GPS SMS Phone Finder

About GPS SMS Phone Finder Android App

Your phone is lost or need to track family members but the phone is not connected to any WIFI hotspot or Mobile data, tendency you might not be able to locate with a standard phone finder which uses wifi or internet connectivity.

With this app you can just send SMS and you will be able to get the location of the phone.

FEATURES:
- Find your lost phone or your family members phone by sending SMS.
- Searching is done through NETWORK or GPS. Phone with no GPS or disabled can still locate through network.
- No wifi or mobile data needed.
- Allows you to specify allowed contacts to find your phone.
- You can add extra key message for security. ex. -> [locateme pass123]
- The app only sends sms location if the message is in correct format and if the caller is in allowed contacts.
- Searching is only activated during sending locateme SMS. (it doesnt consume power/battery when on background waiting for locateme sms)


HOW TO USE:
1. You need to enable location services on your device (Under Settings -> Location services)
2. To get the location of the phone with this app installed send sms to that mobile and send -> [locateme] or with key [locateme pass123] (message is case insensitive)
3. You will received a reply stating the location in google maps url format.
4. Depending on the phone's location search through NETWORK or GPS may vary accuracy.


POSSIBLE REPLIES:
1. "Current location (gps/network)[date located]: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=LAT,LONG" (this message shows it was able to get the current location)
2. "Last known location (gps/network)[date located]: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=LAT,LONG" (this message was not able to get the current location but instead retrieving the last known location)
3. "Sorry unable to find location. Please try again later." (neither network nor GPS was able to locate the phone)


NOTE:
- SMS charges applies to your network.

KNOWN ISSUES:
- Might not work properly if your using 3rd party SMS apps.