Data Recovery from Water-damaged Android Phones

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Mobile phones can occasionally be damaged by water, but forensics professionals can frequently still recover the evidence. The efficacy of various forensic techniques has been examined in this chapter. We use hardware and software tools to gain direct access to the phone's memory chips since a damaged phone might not be powered on and the data port might not function. These include hacking instruments, the ones that may be used to retrieve data from mobile devices. The chapter discusses strategies that apply to Android mobile devices. Additionally, the study only explored techniques for accessing data—not for decrypting it. Mobile devices can sustain water damage as a result of inadvertent exposure to water or deliberate attempts to remove forensic evidence. Traditionally, chip-off analysis has been chosen as a successful data recovery technique for damaged devices, particularly those that have been waterdamaged. In this essay, we investigate what transpires inside portable electronics when they are submerged in water. The likelihood of successfully conducting forensic data recovery on a water-damaged mobile device is high if the right steps are taken and the relevant processes are followed. This chapter discusses common water damage diagnoses as well as efficient restoration techniques.