How do I stop others from remotely controlling my phone Other people are remotely controlling my phone. How do I stop them and get my life back?

Sometimes I will see the screen being navigated when I am not even touching the phone. Swiping motions, back button presses and menu selections happening automatically without my finger even touching the phone or my voice interacting with Google Assistant.
It's a really broad question but this could solve any remote control issues.


(try this method first):


Force power off your phone (hold down the power button until the screen does black)
Turn off your Wi-Fi, and remove any SIM cards.
Power on the phone.
Look in the Downloaded folder for any suspicious software (such as com.google.daemon or "Service of Google Play") and remove it (if there is only an "Uninstall updates" button, then it is real system software).
Power it off, turn on your Wi-Fi, insert your SIM card(s), and tun it back on.

(only try if #1 didn't work):


Turn your phone off, and put it in recovery mode (can't say exactly how without your phone model). Navigate to wipe data/factory reset > Yes - erase all data (WARNING: you will lose all data on the phone).
Turn it back on. It should be fixed unless the R.A.T (stands for Remote Administration Tool or Remote Access Trojan) is a system app.