Support for newer Google Maps artifacts

[plmi]

Hi,
I have a dump from the current Google Maps version. Under data/data/com.google.android.apps.maps/files there are files like

• saved_directions.data.cs
• new_recent_history_cache_search.cs
• directions_as_changed_in_navigation.data.cs

What are these kind of files? Could they be supported in the future?

[abrignoni]

Can the data be shared? I am not familiar with those files.

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[plmi]

I cannot share my personal as it contains my home address but I can give you the one from here: https://thebinaryhick.blog/2021/12/17/android-12-image-now-available/

I've attached just the data/data/com.google.android.apps.maps/files directory from the above image.
I've also attached his documentation about what he did in the image so you have some hints what you are looking at.

I was not able to find any information about those files except one. In a cellebrite webinar they mention new_recent_history_cache_search.cs at 42:52: https://cellebrite.com/en/understanding-and-qualifying-location-data-on-android-ios/ (just enter any email and you can watch it directly). They say it's a protobuf.

That's all I was able to find. Hope that helps.

EDIT: I found an even better description. Look at this webinar at 55:00:
https://cellebrite.com/en/episode-17-i-beg-to-dfir-was-it-actually-there-location-education-on-ios-and-android/

com.google.android.apps.maps.zip
Android12-ImageCreation-TAR.pdf