Abstract
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.
Keywords: Android data recovery, Mobile Forensics, Mobile data acquisition, Smartphones, Water damaged mobile.