Is a tablet exam different from a phone exam?

Technically very similar. Tablets run the same operating systems and apps as phones, so we use the same forensic workflows. The main difference is that tablets often have multi-user profiles, less mobile data and more shared usage.

Can you recover deleted messages from an iPad or Galaxy Tab?

Frequently, yes. Tablets retain deleted records in SQLite WAL files, journals and unallocated space until overwritten. Recoverability depends on time elapsed and how active the device has been since.

What about a tablet with multiple user profiles?

We acquire the device once and decode each profile separately, so per-user activity is clearly attributed in the report.

Will the evidence stand up in an Australian court?

Yes. Every acquisition is hash-verified and documented with chain of custody to Australian court evidentiary standards. We provide expert witness testimony when required.

How do I get started?

Send a brief through our contact form. A licensed investigator will reply within one business day with a clear scope, fixed-fee quote and timeframe.

Tablet Forensics · Australia & New Zealand

Tablet Forensics,
held to phone-grade standard.

Tablets often hold the same evidence as a phone — messages, browsing, photos, app data and cloud sync. We extract iPad and Android tablets to the same forensic standard as handsets.

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Coverage: iPad · Galaxy Tab · Surface
Method: Full FS · Logical · Cloud
Reports: Hash-verified, court-ready

What We Examine

Tablets remember everything,
we surface every layer.

Family tablets and shared work iPads often hold conversations, photos and app data the user has long forgotten. We work each layer methodically and reconcile them into a single timeline.

Layer01

Messaging & chat

iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and Facebook Messenger — active and deleted, with attachments and reactions.

Layer02

Photos & media

Camera roll, screenshots, deleted-recently and synced cloud photos with EXIF and location metadata preserved.

Layer03

Browsing & email

Safari, Chrome, Firefox history, downloads and saved logins — plus Mail, Outlook and Gmail accounts.

Layer04

Cloud & backups

Lawful iCloud, Google and Samsung account collection, plus local backups synced from a paired computer.

Layer05

Usage & accounts

Screen Time, multi-user profiles, parental controls and account-switch history reconstructed for context.

Layer06

Deleted records

SQLite WAL, journals and unallocated space carved for messages, photos, notes and app data thought lost.

Tablet Coverage

iPad, Galaxy Tab, Surface —
all handled in lab.

Different tablets unlock at different forensic depths. We tell you upfront what's realistically achievable for the model and lock state in front of us.

Apple01

iPad & iPad Pro

checkm8-class on legacy iPads; AFU and cloud workflows on modern. Same depth as iPhone where supported.

checkm8
AFU
iCloud

Samsung02

Galaxy Tab

Exynos and Snapdragon Tabs — full file-system extractions on supported models and Samsung Cloud collection.

Exynos
Snapdragon
Cloud

Android03

Other Android tablets

Lenovo, Huawei, Xiaomi and OEM tablets — physical, logical and ADB workflows where supported.

MediaTek
Qualcomm
ADB

Locked04

Locked & disabled

Where lawful: model-specific extraction workflows. Where not: paired-computer backups and cloud paths.

Lawful only
Backup
Cloud

The Approach

Phone-grade tooling,
tablet-shaped problems.

Tablets are mobile devices and we treat them like one — agent and chipset-level acquisition, validated cloud workflows and hash-verified imaging.

Every step is documented. Nothing is opened on a live device. The output is an exhibit pack a magistrate, judge or arbitrator can rely on.

Models

iPad · Galaxy · OEM

iPadOS 12 → 18

Apps

500+ decoded

Reports

Hash-verified

The Process

Calm, methodical,
court-grade from intake.

Step01

Intake & scoping

Confidential brief, lawful authority confirmed, model and OS version checked, fixed-fee quote provided.

Step02

Forensic acquisition

Agent, AFU/BFU, ADB or cloud collection in our lab. Hashes captured. Chain of custody opened.

Step03

Decode & analysis

SQLite, app sandboxes and account stores parsed; deleted records carved; timeline reconciled.

Step04

Court-ready report

Plain-English findings with annotated exhibits. Expert testimony available where required.

Frequently Asked

Tablet forensics, plainly explained.

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