> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://pellaeon.gitbook.io/mobile-forensics/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://pellaeon.gitbook.io/mobile-forensics/smartphones.md).

# Checking Smartphones

*Note: This section is also available in* [*French*](https://pellaeon.gitbook.io/mobile-forensics/fr/smartphones)*,* [*Spanish*](https://pellaeon.gitbook.io/mobile-forensics/es/smartphones)*,* [*Brazilian Portuguese*](https://pellaeon.gitbook.io/mobile-forensics/pt-br/smartphones)*, and* [*Arabic*](https://pellaeon.gitbook.io/mobile-forensics/ar/smartphones)*.*

In this section, we will go through a few steps that are generic to all types of smartphones, please consider that they are complementary to the sections on [Android](/mobile-forensics/android.md) and [iOS](/mobile-forensics/ios.md) you can find later in this guide.

**Warning:** because of their security model and their caracteristics, it is challenging to do live forensic on a smartphone. We are bringing here some hints on what to check on a potentially compromised device, but this process is less reliable than the Windows or MacOS processes.