# IPhone 15 possessed by Satan? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-15-possessed-by-satan/1028960 "2026-04-02T11:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turki-lurki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turki-lurki/32/7168_2.png) [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-15-possessed-by-satan/1028960/1 "2026-04-02T11:28:50Z")
My iphone is apparently infected with some kind of virus. It plays primarily bursts of music at random times. About 10 seconds worth. It has happened in the middle of phone calls, while I’m reading a book on an app, and when the phone was just sitting there unused. No idea how to clear the issue. I have never heard of antivirus software for an iPhone. Has anyone heard of an issue like this? Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-15-possessed-by-satan/1028960/2 "2026-04-02T11:59:47Z")
That’s wild! I’ve heard a couple people complaining about this for awhile. It happened to me a couple times as well on Android but not to the extent you are experiencing. Do you have any apps that play music? Do you have You Tube? Try to disable autoplay on these apps. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-15-possessed-by-satan/1028960/3 "2026-04-02T13:43:41Z")
Probably obvious, but make sure your iOS version is up to date. I have an iPhone 15 too. I haven’t experienced the OP’s issue, but a few months ago I had this really weird thing happen: > [@Have I been hacked? (strange message that came through my car speakers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-hacked-strange-message-that-came-through-my-car-speakers/1025672): > > I came home from an errand just now. I had been listening to a podcast through the car speakers from my phone connected via Bluetooth / Apple CarPlay. After I had parked in the garage, stopped the podcast, but before I turned my vehicle off, I heard a robotic female voice say something like (it was hard to hear, I was surprised and it only played once, so this is only close): [My first and last name], you have been hacked. Give a small donation to donald trump within the next 30 days, or you w… After I did some googling, I found that the ‘Apple CarPlay’ connection between the phone and the vehicle speakers can be hacked in that manner. So I don’t tthink my phone itself was hacked, just the wireless connection, but I updated my iOS version just in case and it hasn’t happened since. ---
**Author:** ![Turki-lurki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turki-lurki/32/7168_2.png) [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-15-possessed-by-satan/1028960/4 "2026-04-04T01:41:12Z")
Thanks. I had not thought to check that.