Locate My Device

This app helps to locate a lost smartphone through the use of conventional SMS.

This project is in beta and under active development

Screenshots

Homescreen	SMS Chat

Usage

Send an SMS to the device you want to locate in order to retrieve information about it.

Synopsis
activation_command password option

Default values

• The default value for activation_command is LMD
• The default value for password is 0000. It's highly encouraged to change it

Options

Option	Explaination	Required permission
locate	Will return the most accurate set of coordinates possible and a link to them pinpointed to OpenStreetMap	Location
cellinfo	Will return a set of uniquely identifiable information about cell towers near the phone. You can then put this information on OpenCellId to individuate the smartphone's approximate location	Location
battery	Will return battery infos	None
lock	Will lock down the smartphone	Device Administrator
show "message"	Will show a message on the screen, even when it's locked.	Overlay
callme	You will receive a call from the lost smartphone	Calls, Overlay
wifi	Will return Wi-Fi infos	Location
wifi-enable	Will enable Wi-Fi (Only API < 29)	None
wifi-disable	Will disable Wi-Fi (Only API < 29)	None
ring	Will make the smartphone ring	Overlay

Notes

• This software is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Click here for more information;
• As specified in the license, the software is provided "as is" with no warranty;
• This software is not meant to be the only installed device locator. It is strongly advised to use it in conjunction with Google Find My Device; in fact it might suffer from a bug or might be unresponsive when you need it the most;
• The logo has been provided to me for free by Iconfinder;
• GitHub's releases page is the only place where I am uploading apks.

Why?

There is already Google Find My Device, but I wanted to develop a free and open source alternative (even tho it is suggested to keep Google's, unless you do not have Play Services and/or wanting to go full-in about privacy). There is already a good FOSS alternative, Find My Device (from which I took inspiration from), but wanted to change it a little. I did fork it, but eventually decided to create my own project.

Support

If you enjoy this software, a little star is highly appreciated: it shows me people enjoy it.

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