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Lost my phone. Any ideal way to track it?

Hi,
I accidently lost my phone yesterday, and I'm wondering if there is any way to track the phone? Is there any like main security function installed chip or something which is always enabled and a way to track it?
I didn't even bother install any application incased I lost my phone before, but it's to late to regret that now.
Hope someone could please help me out!
Thanks!

Only if you'd first set up built in tracking security in settings and checked box to turn on. Otherwise someone has just scored a nice phone sorry
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IF nobody found your phone YET, and your gps in on and IF you have a friend in latitude, and you gave him permisions to see your location, then you could use his phone to track yours.
But those are ALOT of IFs

Ah ****... I never turn on the GPS, because it does use data traffic, and used to ruin my battery life on the phone. So in this case, the guy who found my phone got a scored, huh?
****....

Ciex said:
Hi,
I accidently lost my phone yesterday, and I'm wondering if there is any way to track the phone? Is there any like main security function installed chip or something which is always enabled and a way to track it?
I didn't even bother install any application incased I lost my phone before, but it's to late to regret that now.
Hope someone could please help me out!
Thanks!
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i don't think so...

I think that u need to call Ur network, & report it to them. basically they can track ur imei via towers, so lets hope that the adviser would be a helpful person. All the best
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How am I supposed to give them the IMEI number? If I remember correctly, the IMEI number are actually located on the phone itself.

Ciex said:
How am I supposed to give them the IMEI number? If I remember correctly, the IMEI number are actually located on the phone itself.
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Your network will have it.
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If you have access to your phone via market.android.com you could install to your phone an app which recieves silently sms-es and sends you needed data in return. Assuming of course that the sim is not changed. Can't remember the name of the app though :/

Trying to googling for the app now. This sounds very good stuff. Hopefully the guy didn't take of my sim card.
If there is any other solutions. I'm more happy to and willing to hear your help!

IMEI number is on the box if you still have it...

Never tried this but maybe it will work for you:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result

Tried to using the Plan B, but I haven't recieved any mails regarding where my phone is lost.
I still got my Phone box! I will check it out later!

Ciex said:
Tried to using the Plan B, but I haven't recieved any mails regarding where my phone is lost.
I still got my Phone box! I will check it out later!
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Cool concept.... I just tried it out for the hell of it... and it didn't work for me either....Even after sending a text message 'locate' it didn't work.

the IMEI number is always written in the contract papers from your provider.
With this number the provider will be able to find the phone. the IMEI will be marked as stolen and if the "finder" tries to sell it or whatsoever, the phone will be returned. i hope you have an insurance buddy!

Might come in a bit late but might help others:
- learn from this and install something to track before you lose it. If you want something more thief-proof I recommend Theft Aware. They even have a 70% off promo currently running.
If it's just about tracking, any app should be okay (but personally I prefer one I can control by SMS).
- as far as I can tell and have read, GPS does not consume any bandwidth/data/energy if you simply turn on the option alone. I always have my GPS turned on but it's not used until I start some app that makes use of GPS. It doesn't seem to drain any additional energy if idle.

Phone stolen today, htcsense tracking is oflfline??

HTC stopped their tracking services??? What is up with that? They din't warn us about it, then we could try alternatives...

fallenwout said:
HTC stopped their tracking services??? What is up with that? They din't warn us about it, then we could try alternatives...
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I received an email from them that HTCSense was not going to be available, so I cannot explain why you didn't get that warning also.
It was also posted and reported on several of the phone sites.

I really missed that one. Never got an email either, just rechecked it...

I thought HTC was going to stop the HTCSense.com services at the 30th of April.

MrSenne said:
I thought HTC was going to stop the HTCSense.com services at the 30th of April.
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You can download your online synced stuff until the 30th of april.
The live tracker seems already offline.

