AndroidLost Droid App
Got a droid? you will want this app.
AndroidLost is an Android APP that you load on your phone so that you can locate it when you misplace it (including if it is stolen!).
When installed, you can issue a large number of commands to the phone without having it in your hands to do a variety of functions. Some of them include:
Security Features:
- Lock the phone. You can lock and unlock the phone from the web. If you forget your pincode you can simply overwrite it or remove it by entering an empty pincode on the web.
- Wipe the phone. Don't want your personal messages in the hands of anyone else? With AndroidLost you may wipe the entire phone so all SMS'es, contact and Google setup is removed.
- Erase SD card. Click a button and your SD card will be erased! Very useful if you have some naughty pictures on your sd card.
- SIM card changed. When the SIM card is changed an email will be sent to the owner of the phone.
- View on map. Find the location of your phone on a map. With AndroidLost you can find your phone with GPS precision. Even if the phone is indoor you will get a nearby location by network accuracy.
Additional Features
- Read SMS'es. Read the latest SMS'es from your phone and send them to your email.
- Remote control alarm. Have you ever misplaced your phone which was put on silent mode? Now you may sound the alarm on your phone from your PC!
- Send SMS'es from your PC. You can send SMS'es directly from your phone by typing them on AndroidLost. All replies will still go to your phone.
- Call list. A list of incoming and outgoing calls will be sent to your email.
- Have Phone Take a Picture. AndroidLost can take pictures with the front facing camera or the rear camera in case the phone is stolen. Only for android 2.3+.
- Text to speech. Type what you want the phone to say, and it will speak out on the phone when the command is received.
- Pop up messages on the phone. Send a message to the friendly guy who have found your phone so you may let him know where to give it back.
- Forward your calls. You can send keys to the dialer of your phone. That way you can forward your calls from your mobile to a nearby phone.
- Read status. Detect how much battery is left, display IMEI, SIM card ID and much more.
- SMS commands. You can set up a phone number which can control you phone, i.e. start the alarm by sending an SMS to your phone.
- No battery use. AndroidLost will not use any battery since it does not poll any server to find out if it is lost. It uses the latest technology from google to send messages to the phone.
- Hidden SMS. When the phone receives an SMS it plays a sound and displays an icon in the notification bar. But if it starts with androidlost it will not play any sound and not display any notification.
Install AFTER you lost your phone!
No pre-installation required. You didn't install AndroidLost on your phone? No problem! You can push the AndroidLost app to your phone from Google market and initiate the connection to Google's servers by sending an SMS with the message "androidlost register" to your phone.
Where to find
You can visit the AndroidLost website, see the app in the Android Market or view the Web version of Android Market for the app.
Costs
It's a FREE app... Donations are highly recommended if you use it though.
FAQ's and other Info about the app
Disclosure: TNET is not affiliated with AndroidLost other than being a user of the application.
