Tools to Trace Your Lost Cell Phone

Our mobile phones and smartphones are such an important element in our lives. It’s actually hard to believe that they go missing so often since they are so often connected to our hips. However, the reality is that our beloved smartphones often get misplaced, dropped, or lost. It is quite a stressful situation to have not only your communication tool gone, but the vessel that contains your private messages, images, and other personal information. Here some tools and apps that can help you locate your lost smartphone device.

Locating your iOS Device

Find My iPhone: This is a tool that is very easy to use. The catch is that you must have your device and your account registered ahead of time on iCloud. If you phone goes missing, all you need to do is log into your account and the app will locate your phone for you. If the phone is turned off or the battery ran out, it will pinpoint the last location it was when it was on. You can lock your iPhone or even remotely erase it if you feel it has been compromised or stolen.

iHound: This tool similarly locates your phone when you sign into your iHound account. You can activate a siren alert or send a custom message as a push notification.

Device Locator: This app helps you locate your iPhone or other iOS devices. What makes this technology different is that it uses cell tower triangulation to pinpoint your device’s location in addition to GPS. It can help you track more than one device too. The Device Locator app allows you to remotely send a message to your phone in the event you lost it and someone finds it and can help return it to you.

Locating your Android Device

SeekDroid: This inexpensive app helps you find your Android device. It is pretty simple and straightforward in the way it helps you locate your phone through Google Maps. The unique feature is that it allows you to check and see whether anyone has used the phone to make any calls. It also helps you send an alarm to the phone or a custom message.

Where’s My Droid: This app aims to make finding your lost Android phone a much more realistic endeavor. The device can help you locate your phone if you lost it nearby, like in the cushions of your couch or if it is not with you. Ringer mode can help ring your phone so you can find it nearby. The other mode can be activated if your phone is lost or stolen and it can help you locate it remotely and send a text message.

Prey: This recovery tool supports Android and many other devices including iOS and Windows. When you install the agent on the device you can send a text message to your lost phone that will activate Prey. The app then sends continuous alerts to the phone and tracks its location through GPS and wifi.

 


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