Program for tracking a phone by imei. Phone location method

Of course, there is a native service from Google " Find device" With it, you can remotely track your phone, tablet or watch on a map. If your device is disconnected from the internet, Google will display its last known location.

In addition, the owners Samsung smartphones and Xiaomi can search for their gadgets through built-in services from manufacturers: Find My Mobile and Mi Cloud.

But all these solutions are inferior specialized applications. For example, built-in services do not support receiving commands via SMS, which is useful if the thief has disconnected the stolen smartphone from the Network. They don't know how to photograph a thief or record his conversations. And they are quite easy to get rid of: all it takes is for the attacker to log out of your account.

The applications collected in this article are more functional and reliable. True, an advanced attacker can neutralize most of them by resetting the system. This can only be prevented by using root rights. In this case, some applications will be able to make themselves system applications and will remain after the reset.

1. Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus

Bitdefender package Mobile Security& Antivirus includes a lot of things: anti-virus screen and scanner, application blocker and privacy protector, as well as a built-in anti-theft module. The application allows you to remotely track your smartphone via the BitDefender web service.

But much more interesting feature- smartphone control via SMS. This is very useful if the attackers who stole your smartphone have disconnected it from the Internet.

Send special message, and the smartphone will tell you its location via SMS, turn on the siren, or erase all data. You can also trick your smartphone into discreetly calling you so you can hear what the kidnappers are saying.

If attackers change your SIM card, BitDefender will notify you and provide you with a new number.

BitDefender is extremely functional application, but you have to pay for it. You can try it for free for 14 days only.

2. AVG AntiVirus

By gaining administrator rights, Avast can make itself invisible and rename its package in the application manager so that attackers do not realize that the smartphone is being tracked. Avast Mobile Security can be built into the smartphone's firmware and will continue to function even if a thief resets the system.

IN paid version Avast has a remote identification option: when you try to unlock your smartphone, the application will take a photo of the thief. The smartphone is considered stolen after eight attempts to enter the password.

4. Lost Android

Application of the web service of the same name for tracking lost smartphones. Both the application and the service cannot boast of a beautiful interface, but the advantage of Lost Android lies elsewhere. This application weighs only 170 KB and works even on the oldest and low-power devices running Android 2.2.

It’s all the more surprising that they stuffed so much into it different functions. Here you can read sent and received SMS from a lost smartphone, blocking, erasing data, alarms, camera recording, sound recording, and pop-up messages...

Manage lost smartphone It is possible both through the web service and via SMS. Moreover, using SMS you can order the phone to connect to the Internet and GPS, even if the thieves have disconnected the smartphone from the Internet.

Overall, this is an extremely functional application that will work for free on any smartphone. If you are unpretentious in terms of interface and do not want to overload your smartphone with bulky packages, this is definitely your choice.

5. Cerberus

One of the most powerful applications to search for smartphones. Can track your phone's location from using GPS, Wi-Fi points and towers cellular communications, allows you to view a list of all outgoing and incoming calls, record sound through the built-in microphone, secretly take and send photos to a specific address, and much more.

Cerberus has advanced protection mechanisms. The app icon can be hidden, messages sent by Cerberus will not appear anywhere, and if you are rooted, you can make Cerberus a system app so that it will continue to work even after a system reset.

The application can work in conjunction with smart watch. To do this, you need to enable the corresponding functions in the “Wearable devices” settings section.

The first week of Cerberus is free to use, after which you'll have to fork out for a subscription.

6.Lookout

Lookout antivirus includes, among other things, an anti-theft function. It allows you to track your smartphone on a map and turn on the siren. If your smartphone turns off, Lookout will remember the location where last time the signal was traced.

The application can send you to email photo of a thief trying the device. There is also remote erasure of data.

Lookout with all premium features is free for two weeks. Then the application's capabilities will be reduced. However, the remaining ones are still enough to find a lost smartphone.

IN free version Prey can not be tracked more than three devices. IN Pro version open additional features. For example, tracking up to 500 (!) devices and automatic update their status, collecting information about the networks to which the thief connects, and so on.

