# Hack an Android App: Finding Forensic Artifacts **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Articles\ **Tags:** hacking, android\ **Created:** [March 9, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hack-an-android-app-finding-forensic-artifacts/72886 "2020-03-09T17:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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## Hack an Android App: Finding Forensic Artifacts ![Android App Finding Forensic](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/0/9/09769b29a0550ada1c1bf25aa69ca6ab7f4fbba9.gif) > **Note:** This tutorial assumes that you’re already familiar with the basics of Android development and Android Studio. If Android development is new to you, first read through the [Beginning Android Development](https://www.raywenderlich.com/177533/beginning-android-development-kotlin-part-one-installing-android-studio) and [Kotlin for Android](https://www.raywenderlich.com/174395/kotlin-for-android-an-introduction-2) tutorials. - Getting Started - Extracting Data From a Real Device - Examining Installed Apps on a Device - Extracting Data From a Package - Extracting Data From the Emulator - Examining SharedPreferences - Examining Other Files - Analyzing Databases - Recovering Deleted Data - Reverse Engineering - Understanding Bytecode - Using Reverse Engineering Tools - Obfuscating Code - Working With Locked Devices - Rooting and Unlocking the Bootloader - Bypassing the Lock Screen - Where to Go From Here? > **[Hack an Android App: Finding Forensic Artifacts](https://www.kodeco.com/3419415-hack-an-android-app-finding-forensic-artifacts)** > > In this Android tutorial, you’ll learn the basics of forensic analysis by hacking into devices and extracting data from private files and databases.