These 2 Apps Scan Your Photos Without You Knowing It And They’re Already On Your Mobile
Today, millions of people use their mobile phones to store personal memories, documents, family photos, and even confidential information. However, few know that many Android phones come with hidden apps that analyze stored images without showing any icons or asking for permission in a clear way.
These apps are not viruses or apps downloaded by mistake. They come pre-installed by the manufacturer or Google and work in the background, scanning your photos for internal system functions, but this also means they have full access to your gallery.
The worrying thing is that most users never see them or know they exist.
The two hidden apps that scan your images
On many Android devices, there are two invisible services that automatically review your photos:
One of them is a service of the system that analyzes images to recognize faces, objects, texts, and locations. This allows for features such as smart searches, automatic photo organization, and visual suggestions.
The second is an artificial intelligence service that processes images to improve the system experience, generate recommendations, and optimize applications that use the camera or gallery.
These apps don’t appear like regular apps, don’t have an icon, and can’t be opened by tapping the screen. They work all the time in the background.
Why these apps analyze your photos
Android uses these features to:
• Recognize people’s
faces• Identify animals, food, and objects
• Read text within images
• Create automatic albums
• Allow searches by words in your gallery
• Improve Google Photos and other apps
The problem isn’t that they exist, but that most people were never clearly informed that these apps have full access to all of their images.
How to Find These Hidden Apps
To view them on your Android phone, follow these steps:
- Open Settings
- Go to Applications
- Tap See all apps
- In the corner menu, turn on Show system apps
Once you’ve done this, look for services related to:
• Google
services• AI
services• Media
processing• Image
analysis• Photos or multimedia
Depending on the model of the phone, they may appear with names such as media services, photo analysis, or artificial intelligence components.
How to check what permissions they have
When you find one of these apps:
- Tap it
- Go to Permissions
- Check if they have access to:
- Photos and videos
- Archives
- Camera
- Storage
Many of them have permission to read your entire gallery without you having manually approved it.
How to turn them off or limit their access
If you don’t want these apps to scan your photos, you can:
• Remove permission from photos and files
• Disable them (if the system allows it)
• Limit their execution in the background
Basic steps:
- Enter the app
- Tap Turn off or Force stop
- Under Battery, select Restrict
- Under Permissions, remove access to photos and files
This won’t harm your phone, but some automatic gallery features may stop working.
Is it dangerous to have them active?
They are not viruses, but they do pose a privacy risk. These apps can analyze thousands of personal images, identify people, places, and habits, and use that information to improve artificial intelligence systems.
This means that your photos are not only saved, but also interpreted.
Protect your phone and your privacy
If you want more privacy, better performance, and more battery:
• Check system
apps• Remove unnecessary
permissions• Limit background processes
• Control which services have access to your photos
Your phone can be a powerful tool, but only if you decide what it can see and what it can’t.
Finally, you can follow the entire procedure in the following video from the DaViD MtS tEcH channel:
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