Over the past period, cell phone hacks have spread, exposing many users to privacy violations and extortion that have risen to crimes for which the law is held accountable.

In the meantime, hackers use simple tricks and unthinkable gaps to hack phones and smartphones through malicious software and applications, which help them access many of the user's phone data and personal data.

But that can be faded and your phone protected from hacking and spying by hackers by following some steps and tips that avoid you getting caught up in these crises, as technology and information security experts have said.

Steps to protect your phone from hacking

Experts say that at first you should use a password to protect your mobile phone and prefer to choose screen mode instead of numbers that might be easy to access.

He also mentioned two important steps in protecting your phone, the first of which was to avoid downloading apps completely on the phone except for the confiscation of information, known and reliable, warning against the use of Golden WhatsApp or other software, describing them as "placements."

Moreover, the second step was to ensure that Google Play was safe to use by accessing its information.

And he warned technology experts not to squeeze any jokes that are sent to you even from your friends, no matter how much you trust him.

And on how to secure yourself from anonymous apps, experts say that you need to emphasize the characteristics or powers of the app you downloaded on the phone, there's a degree of confidentiality, such as allowing the camera to be opened, names to be accessed and calls to be recorded.

It is recommended that important applications should be closed with a different password than the phone, with emphasis on reading the applications' permissions before loading them and not pressing approval before checking them.

And in order to avoid burglaries that your phone could be exposed at any time or anywhere, Happy revealed that you can download the android Device Manager app to control your phone remotely if it's stolen, and you can use Google's safety features and the two-step verification feature to ensure more security and protection for your mobile phone.

Experts also gave some advice to protect your phone from hacking, periodically updating your phone along with downloading the Antivirus virus resistance app, avoiding the use of public Wi-Fi and on the streets for possible hacking by many, as well as moving away from leaving your Bluetooth settings open and hiding the appearance of your Bluetooth.

Also, the fast-charging of your mobile phone's battery without its use or if you notice the tifiably heated phone, is a significant sign of your phone being hacked.

Add: "If unwanted ads are found without knowing why they appear, the mobile is opened, locked and restarted on its own or a sudden malfunction occurs in your phone, or when noise is heard during calls."