I’ve told this story on here in the past. Some of my coworkers were sitting around the dinner table talking about a suicide call that they had run earlier. One of the guys pipes up “I almost committed suicide the other day when a guy pulled out in front of me….” His phone that’s laying on the table not being used starts saying “if you are having suicidal thoughts please call..” It wasn’t someone sitting nearby’s phone, it was his.
Yep. I have physically tore the case off of working phones and checked hot circuits. Even when the Camera and mic are turned off they are still hot and on, and the needle jumps like a volume meter when sounds are made. Even worse, they are still hot and on when the phone is completely turned off. The battery has to be disconnected to actually shut these down. they are hot, on, and listening all the time.