7 apps that help you find your phone on Android

Of course, there is a native service from Google «Find device». With it you can remotely track on the map phone, tablet or hours. If the device is disconnected from the internet, Google will show his last known location.

In addition, owners of smartphones Samsung and Xiaomi can search for your gadgets via the built-in services from the manufacturers: Find My Mobile and Mi Cloud.

But all these solutions are inferior to specialized applications. For example, the built-in services do not support the receipt of the SMS command, which is useful if the thief has disabled the stolen phone from the web. They are not able to take pictures of the thief and record his conversations. And of them are pretty easy to get rid of: it is enough that the attacker came from your account.

Applications built in this article, more functional and reliable. However, most of them advanced to disarm an attacker could, dropping system. To prevent this can only be by means of root-rights. In this case, some of the applications will be able to make themselves and the system will continue with the reset.

1. Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus

Package Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus includes a lot of things: the antivirus screen and scanner, lock applications and privacy protector, as well as built-in-antitheft. The app allows you to remotely monitor your smartphone through a web service BitDefender.

But far more interesting feature - a smartphone control via SMS. This is very useful if the attackers stole your phone, disconnect it from the Internet.

Send a special message and a smartphone will tell you your location via SMS, will include siren, or wipe all data. You can also force the smartphone seamlessly to call you, so you can hear what they say kidnappers.

If attackers will replace the SIM card, BitDefender will notify you about it and will give a new number.

BitDefender - extremely functional application, but will have to pay for it. Free it can only try for 14 days.

2. AVG AntiVirus

Another popular antiviral package with an antitheft function. AVG is able to determine the location of a lost or stolen phone by using "Maps Google». As in other applications, where there is a feature phone lock and the possibility of displaying messages. For example, with your contact details.

I present here and siren, and remote viewing of calls, contacts and messages, and memory erasure. Manage your smartphone can be either through a web service AVG, or via SMS.

The AVG there are several useful specific functions: imperceptible photographing everyone who tries to unlock your smartphone, automatic locking of the smartphone when the SIM card is changed, as well as snapshots and record audio from your phone. However, to take advantage of these functions will have to pay a subscription.

3. Avast Mobile Security

Yes, and Avast has its antitheft. And he's very, very good. In general, it is virtually the same as the possibility of AVG. Especially nice to use it on smartphones root-rights.

After securing the rights of the administrator, of Avast can make himself invisible and rename your package manager application that attackers had no idea that a smartphone is monitored. Avast Mobile Security can be built into the firmware of the smartphone and will continue to function even if the thief resets the system.

The paid version of Avast is possible to identify the remote: when you try to unlock the smartphone app will take a photo of the thief. The smartphone is considered stolen after eight attempts to enter the password.

4. Lost Android

the application of the same name Web Service to track lost smartphones. Both the application and the service can not boast a beautiful interface, but the dignity of the other Lost Android. This application weighs only 170 KB and works on even the oldest and low-power devices with Android 2.2.

More surprising, that it stuffed so many different functions. Here and ability to read sent and received SMS from a lost smartphone, and blocking and erasure of data and alarms, and cameras filming and recording audio, and pop-up messages ...

Manage lost smartphone can be either through a web service, or via SMS. And with the help of SMS, you can order the phone to connect to the internet and GPS, even if the thieves cut off the smartphone from the Web.

In general, it is very functional application that is free to work on any smartphone. If you interface unpretentious in the plan and do not want to overload the smartphone bulky packages, this is definitely your choice.

5. Cerberus

One of the most powerful applications for smartphone search. Is able to track the phone's location using GPS, Wi-Fi points and cell towers, you can view a list of all incoming and outgoing calls, record sounds through the built-in microphone, hidden shoot and send photos at a certain address, and more more.

Cerberus has advanced security mechanisms. The application icon may be hidden, messages sent to Cerberus, never displayed, and if you have root-law, it is possible to make the Cerberus system application so that it will continue to work even after reset system.

The application is able to work in conjunction with smart watches. To do this, you need to enable these features, see the parameters "Handheld device".

The first week of Cerberus can be used for free, and then have to fork out for a subscription.

6. Lookout

The composition of Lookout Antivirus includes, among other things, and the antitheft function. It allows you to track your smartphone on the map and turn on the siren. If your smartphone is turned off, the Lookout remember the place where the signal is traced in the last time.

The application can send you by e-mail a photo of the thief, trying to release device. Present here and remote data wipe.

Lookout enjoy all the premium features can be free in two weeks. Then, the application possibilities will be reduced. However, remaining still enough to search for a lost smartphone.

7. Prey Anti Theft

Prey - a real set of tools to protect all kinds of devices: not only Android, but also on iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux.

Prey can do everything the same as the rest of the applications in this list, and more. If you have lost one of their devices, it is sufficient to mark it in the control panel as a lost or send a special SMS. Then you can lock the device, locate it on the map, take a picture of the thief, turn on the siren and so on.

The free version of Prey you can keep track of not more than three devices. The Pro version provides further opportunities. For example, tracking up to 500 (!) Devices and automatically update their status to collect information about the networks to which connects the thief, and so on.

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