Dude, I can't help you with your lost phone, sorry to hear about your loss. Just a hint for keeping an eye on your next one: Cerberus does a decent job, it's available in Play Store and gives you a wide range of possibilities: tracking its location, sending messages to the phone, ringing sirens at high volume, taking photos with the phone's camera, changing the locking code, erasing all personal data and the sdcard, and best of all: you can make it a system app on rooted phones, so it survives a factory reset! Oh, and it doesn't care what sim is in the phone, using a sim unknown to the app blows the first alarm...
Well, yes, I am font of that app, and no, I'm not on their salary list B-)

try Plan B
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Install over the Website and it will send you an E-Mail with the Coordinates.

Sorry about your phone and you are not alone realizing that htcsense ending meant the end of their locator service. The email emphasized files that you needed to download. Lost.my wife's phone and went to htcsense to help find it and dang. Contacted HTC and they do plan on launching a new service but in the meantime try where's my Droid .... I did and found the phone. It has all the locator services ... Free. To disable the phone it is 4.99.

Thanks for the replies guys. I bought a HTC One X, maybe I see you in the other section
If you have doubts upgrading to HTC One X and you have the money, you shouldn't doubt, it's a wonderfull phone. But owning a One X, I can honesty say that the Inc S is also a very good and fast phone!!
Be proud to be a Inc S owner!

I use avast antivirus. It's got a root installation for tracking the phone /locking it down or sending SMS of GPS position in case battery drops. Even has a list of approved SIMs, so if anyone changes the SIM, it locks down the phone, sends SMS, prevents connectivity, while SMS ing the new phone no and even prevents any hard reset.
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How to Spy Android Phone?
fallenwout said:
HTC stopped their tracking services??? What is up with that? They din't warn us about it, then we could try alternatives...
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kevin921 said:
Do you want to learn about your child status whey you buy a new Android phone for you child? Do you want to learn your employees whether take full use of Android mobile phone and work efficiently? Just free download phone spy to Android smart phone to try.
OX mobile spy is both a mobile phone information backup software and a spy-tracking software, Which all depends on how to use it and how to review of it.
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Excellent program it is, exact gps location.

husky69 said:
Dude, I can't help you with your lost phone, sorry to hear about your loss. Just a hint for keeping an eye on your next one: Cerberus does a decent job, it's available in Play Store and gives you a wide range of possibilities: tracking its location, sending messages to the phone, ringing sirens at high volume, taking photos with the phone's camera, changing the locking code, erasing all personal data and the sdcard, and best of all: you can make it a system app on rooted phones, so it survives a factory reset! Oh, and it doesn't care what sim is in the phone, using a sim unknown to the app blows the first alarm...
Well, yes, I am font of that app, and no, I'm not on their salary list
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031303 I downloaded the three attached files, do I just flash them in recovery all at once and it's done?
And is this apk full ? (Not just a trial) ?
If I am wrong plz tell me how u did the process and how u included it in system so that it remains in Rom after a factory reset or is it just a feature ?
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My Note just got stolen, help login out of everything.

I just got my Note stolen a few hours ago, I am so pissed right now, but hey what can I do... I live in Nicaragua, so no warranty and no police claim will get it back for me...
Tomorrow I will call my carrier and see if I can block my phone through IMEI number so the son of a **** that stole it cannot use it...
I never kept my gps enabled unless I was using it so no tracking software will be able to track my phone, I already blocked my number with my carrier so I guess there is not much I can do to track it, but I would like to sign out of everything on my phone, and I was just wondering if I changed passwords on every service installed on my phone would the theif still be able to login if I had checked the "remember me" or "stayed logged in" options?
Thanks,

Chaosin1983 said:
I just got my Note stolen a few hours ago, I am so pissed right now, but hey what can I do... I live in Nicaragua, so no warranty and no police claim will get it back for me...
Tomorrow I will call my carrier and see if I can block my phone through IMEI number so the son of a **** that stole it cannot use it...
I never kept my gps enabled unless I was using it so no tracking software will be able to track my phone, I already blocked my number with my carrier so I guess there is not much I can do to track it, but I would like to sign out of everything on my phone, and I was just wondering if I changed passwords on every service installed on my phone would the theif still be able to login if I had checked the "remember me" or "stayed logged in" options?
Thanks,
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Try to install plan b from the market. You can install it remotely from Google play using a web browser and should be able to get the GPS coordinates of your phone providing the thief has not removed your Google account. Do it asap to increase your chances.

