apps open and close is my phone hacked

Hello, I have an Iphone 6s and its been acting weird. A few minutes ago i tried opening whatsapp andit would automatically close. I tried with instagram and did the same. Tried opening other apps as well and they worked fine. Before this incident my phone got extremely hot and it was at around 80% battery (No need to get hot) my battery has 95% battery life so i know its not that either. Is it possible that someones controlling my phone through wifi?


If someone can give me some input that'd be great.

iPhone 6s, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 7, 2022 05:58 PM

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Nov 7, 2022 06:04 PM in response to Advice_1

An iPhone 6S would not have 95% battery life left in it. Where did you get the battery replaced?

If it was at an Apple store or an Apple-authorized repair shop, take it back and let them know about these issues.

If it was at a third-party repair shop, they would not have used a genuine Apple replacement battery and that could be causing the issue.

If you haven't ever had the battery replaced, then it is giving you a false reading and should definitely be replaced.

Nov 7, 2022 07:11 PM in response to Bob Timmons

I had the battery changed a while ago (my dad replaced it, i saw him do it) he bought it from a third party store as we are not in the US. i have no idea what kind of battery it is. is there a way of checking that or do i have to open the phone? I had to restore my phone to zero a few weeks ago because it was doing the same thing with wifi and without it. and it has been working fine until now that i tried opening certain apps that wouldnt work. i find it strange that certain apps wont work and the rest do. thats why i asked if theres a posibility that i was hacked and rehacked? i changed all my info when i restored my phone just in case. and now i dont have a lot of apps on my phone.

Nov 7, 2022 07:28 PM in response to Advice_1

why would apple service not touch the phone?


We can't speak for Apple, but generally they do refuse to repair an item that has been "repaired" by a non-authorized person or shop using non-genuine parts.


Unfortunately, if you want to visit Apple's garden, you have to use Apple water, Apple fertilizer and Apple sunshine.


All that you can do is take the phone to an authorized Apple Service shop to see if they are willing to help.





Nov 7, 2022 08:20 PM in response to Advice_1

In the end, using a third party battery is going to cost you more. First buying the battery and having it installed. Then when you realize the battery isn't up to par and your phone no longer works correctly.

Then the consequences of either not having Apple work on it and being stuck with a battery that doesn't work correctly, or if Apple does work on it, paying for that battery as well.

Having the battery replaced by Apple will cost $49 for a 6S, that really isn't very expensive.

Apple doesn't like to work on phones after they have been worked on by an unauthorized repair shop because if the repair shop did internal damage to the phone and then Apple repairs it, the customer could claim that Apple did the damage. That's why they usually won't work on it after it's been opened by someone else.

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