Spyzie is a popular application to monitor and control Android or iPhone mobiles , capable of accessing data such as calls, location, messages (even WhatsApp), photos, use of social networks and many other information.
Ultimately, Spyzie is a spy app for smartphones, although it has a number of legitimate uses. For example, reading the conversations of our children on social networks to avoid bullying or monitoring the location of an employee’s mobile, to check if he is at his post.
Spyzie is a very complete solution for monitoring mobile phones, although it is also controversial, as it lends itself to inappropriate use that invades the privacy of other people.
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As Spyzie works, it collects a lot of data without the mobile user knowing . It is available on Android and iPhone, with a very different operation. In the case of Android, it installs an app on the device, while in iPhone it is based on the associated iCloud account.
Spyzie, key functions
We are facing a monitoring solution full of options, which allows access to almost any aspect of a smartphone . These are its most outstanding functions:
- List of calls and contacts, SMS content and history of visited websites.
- Access to messages and photos from WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram and Snapchat.
- Location control and alerts if you leave a designated area.
- Review of mobile photos and possibility of taking screenshots.
- Recording of all text typed on the keyboard and keyword notifications.
- Blocking of specific applications and limitation of time of use.
Beyond spying on the mobile, Spyzie also allows you to control its use, blocking applications and limiting the time of use , something key to use it as a parental control system.
There are also preventive functions such as the so-called geo-fencing (“geo-fencing” in English), which warns us if the mobile phone leaves a specific area , for example, if a child’s phone leaves the neighborhood where they live.
How to install and use Spyzie
Using Spyzie on the target device requires, in the case of Android , installing an application. In other words, physical access to the mobile is essential , including unlocking using the password, PIN or fingerprint.
On iPhone, the control is done by synchronizing in the iCloud cloud , so we must know the username and password of the associated Apple ID .
Once we have this clear, this would be the installation process:
- First of all, we must register an account for the adult who is going to monitor the mobile with Spyzie:
- If we use Android, we have to install the app on the mobile to control , with the link provided. Spyzie is not available in the official Play Store, so it requires activating unknown sources on Android :
- Spyzie will ask for permissions , like many Android apps, but more numerous, since it requires access to all the information that is generated. Additionally, we must configure it as the device administrator so that the control is total:
- In the case of an iPhone, we will not install an app, but it will ask us for the iCloud password to access the data, that is, we must know the user’s Apple ID:
- In both cases, after installation any reference to Spyzie disappears , there is neither an icon nor a notification, so the person who uses the terminal will not initially be aware that everything he does is monitored.
- When we want to review the activity of the mobile, we can do it from the Spyzie web panel :
- With these steps we will have Spyzie configured, without the need to root Android or jailbreak iOS . These procedures, while giving more control over the operating system, are complicated to perform, and the application does not require them.
Spyzie, modalities and prices
Unlike the vast majority of services and mobile apps, in Spyzie there is no free trial period , it requires paying at least one month to access, with a minimum cost of almost 30 euros.
Of course, it is not a cheap service, you just have to take a look at what it costs to monitor each line:
- Basic for € 29.99 / month or € 49.99 for 3 months (Android only).
- Pro for € 39.99 / month or € 69.99 for 3 months (Android and iPhone).
- Ultimate for € 49.99 / month or € 79.99 for 3 months (Android and iPhone).
It is a high cost per mobile, although Spyzie also offers plans for companies, which can be cheaper, although prices must be negotiated for each case.
Regarding functions, Spyzie Basic is offered only on Android with minimal functions, such as checking SMS, accessing the call log, contacts or web history , apart from location control and geo-fencing .
The Pro edition adds specific controls for messaging apps (WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram …) and social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr …). It also allows you to take screenshots, block specific applications and set usage limits.
For its part, Spyzie Ultimate incorporates three extras: alerts , the ability to view activity on a timeline and a system to export the data obtained to our PC or to the cloud.
A legal app, but problematic
Spyzie emphasizes that it should be used in accordance with local laws , in limited areas: monitoring our underage children or on business phones. However, other parental control apps such as Qustodio always show a warning that they are active, something that Spyzie does not do.
This facilitates illegitimate uses, such as spying on which numbers are called from the mobile or conversations on WhatsApp. Of course, as soon as we register, they ask us for a commitment of correct use:
In practice, nothing prevents Spyzie from being used to spy on our partner, co-worker or another person, something that would be clearly illegal. As with so many technological tools, it can be used with bad or good intentions .
The parental control aspect is the least controversial, without a doubt. Regarding the use of mobile phones owned by a company, which is handed over to its workers, it will depend on the legislation in each country.
Although a company has the right to monitor the performance of its employees , there are limits that prevent undue intrusion into your privacy , and the laws and courts of different countries or regions apply them differently.
Therefore, Spyzie is a useful app to monitor mobile phones , as long as we assume a cost that is not economic at all, and we use it respecting the privacy of other people, since we have already seen sentences in which reading the WhatsApp of the couple entailed penalties jail .
