Can Spy Apps Be Installed Remotely

Different Categorize of Spying Content:

Spying could be summarized into the following 3 categories:

1. Watching for Certain Activities

This type of spying means you generally don’t care what someone does with a device as long as they are following the rules. For instance, you might want to know when your child watches porn or when your employee uses Facebook. This type of spying could be accomplished with filtering rather than 24/7 surveillance.

2. Spy on All Activities in a Certain App

For this type of spying, an employer might want to monitor certain apps or what the employees do with the company’s email, chat apps, and proprietary software. It’s more of a selective monitoring.

3. Spy on All Activities in Every App

In this case, you would want to see everything a person does on their phone. This includes monitoring their call logs, text messages or tracking their location, etc.

To conduct any of the above, you will need a spy app. But only if you could install a spy app on someone’s one without even touching it…

The Dilemma of Installing a Spy App, Remotely

Now let’s get back to the question whether spy apps can be installed remotely? Installing a spy app on any mobile device without physically accessing it is not possible, especially on Android devices. There is an exception when it comes to iPhone and we will discuss that later. You need to have access to the device to enable the installation.

If you do a quick Google search about it, you will find several websites claiming their software can remotely install on a phone. These sellers know they are plenty of desperate people out there in search of such apps. They prey them by promising to offer the impossible. Anyway, any service saying its spy app could be installed remotely is a scam. It either wants your funds or worse; it could be releasing a malware in your device to steal your personal information.

No matter what spyware it is, in order to install it, you will need physical access to the device. Only once the app is installed, you can monitor, create a log of activities or remotely control the device.

Watch Out! How to Spot Fake Spying Apps with Remote Installation Claims?

Most of the websites selling fake spying apps have displayed the same type of information. They use some common terms that makes them easier to catch. You will be able to spot fake apps as you read the following information:

• Legitimate smartphone spy apps offer a license which ranges from a month to a year. Scam companies, on the other hand, are willing to offer you the product with a one-time payment and free lifetime upgrades.
• Some fake spyware sellers bundle their spy app with other apps to fascinate the customer. This isn’t really an attractive offer because these extra apps are useless.
• Scam spyware retailers also sell their products at a fraction of the price offered by their rivals. If an amazing product is being sold at a cheap price, it’s a red flag.
• The payment method offered by a business tells a lot about it. Scams only accept the payment via credit cards, money brokers or Skrill. Authentic companies, on the other hand, don’t mind accepting the payment via PayPal. They are not afraid to share their business email with users.
• Scammers give very limited contact information. They never list their physical address at their website. The phone numbers provided are usually either fake or not listed.
• Some services also advise you to use Bluetooth for remotely installing a spyware. That’s a plague you should avoid at all cost.