iPhone accessed safari google searches

I have faced below exact same issue

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Someone was able to access my safari browser and I could see something searched in recent searches which was not made by me. Typed in local language in India.


This is with iPhone 15 plus.

Cant believe such old known issue still Apple has no proper fix.

I have a suspicion that someone accessed my iPhone using either Wifi or Bluetooth or using Find my iPhone.

Even though iPhone is secure, apple id, Wifi, hotspot, Bluetooth, Find my iPhone all these can be exploited by anyone.

Even custom installed apps are a way for anyone to enter into your phone, even WhatsApp,

even I doubt AI features in these apps could be exploited

and someone can access your microphone and camera.


Something unusual is, I got iOS update notification right after this incident.

As if someone knows this is a vulnerability.

Posted on Mar 27, 2025 8:14 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2025 8:18 PM

I have a suspicion that someone accessed my iPhone using either Wifi or Bluetooth or using Find my iPhone.


It's not as simple as that. Please familiarize yourself with Keep your Apple Account secure on iPhone - Apple Support.


Also, it may be worth reviewing Security and your Apple Account.


Apply those fundamental principles to Google and Meta (Whatsapp) and any other service with which you have an account.


As far as an iPhone itself is concerned, they remain one of the most secure and un-hackable devices on the planet, despite intimidation efforts lawsuits and overt threats from various government agencies and entities around the world attempting to compel Apple into making it otherwise.



The discussion you cite, Safari/google search history? Is this pos… - Apple Community, is not even worth reading for this very simple reason:


"Second, my phone is jailbroken. I forgot to mention that."


That little tidbit of information is all anyone needs to know. Are you quite certain that you are facing that exact same issue? The reason for asking is if that statement is true, then this discussion will come to an abrupt end.

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Mar 29, 2025 11:39 AM in response to Zurarczurx

Gym app is something which is local, but even the developers of these apps were able to listen to my microphone.

Google meet on my family member's iphone is also suspicious.

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Only calling apps should have microphone access,


Why should other apps get raw microphone access, shouldn't microphone data be encrypted for these other apps? Should these apps get access to microphone or Apple should create a service which handles any request for word based ads and handle it by themselves.


Apple should use only its calling app, no other apps should have microphone and camera permissions.

No Whatsapp, no Google meet.

Google meet is also big red flag.


Also apple should get rid of

  • Apple ID, Bluetooth, Wifi, Hotspot, Find my iPhone, Camera also
  • Keep Microphone access only for calling.


Apple should release fully secure version of its Phone.


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Mar 30, 2025 12:40 PM in response to Mac Jim ID


This is the straightforward and simple reason that I see.

Even if you don't agree, but some app was used to access my iPhone is one of the possibility is what I see.

Simple is access anyone's app account, use that to get into the iPhone and then open search like this in safari.

Installed apps are a loophole which could be used to get into people's phones.

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Mar 30, 2025 10:52 AM in response to Mac Jim ID

So someone has typed on phone is a false statement now.

So rather than using my phone, I have just posted this, just like that.

If you are in rush to close issues. Why even have a forum?

Fake ads and fake products sold at high prices.


Here is one more for you,

"Sky High in ads of apple is stolen from my PC and my name for some product."

Ridiculous.

Apple should come clean on how these things are happenings and why they cant provide me with details of how my iPhone was accessed.


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Mar 30, 2025 12:00 PM in response to Mac Jim ID

I am just giving all possibilities I feel how it could have happened.


Lets start with what has happened.


My iPhone had faceid and passcode enabled. Wifi and Hotspot are on. Appleid logged out and no google login.

I open it and go to safari and open google and I can see in recent searches something typed which was not done by me


I have simple question, How is it possible for anyone to access my phone? and type or make any search?

At this stage no else should be able to access it.


If you say someone has accessed my phone using passcode, then same thing happened to me few months back where someone typed on my messages app keyboard, something in local language (someone's surname, hard for speech to text to type, even if we assume somehow that could have happened)



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