' Location history is extremely important for investigations ', adds Andy Malyshev, ElcomSoft CTO. In addition to text message extraction, which is currently only available on Google Pixel smartphones as well as devices running Android O Preview, Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer 1.30 adds the ability to pull enhanced location data.

This functionality is coming to all smartphones once Android O is officially released. Prior to Android O (currently a developer preview), only Google Pixel devices running any version of Android were able to back up and restored text messages.

To our knowledge, there is no other way to obtain text messages from a locked device due to full-disk encryption. In this release, we can extract text messages backed up by Google Pixel devices as well as all other handsets capable of running Android O Preview. Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer extracts data directly from the user ' s Google Account. ' The many versions of hardware and software along with OEM customizations make Android acquisition increasingly challenging. ' Each Android iteration makes things more secure ', says Vladimir Katalov, ElcomSoft CEO. The ability to process users' routes and places significantly improves readability of location data, providing experts a concise list of places instead of numerical geolocation coordinates. In addition, the update improves the handling of enhanced location data, Routes and Places. Version 1.30 adds the ability to download text messages backed up by Google Pixel smartphones and devices running Android O Developer Preview. updates Elcomsoft Cloud eXplorer, a digital forensic tool for remotely acquiring information from Google accounts.

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