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Best find my phone app.

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  • 14-02-2011 8:56pm
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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,060 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    As the title suggests I'm looking for a find my phone app. I'm using lookout at the moment and while it does everything I want it has an ongoing notification in the notification bar which is annoying and doesn't really hide the fact you can track your phone.

    Does anyone know of one that is similar but doesn't leave an ongoing notification? It'll need to be able to activate the gps services as I usually have this disabled to save battery.


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    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    Did ya try seekdroid


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    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Can all be done with tasker profile including pop up messages

    Heres instructions
    http://lifehacker.com/#!5611003/build-a-find-my-iphone-clone-for-android


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    MGMTea
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭MGMTea


    You can disable the ongoing notification in Lookout by pressing menu and notifications :)

    I think AVG have an app too, but it costs like 7 euro


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    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    seanybiker wrote: »
    Did ya try seekdroid

    just got this....seems like a great app


    I like the way its all done in the background so you can tell that the phone is being located or wiped...also hiding the app from the menu is a good feature too.


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,060 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    MGMTea wrote: »
    You can disable the ongoing notification in Lookout by pressing menu and notifications :)

    Yeah, I eventually found that option.


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    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,604 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    Well I use "where's my droid"

    The whole "Text to make ring on full volume" and "text to get it to text you GPS" is handy. My mates use it to find out where I am when I am working.

    (I work as a tour guide)


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    stick-dan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    Installed Seekdroid after reading this thread, well worth the 72 cents. Thanks for the recommendation.


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