A forensic investigator discovers an Android smartwatch at the crime scene during an investigation. The investigator realizes the smartwatch was potentially involved in the crime, but the device associated with it was not found at the scene. What is the most suitable initial step for the investigator to retrieve meaningful data from the smartwatch?
The investigator should immediately turn off the smartwatch to prevent data manipulation. Turning off the device ensures that no new data can be written to the device, which prevents potential loss or alteration of important evidence. This is a standard initial step to preserve the integrity of digital evidence before proceeding with further forensic analysis.
Before conducting forensics investigation on the smartwatch, the investigator needs to understand the basic framework of that watch. The framework of an android watch consists of the following APIs: Data API Message API Node API