Hey guys, which app is best for a find my phone sort of app. I just received a Nexus 5 although I will not be getting a plan for it just yet. I will mainly just be using this as a normal wifi device. I want a "find my phone" sort of app that just in case I lose my phone, I will be able to track where it is from my computer. Can somebody recommend me the best app for this feature.
Kinda the same thing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540586
angus242 said:
Kinda the same thing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540586
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Yeah but it does not give a solid answer
So the 8 people that said Cerberus isn't solid enough for you? Or are you not looking for anti theft as well? Google already has a locating service built in.
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So the 8 people that said Cerberus isn't solid enough for you? Or are you not looking for antitheft as well? Google already has a locating service built in.
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I just want a solid app that I can find my phone with that does not require cellular data or talk and text. It would just require the GPS feature. I am not looking for anti-theft. Plus Cerebus doesn't look like it would be a stable app.
I disagree about the Cerberus.
Try the built-in feature:
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
maxell505 said:
I just want a solid app that I can find my phone with that does not require cellular data or talk and text. It would just require the GPS feature. I am not looking for anti-theft. Plus Cerebus doesn't look like it would be a stable app.
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The thing about these apps is that they all need some kind of data connection to work. The phone can use only GPS to find out where it is but without a data connection it can't get that information out to you.
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PMentior said:
The thing about these apps is that they all need some kind of data connection to work. The phone can use only GPS to find out where it is but without a data connection it can't get that information out to you.
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So how does this Google Device Manager work then? I thought this shows you on a map of where the exact location is.
maxell505 said:
So how does this Google Device Manager work then? I thought this shows you on a map of where the exact location is.
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It does. When you log into Google Device Manager from a computer or other device it sends a request (through its data connection) to the phone for its location. The phone then finds it own location through cell networks/Wifi networks/GPS and sends that data back through its data connection to Google Device Manager.
This is why it needs a data connection, be it cell data or Wifi, to function. The phone can find its location without out one but has to be connected to send that information out for you to see it.
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It does. When you log into Google Device Manager from a computer or other device it sends a request (through its data connection) to the phone for its location. The phone then finds it own location through cell networks/Wifi networks/GPS and sends that data back through its data connection to Google Device Manager.
This is why it needs a data connection, be it cell data or Wifi, to function. The phone can find its location without out one but has to be connected to send that information out for you to see it.
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Oh ok now I see what you are saying. Alright than Thank you so much!
Use the built in Google Device Manager or AndroidLost https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlost www.androidlost.com
Lookout is good too
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maxell505 said:
I just want a solid app that I can find my phone with that does not require cellular data or talk and text. It would just require the GPS feature. I am not looking for anti-theft. Plus Cerebus doesn't look like it would be a stable app.
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What makes you think Cerberus wouldnt be stable I have used it for ages now on every phone i have had, works great..you can do so much more than just track your phone! Remote video, pictures, sound loads of stuff.
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I was wondering. With all the talk about spying. What hasn't someone made a program that will prevent the GPS from being activated remotely.
For non-rooted users, Android doesn't allow apps to turn on GPS without user intervention.
I'm sure GPS can be turned on at any time, without user permission. With that said there has to be something out there that will scramble or disable GPS.
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For non-rooted users, Android doesn't allow apps to turn on GPS without user intervention.
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im pretty sure that even rooted devices will popup root access yes/no answer window, so unless u can auto-answer-root-access-with-yes nothing can turn the GPS on.
even if its tunred on and gets lock-on the app would need a some kind of logging on time+gps coorinates or even a internet access to realtime upload the data.
im sure most of ppl would notice that.
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im pretty sure that even rooted devices will popup root access yes/no answer window, so unless u can auto-answer-root-access-with-yes nothing can turn the GPS on.
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Dialing 911 will cause the phone to turn on GPS. The provider can turn on GPS. I'm looking for a bulletproof way to prevent GPS from coming on.
Dont you want police to help you?
Isn't that what the tin foil hat is for?
O wait no that's the mans mind control.... my bad
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XXCoder said:
Dont you want police to help you?
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Other than getting my cat out of the tree, no.
blackadept said:
Isn't that what the tin foil hat is for?
