recommended android anti-theft app?
Mar 4, 2013, 11:43 am
#1
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recommended android anti-theft app?
would appreciate recommendations on an android anti-theft app, namely, which allows to
locate the phone once it's stolen (remote activation of gps or alike),
lock the phone,
and maybe erase sensitive data.
wouldnt hurt if the app if free ;-)
TIA
locate the phone once it's stolen (remote activation of gps or alike),
lock the phone,
and maybe erase sensitive data.
wouldnt hurt if the app if free ;-)
TIA
Mar 4, 2013, 12:22 pm
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Check out Prey: http://preyproject.com/
Mar 4, 2013, 1:27 pm
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http://cerberusapp.com/
Best of all, it can be installed on a rooted phone making it harder to get rid of.
Best of all, it can be installed on a rooted phone making it harder to get rid of.
Mar 7, 2013, 10:25 pm
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Meanwhile, the androidpolice folks created the snapshot comparison, it's a bit difficult to read on my mobile device, but it should be helpful on a bigger screen - http://www.androidpolice.com/topics/...-app-shootout/
Mar 13, 2013, 12:47 pm
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Android Lost has many features for which some of the other apps charge a premium or don't offer.
Mar 14, 2013, 11:46 am
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I use lookout on my android mobile devices. The thing I like about lookout is there appears to be essentially ZERO performance impact. The only impact I have noticed from months of using it and testing functionality (I actually DID test the remote wipe function) is that it delays app updates - but that's only because it is confirming there are no virus on there.