mobile Forensics

Practical Mobile Forensics

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Practical Mobile Forensics

Practical Mobile Forensics

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Overview of this book

The book is an easy-to-follow guide with clear instructions on various mobile forensic techniques. The chapters and the topics within are structured for a smooth learning curve, which will swiftly empower you to master mobile forensics. If you are a budding forensic analyst, consultant, engineer, or a forensic professional wanting to expand your skillset, this is the book for you. The book will also be beneficial to those with an interest in mobile forensics or wanting to find data lost on mobile devices. It will be helpful to be familiar with forensics in general but no prior experience is required to follow this book.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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10. Android Data Recovery Techniques
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Index

Chapter 7. Understanding Android

Before we take a dive into the ocean of Android let us first spend some time discussing the evolution of Android or what we call The Android Story. Back in 2005, Google started investing money in start-up companies, which it thought would be profitable in the future. Android Inc., founded in 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White, was one such company acquired by Google that later turned out to be the best deal ever. During its first two years, Android Inc. operated under secrecy. It described itself as a company "making software for mobile phones". Rubin later stayed with Google to pioneer Android as an operating system that revolutionized the way mobile handsets operate. With this acquisition it was clear that Google was eyeing the mobile phone market. At Google, Rubin, along with his team, developed a powerful and flexible operating system built on a Linux kernel. There were speculations all over about what Google...

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