My iPhone 14 has been cloned

I recently found out my iPhone 14 has been cloned. How do I fix this and prevent this from happening again? I’m on my third phone.


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iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 15, 2023 2:46 AM

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Oct 16, 2023 9:27 AM in response to john_gee

What are you seeing that makes you think your phone was "cloned"? Explain what you mean by "cloned" as it can have different meanings. Originally, it meant someone had put your number on another physical phone as was using it to make calls that you got billed for. This problem was essentially eliminated by carriers more than a decade ago. It can also mean that someone copied all the data from your phone onto another phone. That's really hard to do unless 1) they have physical access to your phone or 2) they have compromised your Apple ID.


Unless you describe the specific problems you're having, it's going to be very hard for anyone to give actionable suggestions.

Oct 27, 2023 6:52 PM in response to john_gee

So you believe because the screen flickered, it has been cloned? Sorry, but that is most definitely not even close to what one would experience if they handed their phone to someone for hours, to let them clone your phone, which as has already been said is EXTREMELY difficult to do in the first place.


Who did you give your phone to for an extended time to give them the opportunity to clone your phone? And they must have some extremely sophisticated equipment to accomplish this as well. Never hand your phone over to someone. If you didn't hand it over to someone, you haven't been cloned.

Oct 15, 2023 2:57 AM in response to Jenlane12

I have the exact same problem, and my phone is most definitely not “jail broken, as was suggested. Unless, someone received my phone in the mail or by post before it reached me to “jail break it”. My phone is either cloned , and it doesn’t matter what phone we are speaking of, I have had several iPhones, some of which I know could not have been tampered with as I bought them brand new at the store. I thought it maybe my WIFI, but that isn’t it because I have had phones where I had no WIFI. No one seems to have any answers about how to fix the problem, but rather doubting that I actually have a problem, such as what I describe, and it is very frustrating!

Oct 16, 2023 9:55 AM in response to john_gee

john_gee wrote:

I have the exact same problem, and my phone is most definitely not “jail broken, as was suggested. Unless, someone received my phone in the mail or by post before it reached me to “jail break it”. My phone is either cloned , and it doesn’t matter what phone we are speaking of, I have had several iPhones, some of which I know could not have been tampered with as I bought them brand new at the store. I thought it maybe my WIFI, but that isn’t it because I have had phones where I had no WIFI. No one seems to have any answers about how to fix the problem, but rather doubting that I actually have a problem, such as what I describe, and it is very frustrating!

The real problem here is that you haven’t actually describe your problem. All you’ve done is make unsubstantiated statements that your phone has been cloned, or hacked, or otherwise compromised in some way.


Though the probability of that is not zero, it is so close as to be non-existent.

Oct 27, 2023 6:43 PM in response to KiltedTim

You want a better description of the problem? My iPhones screened just flickered at the top of the screen when I attempted to scroll down! There are too many problems to explain! If I haven’t described in detail the number of problems yet, then someone is not able to see what I am posting. I believe I have described the problem, and now this entire thread has been “tilted”!

Feb 13, 2024 8:40 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Are you absolutely certain? Don’t be so quick to say you can’t??? You obviously have not experienced the people who enjoy exploiting others, for no apparent reason besides they get satisfaction from thinking they can “control” others. Mentally ill people looking for validation, I suppose? Too bad Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc… can’t keep up with this corruption.

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