Can the person who pays my phone see your text messages?

Under federal privacy laws, such as the Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006, your cellphone carrier can't give you these phone records, even if you own the phone and pay the bill. That's because these records often show messages sent and received by someone else, and that person has privacy rights.
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Can whoever pays the phone bill see my texts?

If you are part of your parents' family plan or if your parents pay your phone bill, they have access to information about all of your phone activity. If you are sending photos via text, your parents will be able to see the numbers you messaged as well as the date and time of each message.
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Can the primary account holder view text messages?

No, Primary account holders cannot view the text messages on T-Mobile. But if they know the account credentials or sign up for family allowance, they will have access to text messages.
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Can my parents see my texts if I'm on their plan?

No they cannot. Only the time/date, from/to and type are listed. Not the actual contents. They would have to take your phone to read the contents.
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Can phone carriers see your text messages?

Cellular service providers retain records of the parties to a text message and the date and time it was sent. They do not, however, retain the content of text messages for very long, if at all.
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How to Read Someones Text Messages From Your Phone...



Who can access my texts?

With SMS, messages you send are not end-to-end encrypted. Your cellular provider can see the contents of messages you send and receive. Those messages are stored on your cellular provider's systems—so, instead of a tech company like Facebook seeing your messages, your cellular provider can see your messages.
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Can anyone read your text messages?

On an Android

Like iPhone users, Android read receipts require both sender and recipient enable the feature. Instructions may vary according to your device's manufacturer, model, and operating system.
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Can someone on my family plan see my texts?

Answer: A: Family Sharing does not share messages, contacts, or other private info.
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Can I see my childs texts?

Since Android doesn't have the same text forwarding feature as iPhone, you can take advantage of the app to get your child's text messages sent to your phone. What App Can I Use To Monitor My Child's Text Messages? You can use the AirDroid Parental control app to monitor your child's text messages.
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Can my parents see my texts Apple?

If you are using iCloud, and share an Apple ID with your parents, yes, they may be able to see your emails and text messages as iCloud syncs across the devices that are signed in with the same ID and passwords.
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Can I read text messages from other phones on my account?

You can read text messages on any phone, be it Android or iOS, without the knowledge of the target user. All you need is a phone spy service for it. Such services are not rare nowadays. There are so many apps that advertise phone spying solutions with top-notch services.
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Can my wife see who I text?

The only way she would know text messages is if she is able to look into your phone. If you use ATT messages or number sync, the text is available on another device, but it requires access to the phone to sign up for that service. Don't know why she feels invading your privacy is okay.
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Can my spouse get copies of my text messages?

Obtaining a spouse's text messages can ordinarily be done in two ways. One way might be to send a letter to the cell phone carrier, through an attorney, explaining the need to preserve text messages for a divorce case.
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How can my parents see my texts?

Correct Answer! Re: Can my parents see my texts? The only way to get records of the content of texts other than viewing them on the phone itself is with a court order. Other than that, the account holder can see the numbers texted and when, but not the actual messages.
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Do deleted texts show on bill?

Once a text message is deleted it is gone forever. Only way is if you would happen to have a backup of your phone during the period that message was on the phone, you could restore the message. If the numbers don't show on your phone or your bill, there is no place else to see or find those numbers.
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Can parents see deleted messages on iPhone?

There is no setting/function on the iPhone for parents to recover deleted messages.
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What app can parents read text messages?

mSpy is a leading parental control app for smartphones that allows parents to monitor text messages, calls, current GPS location, Snapchat, WhatsApp and much more.
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Can you pull up deleted text messages on iPhone?

You can retrieve deleted text messages on your iPhone by restoring it with an iCloud backup. If you save backups to your computer, you can use iTunes or Finder to recover your iPhone's texts. If all else fails, reach out to your cellular carrier — they may restore deleted messages for you.
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How can I keep my texts private?

Follow these steps to hide text messages from your lock screen on an Android.
  1. Open the Settings app on your Android device.
  2. Choose Apps & notifications > Notifications.
  3. Under the Lock Screen setting, choose Notifications on lock screen or On lock screen.
  4. Select Don't show notifications.
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Can someone spy on my text messages?

Yes, if someone has hacked your phone then he or she can surely read your text messages. And, to do the same one needs to install a tracking or spying app on your smartphone. Can someone spy through a phone camera? Yes, you can be spied upon through the camera of your smartphone.
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Are text messages secure?

"When you use the Messages app to send end-to-end encrypted messages, all chats, including their text and any files or media, are encrypted as the data travels between devices," says Google. "Encryption converts data into scrambled text. The unreadable text can only be decoded with a secret key."
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How can I tell if someone is reading my text messages iPhone?

Read Receipts on iPhone
  1. Open Settings.
  2. Tap Messages (the green icon with a white text bubble inside it).
  3. Turn on Send Read Receipts.
  4. Others are notified when you read their messages. If your recipient also enabled read receipts, you'll see Read beneath your message along with the time it was read.
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Can someone on your phone plan see your texts Verizon?

1DHOY1​ , an account owner does have the ability to see usage details. However, they are not able to see the contents of the messages. The only way the actual user of the line, has the ability to see their own content is by setting up integrated messaging with Verizon Messages +.
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Can two phones receive same text message?

To get setup for mirroring messages, you first need to install FreeForward on both your primary and secondary Android phone. In the app, choose one to be the phone that forwards messages to the other; this is your primary handset number that everyone is familiar with.
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Is there an app to see others texts?

TrackMyFone. If you're looking to read messages on another phone, TrackMyFone is worth a look. It gives you the power to monitor text messages on iOS and Android, so whatever phone they're using, you're covered. And you can do it all remotely, so there's no need to constantly check their device, physically speaking.
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