Monthly Archives: September 2013

Android Phone Tracker

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Are you looking for the best Android Phone Tracker? In this post we will list down several Android Phone Tracker Apps that is available in the market. These apps can be downloaded free of charge and also some of the apps can be downloaded with some fees.  Below are the apps I considered as the Top 3 apps that you can use to track your Android phone.

Where’s My Droid

Probably one of the famous app in terms of locating your Android phone in the market. By using this app, you can track it through email or also text messaging. It can also give you the GPS coordinate that can be link to the Google Map. You can give the app a passcode protection to avoid any unauthorized app changes. The app can notify you if there is any changed in SIM card or also phone number. With extra features in the pro version, you can use the app to take pictures, remotely lock the device and also remotely wipe the SD card and phone data if you lost your phone.

Plan B

The interesting feature of Plan B is that you can remotely install it to your phone even after you have lost your phone. So, if you are not the type of person who took precautious before you lost your phone, this app is recommended. Plan B utilizes near cell towers and also GPD to locate your phone. Each time it is activated, it will keep updating the phone’s location every 10 minutes. You can activate the locating process by sending a text to your number via any other phone.

SeekDroid

With Seekdroid app you can locate and find your device by remotely enabling its GPS and it will display its location on a map with history. You can also activate the phone to give audible alarm even though it is set on silent mode. You can also use this app to set a fenced area and it will quickly notify you if your phone leaves the designated fence area. You can also disable the App from being uninstalled. If your phone got stolen, you can remotely wipe the entire phone and SD card so that your personal data will not get into the wrong hands.


How to protect your data on phones

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As many more people nowadays are able to own a smartphone, the more opportunities for a thief to be able to collect your private information. This is due to the fact that many people kept private information in their smartphones. Once your phones got stolen, the risks of identity theft is much greater compared to before. Just imagine, with all the information such as credit cards, transaction history, emails and also passwords are sometimes kept in the smartphones, this critical information can be stolen and used by irresponsible person who will take advantage and profit from this.

So, how do you cover and protect yourself from being a victim of identity theft? For every owner of smartphones, you must use the security lock code feature in your phone. Do not use very easy number to hack such as 1234 or 9999. Use numbers that are only recognizable to you only. However, if you do not have that activated, the next best thing to do is to deactivate your phone from remote. Some smartphones have this feature such as iPhone.

By using the Find My IPhone app, you can remotely lock your phone from being used once it got stolen. With android phone, you can also deactivate and lock your phone from remote using some apps such as Plan B and etc. Another precautious measure is by not storing your critical information in your phone but instead use cloud services.

Therefore your information will only be accessible to you regardless whether your phone or laptop got stolen. So, the necessary steps are needed to make sure that the most priceless part of your smartphone; the data contained in the phones are safely being protected.