The Investigation of WhatsApp Application in Android Operating System related to Digital Forensics

Nowadays, the social media accounts used by many people have become the indispensable means of communication for people. WhatsApp, one of the most widely used applications, is now on the phone of many of the individuals who own smartphones. This application provides many advantages such as send secure unlimited messages, documents, audio, video, location on all smartphones with internet usage. This commonly used application can contain a number of evidences that can help with judicial processes. In this study, an investigation of the WhatsApp application with regards to digital forensics is presented. A phone with Android operating system is examined as rooted and unrooted, and the data and locations available from the phone are shown