Techjav: Track Your Lost Gadgets – Tablets and Mobiles

Getting worried by loss or theft of your tablet or mobile is normal. But if you take precautions beforehand, then you can not only track your tablet or mobiles but also erase the data and contacts saved on them. We have earlier talked about some apps for self defence. Now lets take a look at some of the services, which, after installing and activating on your tablets or mobiles you can easily track them…

Tablets

Prey

Prey project was started for windows but now it has become multipurpose and supports almost all platforms. It supports Mac, Linux, Android, Ubuntu and iOS. With this you can give a command to send SMS through the internet. It has options for stealthily taking screenshots and also to hide data. It can be installed on laptops as well as tablets.

Mobile

iOS

Find My iPhone

You can activate this feature through iCloud. This feature supports iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. You can go to the iCloud website and list your device through your Apple ID to know the location of your device. Other than this if you want you can remotely lock your device.

Android

Samsung

If you are a Samsung smartphone user then don’t forget to sign-in to your Samsung account on your phone. In case of loss or theft your phones you can go to Samsung’s website and not only track your phone but also remotly lock your phone.If you are an Android user you might want to check out our pick of Health Apps for Android.

Avast

Avast not only has an anti-virus scanner, SMS and call filtering, remote lock but also has anti-theft and tracking features. Other than scanning local files its anti-virus feature also sends notifications for SIM change, malicious URL, SMS and call filtering.

AndroidLost

With AndroidLost user can not only remote lock, GPS location, erase data from phone and SD card, but also remotely control the device’s camera. In case of theft user can click photos from the front and back camera. Other than audio recording, user will get an e-mail for SIM change and can ring an alarm remotely. If the phone has been lost then you can also send a pop-up message on the screen.There is much more that can be done with your Android phone. Take a look at 10 cool things you can do with your Android Phone.

Windows Phone

If you are a windows phone user then you can track your device through ‘Find My Phone’. You can go to your phone’s ‘Settings’ and click on ‘Find My Phone’ to activate this feature. But, a word of caution, this feature drains your phone’s battery faster. In case of loss of your phone, you can go to Windows Phone website and sign in through your Windows Live ID to track your phone’s location on the map.

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Protect

Users can install this application from BlackBerry App World. RIM has developed free anti-theft feature, BlackBerry Protect, in its handsets, which can be used to track any BlackBerry phone. If your phone has been stolen or lost then you can go to BlackBerry’s website and login through your BlackBerry ID to know your phone’s location on the map. It also allows you to remotely lock down your phone.