MOBILE DEVICES OF ALL TYPES are everywhere. It is almost guaranteed that everyone reading this has a smartphone. It is also very likely that many readers have a tablet of some type. These devices are ubiquitous. There are some experts who think they are the wave of the future and that the PC will soon be gone. Whether that is true or not, it is a fact that mobile devices are a central part of our modern life. This means they are an important topic for forensics. Mobile devices can be a veritable treasure trove of forensic evidence. In this chapter, you will learn the basics of mobile devices and how to extract evidence from them.