+1 Good idea, However The phone will need to have internet access to receive the remote download.
Dont suppose you had Lookout installed ?? On my device it is un-installable, and i can remotely turn GPS on / off, Track the phone, Wipe everything, Lock the device, and even make the phone scream !! (useful for when you are tracking and a close enough to hear it)
I hope you get it back !!

Changing the password won't let the thief use any of the services you have logged into. The app should request him for the new password. Do it ASAP!
I feel for you man! Had my iPod touch, Optimus 2X and Galaxy SII stolen!
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first of all sorry you, that's one of the worst things that can happen to a phone.
if you think the theft is using your phone only with a different simcard you have the following options:
- try planb (as already mentioned above) to locate your phone.
- if you have a google account on the phone, try android lost that will gain you the full control over the phone including locating it, taking photos of the cameras and wiping the complete data of the device out. its a really great tool .
- if you have a Samsung account on your phone, try the samsung dive website with this you can also do things like locating or wiping data view call logs and so on.
if all the above fail you should change the passwords of all your accounts used on the phone, especially the email accounts. also try to contact your provider, really few of them provide a location service based on the imei number of the device. and also some of them offer the service to put the device's imei number to a ban list so the phone is useless at all because it cant login in to the gsm network.
*EDIT*: go to the police and let them give you a document that the phone is stolen, and the imei and serial numbers. give this document to samsung and they will put the device to a blacklist, so the device wont get service/support/repair anymore.
i hope some of this become useful to you

Best thing would be to:
1- Track it (with the app said above) or with Samsung Dive!
2- Find the perp
3- Beat him with a cow bone
4- Retrieve the phone
5- Send it to me for inspection

Hi guys, thanks for your help, I installed Plan B a few hours after the OP, but still no email...I would gladly beat the crap out of the theif, but I fear I won't see my note again, I have already ordered another one, this time I will install every tracking anti theft app available...
Anyhow, after this, I installed Lookout on my Girlfriends Note, and tried out the tracking, the tracking is not that accurate, it positions the phone within a 2 Km radius...any other app that would be more accurate?
Thanks,

Im using avast and i have to say its working well, it has a ton of features, you can make mobile data persistent with a single text making tracking that bit more accurate
combine it with the screaming feature of lookout and you should be able to hear it if you are close enough.

Try samsung dive
http://www.samsungdive.com

Lol samsung dive will dissapear when factory reset
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Little late for the original poster but Cerberus is a nice app too. I got in on a free promotion. I have it activated and don't even think about till I get an email saying that I changed my sim. You can remotely hide the app, wipe phone/sdcard have a login screen pop up appear, record video and or audio and map in real time.
Even though I think tracking your kids is creepy, I can see how some parents would love to install it on their kid's phone.

Thanks again for all the info, I will try all these once my new phone gets here.
I have a question though, all of these tracking apps need data connection on the cel phone's side...correct? What if the theif turns off data connection? Is there one that works with only GPS?

Well in avast, you can remotely activate data network even if the thief switches it off, It also has stealth mode where it hides all traces of being installed.
If you are rooted it can even withstand a factory reset.

Chaosin1983 said:
Thanks again for all the info, I will try all these once my new phone gets here.
I have a question though, all of these tracking apps need data connection on the cel phone's side...correct? What if the theif turns off data connection? Is there one that works with only GPS?
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GPS also needs data connectivity.

ravi_buz said:
GPS also needs data connectivity.
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I've used GPS trakcing with data off before ...it will track you even if the map does not render...afterwards when you get connectivity the map will be displayed along with your tracking info.

GPS don't requires data connection thogh, tracking won't work without data connection.
GPS fix the position without data connection, but for tracking you need to pass that information to server, which needs data connection.

can i unblock a samsung galaxy note ?
hey everyone !
so i got scammed in ebay and i got a samsung galaxy note n7000. the guy said it worked perfectly and stuff...buuut no !! when i got the phone it wont read any sim card so i just figured it was from the sim card reader. when i took it to my retailer they told me the phone was stolen/lost and the original owner kinda blocked it so no one can use it. i have access to the phone and everything except that it wont read my sim card. i contacted the guy i got from on ebay and filed a claim and everything but i know these things can take FOREVER before i can get my money back. the guy i got it from told me he bought on ebay too in november 2012. i dont wanna sell the phone again on ebay and scam more people i tried looking for the original owner so we can figure out a deal but i couldnt.
is there anyway i can fix this phone ?!! or can i contact the samsung store maybe and they can find the original owner ?!! please help...anyone ?!!!