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But today I want to write a little about something else, namely about how to find a lost phone and what program to use for this. I will show you how to install and configure this application on your phone or tablet, and also show you how to use this application, which I have not found analogues in RuNet!

like this detailed instructions You are unlikely to find it like here anywhere else. So, let's go...

Introduction

Just recently, a friend called me and tearfully asked how she could find her lost phone. I answered her with regret that if she had not installed the special program, then her chances of finding the phone are almost zero...

You can, of course, if you still have documents on your phone, contact the police, write a missing persons report, indicating in the statement Phone IMEI. But there are a lot of such statements from victims and the chance that the police will find your phone is very small. But to be honest, you have practically no chance :)

I started searching the Internet for information on how to find a phone, but the articles Yandex gave me were scant and basically boiled down to try calling your phone number, offer a reward, contact the police, tell the operator mobile communications…

Guys, let's face it, we live in Russia, no one cares about our phone, smartphone, tablet, except the thief himself who stole your gadget. Therefore, here you have to rely only on yourself, and I will tell you that it is actually possible to find a phone, although not with 100% certainty!

You just need to install it on your smartphone in advance special application, which will be when requested from the Internet (from your personal account):

• show the location of your phone or tablet
• take a photo of the thief
• record video or audio from your phone and send it to you by email
• lock your phone with a secret code
• sound a loud alarm even if your phone is in silent mode
• display your message on the phone screen
• will call the number (specified by you)
• send you a log of calls and SMS
• delete data from your phone at your request
• and much more.…

And most importantly, the program sends you an SMS about changing the SIM card on your lost phone with information about the new number!

I’ll say right away that the program is paid, but it’s inexpensive (5€) compared to the opportunities it provides! You also need to take into account the fact that your smartphone is at least 10 times more expensive, and the information that is on it is sometimes priceless. Moreover, the price of the program applies to 3 devices, i.e. By paying once for the program, you can install it on three devices!

The first week the program is free, then you need to pay for it. It works on phones and tablets running Android. So if you have an iPhone or other device, then excuse me. The iPhone has its own tracking system, but I don't know if it's effective or not.

The program is called Cerberus from company LSDroid. This is an anti-theft application that will help you return your forgotten, lost or stolen Android device. Cerberus official site

I installed the Cerberus application a long time ago for all members of my family on their smartphones and tablets, as well as for my friend on his smartphone.

Cerberus in rest mode practically does not use the smartphone's resources.

Installing the applicationCerberus

For installation Cerberus(or in other words Cerberus) on your smartphone go to Play Market(or Google Play) Cerberus. Click on " Cerberus anti-theft protection"(all pictures are clickable)…

The process of downloading and installing the Cerberus application will begin.

After installation, click " Open»

If this is your first time using Cerberus, click " Create an accountCerberus»

When creating a Cerberus account, we come up with Login And password and enter your existing Email. Click " Create an account»

Attention: UseAn email that is not used on your smartphone, otherwise an attacker will be able to see all messages from Cerberus

We agree to the terms of Cerberus and click “ Create an account»

After that, a letter with information and SMS commands will be sent to your email address if you control the device from another phone.

Login to the installed Cerberus from your smartphone or tablet

Setting up the applicationCerberus

Now we need to configure Cerberus. To do this, in the main menu click on “ Basic configuration»

Friends, during the process of setting up Cerberus, this window may appear with the activation of the device administrator, you need to click the button “ Activate» to assign admin rights to the Cerberus application (for the functionality of all program functions)

When selecting the menu item " Basic configuration"We make these settings

Let me explain the features I included in more detail.

• Hide application– hides this application from the desktop and in the application menu.

Attention: After enabling this function, you will not be able to access the settingsCerberus. In order for the application to become available again, you need to dial the number: 23723787 and a call key.

