How we know that my phone is hacked?

Texts or calls not made by you: If you notice text or calls from your phone that you didn’t make, your phone may be hacked. Battery draining quickly: If your phone use habits have remained the same, but your battery is draining more quickly than normal, hacking may be to blame.

Has phone been compromised?

Inappropriate pop-ups: If you see inappropriate or X-rated advertisements pop-ups on your mobile phone, it could suggest that your phone has been compromised. Calls or messages you have not initiated: If there are unknown calls and messages initiated from your phone, it could indicate that your device has been hacked.

What does calling *# 21 do to your phone?

*#21# tells you the status of your unconditional (all calls) call forwarding feature. Basically, if your cell phone rings when someone calls you — this code will return no information to you (or tell you that call forwarding is off). That’s it.

How do I get text messages to my new phone number?

You could try this https://www.chatsim.com/. It’s not free but would allow you to get SMS/Chats anywhere. Twilio + Pushbullet is a nice solution. Inbound SMSs to your new number become push-notifications to your phone, regardless of where you are.

How to set up a secondary phone number for text messaging?

Download the PingMe app for your phone, be that the Android, iPhone, or Google phone. Register the current phone number you use. This should be your everyday number. That’s when you get the credit for setting up your secondary number. Browse secondary numbers for receiving SMS.

How can I send SMS from a Raspberry Pi?

You could program the Pi to forward your SMS via Email or Telegram, but it’s a lot more work than bringing a second phone. Google Voice is quite good but can be problematic from some locations and can’t send to non US numbers.