Strange. Post could be chameleon or possibly victim of stolen phone.
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salmavic said:
hey everyone !
so i got scammed in ebay and i got a samsung galaxy note n7000. the guy said it worked perfectly and stuff...buuut no !! when i got the phone it wont read any sim card so i just figured it was from the sim card reader. when i took it to my retailer they told me the phone was stolen/lost and the original owner kinda blocked it so no one can use it. i have access to the phone and everything except that it wont read my sim card. i contacted the guy i got from on ebay and filed a claim and everything but i know these things can take FOREVER before i can get my money back. the guy i got it from told me he bought on ebay too in november 2012. i dont wanna sell the phone again on ebay and scam more people i tried looking for the original owner so we can figure out a deal but i couldnt.
is there anyway i can fix this phone ?!! or can i contact the samsung store maybe and they can find the original owner ?!! please help...anyone ?!!!
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maybe, but how do I know you didnt steal it yourself/know you bought a stolen phone?

Salmavic please return that phone to chaosin! Lol jk
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[Q] Theft of my i9000

Am from India.
Today morning a thief took away my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. I don't have its IMEI number, nor its bill, nor its box. Its 2-year old. I have NANDroid Backup of my phone.
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI, so that I can complain the police and track my phone with help of police and operators.??
Plz help ASAP.

guru_iyer said:
Am from India.
Today morning a thief took away my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. I don't have its IMEI number, nor its bill, nor its box. Its 2-year old. I have NANDroid Backup of my phone.
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI, so that I can complain the police and track my phone with help of police and operators.??
Plz help ASAP.
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install plan B, from google play using your PC, immediately to track it , it give you location within minutes via email to your gmail account

I have given install order of PlanB from Google Market. What if the thief has thrown away my SIM card.??
And "Data Traffic and GPS was OFF when it was stolen"..

guru_iyer said:
I have given install order of PlanB from Google Market. What if the thief has thrown away my SIM card.??
And "Data Traffic and GPS was OFF when it was stolen"..
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does not matter, it will install as long as you had google account sync on it, and it will auto ON GPS by itself , and cannot be shut off, as no settings menu in it., read instructions, as you can send locate sms to give you repeated details of location

WHat about INTERNET DATA connection..???
xsenman said:
does not matter, it will install as long as you had google account sync on it, and it will auto ON GPS by itself
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What about MOBILE DATA connection.?
xsenman said:
you can send locate sms to give you repeated details of location
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How can I send SMS if that person has thrown the SIM Card.? To which phone number should I send.?
I still haven't got my first e-mail from PlanB, which is worrying me..!! :crying:

Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI.?
I've a backup of \efs folder of my phone on my laptop....!!!

guru_iyer said:
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI.?
I've a backup of \efs folder of my phone on my laptop....!!!
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Efs is encoded and encrypted as such only samsung will be able to guide you on this. Normally professional thieves would not be stealing it to use but to sell to a middleman who would ensure its shipped and sold in another state after altering its ROM etc. Hence they might not even switch it ON to avoid being detected, So lets hope that whosoever stole yours is an amateur and hopes to use or play with it
The only thing certain in life is death, everything else is hope, so even if you had the IMEI, the networks will only block the connection and Police, will not be doing anything ( unless they are getting something ). I have relations living in India, so I know and its the same here in the Philippines and many parts of this world.
Just hope Plan B works as Plan A, is never lose sight of your phone.

