potential spyware/hard reset tips for saving personal info, notes, etc

[Android Central Question]

So I have reason to believe my samsung note 8 has spyware(possibly location, texts, social media, etc)
MY QUESTION IS what are some tips for saving notes, log ins if possible, pictures, before doing a factory reset? I am pretty sure I can use smart switch but was Leary because I dont want all my apps/accounts per se, because I've heard the potential spyware could be hidden under an anonymous app I guess? I have a 128g memory card so i assumed i could back up most of my important info. Also I am on a Verizon family account, does anyone know how to find out if admin on the plan can use the parental features like spying on a teen lol? I'm 32 fyi and need to get off this plan I know..
Anyways any & all help is appreciated!!
Help me get my privacy back from crazy ex!!!!

 

[Swervo]

So I have reason to believe my samsung note 8 has spyware(possibly location, texts, social media, etc)
MY QUESTION IS what are some tips for saving notes, log ins if possible, pictures, before doing a factory reset? I am pretty sure I can use smart switch but was Leary because I dont want all my apps/accounts per se, because I've heard the potential spyware could be hidden under an anonymous app I guess? I have a 128g memory card so i assumed i could back up most of my important info. Also I am on a Verizon family account, does anyone know how to find out if admin on the plan can use the parental features like spying on a teen lol? I'm 32 fyi and need to get off this plan I know..
Anyways any & all help is appreciated!!
Help me get my privacy back from crazy ex!!!!

ORIGINALLY MY QUESTION preLOGIN

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Why do you think your ex installed spyware? Is he or she tech-savvy enough to know about effective spyware and how to install it? Did he or she have possession of your phone recently, get past your lockscreen (you do have a screen lock set up, with a password that nobody else knows, right?), and have enough time to install it? Spyware can't be installed remotely, unless you maybe fell prey to some phishing attack or tapped a link on some bogus browser popup ad -- but hopefully you didn't fall for any of those easy attacks.

Remember that people can often learn a lot about a person by simply reading all of their social media posts, especially if they like to share a lot about their lives online. Could this person know about what you're doing simply using that method?

I don't quite understand the question about the Verizon family account. Whose name is that account under? Your ex's? Your parents?

 

[pool_shark]

Install lookout security and malwarebytes.
Those may help you determine if you do indeed have spyware.