Can Someone Hack My Phone By Texting Me A Picture. You use your cell phone on a daily basis, sending emails and text messages, making calls, listening to voicemail messages, taking and sharing videos and photos, using social media, and so much more. Cybercriminals come up with unique ways to access people's smartphones and monitor them.

Android phones can get infected by merely receiving a picture via text message, according to research published monday. All of his photos, texts, and emails will be stored here. If you see messages or emails from people you do not know, especially if it shows any warning signs like spam, do not open it.