O wait no that's the mans mind control.... my bad
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To the ill educated...what ever they tell you, remember, 'it is for the children'.
How about the "Permissions Denied" application?
It has the ability to block a permission for a specific app or for the whole device. Probably has what you are looking for.
Permissions Denied
Stephen (Stericson)
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There are a number of apps on the market that will allow you to spoof your GPS location. Start here: https://market.android.com/search?q=spoof+gps&so=1&c=apps
That said, if an app requests your location from Android it will get the spoofed location but if an app uses your cell tower ID or Wifi SSID/MAC and does a lookup on its own, it can still locate you.
Evo-3D said:
To the ill educated...what ever they tell you, remember, 'it is for the children'.
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Win
That is all.
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gthing said:
There are a number of apps on the market that will allow you to spoof your GPS location. Start here: https://market.android.com/search?q=spoof+gps&so=1&c=apps
That said, if an app requests your location from Android it will get the spoofed location but if an app uses your cell tower ID or Wifi SSID/MAC and does a lookup on its own, it can still locate you.
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Triangulation is fine by me. Due to the weather conditions here triangulation most of the time turns into biangulation, and even singulation. It is still a rudimentary form of pin pointing, hence the FCC requiring all cell phones to have GPS abilities.
As far as MAC, I again am fine with that. I do not use the phone via WiFi.
To everyone else:
Did anyone bother to actually read both HTC, Sprint, and Google's Privacy, Terms and Agreements?
Hello, firstly I would like to say that I'm a noob,
I was wondering if there was anyway to get free gps on my android without having a SIM card or any wifi. I already tried the google maps thing while your offline, I heard some people did something to their phones and were able to use tomtom without using a data plan or any other connection for that matter. I'm looking for something like that using my phone as an actual gps without any charges, I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction, thank you.
guren827 said:
Hello, firstly I would like to say that I'm a noob,
I was wondering if there was anyway to get free gps on my android without having a SIM card or any wifi. I already tried the google maps thing while your offline, I heard some people did something to their phones and were able to use tomtom without using a data plan or any other connection for that matter. I'm looking for something like that using my phone as an actual gps without any charges, I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction, thank you.
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try to navigation app "sygic" u can download maps and use it totally offline, turn by turn and everything,. takes up about 400mb for city map though :good:
Try Navigon or MapsWithMe
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MapsWithMe or NavFree. One uses Google's maps, the other Openstreetmaps.
For both you need WiFi to download the maps, but you don't need data it afterwards.
OK so i'm using my nexus 5 without a data plan (for now) and I've found that when I'm not connected to wifi my voice dialing isn't working properly. When I try to say the full phone number it works fine, but when I try to say the contact name it always gives me one of only two of my contacts regardless of what I say. If I go into wifi range and try again it works perfect, but when I'm out in my car (where I'll want to use a feature like this) I have no luck.
Any ideas?
da_guy2 said:
OK so i'm using my nexus 5 without a data plan (for now) and I've found that when I'm not connected to wifi my voice dialing isn't working properly. When I try to say the full phone number it works fine, but when I try to say the contact name it always gives me one of only two of my contacts regardless of what I say. If I go into wifi range and try again it works perfect, but when I'm out in my car (where I'll want to use a feature like this) I have no luck.
Any ideas?
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Just a guess but when you say the name rather than the number it is probably going through Google's servers so you would need data for it to work.
uh60james said:
Just a guess but when you say the name rather than the number it is probably going through Google's servers so you would need data for it to work.
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My thought too, but why does it work for those two contacts?
da_guy2 said:
My thought too, but why does it work for those two contacts?
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Possibly saved in cache from when you called them with wifi?
uh60james said:
Possibly saved in cache from when you called them with wifi?
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No that's not it. I've tried it on wifi with a number, had it work, immediately turned off wifi and had it not work.
Hello guys, I saw some apps for android like, comodo anti theft, avast anti theft, eset anti theft, and so on, for locating the phone.
Which one do you recommend or think that is the best?
I have gived a try to avast and comodo, but I saw that if the phone is in the house I can not locate it from the laptop browser / avast web-interface,
as it needs to enable the GPS reciver and gps can not be started automatically or even if it is started it will not "see" the gps sattelites because of the roof. And with comodo I saw no web-interface, only sms texting, and I have only one phone, no secondary phone handy for finding it easy.
