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Android Google Chat

26/09/2025 Friday

The Google Chat app is a mobile messaging platform developed by Google. It enables users to communicate in real-time through direct messages and group conversations. The app is also integrated with other Google services—such as Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive—which allows users to schedule meetings, access shared documents, and manage tasks all within the app.

Digital Forensics Values of Android Google Chat


Similar to other applications that provide instant messaging features, Google Chat can be a crucial source of corroborative communication data. The artifacts the application leaves behind may contain valuable evidence of data sharing or collaboration activities. Forensic analysts can extract valuable artifacts such as message content, timestamps, user metadata, contact lists, and file attachments. These elements can help reconstruct timelines, verify user identities, and identify interactions between individuals

Location of Android Google Chat


Android Google Chat artifacts can be found at the following locations:

data/data/com.google.android.apps.dynamite/databases/user_accounts/<User_ID>/dynamite.db
/data/data/com.google.android.apps.dynamite/cache/image_manager_disk_cache/


Analyzing Android Google Chat Artifacts with ArtiFast

This section will discuss how to use ArtiFast to extract Android Google Chat 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 Google Chat artifact parsers:






Once ArtiFast parsers 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 Google Chat artifacts in ArtiFast.

Android Google Chat Messages

Android Google Chat Conversations

Android Google Cached Images

Android Google Chat Users



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