Life.ru describes six non-obvious ways to check a phone for signs of infidelity

Six ways to check a partner's phone

On November 9, Life.ru published an article about non-obvious ways to check a man for infidelity through his smartphone. The outlet described six methods: viewing recipient suggestions in the iPhone's Share menu, checking recently used emojis, the Favorites or Saved chat in messengers, searching for hidden apps, the hidden photos album, and searching conversations using words like love, kiss, miss you and similar.

What these methods actually show and what they don't

Notably, the article itself acknowledges the limitations of most of the methods described. The recently used emojis section does not show who messages were sent to — as the outlet admits, it is impossible to establish infidelity from it; one can only notice the difference between dry replies to a partner and a romantic set of symbols in his keyboard. A keyword search also does not recover deleted messages and produces false matches: results include things like love this movie or a congratulation to mom. The authors advise opening the found messages in full and checking who wrote what to whom and when, and asking questions about specific photos and inconsistencies in his story — for example, if the hidden album contains pictures from a trip the partner never mentioned, or a meeting on a day he was supposedly at work.

Context of the article

The piece ends with an invitation for readers to share their own stories in the comments. Life.ru also links to its earlier publications about how to deal with a partner's jealousy and whether infidelity can be forgiven while keeping the marriage. The article contains no separate expert commentary — from a psychologist or a lawyer; it takes the form of practical advice from the editorial team.