How to tell if someone is tracking your iphone text messages

Is there anything creepier than suspecting someone is following your every move on your iPhone? It can be all too easy to gain access to someone’s iPhone and find out where they go and which sites they browse — even what they purchase. But keeping yourself aware of the signs that your privacy has been breached is the one way to ensure you are as protected as possible. Tech Expert Aimee White, the co-owner of Keyboard Kings, tells us the scary way you can tell if your iPhone is being tracked. 

How can you tell if your iPhone is being tracked?

There are a few ways in which you can tell if you’re being tracked on your iPhone. “To begin with, if your phone has suspicious apps installed that you didn’t install yourself, this is a clear indication,” White says. “In addition to this, the browser history of websites you’ve not accessed is another easy way to tell if someone is tracking your phone.

Sometimes a decreased battery life can be an indication of tracking, especially if it links with any of the other ways we have suggested. If calls are experiencing a lot of interference that isn’t linked to signal issues or background noise, this can point towards a tracked phone.”

It can be difficult to determine what is tracking and what is as a result of an older device, White notes. “If your phone is receiving emails and text messages from unknown sources, then there is the potential that spyware has been installed, and your phone is being tracked.”

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What can you do if you suspect your phone is being tracked?

Okay, so now that you suspect your iPhone is being tracked, don’t panic — BUT do make sure you take steps to correct the issue. 

“If you think your phone may be tracked, the best thing you can do is to tighten its security,” White says. “A lot of people are unaware of these settings on an iPhone. To begin with, I would recommend placing your phone on airplane mode and turning off the Wi-Fi, this will prevent anyone tracking the phone from being able to see your activity. 

Once you have done this, you will want to alter your privacy settings and disable location services and the access that specific apps have to your location and personal details.. This will stop any location monitoring and keep you and your activity safe overall.”

And if you are still concerned about tracking or hacking, White reminds speaking to a professional, and potentially changing your number and handset as a precaution. 

Question:

Question: How to see if someone is tracking your iPhone

I have suspicion my gf is tracking me thru my findmyiphone app. She has access as knows username and password. In settings, the location icon shows gray next to the find my iPhone app which means its been used in last 24 hrs from what I understand. Any way to know for sure and any way to tell what device utilized find my iPhone to look me up.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thx

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Question: How to see if someone is tracking your iPhone

Smartphones are not just limited to calling and messages, these smart devices can be used to click pictures, stay active on social media, play games, browse the Internet, stream videos online, check the weather, and so much more. Since these smart gadgets come with decent storage capacity, you can store a lot of data, and files like images, games, music, contacts, conversations, and more. Moreover, there’s plenty of possible spies to be worried about with all our personal info stored in these. With the wide availability of various spying tools, it is very much possible that your phone could be monitored by a family member, hacker, or even the government.

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Below are a few signs that would let you know if your phone is being monitored. Further, you can take necessary measures and protect your privacy from getting vandalized.

• Faster battery drainage- Since the spying app runs in secret mode would be active in the background all the time.
• Unwanted apps on your phone - Out of nowhere, if you find some apps on your phone that are not downloaded by you then there is a possibility that your phone has been tampered with. This unwanted app could be a spying app disguising as any other app.
• Overheating of the cell phone - The spying app is also capable of tracking the real-time location of your device. And for this, it uses the GPS functioning of the device which overheats it.
• Increase in data usage - Since your mobile data would be monitored by some other tool, it will also be sent remotely. This will drastically spike the data usage on your device. Always, check for an unexpected peak in data usage.
• Device malfunctioning - If your device has started to malfunction all of a sudden, then chances are that your phone is being monitored. Flashing of a blue or red screen, automated settings, unresponsive device, etc. could be some signs that you can keep a check on.
• Background noise while making calls - Some of the spying apps can record the calls made on the phone. To be sure, listen carefully while making a call. If there is slight background noise or echo, then there is a possibility that your phone has been compromised.
• Odd browser history - Check the browsing of your phone to know if your phone is being monitored. Someone must have opened a few links to download the tracking or spying app on your device.

Now when you know how to tell if your phone is monitored, you can follow the steps below and safeguard your device from being monitored:

• Factory reset your device
• Update your device
• Find out the spying app and delete it
• Install anti-virus app
• Protect your phone with screen lock screen, password, PIN, or fingerprint lock

1. Does factory reset remove spy apps from the phone?
   Factory reset also known as master reset involves resetting your phone back to factory settings. It erases all the data, settings, and applications that were previously on the device. Hence, you can get rid of the spy app too.
2. Can a person read my text messages from their phone?
   Yes, if someone has hacked your phone then he or she can surely read your text messages. And, to do the same one needs to install a tracking or spying app on your smartphone.
3. Can someone spy through a phone camera?
   Yes, you can be spied upon through the camera of your smartphone. There are several applications that can be found online that assist in spying on someone through their cell phone camera.
4. Can a cell phone be hacked without the Internet?
   Smartphones can be hacked without the Internet. Hackers may be able to sneak into your mobile just by analyzing the low-power electronic signals your device emits.
5. What happens when your phone is hacked?
   When your phone gets hacked, the hacker will have access to all the data and accounts. You will have to check your social media and email for password reset prompts, unusual login locations or new account signup verifications.
6. Does factory reset remove hackers?
   Factory reset removes all apps, data, messages, contacts, and call history. In addition to this, it will remove all kinds of spy apps, malicious downloads, malware, Trojans, and viruses. So if your phone has been hacked using a spy app, it will also be removed.
7. What happens after the factory reset?
   All the data from your phone is erased after the factory data. Moreover, the data that you have stored in your Google account is safe. All apps and data will be uninstalled after the factory reset.

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Hillary Hamilton

360 days ago

Even though I have discourage my friends severally about hiring a private investigator to catch their cheating partners, I resorted to hiring one during my divorce. My ex husband hid his affair too well and I had no evidence to prove his infidelity to the court so I had to go back to my friend who am grateful didn't listen to me back then to refer me to the hacker she is working with and I told him my problem.

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