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Phantom Viewer
Diabolical 2 of 5Nuisance

Phantom Viewer

"Someone viewed your profile." Which profile? Nobody knows.

Download shortcut⏱ 40s setup

Open this page in Safari on an iPhone. The file goes straight into Shortcuts.

What happens

Now and then, a few seconds after they open an app, a notification says: β€œπŸ‘€ Someone viewed your profile.” No app name and no profile. It’s random and happens at most twice a day, so it never feels like a pattern.

Setup

  1. Open the download on their phone (or AirDrop it over) and tap Add Shortcut.
  2. Long-press it in Shortcuts β†’ All Shortcuts β†’ Rename and call it Profile Helper, so it doesn’t give itself away.
  3. Shortcuts β†’ Automation β†’ + β†’ App, pick several apps they open often and choose Is Opened, select Run Immediately, tap Next and choose the shortcut.
  4. Run it once now and tap Always Allow on every prompt, or the prank fizzles on a permission dialog later.

Undo

Open Shortcuts β†’ Automation, swipe left on the automation and tap Delete. Then delete the shortcut.