Investigating Android Garmin Connect
14/03/2025 Friday
The wearable industry is experiencing annual growth, driven by rapid
technological advancements, enhanced features, and the significant
benefits it provides users. Garmin Connect is a fitness and health
tracking platform designed to sync with Garmin wearable devices. It
allows users to monitor activities like running, cycling, swimming, and
more while tracking metrics such as heart rate, steps, and sleep. The
platform also offers personalized insights, training plans, and social
features to help users achieve their fitness goals.
Digital Forensics Value of Android Garmin Connect
Wearable devices have played a crucial role in solving numerous criminal
investigations. The Digital Forensics Value of Android Garmin Connect
lies in its ability to provide valuable data related to a user's
activities, location history, and health metrics, which can be crucial
in investigations, as a platform that syncs with Garmin wearable
devices, Garmin Connect stores detailed information such as
notifications, connected devices information, and activity logs.
Location of Android Garmin Connect Artifacts
Android Garmin Connect artifacts can be found at the following
location:
data/data/com.garmin.android.apps.connectmobile/databases/notification-database
Analyzing Android Garmin Connect Artifacts with ArtiFast
This section will discuss how to use ArtiFast to extract Android Garmin
Connect artifacts from Android machines’ files and what kind of digital
forensics insights we can gain from the artifacts.
After you have created your case and added evidence for the
investigation, at the Artifact Selection phase, you can select Android
Garmin Connect artifacts:
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Once ArtiFast parser plugins complete processing the artifact for analysis, it can be reviewed via “Artifact View” or “Timeline View,” with indexing, filtering, and searching capabilities. Below is a detailed description of Android Garmin Connect artifacts in ArtiFast.
Android Garmin Devices
- MAC Address: This device’s MAC address.
- Product Image URL: The product image’s URL.
- Bluetooth Friendly Name: The device's Bluetooth name.
- Unit ID: The unique identifier of the device.
- Product Display Name: The device’s display name.
- Software Version: The software version of the device.
- Connection Type: The connection type.
Android Garmin Notification
- Message: The main content of the notification message.
- Package Name: The product image’s URL.
- Type: The type of the notification.
- Title: The title of the notification.
- Negative Action: The text on the negative action if exists.
- Cache Key: The cache key of the notification.
- Status: The status of the notification.
- Phone Number: The phone number associated with the notification.
- Post Date/Time: The date and time when the notification was posted.
- Category: The category of the notification.
- Positive Action: The text on the positive action if exists.
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