• Changing the input number— changing the login number for access to Cerberus. Those. default code: 23723787 you can change to any other
• Status: Protection disabled/working– Enable/disable remote control and allow removal of Cerberus from the device
• Protect device by administrator– request username and password to remove Cerberus from device administrators
• Erasing– allow Cerberus to erase device memory with a remote command
• ErasingSD cards– allow Cerberus to erase SD card memory with a remote command

To return to the main menu, click on the hash mark in the upper left corner

Let's go to the point " Automatic photo capture»

I enabled these settings. You enable at your own discretion

Click on the menu item “ ExaminationSIM»

We indicate the phone numbers to which alerts will be sent. Choose which alerts will be sent to these numbers

Let's go to the point " AutoTask configuration»

Here you can configure your rules for triggered device events and actions performed for this. To do this, click on “ + »

Select " Events" And required action for this event.

In the figure below I showed one interesting event, in which if the device goes beyond a certain zone indicated on the map, it turns on Mobile Internet, a photo from the built-in camera, phone location and SIM card information are sent via Email and SMS (if possible).

It can be useful, for example, for your child’s phone if he has gone outside the school or your yard. You can even set up video recording or automatic call With this phone to your phone for wiretapping. Isn't it a great app?

These are the rules I set up on my smartphone. You configure the rules according to your preferences

Tired of setting up? There is very little left :)

Menu item " Wearable device» is intended for those who have smart watch with telephone connection. The essence of this setting is that you can set up various notifications when you lose connection with your phone.

Now let's go to " Help and support»

and click on “ Checking connection toGCM" If the Cerberus server “sees” your device, we will receive the message “ The connection is great!»

Done with Cerberus settings! :). Let's move on to the most interesting part. We will track our smartphone from the outside, i.e. from the Internet…

How to useCerberus

Friends, to track your smartphone or tablet from the Internet, log in Personal Area Cerberus at an address from a computer, tablet or smartphone.

I’ll immediately warn you, ladies and gentlemen, so that you don’t get too carried away with tracking yourself or your spouse :) For the test, you can “play around” a little, so to speak, test the application, but nothing more. Cerberus itself warns about this that with a SIM card registered in Cerberus, numerous tracking operations are unacceptable. Otherwise, Cerberus may ban your account. And where is the line between testing the device and long-term monitoring, neither I nor many others know :)

Well, let’s go to your Cerberus personal account, enter your username and password and start “testing,” that is, tracking your smartphone remotely. There is nothing complicated here. In the picture below I showed everything...

I’ll show you only a few commands (remember not to overuse them), test the rest yourself...

In general, select your device, select the command that you need and press “ Send command" For example, to track a phone, click “ Start tracking»

At the same time, mobile Internet, Wi-Fi, and if the application is installed as a system one, then GPS will automatically turn on on your phone. The map will show the movements of your phone (I can’t show a screenshot, since I’m sitting in one place at the time of writing :)

To get information about the device, select the command “ Device Information" and the button " Send command»

To get the call log, select the command “ Get call log" and the button " Send command»

The result of the command " View SMS log»

The result of the command " To make a photo» will be sent to your email. You can preset the device to take a photo when the thief touches the smartphone screen or take a photo immediately. You can take photos with flash, but only with the rear camera.

The result of the command " Changing application settings" Ability to remotely change some Cerberus settings on the device

I showed some of the commands, you can try the rest yourself. Let me just say that audio and video recording also work without problems.

How impressive is that? Me too :) For those who do not have the Internet at hand, you can use the following application:

Cerberus SMS Client

To control a smartphone on which Cerberus is installed, it is not necessary to have access to the Internet. To do this, you can use special Cerberus commands, which are transmitted via SMS messages.

Cerberus SMS Client– unofficial SMS client for managing a phone with installed Cerberus. This application makes typing easier special teams Cerberus and sends these commands via SMS messages to your stolen device.

