iPhone 12 I think it’s cloned

my iPhone 12 that I had since it came out never had any issues until this new roommate who claims he’s a hacker came to this house and had an argument and now my phone is acting weird like it’s cloned to a device or multiple devices like a MacBook and other devices and says that I’m in Arizona how do I figure this out it’s been over a month and two iPhones later

still same weird things apps disappeared and hidden and buttons I can’t press does anybody know how to figure this out who’s in my phone it could be my ex to she was a scammer I think and never could hold a job and a just a thief how can I figure out who’s in my iPhone?


Posted on Dec 3, 2025 5:08 AM

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Posted on Dec 3, 2025 6:57 AM

VegasNightszanfan702 wrote:

my iPhone 12 that I had since it came out never had any issues until this new roommate who claims he’s a hacker came to this house and had an argument and now my phone is acting weird like it’s cloned to a device or multiple devices like a MacBook and other devices and says that I’m in Arizona how do I figure this out it’s been over a month and two iPhones later
still same weird things apps disappeared and hidden and buttons I can’t press does anybody know how to figure this out who’s in my phone it could be my ex to she was a scammer I think and never could hold a job and a just a thief how can I figure out who’s in my iPhone?

"Cloning" a phone, which means putting your number into another phone, is almost impossible to do these days. So, whatever your problem is, it's most likely not that.


Did your roommate have access to your unlocked phone at any point (and for more than a few minutes)? If not, there's nothing "in your phone." If they did, restore the phone to factory state, not from a backup.


How to factory reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


It is also within the realm of possiblity that your Apple Account has been compromised. Start here:


If you think your Apple Account has been compromised - Apple Support


And a third possiblity is that you're seeing perfectly normal things but, because your roommate put the idea in your head that they are a "hacker," you're jumping to erroneous conclusions. Your computer, for example, has no location capabilities. It gets any location from the internet connection. If you're internet provider has facilities in Arizona, your computer can think that it is.

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Dec 3, 2025 6:57 AM in response to VegasNightszanfan702

VegasNightszanfan702 wrote:

my iPhone 12 that I had since it came out never had any issues until this new roommate who claims he’s a hacker came to this house and had an argument and now my phone is acting weird like it’s cloned to a device or multiple devices like a MacBook and other devices and says that I’m in Arizona how do I figure this out it’s been over a month and two iPhones later
still same weird things apps disappeared and hidden and buttons I can’t press does anybody know how to figure this out who’s in my phone it could be my ex to she was a scammer I think and never could hold a job and a just a thief how can I figure out who’s in my iPhone?

"Cloning" a phone, which means putting your number into another phone, is almost impossible to do these days. So, whatever your problem is, it's most likely not that.


Did your roommate have access to your unlocked phone at any point (and for more than a few minutes)? If not, there's nothing "in your phone." If they did, restore the phone to factory state, not from a backup.


How to factory reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


It is also within the realm of possiblity that your Apple Account has been compromised. Start here:


If you think your Apple Account has been compromised - Apple Support


And a third possiblity is that you're seeing perfectly normal things but, because your roommate put the idea in your head that they are a "hacker," you're jumping to erroneous conclusions. Your computer, for example, has no location capabilities. It gets any location from the internet connection. If you're internet provider has facilities in Arizona, your computer can think that it is.

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