Importance of rooting in an Android data acquisition
Marie-Rose Boueiz · 2020
Since Android became the leading handheld device operating system worldwide, the probability of an Android device being subject to usage in a criminal case is increasing, therefore, Android data acquisition is a necessity in investigations. However, with the increasing security level and complexity of each new model and operating system released, forensic acquisition is getting more and more difficult. Special tools and techniques are needed in criminal investigation in order to acquire data from an android device. This paper explores various tools and techniques available in order to perform logical, physical acquisition and conduct a data acquisition followed by an analysis of the extracted data.