How can i tell if my phone is being hacked

[Android Central Question]

My phone has all the signs of being hacked, hot, battery use, backround echo, a couple days ago, my phone updated, without prompting, now my set up is different. The person i believe doing it, has the capabilities, and has threatened, and only his texts now come in a different color than any other contact. Please help..

 

[methodman89]

If you have doubts, enable 2fa and then sign out of everything.
Contact your provider or go to their store and get a new sim card.
Factory Reset your phone.
Good luck

 

[Mike Dee]

My phone has all the signs of being hacked, hot, battery use, backround echo, a couple days ago, my phone updated, without prompting, now my set up is different. The person i believe doing it, has the capabilities, and has threatened, and only his texts now come in a different color than any other contact. Please help..

Those are not signs of being hacked.

 

[methodman89]

My phone has all the signs of being hacked, hot, battery use, backround echo, a couple days ago, my phone updated, without prompting, now my set up is different. The person i believe doing it, has the capabilities, and has threatened, and only his texts now come in a different color than any other contact. Please help..

This article is good
https://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/14-signs-your-smartphone-or-tablet-has-been-hacked.html

 

[Mooncatt]

Those are not signs of being hacked.

Ditto.

Most of these reports of sure fire hacking are just people not knowing how things work.

 

[Rukbat]

This article is good
https://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/14-signs-your-smartphone-or-tablet-has-been-hacked.html

For showing all sorts of things other than hacking. Many of the things in the article are signs of viruses and other malware.

 

[methodman89]

For showing all sorts of things other than hacking. Many of the things in the article are signs of viruses and other malware.[/QUOTE @Rukbat, it is true the article is not technical, but though your statement is true, the OP does have some indicators that cross into being cloned, or in this case he probably has hidden his remote access point in her device. That combined with her valid concern she states, I'd go with being on the safe side and get the sim, imo.

 

[Mike Dee]

I don't there is any cloning going on.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Lots of things make a phone run hot and battery to drain, like a misbehaving app, or poor cell signal, or some bit of wonky data stuck in the system cache that might improve if you wipe the cache partition. Background echo is a common issue that can be due to your network, or problems with the phone's noise-canceling mic (which is sometimes due to a poorly designed case). If a system update is available for a phone, sometimes you're forced to update (depending on the phone), especially if you've already declined the update a few times. After a major system update (like the recent Pie/OneUI update on Samsung phones), the layout can look quite different. So no, I highly doubt you're being hacked.

If there's a person who's threatening you with either physical or psychological harm, notify the authorities.