For installation Cerberus SMS Client let's go to Play Market(or Google Play) from your smartphone and type in the search bar: Cerberus SMS client. Click on " Cerberus SMS client»

The application installation process will begin Cerberus SMS client

After installation, click on the button “ Open»

In the settings, enter your account password Cerberus, then click " Back»

In the main window, enter the phone number of the device on which Cerberus is installed. Then select the command by pressing the button " Choicecommand" The command is sent by long pressing the button “ Sendcommand»

Here is a list of commands called when pressing the button " Choicecommand»

Not all commands are shown in the picture above, so here's full list Cerberus commands (translated by me, so don’t spit too much :)

As you can see, the list of commands is not as rich as on the website Cerberus and use " Cerberus SMS client" not very convenient, but it solves the problem of not having the Internet at hand, since this program It works not via the Internet, but via SMS messages.

Extended capabilitiesCerberus

Friends who have admin rights (so-called superuser rights or Root rights) on your smartphone or tablet can install the Cerberus application as system application. What does this give? And what even if the thief decided to do full reset phone settings, Cerberus will still work!

Also, if Cerberus is installed as a system application, when you issue the command “ Start tracking", in addition to turning on the Internet, GPS will also turn on, which means that the location of your phone will be determined by satellite and the accuracy of its determination will increase to several meters!

For those who do not have Root rights on their phone, read on the Internet how to do this specifically for your device. For various devices getting Root implemented in different ways and this is beyond the scope of this article...

Now I have an idea to never lose my phone!

Pick up your phone and never let go! 🙂

Well, let’s digress a little, and now I’ll show you how to install Cerberus as a system application.

For this we need the application " Link2SD" Let's go to Play Market(or Google Play) from your smartphone and type in the search bar: Link2SD. Click on " Link2SD»

The process of downloading and installing the application on your device will begin.

After installing the application, click " Open»

On the list installed applications find the Cerberus application and long press on it until an additional menu appears...

IN additional menu select " Convert to system»

The application will ask: Convert? Click “OK”

The message “ Restart device»

Let's reboot. If everything went well then Voila! The Cerberus application has been converted into a system application! Now she is not afraid of snow, hail, or a complete reset of her phone! 🙂

Let's use it!

Conclusion

Well, I’ll probably finish here. The article turned out to be really voluminous, it was not in vain that I wrote it for three days. And I wrote it for you, so that you, friends, have an idea that your lost phone or tablet can be found, you just need to install and configure a special application on your device in advance.

Now you know how to install, configure and use the Cerberus application and how to find a stolen phone.

Just don’t catch the thief alone; it’s better to contact the police with evidence. And evidence can be easily shown, such as the thief’s phone number, his photo, video, sound recordings, his permanent location on the map, etc.

Well, as a last resort, if you don’t want to contact him, you can simply send the thief a “farewell message” to the phone screen and delete all personal information from your phone and memory card...

I also recommend that you read and visit the Cerberus forum. They're really on English language, but now browsers do a good job of translating into the language you need.

Watch my video in which I showed how to install, configure and use Cerberus

And don’t forget to write in the comments to this article how you use this application.

Like any other communication device, cellular telephone has its own unique identifier - a fifteen-digit IMEI code set by the manufacturer. When making a call, the mobile operator receives the mobile device data in the form of an IMEI - SIM pair, which allows you to identify the source of the signal. Unfortunately, mobile operators can only transfer device geolocation data to law enforcement agencies by court order. Most often, if a phone is stolen or lost, this is not a good reason to go to court. But don't despair, in this case You have every chance to successfully search for a device by IMEI, even if it is turned off and SIM card was deleted.

Try calling your number

This point is quite obvious, but as it turns out, it is not always the case. Often, a person who has lost his phone, being in a state of shock, does not even try to call it. But we should not forget that there are many people who will return the device free of charge or for a nominal fee.

Contact law enforcement

If the previous method does not work, contact your law enforcement agencies at your place of registration. But do not forget that you will be required to indicate a fifteen-digit IMEI code and provide documents confirming that the device belongs to you. If the phone was purchased second-hand and there are no documents for it, you can safely skip this point.

