Top 5 Cell Phone Tracker Apps for Your Smartphone

So cell phone tracking may be something that no one likes the idea of, especially not when they are the ones being tracked. But the GPS in your phone is not there simply so that intelligence agencies and shadow corporations can keep an eye on you. Namely, you can use your cell phone as a tracker in case of loss or theft, in order to keep track of family and locate friends in crowds or parties. So there are a lot of uses that are constructive which you can put your phone to, simply if you know how; or rather, if you have the right app.

Here are the top 5 apps that will help turn your phone into a great cell phone tracker without invading any privacy or doing anyone any sort of harm. Here you go and enjoy.

1.Prey App.

This is an app which is designed to protect your phone from thieves. This app is availale for all platforms as well as Mac and Linux users. Android users will find it the easiest to use as all they have to do is download and install. Anyway, once you have it, in the case that your phone goes missing, all you need to do is send an SMS to the phone or mark it as missing on the Prey control panel. Once the software is activated, it will begin locating the phone. More than that, it will act as state of the art cell phone spyware so you can get maximum amount of info regarding what is happening with your phone.

2.Find My iPhone.

 This is for iPhone users who have misplaced their phones or fear them to be stolen. To avail this service, iPhone users must make sure that their iOS has been updated to iPhone 5 and have an iCloud account. Once the account has been set up, users can log in using their credentials and then simply click on ‘Find my iPhone’ to get started. After that the website will locate the phone and users can avail features such as remote alarm sounding, swipe, or lock.

3.Plan B by LookOut Mobile Security

 LookOut is a known name when it comes to mobile security. For Android users, LookOut has a web based control panel through which users can locate their devices. Once the phone goes missing you can use features such as remote enabling of alarms and viewing the phone’s location on the map. Plan B has been developed by LookOut exclusively to cater to you once the phone is missing. This means that once your phone goes missing, the software will install automatically via Google Play, locate your phone, and send the info to your gmail account.

4.Foursquare

This app is available for multiple OS’s and is a good app for finding locations and an extremely ethical one too. In order to find who is where and doing what, users need to provide their location data themselves and with consent for others to see. Based on this, friends and colleagues can get a handle on everyone’s activities and stay connected. The app is used for game purposes too as checking in reaps its own rewards and whatnot.

5.Google Latitude.

 Users can log onto Google’s tracking app and have fun finding their friends in different locations. The best part about using Google Latitude is that you don’t have to be on the same platform to track each other as some other apps require. However, the only major downer to using this service is that it causes a heck of a battery drain. If you’re good with that then Google Latitude should sit well with you.

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Written by Guppu Boss

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