Android Forensic Setup and Pre Data Extraction Techniques - Practical Mobile Forensics - page 232

Android SDK installation
A working installation of The Android SDK is a must during the investigation of a forensic
device. Most websites recognize the operating system on the computer and will prompt you
to download the correct Android SDK. The following is a step-by-step procedure to install
the Android SDK on a Windows 7 machine:
1. Before you install the Android SDK, make sure your system has Java Develop-
ment Kit installed because the Android SDK relies on Java SE Development Kit
( JDK ). JDK can be downloaded from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/
javase/downloads/index.html .
2. Download the latest version of the Android SDK from ht-
tp://developer.android.com/ . The installer version of the SDK is recommended for
this purpose.
3. Run the installer file, which was downloaded in step 2. A wizard window will be
shown, as seen in the following screenshot. After this, run through the routine Next
steps that you encounter.