I just installed this app (wheresmydroid) and it sent coordinates back
to my desktop computer, which google maps converted to a beautiful
picture of the back door of my house!
I'm impressed. No science fiction required.
On 27/02/14 10:07, Jake Anderson wrote:
where’s my droid is what I use, I don't *think* it needs anything done
other than to be installed and it'll then answer an SMS with your
phones location.
On 26/02/14 16:38, William Bennett wrote:
I've just had my smartphone stolen.
I asked a friend to dial the number: I can hear it ringing.
Asked the police forensic expert - can it be triangulated? Yes, but
(always
there's a but). In the cities, where the uprights are in high
concentration, triangulation can be accurate to within a couple of
metres.
In the country (where I live), with the uprights widely spaced, accuracy
goes out to a couple of kilometres.
So I got to thinking. Isn't there an app, which, when installed on the
phone, enables you to contact the phone (ie., it must merely be on),
send a
password/code (whether the phone is answered/not): the phone then
takes a
GPS reading and transmits it to the caller?
Or have I been reading too many sci-fi novels?
Any help etc.
Somewhat disgustedly,
William Bennett.
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