My Android Phone Data and Wifi Keep Turning Itself on; Here is a Fix

I know that some of you might have witnessed this type of problem where your android phone data and/or Wifi automatically turns itself on even when you did not switch any of them on.

I tell you that this type of issue is very worrisome as it can easily zap your data and credit balance at the twinkle of an eye if you have data hungry apps and airtime balance on your phone.

Now, the question is why will your android data and/or Wifi always turn themselves on automatically?

Obviously it is not supposed to be so and something is definitely wrong somewhere and here is the cause;
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If you think that virus and malware only easily attack desktop computers but hardly attack android phones then I implore you to clear your eyes, shake your head and re-think.

And yes, you just heard it right, that kind of issue is mainly caused by very stubborn virus; in other words, your android phone has been infested withvirus.

Now what should I do in this situation?

If you are facing the issue described above that keep your android data and/or Wifi automatically turning themselves on, you should quickly run to Google PlayStore and download McAfee Security and then use it to scan your device.


It will detect the virus(es) and list them out (some of them are in form of app), so you should immediately delete them with the McAfee and the issue will be resolved.

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But there are some cases, because of the stubborn nature of the viruses, on trying to delete them, they will stick and you will not be able to delete them through McAfee; in this instance

what you should do is to delete or disable them manually.

You can do that by going to Settings>>App>>All and look for the listed virus, then disable it or force stop, ignore the message that will come up when you try to disable and just go ahead.


When you have succeeded in doing that you will then see that your Data and/or Wifi will no longer turn itself up.

If you are happy with this, you can always use the comment box below to express yourself