I feel, even an amateur will do Factory-Reset before using it.
So, I lost all hopes now..!!

guru_iyer said:
I feel, even an amateur will do Factory-Reset before using it.
So, I lost all hopes now..!!
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you will never know as to what or how one thinks, as such If I were you, I would still try to install as many locating apps on my Phone using my gmail account . just look at google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLm1vYml1Y2FyZS5jbGllbnQiXQ.. and try to reinstall the Plan B and any and all others that may help recover your phone.

Locked out of the phone (wrong pattern and Google password)

Is there any way to solve this other than doing a hard reset on the HTC One?
Can't really afford to lose the data.
SORRY. Forgot to click question.

YorubaDey said:
Is there any way to solve this other than doing a hard reset on the HTC One?
Can't really afford to lose the data.
SORRY. Forgot to click question.
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this sounds like a way to access a stolen phones information, I doubt you'll get much help here

For all we know the phones not yours, in most cases it'll ask you to verify using the Google account on the phone. If you don't no neither than that says a lot.
But,
A nicely worded Google search should give you specific steps.
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clsA said:
this sounds like a way to access a stolen phones information, I doubt you'll get much help here
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Tachi91 said:
For all we know the phones not yours, in most cases it'll ask you to verify using the Google account on the phone. If you don't no neither than that says a lot.
But,
A nicely worded Google search should give you specific steps.
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Why on earth would I care for the data if the phone was stolen? Then I'd go right ahead and reset it.
It belongs to a family member, and I gave said person the HTC One when I got my Z1 (you can see from my previous posts from several months back about the HTC One). Long story short: she messed up the pattern too many times (who knows how, I'm actually annoyed) and doesn't know the password to the Google account. So I reset the password for her (I have access to the Google account), but that password won't work because the phone is not connected to wi-fi or mobile data, so the only way is to obtain the previous password, and that's impossible as far as I know, especially since Google does not have any e-mail/phone support.
I read a couple of tips regarding calling the phone and the dropping down the notification bar to turn on the net, but it doesn't work.
So I came here hoping for a solution before we have to wipe the phone with lots of vacation pictures:/
I have googled a lot, and haven't found anything. Thank you though.

YorubaDey said:
Why on earth would I care for the data if the phone was stolen? Then I'd go right ahead and reset it.
It belongs to a family member, and I gave said person the HTC One when I got my Z1 (you can see from my previous posts from several months back about the HTC One). Long story short: she messed up the pattern too many times (who knows how, I'm actually annoyed) and doesn't know the password to the Google account. So I reset the password for her (I have access to the Google account), but that password won't work because the phone is not connected to wi-fi or mobile data, so the only way is to obtain the previous password, and that's impossible as far as I know, especially since Google does not have any e-mail/phone support.
I read a couple of tips regarding calling the phone and the dropping down the notification bar to turn on the net, but it doesn't work.
So I came here hoping for a solution before we have to wipe the phone with lots of vacation pictures:/
I have googled a lot, and haven't found anything. Thank you though.
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Sorry .. but if it was your phone that was stolen you should be happy we don't give info like that out

YorubaDey said:
Why on earth would I care for the data if the phone was stolen? Then I'd go right ahead and reset it.
It belongs to a family member, and I gave said person the HTC One when I got my Z1 (you can see from my previous posts from several months back about the HTC One). Long story short: she messed up the pattern too many times (who knows how, I'm actually annoyed) and doesn't know the password to the Google account. So I reset the password for her (I have access to the Google account), but that password won't work because the phone is not connected to wi-fi or mobile data, so the only way is to obtain the previous password, and that's impossible as far as I know, especially since Google does not have any e-mail/phone support.
I read a couple of tips regarding calling the phone and the dropping down the notification bar to turn on the net, but it doesn't work.
So I came here hoping for a solution before we have to wipe the phone with lots of vacation pictures:/
I have googled a lot, and haven't found anything. Thank you though.
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If you have TWRP installed use adb pull /sdcard/Pictures to retrieve your vacation pictures, then factory reset.
If stock recovery your only option is a factory reset.

cschmitt said:
If you have TWRP installed use adb pull /sdcard/Pictures to retrieve your vacation pictures, then factory reset.
If stock recovery your only option is a factory reset.
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Thank you, bud.
I guess we'll have to reset it. Such a shame.