Here’s my take on this.
When it comes to monitoring activity on an iPhone, you generally have a couple of primary routes. The most direct method is using a dedicated monitoring application. These tools are built specifically to capture social media activity, messages, and more, presenting it on a dashboard you can access remotely. The main benefit is how comprehensive they are. The trade-off is that they typically require a subscription and some initial setup on the device.
Another option involves using services that pull data from iCloud backups. This can be a less direct approach, as you’re viewing saved data rather than live activity. You would need the Apple ID credentials, and the information is only as current as the last backup. It’s worth weighing the pros and cons of each.