Can fake updates hack my phone?

You’re absolutely right to be worried—those “update” notifications can be extremely sneaky, and they definitely pose a real threat if you’re not careful. In our house, I make sure everyone only downloads updates straight from official app stores—not through pop-ups or suspicious ads. Honestly, I trust monitoring apps like mSpy or Eyezy—they help spot suspicious apps and notify you if weird downloads happen on your devices. Has anyone at your place come across something like this? And would you like easy, step-by-step hacking check ideas or instructions on using a safe monitoring app?