My Android Phone Data and Wifi Keep Turning Itself on Automatically; Here is a Fix
I know that
some of you might have witnessed this type of problem where your android phone data and/or Wifi automatically turns itself on even when you did not switch any
of them on.
I tell you
that this type of issue is very worrisome as it can easily zap your data and
credit balance at the twinkle of an eye if you have data hungry apps and
airtime balance on your phone.
Now, the
question is why will your android data and/or Wifi always turn themselves on
automatically?
Obviously it
is not supposed to be so and something is definitely wrong somewhere and here
is the cause;
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If you think
that virus and malware only easily attack desktop computers but hardly attack
android phones then I implore you to clear your eyes, shake your head and
re-think.
And yes, you
just heard it right, that kind of issue is mainly caused by very stubborn virus; in other words,
your android phone has been infested with
virus.
Now what should I do in this
situation?
If you are
facing the issue described above that keep your android data and/or Wifi
automatically turning themselves on, you should quickly run to Google PlayStore
and download McAfee Security and then
use it to scan your device.
It will
detect the virus(es) and list them out (some of them are in form of app), so
you should immediately delete them with the McAfee and the issue will be
resolved.
But there
are some cases, because of the stubborn nature of the viruses, on trying to
delete them, they will stick and you will not be able to delete them through
McAfee; in this instance
what you should do is to delete or disable them
manually.
You can do
that by going to Settings>>App>>All and look for the listed virus,
then disable it or force stop, ignore the message that
will come up when you try to disable and just go ahead.
When you
have succeeded in doing that you will then see that your Data and/or Wifi will
no longer turn itself up.
If you are
happy with this, you can always use the comment box below to express yourself
My Android Phone Data and Wifi Keep Turning Itself on Automatically; Here is a Fix
Reviewed by Edwin Akwudolu
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there is an app in my phone which i think is malware and causing the same problem for me. theres no uninstall option for it. i cannot delete it either. i disable it and whenever theres an internet connection the app enables itself. i downloaded antiviruses and stubborn trojen killer and tried to kill it, but all in vain. the problem is still there.
ReplyDeleteHappened to me twice. The first incident got my phone infected by some Chinese malware that came from an Ad. It latched multiple Chinese apps/files from the system, turning my wifi/data on by itself. Factory reset didn't solved the problem, the malware integrated itself into the system and we all know android system files cannot be seen/modified unless the phone is rooted so I rooted my phone and manually deleted the files. It was easy to spot since they were in Chinese characters.
ReplyDeleteThe second incident is much harder. This time it's in English and the malware/virus camouflaged their names into something that sounds like normal or system files and you wouldn't really notice until you check all those apps' permission - everything. Just like before, it integrated itself in the system and what's worse, it changed all normal apps' permission to toggle everything they can. I couldn't remove the malware this time.