Use the built-in search function

Majority modern smartphones equipped with a factory search function. For devices from the manufacturer Apple based on the operating system iOS systems it's called Find iPhone. On devices on Android based a similar function is called Remote control Android - Google. Find out more about methods of searching for a smartphone by IMEI (link to the bottom of this page)

Leave a request in the LoSToleN service

LoSToleN - single base IMEI and serial numbers of stolen phones, smartphones, cameras and other devices. After you leave a request indicating the amount of reward for returning the device, you will have a chance that it will be more expedient for the seller to return the device rather than deal with an expensive changing IMEI ID.

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• real-time smartphone location;
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Instructions for finding a phone via a computer.

Navigation

• A mobile phone today is not just a means of communication. For many it is also Notebook, photo album, Personal diary and storage of all kinds important information. Losing a mobile device can be a serious blow to its owner. In addition, many phones themselves cost a lot of money and with their help people manage their bank accounts, register electronic wallets on them and carry out various types of financial transactions
• It’s good if you lost your phone somewhere in the apartment. What if you dropped it on the way home or it was pulled out of your bag in public transport? All the information that you owned will fall into the hands of an attacker, and, take my word for it, he will try to use it to the maximum
• If you are sure that the phone is not in your pocket or has not rolled behind the sofa, then before you start searching, immediately call your mobile operator and block the SIM card. If it was connected to the phone bank card, then this will protect your funds on it
• If messages with passwords for accessing electronic wallets or other payment systems, then blocking the SIM card will not help and here you need to immediately start searching for the device. How? We will tell you about this in this article.

What is IMEI?

• IMEI ( International Mobile Equipment Identifier) ​​– international identifier of mobile equipment. If we talk in simple language, This serial number, with which you can track the location of your phone via satellite
• The number is individual for each phone and consists of 15 digits. Usually it is indicated on the box, battery and cover of the device, but you can also find it out if you enter the command on your phone *#06#

How to find a phone by IMEI?

• To begin with, it is worth noting that in order to search for a phone by satellite, it must have the mobile data transfer or GPS function enabled. This is necessary for the phone to identify itself in the operator’s network or on the Internet. Even if the SIM card is removed, it is possible to track the location of the device
• The second point is that the operator legally does not have the right to provide you with information about the location of the device, even if you present them with a receipt, box and warranty card. So you should write a statement to law enforcement agencies, they will make a corresponding request and then the operator will provide them with access to the identifier database
• If for some reason you do not want to write a statement to the police, then there are several ways to do it yourself, but none of them gives you any guarantee of success. Even through law enforcement agencies, finding a phone by ID is extremely problematic, because if an attacker understands the software, he can easily change the identification number, which will make searching for the device a useless task

How to find a phone by IMEI yourself through a computer?

• As mentioned above, find mobile device independently through an identification number is almost impossible for a number of reasons:

1. you do not have access to the necessary databases and equipment that can only be provided by a cellular operator and only at the request of special services;
2. someone who finds or steals a phone can change the IMEI by flashing the device;
3. all online services, individuals, programs and applications for changing numbers are fraudulent;

• But don't despair ahead of time. If you have licensed software installed on your smartphone iOS provisioning or Android, you have a chance to track the location of your phone in real time

How to find iPhone via iCloud?

• It’s worth noting right away that this method will only suit you if you have previously enabled the corresponding option on your device. To do this, you must go to settings and in the iCloud section enable the “Find my iPhone” function
• If the function is active, then we proceed directly to searching for the device through the computer. To do this, go to the official iCloud website, log in to your account and select your device in the list
• For positive result your gadget must be connected to the Internet. If there is no green dot on the map that shows the device, it means it is this moment, does not have access to the Internet. Try again after some time

How to find an Android phone using Google?

• Now the majority mobile companies, such as Samsung, HTC, fly and others, release their products based on Android. This operating system developed by Google and it has the same function as in the iPhone, which allows you to track the location of the device through your account
• If you have lost your Android device, log into your account Google entry on the official website, select your device and its approximate location will be displayed on the map
• To track, your device must have access to geodata. If the phone is out of range mobile network, Wi-Fi points or is turned off, it will not be possible to track it
• In conclusion, it is worth saying that in addition to tracking the phone, through Accounts iCloud and Google can turn off the device, submit sound signal or delete all data from it

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