locatemydevice/README.md

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Locate My Device

This app helps to locate a lost smartphone through the use of conventional SMS. It is in beta and under active development

Screenshots

Homescreen SMS Chat
Homescreen

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
  • 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

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.

Beware of malwares

GitHub's releases page is the only place where I am uploading apks.

Support

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

You can also donate if you want to, using the button below