5 Best Android Apps to Find a Lost or Stolen Phone. Android App Recommendations from the Experts at AndroidTapp.com

by Antonio Wells Jun 21, 2011 11:14 AM – 16 Comments

We’ve invested hundreds on our Android-powered smartphones/tablets and hate to lose them or worse someone steals them. So we’ve compiled the 5 best Android apps for finding a lost or stolen phone. We recommend you install one of these apps when you first get your device(s). We’ve included easy one-click download links to grab these apps from the Android Market, of course you can read our thorough reviews of the apps to learn more about each app.

5. Wheres My Droid (Free, Donate $1.00) allows you to text an attention word to your phone to make it turn the volume on high and ring even if was on low ringer, vibrate or silent. Separately you can set an attention word to have the phone send back GPS location to hunt it down.

Wheres My Droid Free, Donate $1.00 Ever lost your phone and you go to call it to listen for the ringer and remember its on silent mode? Now when you lose it you can text your phone with the custom set attention word and it will turn silent mode off, the ringer vol up, and start ringing. You can also text a different attention word and get the GPS location of your phone. Must have Android 1.6 or better Features * Find phone by making it ring/vibrate * Find phone using GPS location * Passcode protection to prevent unauthorized app changes * Use computer to email ether attention word. * Sim card change for stolen phones (BETA)

4. SeekDroid ($0.99) is only available for Android 2.2 (Froyo) and higher, which is the majority of Android powered devices, so sorry older phones- can’t use this one. However, SeekDroid offers a slew of features to help you track a lost or stolen phone. You can access a website to locate your device via GPS, set off the phone’s alarm, lock it or even remote wipe the phone or SD card! IT folks or those looking for more features would appreciate this one as works even if a thief swaps the SIM card.

SeekDroid $0.99 Fear that your phone will someday get stolen? SeekDroid is the app for you! SeekDroid allows you to locate your lost or stolen device anywhere in the world. See your device on a map, set off an audible alarm, wipe the device, and more. Control the following from our secure website: – Locate your device – Remotely Enable GPS – Display its location on a map – Audible alarm (even on silent) w/ custom message – Lock device w/ custom code – Retrieve recent calls – Remotely wipe entire phone – Remotely wipe SD Card – Hide from app drawer – Disable App from being uninstalled – Virtually no battery drain – Works without a SIM Card – Reteive SIM ID, IMEI, and active phone number – More features coming soon!

3. Prey Anti-Theft (Free) allows you to track the GPS location of your phone or tablet by sending it a text message. You track via web interface, remote lock the device, plus they have software for tracking laptops. This app too works if a theft swaps the SIM card.

Prey Anti-Theft Free Track down your lost or stolen phone or tablet. Open source, cross-platform anti-theft tracker. Prey lets you keep track of *all* your devices easily on one place. Android version supports: – GPS + Wifi geo-location. – SIM change detection. – SMS or Push (On Demand) activation (2.2+). – Lock phone/tablet for privacy (2.2+). – Uninstall protection (2.2+). – Loud alarm sound. – Alert messages to user.

Find out the top two Android apps for finding a lost or stolen phone after the break!

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16 Comments

By bullchicken on June 22, 2011 at 5:28 pm:

Why no love for theft aware?

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By Lady Di on July 1, 2011 at 9:22 pm:

I have Where’s My Droid paid version and have yet to use it or need it. Glad it was only a buck.

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By amit on January 16, 2012 at 6:48 pm:

Now Plan B, is the best Android app to track the lost/stolen smartphone as users can install it even after the phone is lost, check out the more about this app here
http://www.pcmastero.com/2012/01/10-android-apps-to-track-stolenlost-android-smartphone.html

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- By David Weil on April 9, 2013 at 2:00 am:
  
  Plan B doesn’t work on a Motorola Razr M. Found out the hard way.
  
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- By Vinz on April 19, 2013 at 5:25 am:
  
  Mob in Control is free and let you remote control your phone from the website or by SMS.
  You can see the thief photos everytime he is trying to unlock the phone,backup your data…
  It still in beta but works quite well
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobincontrol
  
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By Michael on February 8, 2012 at 5:19 pm:

What about Androidlost? This app is still in beta but can even take pictures using front and back camera of the person with your phone.

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By Dev on April 9, 2012 at 12:39 am:

Wheres My Droid is one of the best

http://www.tothemobile.com/6-apps-to-find-lost-android-phone

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By George Rodriguez on April 12, 2012 at 7:55 am:

Which app will work with Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 with Verizon 4G hot spot.

Thank you for your help

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By Eric on April 17, 2012 at 10:20 pm:

Plan B definitely deserves a #1 or #2 ranking since you can install it to your phone after you’ve lost it. It’s completely no frills, just installs and sends you the location, and you can send a txt msg to it again after that for the location, but that’s it. Can’t lock the phone or wipe it. Can’t display a msg on the phone that it’s lost or stolen, with the owner’s contact info.. Can’t capture the phone numbers that are being called from the phone after it’s lost or stolen. It won’t send text msgs to the recipient of calls and the caller, telling them that it’s been lost or stolen and the phone numbers are being monitored.

All of those and others are features available in other lost/stolen phone apps I’ve tested, but NONE of them offer the ability to install an app on the phone to find your phone AFTER it’s been lost or stolen, if you didn’t have an app on it beforehand (or if you forgot how to trigger the app you might have installed on it). All those other features are great and could push a lost/stolen phone app to #1, but Plan B deserves a slot up there too without question. My advice, install one of the apps that has the richest set of functions I mentioned above, and if for any reason that app fails or you forget the trigger password or method, be prepared to use Plan B (literally).

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- By David Weil on April 9, 2013 at 2:01 am:
  
  All great but as I mentioned on response to another post, Plan B doesn’t work on a Motorola Razr M. Not sure why.
  
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By dubrox on August 24, 2012 at 4:52 pm:

Cerberus App is missing here, and is my favourite as it allows to take pictures or videos too, so you could even see who’ve stolen your device.

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By DEv on September 11, 2012 at 12:28 pm:

You have to must check these apps.

70 Best Free Google Android Apps (Updated)

http://www.technobuzz.net/google-android-apps/

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By Kate DeHaven on January 2, 2013 at 12:29 am:

I have an an Atrix 2.35 & would like to know what app is best for me either free or a buck or 2. I recently had the newer version & it got stolen. Can I track it? It’s only been a week & a half. Thanks & happy new year!

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By AK on April 27, 2013 at 4:19 pm:

Hello All,
Can anyone tell if PLAB B does not compatible to lost phone so what other sofwtare i can install to track my phone after lost it.
Many thanks in advance

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