Android Forensics: Using ADB to Dig into Your Phone's Secrets!

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

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In this video, we dive into the powerful world of Android forensics using ADB commands! Learn how to uncover hidden data, track app activities, and explore your Android phone like never before. Whether you're a security enthusiast or just curious about what’s lurking on your device, these ADB techniques will reveal secrets you didn’t know existed. Ready to unlock your Android’s full potential? Let’s get started!

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▸ Dumpsys
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🕘 Timestamps:
00:01 Intro
01:19 Learning with Brilliant
02:33 Android Forensics Github Repo
05:13 Installing Android Debug Bridge
07:24 Verifying Connection With lsusb
08:25 Install & Start Scrcpy
09:20 Enable USB Debugging
12:31 Gathering Basic Device Info
14:21 Get Info On Installed Packages
16:10 How Many Google Apps On Phone?
16:50 List 3rd Party Apps On Phone
17:45 Determine Path to Any App
18:32 Extract App From Phone
19:50 ADB Logcat Commands
21:27 Colorized Logs
23:40 Specify Log Buffers
24:44 Extract Battery & Power Stats
25:40 List Services With Dumpsys
27:07 List Phones' WiFi Connection History
29:08 Clone Android Forensics Repo
30:40 Dumpsys.sh Custom Bash Script
34:25 Extract.sh Custom Bash Script
35:50 Obtaining Bug Report