📱 Is someone tracking your phone? Your privacy and personal safety may be at risk. They could be recording your screen, spying through the camera, or tracking you with a Bluetooth device.
🔍 Check your location sharing: Open settings, tap location, then location services, and check Google location sharing. Stop sharing with anyone you don't trust.
📊 Signs of tracking:
- Increased data usage: Check mobile data usage for unusual activity.
- Increased battery usage: Look for apps draining your battery.
- Phone heating up: If it heats up without use, it could indicate tracking.
- Unfamiliar screenshots or recordings: Check your gallery for anything suspicious.
- Random phone behavior: Waking up or making sounds unexpectedly.
- Camera/microphone in use: A green dot indicates active use without your knowledge.
- Weird noises during calls: Could indicate someone is listening in.
- Email forwarding: Check for unauthorized email forwarding settings.
- Quick Share/Nearby Share: Disable these features to prevent tracking.
- Text message forwarding: Ensure your messages aren't being forwarded to unknown devices.
- Call forwarding: Check if your calls are being forwarded without your knowledge.
🔒 Prevent tracking:
- Keep your Android updated: Regularly check for software updates.
- Turn off install unknown apps: Prevent apps from installing other apps without permission.
- Device admin access: Be cautious of apps with admin access.
- Enable two-step authentication: Adds an extra layer of security to your accounts.
- Trust recovery contacts: Ensure your account recovery contacts are trustworthy.
- Turn off read receipts: Prevent others from knowing when you've read their messages.
- Use incognito mode: Browse privately to avoid tracking.
🔍 Check for Bluetooth tracking devices: Use the SmartThings app to detect unknown tags. For Apple AirTags, install the Tracker Detect app.
🛡️ Antivirus software: Generally not needed if downloading from Google Play Store. Enable device protection in settings.
⚠️ Rooting your Android: Avoid rooting as it removes built-in security measures.
📝 If you suspect tracking:
- Check your apps for malicious software.
- Take screenshots or recordings as evidence.
- Reset app preferences to factory defaults.
- Factory reset your device if necessary.
🔄 Backup your data: Ensure your data is backed up before performing a factory reset.
👀 Next steps: After securing your Android, watch our next video to find out if your phone is spying on you.