How can I stop a hacker who. Is a developer

[Android Central Question]

In the last 3 months I have been being hacked. The tech people I have spoken with say the person must be someone close to me and had to have access to my device. I have around 400 apps on my phone all registering as system apps. I have API and ApK that I did not install. Someone is remotely accessing my device and tracking my every move. I have heard recordings of my calls and seen screenshots and pictures. I have factory reset my phone so many times and all the apps and issues come back. I purchased a new device and same issue. They have access to my wifi and they are stealing from me. How do I get these apps out of my phone and I am not sure if they rooted my device

 

[Mr Bojangles1]

It's not easy to remotely hack an Android phone without first having physical access to it or you downloading and installing something yourself. Have you changed the setting install from an unknown source to be able to install from outside the play store? Most likely it would be someone having access to your Google account or your passwords. Go to your Google account settings and remove all the logged in devices that are not the phone you're on. Then change your passwords and go through all of your Google account settings. Remove access to your account for apps you don't use anymore, etc.

I'm telling you from experience because I spent way too much time long ago doing exactly what you're doing now lol. And I promise you half of the stuff on your phone and how things work appear suspicious and odd, but it's all completely normal. Go Google hacking an Android remotely and read about it. Every single spy app will say spy remotely without having the device in front of you, but keep reading and you will see that "spy remotely" comes after installing an app on the target device. You are the best anti virus for your phone as long as you stick to the play store and don't even give anything the time of day that you aren't expecting or know what it is.

Download the app root checker in the play store to ease your mind about your phone being rooted. I can almost guarantee that if someone actually is messing with you then they are doing it through your accounts. Your Google account is the center of everything so if someone has your password they can get your location, what apps you're using, search history, photos, contacts, etc. Go through your accounts, review logged in devices and remove all that are not your current device. Change passwords to more complicated ones. You can check the integrity of your passwords through your Google chrome settings if you save them there. You can also run your email here https://haveibeenpwned.com/

What gets people, got me too, is googling suspicious things you find in your phone and seeing multiple posts from other people claiming the same thing. It makes it seem more legit.

 

[mustang7757]

I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply

https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/409154-join-android-central-community.html

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! 400 system apps is not unusual for some phones (particularly Samsung phones). Even Pixel phones have a little over 200 apps out of the box, most of them system apps.

We would need more specific examples of issues you're facing, but as Mr Bojangles1 mentioned above, the chance of you truly being "hacked" in the Hollywood sense is extremely low (assuming you follow some basic common sense security guidelines). Read these:

“I’ve been hacked” - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com
[GUIDE] How To Avoid Malware - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

 

[smvim]

Read through your posting a couple of times and all I could conclude is a) there are too many improbable exaggerations and b) you should stop using a smartphone and hire someone to clean up and then shut down your accounts with any online services. Really, if things are indeed as bad as you describe, having a mobile device and your online presence are aspects to your life that involve too much risk. It's not easy in today's culture to cut oneself off but at the same time human society has existed a long time without trendy gadgets and the Internet.

 

[Mr Bojangles1]

Was just thinking, if not already, make sure you enable 2 factor authentication on all of your accounts. It's also a good idea to create another email and use it as a recovery email for your main Google account. Use different passwords lol, completely different. And add your phone number as a recovery as well for it.

Another thing you can do is get a Google voice phone number, they are free, anonymous, and you can make calls over wifi if needed. Give out that number to everybody and keep your main number for people close to you. Do the simple extra steps now to help protect yourself. A while back I went to as many websites as I could that publicly store information about people and requested that they remove my info and to not sell it either. You would be surprised the info you can get sometimes about people just by searching. This site has a list of popular people search websites and what to do.

https://www.consumerreports.org/per... for,TruthFinder, USPhoneBook, and Whitepages.

Sorry for the long posts lol.

 

[Mrssbrowder]

Iln regard to responses. .. chances are slim.
Seriously, are you sure?
Keeping in mind one or more of the following;
°Your hacker is someone you know.
°Has had your device in their proximity.
°Has accessed your homes router and you've ever been signed into and using your home's wifi.
°Your hacker has enrolled themselves as a 'developer'.

 

[B. Diddy]

Iln regard to responses. .. chances are slim.
Seriously, are you sure?
Keeping in mind one or more of the following;
°Your hacker is someone you know.
°Has had your device in their proximity.
°Has accessed your homes router and you've ever been signed into and using your home's wifi.
°Your hacker has enrolled themselves as a 'developer'.

Are you the OP, or are you someone with a similar concern as the OP?

Where are you seeing this information that you quoted?

 

[mustang7757]

This will be interesting