cGO Competitive robotics based learning platform.© 2013 Jason Berry

cGO
Competitive robotics based learning platform.
© 2013 Jason Berry

WIT undergraduate flagship project.
jberry@wit.ie

Friday, 21 June 2013

Cool Android App

              While searching for a phone tracker App, I came across this.

Wheres My Droid


Simply search "wheres my droid" in the google play store on your android phone and download.

It is easy to set up. Mine is set so that when I send "ring" in a text message from anyone elses phone, to my phone, my phone will start ringing on full volume even if its on mute.
Better still if I send "gps" by text to my phone i will receive three messages back:
  1. The full address of the location of the phone.
  2. The latitude and longitude coorinates to within 6 meters, and the speed at which it s moving.
  3. A link to its exact location on google maps.
For this to work GPS must be enabled, which is easy on android and does not cost anything. Also a total of 4 messages will be sent, this will cost you the same as sending regular messages but most people nowadays have free messages anyway.

Very good app for misplaced phones, lost in house, lost in car, stolen , check up on kids/elderly.

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