Acquiring Android device through Wi-Fi
This method allows to extract data from an Android mobile device in case the mini-USB port is damaged and you cannot connect the device to the computer with a cable.
Getting ready
Download and install MOBILedit Forensic
. This program has been already described previously in Chapter 1 and in this chapter in the Android devices acquisition with MOBILedit Forensic recipe.
How to do it…
- Start MOBILedit Forensic.
- In the main window of the program, click on
Connect
. In the opened window of MOBILedit Forensic Wizard, select the Android device and then click onNext
. - In the next window, select the type of the device connection with the computer: Wi-Fi.
- Next, a window with instructions for downloading the
Forensic Connector
mobile application will be displayed. - Download
Forensic Connector
to the examined device from Google Play or use the QR code.
Instructions for downloading the Forensic Connector mobile application
- Start
Forensic Connector
on the device.
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