Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.20 adds full iOS 11 support, and enables compatibility with the latest versions of WhatsApp for iOS and Android. In addition, the update adds Excel exporting, allowing experts to save extracted data as an Excel-compatible spreadsheet.

Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.20 is updated to support the latest versions of iOS and WhatsApp. Now fully supporting iOS 11, Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.20 can be used to download, decrypt and extract information from backups produced by WhatsApp running on iPhone devices powered by the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS. In addition, Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.20 adds compatibility with the latest versions of WhatsApp for both iOS and Android platforms.

The updated release of Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp now allows experts to export downloaded data. The tool employs Excel-compatible XLSX format for exporting evidence extracted from WhatsApp. The XLSX format is widely supported by the industry. Users can opt to use a tool of their choice to continue analysing evidence extracted with Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp open the file in Microsoft Excel or print it out as “hard” evidence.

The complete changelog in Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.20 includes:

• Added full iOS 11 support
• Added support for latest versions of WhatsApp
• Added export into Microsoft Excel format
• Fixed an issue with WhatsApp backup decryption from iCloud Drive

At this time, Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.20 supports all of the following WhatsApp acquisition methods:

1. Extracting and decrypting WhatsApp stand-alone backups from iCloud Drive
2. Extracting WhatsApp data from iOS system backups (iTunes)
3. Downloading and extracting WhatsApp data from iOS cloud backups (iCloud)
4. Extracting WhatsApp databases from rooted Android devices (all versions of Android; root access required)
5. Producing and extracting WhatsApp backups on pre-Android 7 devices without root access