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
locate Will return the most accurate set of coordinates possible
and a link to them pinpointed to OpenStreetMap
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. Requires enabled location
battery Will return battery infos
callme You will receive a call from the lost smartphone
wifi Will return Wi-Fi infos. Requires enabled location
wifi-enable Will enable Wi-Fi (Only API < 29)
wifi-disable Will disable Wi-Fi (Only API < 29)
  • 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.