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Does mining software send identifiable packages?

Thy

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Hi, sometimes when I play not well known games on my smartphone, the phone gets super hot. I then joke, the games might mine crypto in the background. :pimp:

Is there a way when I am in my wifi, that I can read the connection the apps establish and check for something like crypto mining data connections or something? Sorry, I am a total noob but maybe there is an easy way to check a signature or something?
 
Phones are meant for calling people. It's natural that it gets hot when you're playing games on it. If you "buy" your games from a shady source than yeah, they might be doing something extra in the background, but most likely it would be running a screen recorder, login details etc. No one is mining crypto using phones.
 
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