Xnspy: The no-code cell phone spyware

Xnspy is a mobile spying app that offers the craziest spying features on both iPhone and Android smartphones. It can be used for a variety of purposes by commercial and individual users.  It can track screen actions, particular words, and activities in applications. It can be even used to watch whether users pay for an essay or to safeguard your phone from being unlocked by your kids. Want to know how? Keep reading. Although the app has been in the market for a few years, this new version has many features that set it apart from its previous versions. Xnspy recently released its new version 6.0.1 with compatibility for the latest iOS and Android operating systems. In this article, we will explain how to install this new version on both these operating systems and what’s new in this latest version. This app can also be used by parents to monitor their children’s internet usage. In this way, parents are able to know if their children are accessing online chat websites like Omegle, and Chat Roulette.

Some features of Xnspy

• Cross-platform
• Easy to install
• Ease of use (Interface)
• Cloud-based account

Installing Xnspy’s new version

This new version of Xnspy has upgraded compatibility for iOS and Android smartphones. You can download this new version from their website www.xnspy.com. But before downloading, you have to register for the app on the website. The setup process is different for both iPhone and Android. Following is the process of setting up the app for two platforms:

A. Setting up Xnspy on Android

• You first register yourself on Xnspy’s website
• An email will be sent to you with your login credentials, download link, and installation instructions.
• Get the phone on which you want to install Xnspy.
• Make sure the internet is turned on that phone. It is better to have a Wi-Fi connection.
• Use the download link on the browser of the phone and download Xnspy.
• After it’s finished downloading, start installing it on that smartphone. Around 15MB of space is required for installing this new version
• It will take around 10 minutes for the app to install. After the installation, it will disappear in the background.

After the successful installation, it will take Xnspy around 24-48 hours to upload the data from the smartphone to your online account.

There are two ways you can access your Xnspy online account.

1. One way is to access it through your laptop and visiting the https://cp.xnspy.com/.
2. The other way to access your Xnspy account is through a utility app which has been developed for Android subscribers. This app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. Use your login details to access your account on your Android phone.
   

   Figure 1: Xnspy login page

B. Setting up Xnspy on iPhone

XNSPY is also one of the best iPhone spying app. The No Jailbreak iPhone version of Xnspy has a different installation procedure than the Android version. Previously, they used to have a jailbreak version for the jailbroken iPhones, but since jailbreak is not available after the iOS 9, the later versions used iCloud to spy. This latest version has been designed to be compatible with the iOS 12.1. Follow these instructions to install the mobile spying app on the iPhone.

• Get hold of the iPhone you want to spy on and tap on the “Settings” icon on its Home Screen.
• On the Settings list, tap on the “iCloud.”
• In this section, you will be asked to enter the Apple ID and password in the required fields. Tap on the “Sign in” option after entering this information.
• The iPhone will take a few moments to verify the iCloud credentials.
• After verifying the iCloud account, your iPhone will save its details. Wait for this process to proceed further.
• In the iCloud menu, there is a list of features that can be saved on the iCloud. Toggle them on except for “Keychain.”
• In the same list, you will find a “Backup” option at the end. Make sure it is toggled on, too.

This completes the first part of setting up your phone for Xnspy which requires to set up your iCloud backup first. Now comes the second part in which you have to pair the Apple account with the Xnspy web account to receive all the updates from the monitored iPhone. Follow these instructions:

1. Log into your Xnspy web account by visiting https://cp.xnspy.com/. Enter the Xnspy credentials that have been emailed to your inbox.
2. You will be directed to the main menu which is also called the dashboard of the Xnspy. The dashboard will automatically display the devices monitored by Xnspy. Since you have subscribed for the iPhone version of Xnspy, “Xnspy for iPhone” will appear on your account screen.
3. In the final step, you will be required to enter the iCloud credentials of the target iPhone. Doing so will pair the Xnspy account with the iPhone.

After you are finished pairing, you will have to wait for 24-48 hours before you start monitoring. This time is taken by the app to transfer and upload the data from the iCloud to your Xnspy web account. Once this data is finished uploading to your account after the required time, you can start spying on the iPhone.

Xnspy’s compatibility

As mentioned earlier, Xnspy is a cross-platform spying application for both Android and iPhone users. If you are looking to use it on Android, then it offers compatibility for the latest version of Android i.e. Oreo 8.0. Besides, it is also compatible with all the previous versions of Android phones.

The iPhone users can use Xnspy on the latest versions without jailbreaking their iPhone. It is compatible with iOS 12.1 and previous versions. And the NoJailbreak version of Xnspy does not require any installation.

Xnspy’s functionalities

Xnspy offers many features for its both versions. Here are some of the important features and how they can be used.

• Keylogger: Xnspy has offered this new feature to its Android users. The keylogger feature records the keystrokes on specific applications on the monitored phone. Keylogger is a potent tool to access private and sensitive information. This feature works in the background and keeps recording the keystrokes made on the specific application. Xnspy’s keylogger feature works on popular instant messaging apps including WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, and Facebook messenger. You can remotely see all the recorded keystrokes on these apps in your Xnspy account in the “Key Logger” feature of your dashboard.

Figure 2: Xnspy Keylogger showing recorded messages from different messengers

• Xnspy Ambient Recorder: Though Xnspy records the calls of the monitored phone, it takes spying to the next level by recording the surroundings of a person through his phone with the help of its ambient recording feature. It accesses the microphone of the target phone and records the surroundings of the phone. You can go to your Xnspy account and give a command for recording the phone surroundings. It can record the surroundings for a maximum of 30 minutes in a single session. After this, the recording is uploaded on the Xnspy account where you can listen to it. You can give as many commands as you like, there is no limit to it.
  

  Figure 3: Recordings from the ambient recorder are shown in the list

• Xnspy Watchlist: Since there are more than 35 features, you cannot go through all of them in one time. Xnspy offers its users its Watchlist feature for targeted spying. You can set separate watch lists for words, locations, emails, and contacts. The Watchlist feature for locations allows you to set virtual boundaries around specific locations. When you enter a location in the watch list, whenever this location appears on the GPS, the user is instantly notified about it. Similarly, when you enter specific words in the watch list, you are notified when any such word from the list is exchanged on the phone.
  

  Figure 4: Different watch list options offered by Xnspy

• Remote Controls: Xnspy’s remote capabilities allow the user to remotely control the device in many ways. Besides remotely recording the surroundings of the device, a user can remotely lock the device. For parents especially, who do not want to snatch the devices from their kids, they can lock their phone through the Xnspy account. The device can only be opened through a passcode from the Xnspy user. In case the monitored phone is lost, then you can remotely wipe the device. This option is available in your Xnspy account. So you can use it anywhere from your web account.
• Social Media spying: Social media messengers are the most used applications on the mobile phone and they can give some very important information about the communication of a user and their profile on these applications. Xnspy covers almost all the major social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Viber, Skype, Kik, Instagram, etc. It shows you all the messages of these messaging apps on your Xnspy account. You can see these messages along with the contact name and their content. Their time and date are also mentioned above them. Similarly, you can see the shared data in these chats including the images, videos, and other files.