2025-11-5 post

Author: ogmini

_posts/2025-11-5-Trying out Android Logical Extractor.md

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+title: Trying out ALEX - Android Logical Extractor
+author: 'ogmini'
+tags:
+ - Android
+ - Python
+ - ALEX
+---
+
+Trying out Android Logical Extractor (ALEX) by Christian Peter today — available at [https://github.com/prosch88/ALEX](https://github.com/prosch88/ALEX). My test setup:
+
+- Windows 11 23H2 (I need to update this testing system)
+- Pixel 6A (no root) (Future Test)
+- Pixel 7 (root)
+- Python 3.10.11 (ALEX requires 3.11)
+
+What follows are just some quick observations/thoughts. This is not meant to be a full review.
+
+## Installation Steps
+
+Pretty straightforward and this assumes you already have Python installed on the system. These steps are for Windows.
+
+1. git clone the repository or download the zip file.
+2. `pip install -r requirements.txt`
+3. `winget install --id Google.PlatformTools`
+4. Connect device to computer and run `adb devices` to verify
+5. `python.exe alex.py`
+
+## Options / UI
+
+![Main Menu](/images/ALEX/main-screen.png)
+
+On the main menu you have the following option:
+
+- Reporting Options
+  - Save Device Info
+  - Create PDF Report
+- Acquisition Options
+  - Pull "sdcard"
+  - ADB Backup
+  - Logical+ Backup (UFED Style)
+  - Partially Restored Filesystem Backup
+- Logging Options
+  - Logcat (Dump)
+  - Dumpsys
+  - Bugreport
+- Advanced Optiosn
+  - Take screenshots
+  - Chat Capture
+  - Query Content Providers
+
+I tried out all of the options except for "Chat Capture" and encountered no issues/errors. I have no chats on my test Pixel 7 at the moment. I have not had a chance to run this on the Pixel 6A yet. 
+
+ALEX is Very easy to use and gives similar vibes to [Android Triage](https://github.com/RealityNet/android_triage). I have to find some more time to dig in deeper. Feeding the output in ALEAPP and examining any differences between ALEX's capabilities on a rooted and non-rooted phone.