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Practical Mobile Forensics

Chapter 2. Understanding the Internals of iOS Devices

As of September 2013, Apple had sold more than 550 million iOS devices (170 million iPads and 387 million iPhones) according to released sales records. While iOS is the leading operating system for tablets worldwide, Android continues to be the leading operating system for smartphones worldwide. The following screenshot represents the worldwide mobile/tablet operating system share from 2013 to 2014 according to https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=9&qpcustomb=1:

Regardless of the statistics, if you are a forensic examiner, chances are you will need to conduct an examination of an iOS mobile device.

In order to perform a forensic examination on an iOS device, the examiner must understand the internal components and inner workings of that device. Developing an understanding of the underlying components of a mobile device will help the forensic examiner understand the criticalities involved...

iPhone models

The iPhone is among the most popular mobile phones on the market. Apple released the first generation iPhone in June 2007. Ever since the first release, the iPhone has gained a lot of popularity due to its advanced functionality and usability. The introduction of the iPhone has redefined the entire world of mobile computing. Consumers started looking for faster and more efficient phones. Various iPhone models exist now with different features and storage capabilities to serve the consumer requirements. The following table lists all the iPhone models and its initial iOS versions. With the iPhone, individuals can access e-mail, take photos and videos, listen to music, browse the Internet, and do much more. Furthermore, endless applications are available for download to extend the standard capabilities that exist on the iPhone.

Device	Model	Initial OS	Internal name	Identifier	Release date
iPhone 2G	A1203	iPhone OS 1.0	M68AP	iPhone 1,1	June 2007
iPhone 3G	A1241	...

iPad models

The Apple iPhone changed the way cell phones are produced and used. Similarly, the iPad, a version of the tablet computer introduced in January 2010, squashed the sales of notebooks. With the iPad, individuals can shoot video, take photos, play music, read books, browse the Internet, and do much more. Various iPad models exist now with different features and storage capabilities. The following table lists all the iPad models and their initial iOS versions. Details on identifying iPad models can be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5452.

Device	Model	Initial OS	Internal name	Identifier	Release date
iPad - Wi-Fi	A1219	iOS 3.2	K48AP	iPad 1,1	January 2010
iPad - 3G	A1337	iOS 3.2		iPad 1,1	January 2010
iPad 2 - Wi-Fi	A1395		K93AP	iPad 2,1	March 2011
iPad 2 - GSM	A1396	iOS 4.3	K94AP	iPad 2,2
iPad 2 - CDMA	A1397		K95AP	iPad 2,3
iPad 2 - Wi-Fi rev	A1395		K93AAP	iPad 2,4	March 2012
iPad 3 - Wi-Fi	A1416		J1AP	iPad 3,1
iPad 3 - Wi-Fi + Cellular...

iPhone models

Device	Model	Initial OS	Internal name	Identifier	Release date
iPhone 2G	A1203	iPhone OS 1.0	M68AP	iPhone 1,1	June 2007
iPhone 3G	A1241	iPhone...

iPad models

Device	Model	Initial OS	Internal name	Identifier	Release date
iPad - Wi-Fi	A1219	iOS 3.2	K48AP	iPad 1,1	January 2010
iPad - 3G	A1337	iOS 3.2		iPad 1,1	January 2010
iPad 2 - Wi-Fi	A1395		K93AP	iPad 2,1	March 2011
iPad 2 - GSM	A1396	iOS 4.3	K94AP	iPad 2,2
iPad 2 - CDMA	A1397		K95AP	iPad 2,3
iPad 2 - Wi-Fi rev	A1395		K93AAP	iPad 2,4	March 2012
iPad 3 - Wi-Fi	A1416		J1AP	iPad 3,1
iPad 3 - Wi-Fi + Cellular Verizon	A1403	iOS...

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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.

What you will learn

Learn different approaches to practical mobile forensics

Understand the architecture and security mechanisms present in iOS and Android platforms

Identify sensitive files on iOS and Android platforms

Set up the forensic environment

Extract data on iOS and Android platforms

Recover data on iOS and Android platforms

Understand the forensics of Windows and BlackBerry devices

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SuJo Oct 07, 2014

Excellent guide to not only useful tools to analyze and recover data from mobile devices, iOS, Android, and MS are all covered. While I felt restricted as the author used Mac OS for most of the operations for the iOS devices, some windows applications that are open source would be nice to have. If this is for a professional company then the $1,500 price tag for one of the software options are not a major concern.You'll certainly walk away with a good understanding of how the different OS versions store the data and how to access it rather quickly, having rooted devices makes this task much easier. Part of gathering data is knowing where to look and this book not only gives you that information, but takes it a step further and gives you some handy database related commands to extract the data you'd most likely be interested in.All in all I give this book 5 starts because it did have a lot of solid information despite the lack luster for lower cost software solutions. If you're looking to get into data recovery for mobile platforms or do the forensic work, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of this book already.Publisher Link: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/practical-mobile-forensics

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Michele McKenzie Mar 09, 2015

Great book, bought it to do my final year project on Mobile phone forensics, info on the phone specifications and Oxygen are great!

Scribe Dec 04, 2014

This is an excellent forensics overview of where important files can be found on multiple mobile platforms. One of the biggest challenges for a mobile examiner is the ability to shift gears to a different operating system and perform a competent exam on short notice. this book is useful for the main file/data locations where key info lives. It is not meant for a deep and detailed analysis of specific operating system point release nuances, but there are other references that do offer a deep dive when needed. The title is exactly what the book does. It is a useful reference.

M. Eskridge Mar 25, 2015

Great item at a great price. Thank you.

Osram Oct 22, 2014

Excellent book. It is a very reliable guide either for professional or for people interested in a solid a reliable guide to data recovery and mobile forensic.Some tools used are expensive and more suitable for professional companies, nonetheless non professional users wil beneficiate of the clear methodology framework applied for all different OS examined: iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows.

Practical Mobile Forensics: Dive into mobile forensics on iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry devices with this action-packed, practical guide

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