WhatsApp Messenger is the most popular messaging app for both Smartphone and PC. Millions of users are using this app daily for online conversations. Though you cannot use same WhatsApp number in two devices at the same instance. But anyone can spy on your WhatsApp in multiple ways. Here are couple of commonly used methods and steps to avoid being a victim.
Method 1: WhatsApp Web
WhatsApp web is a feature that helps you to access your WhatsApp account on your computer. You must scan the QR code from the mobile, then you can easily access your WhatsApp account on your computer in real-time along with access in your mobile device. Using this feature, anyone who can get access to your mobile for 5seconds can easily access your WhatsApp and scan QR code and can start reading all your WhatsApp messages.
How to know if someone has access?
- Open WhatsApp in your mobile
- Click on Menu-Option
- Click WhatsApp Web
If one or several computers with open session appears, then your WhatsApp is open to those on another device. It just means someone is spying on you.
You can click ‘Sign-out from all computers’ and the person will lose access to your account immediately.
Method 2: Extract Messages from Mobile Storage
If someone gets access to your device storage or backup that you had stored in your cloud-storage, they can copy your encrypted whatsapp messages and decrypt the messages, which is a rare scenario as its not so easy to decrypt which may need WhatsApp key which one can get easily only if your device is rooted.
Best way to avoid being victim of this method is to use app lock for your file manager.
Method 3: Activating Your WhatsApp account in Someone else’s Device
Another way in which someone can spy on your WhatsApp is activating your account in another device. Basically, anyone can register your WhatsApp number in another mobile and during their configuration, they recover all your chats or conversations saved in the application through file-manager. Anyone can do this by taking your cell phone, to receive the verification code that WhatsApp sends and activate it in their mobile.
If such a thing happens, WhatsApp will show “This phone could not be verified” once you open WhatsApp in your device. You can re-verify your number to regain the account access and disconnect from the other person’s device.
To avoid someone getting your whatsapp account activated in their mobile, you can use app lock for messages.
Method 4: Spy App
Spy Apps are just an application that is used to monitor Smartphone. These apps can track all your activities you are doing on your phone. These apps can track your incoming & outgoing calls, call logs, sms, gps location, browser activity, WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook, Twitter, and Emails. If someone gets access to your phone and install the spy apps, they can rack your entire activity. After installation of apps, it gets hidden and you can’t see it in app-list.
The best solution not to become victim is to always keep checking Installed Apps on your phone and not to give your phone to anyone for any reason.
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