iOS Forensic Toolkit 10.12 extracts the full file system image and the decrypted keychain from yet another IoT device: Apple HomePod mini. This is the first file system extraction of the device; the method uses the usbliter8 bootloader exploit and a custom adapter. This guide covers the hardware, the extraction and analysis steps.

Seven years after checkm8, iOS Forensic Toolkit 10.11 adds bootloader-level extraction for the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5, as well as the second-generation Apple TV 4K. In each case the result is the full file system image and the decrypted keychain. This is the first time that the low-level extraction boundary has moved past the A11 generation, and the reason is a SecureROM exploit called usbliter8, published in June 2026.