Last updated: September 4, 2023
Do you feel like someone watch your Whatsapp conversations or listen to your phone calls?
Spyware Android are very difficult to detect for an average user. Indeed, hackers are learning more and more to conceal their activity.
Fortunately, there are a few methods that can alert you to a possible infection under Android. In this post, I will show you 5 tips to know if someone is spying on your smartphone.
1) Abnormally high Internet consumption
Has your monthly data usage increased recently?
Is your device using more data than usual, but you haven't changed your internet habits?
This could indicate that someone has installed a spyware Android on your device.
Verifying your data usage is a critical factor in determining whether spyware or tracking software is installed on your phone.
How to Check Cellular Data Usage on Android
To check your cellular data usage on a device Android, proceed as follows.
- First, open Settings from your phone Android.
- Then press Connections.
- On the Connection screen, tap Use of data.
- Here you can see the current data usage of all mobile apps installed on your device.
2) Presence of suspicious applications
Some spyware downloads applications from Google Play without your knowledge. You should therefore be wary if unusual applications appear on your mobile.
Browse the list of apps installed on your phone. If there is any that you don't have installed or don't recognize, it could be spyware.
Additionally, hackers try to imitate and clone legitimate apps to trick users into installing them. Then, they use automatic app updates to replace them with malicious apps.
To check the applications installed on your mobile, follow these steps:
- Open Settings from your mobile.
- Look for the section "Applications" or a similar title like “Application management” ou “List of applications”.
- Scroll down the list of applications to identify those that you have not installed or that seem foreign to you.
- Touch an app to access its details: permissions, data usage, etc.
- Search online if necessary to get more information about a specific application.
- Uninstall any suspicious or unwanted application from this screen.
3) Your battery drains quickly
Another way to find out if someone is spying on your phone is to increased battery usage.
As you can imagine, all this unauthorized background activity can impact your battery life.
If you find that your device's battery is starting to drain quickly for no tangible reason, it may mean that your device is infected with spyware.
4) Battery temperature increase in standby mode
Although increasing battery temperature can be a sign of several technical issues, it can also indicate that unauthorized activities, such as spyware activities, are occurring in the background.
If you haven't used your smartphone recently and it's just been sitting idle on your desk, it shouldn't feel hot or hot to the touch. If it's too hot, spyware could be working behind the scenes , collect information and send it back to their homes.
5) Random pop-ups on your screen
If you see advertisements that appear by themselves on Android, no matter what app you use, it could mean your phone is being spied on
To eliminate both the possibility that spyware and virus Android cause Pop-ups, perform a factory reset.
If and other types of pop-up ads that go beyond the normal behavior of an application may indicate that a virus Android has probably installed on your Smartphone.