Let’s talk about how to find hidden apps installed on your phone? Personal Data is obviously of great value and safeguarding them is a matter of prime concern. These days there are many spy apps available on the internet. These apps can be installed on smartphones and the activities on the smartphone can be tracked on a live basis. It is better to be aware of the existence of spy apps and check their presence on your personal phones.
Normally if a spy app is installed on your phone it will be hidden and cannot be located in the App list of your Phone. These apps work in the background but in many cases, you cannot see it even ion the currently running apps.
7 Ways to check for Spy Apps on your Smartphone
1. Check the Battery Usage
As spy apps will be monitoring the Smartphone activity continuously, the app will be consuming a large amount of battery. Check the battery usage statistics of apps in the settings under the battery section. See if any app is showing unusual/high battery usage. If you find anything suspicious and the app is neither any system app nor anything you installed clear the app data and uninstall.
2. Check the Data Usage
The spy apps monitor and record your data. The data recorded will be transferred via the internet over time to time. so if there is any unusual data transfer shown by any app, check whether the app is installed by you or is it any system app. If not clear the data and uninstall the app.
3. Install from other/unknown sources
In your smartphone settings, you can see an option `Allow installs from other/unknown sources` Allowing this will allow anyone to install apps from apk files. Malicious and spy apps can be installed once you allow this. If you turn the option off, only apps from the official app stores (like Playstore, Apple AppStore, Galaxy Store..etc) can be installed. This app store’s continuously monitoring the apps uploaded to them hence reducing any chance of getting spy apps/ malicious apps installed on your device.
4. Check for any lag when using the Internet.
Since the spy app will be sending the monitored data on your device over the internet, Turn off the data and use the device for some time and then turn it on again and use it. If you feel any lag in usage when data is turned on, there might be a possibility of the presence of a spy app on your device.
5. Scan using an Antivirus
Download any reputed anti-virus software (Norton Antivirus, McAfee Antivirus, Quick Heal..etc) from Appstore or Playstore. Install the Antivirus app and run a full device scan. The antivirus app may identify any malicious app or spy app on your Smartphone.
6. Still Skeptical?
If you feel that someone is tracking your activities, or you doubt someone who used your phone for a while or any such incidents. The one thing to clear the cloud is to format your phone and start afresh.
A Phone contains so many valuable information from your name and address to the login credentials you enter in Banking Apps. It is important to secure your phone by locking your phone with fingerprint/pattern/password. It is also important not to give your phone to unfamiliar hands.
Malayalam Version:
1. Check battery usage. ഏതേലും app unusual battery usage കാണിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അതു കണ്ടു പിടിക്കുക
2. ചെക്ക് data usage. Unusual data ഏതേലും app ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ നോക്കുക.
3. Install from other source വല്ലോം enable ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ടോ എന്നു നോക്കുക. ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഏതു ആപ്പ്/ബ്രൗസർ എന്നു നോക്കുക.
4. ബ്രൗസർ ഹിസ്റ്ററി നോക്കുക
5. Data on ചെയ്തു ഉപയോഗിച്ചു നോക്കുക. ഓഫ് ചെയ്തു ഉപയോഗിച്ചു നോക്കുക. Lag ഫീൽ ചെയ്യുന്നുണ്ടോ എന്നു ചെക്ക് ചെയ്യുക.
6. Antivirus ഇട്ടു ഒന്നു ചെക്ക് ചെയ്യുക.
7. Still doubt മാറുന്നില്ല എങ്കിൽ ഫോർമാറ്റ് the ഫോൺ
We are Hoping the above to find Hidden Apps installed on your phone is helpful for solving your issues.