I wish to be able do do two simple things by controlling it over internet using a laptop (wify or carrier data 3G/EDGE/GPRS)
1) If I forgot where is my phone in house and I have no other phone, to be able to make the phone to sound an alarm for finding it more easy, it happens often to forget where my phone is in the house
2) Locate the approximate location of the phone by using GSM towers, and NOT the GPS (in case that will be stolen, or I forget where I left the phone, in car / at work / at house etc.)
Hello, well to help you out I use Kaspersky Mobile Security, it has alot of features, you can lock the phone via sms messages, take mug shots, wipe the phone and locate it too, you can look for it in the play store, its a paid app but I think its worth it, I would look into it if I were you and consider it as a viable option. Hope this helps.
You can locate your Android Device with Googles Device Manager and has a features to lock the phone and ring.. Also I believe there is APPs to track your device with GSM towers.
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
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Thx!
I have enabled in settings > Location services > Access my location and google location service, now I can find my location without using gps, avast anti theft works pretty well, I also found an interesting app on google play named Secret Control but it has some ads.
isabellamiller477 said:
Hello guys, I saw some apps for android like, comodo anti theft, avast anti theft, eset anti theft, and so on, for locating the phone.
Which one do you recommend or think that is the best?
I have gived a try to avast and comodo, but I saw that if the phone is in the house I can not locate it from the laptop browser / avast web-interface,
as it needs to enable the GPS reciver and gps can not be started automatically or even if it is started it will not "see" the gps sattelites because of the roof. And with comodo I saw no web-interface, only sms texting, and I have only one phone, no secondary phone handy for finding it easy.
I wish to be able do do two simple things by controlling it over internet using a laptop (wify or carrier data 3G/EDGE/GPRS)
1) If I forgot where is my phone in house and I have no other phone, to be able to make the phone to sound an alarm for finding it more easy, it happens often to forget where my phone is in the house
2) Locate the approximate location of the phone by using GSM towers, and NOT the GPS (in case that will be stolen, or I forget where I left the phone, in car / at work / at house etc.)
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kidkree1 said:
Hello, well to help you out I use Kaspersky Mobile Security, it has alot of features, you can lock the phone via sms messages, take mug shots, wipe the phone and locate it too, you can look for it in the play store, its a paid app but I think its worth it, I would look into it if I were you and consider it as a viable option. Hope this helps.
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Allen` said:
You can locate your Android Device with Googles Device Manager and has a features to lock the phone and ring.. Also I believe there is APPs to track your device with GSM towers.
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Wow! I thought we need gps in order to locate our location. This is great
Hi.
I want an app that can trace my device even when my device doesn't have a network connection.and the GPS is off too.
kind of app that I can find my device using my PC and shows my device on a map.like google map.
Thanks
S.Mmahmoud said:
Hi.
I want an app that can trace my device even when my device doesn't have a network connection.and the GPS is off too.
kind of app that I can find my device using my PC and shows my device on a map.like google map.
Thanks
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Impossible. The phone should be connected to a network and the GPS should be ON too... to be able to track the device. If your phone have both hardware for GPS and network connection and your phone is rooted, then u may be able to ON GPS and Network by a sms and track it further.
Avast Antitheft app on rooted devices can track the devices once we report the phone as stolen, following the above method
appviz said:
Impossible. The phone should be connected to a network and the GPS should be ON too... to be able to track the device. If your phone have both hardware for GPS and network connection and your phone is rooted, then u may be able to ON GPS and Network by a sms and track it further.
Avast Antitheft app on rooted devices can track the devices once we report the phone as stolen, following the above method
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How about only with GPS?
Any One??please someone help me.
An app that can trace my phone using GPS.
Sorry to tell you, there is nothing you can do with out these
Data Connection, and they are still logged into your google account, other wise you would have to go the route of hacking, and Even then the person needs to be connected via a data connection else they would have to hack into a major cell phone company's system.
No one here is going to help you hack into any systems to help you recover your phone so Your only hope is they are still logged into your account and Data is enabled.
and if they are still using your phone to make calls then they are 1 dumb and 2 you should be talking to your carrier about them helping u find it.