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Avast Mobile Security

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This anti-virus software has a hidden anti-theft feature which is quite simple to use. Here are its features: Through Avast, you can remotely control your stolen phone through SMS sent from another phone or the web. You can even log into web controls to track the phone or give it any commands.

Lookout Security and Antivirus

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It has both the free and premium version which is $2.99 per month. Here are its features: It helps you track your phone through Google Maps. Lets you ring the alarm loudly even when it’s on silent mode. You can also remote lock your phone completely. Even after the battery runs out and the phone is switched off, you can get the last location of the phone through Lookout security and antivirus. When you find your phone, it automatically backup and restore the device’s data

Prey Anti-Theft

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This app has been on the block for a while and people trust it. The sole purpose of Prey Anti-Theft is to help you locate your stolen or missing device. Here are its features: The basic features include- locating the phone, device locking and making the alarm go off. Prey lets you take pictures so that you may figure out where your device is, and also check out information about where it had been before. This app is completely free and easy to use, and you must check it out

AntiTheft Droid

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If you want an app that is simple to use with the basic features, then AntiTheft Droid is for you. Here are its features: You can locate the phone through GPS. If there are changes made to the SIM card, you can track it through this app. Also, via the web, you can check out all the photos taken from the camera.

Cerberus

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It is one of the most popular find my phone apps. Here are its features: It lets you lock and reset your phone, makes the alarms go crazy and even display messages for the perpetrator to see. You can even use the front camera to take the picture of the thief. Cerberus can be hidden from the app drawer, so no one can notice it. Also, it lets your remote shell into the smartphone, and you can even use a mic to record audio.

SeekDroid

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It application has two version to offer its user. A free version and a pro versions which costs $2.99 per month. Here are some of its features: It has all the regular features like- remote locking the phone and wiping the data, ring alert even when silent, activation via SMS, enabling GPS and having a look at the recent call history. One additional feature is that works even when the SIM is not inside the phone. The pro version’s feature includes tracking the missing phone with a history map so that you all the places it has been. It also lets you protect 2-3 devices, and if the phone is not in a pre-selected area, it notifies you

Lost Android

A find my phone app that not only locates the missing device but also annoys the perpetrator. While they deserve criminal level justice, annoying the holy hell out of them, just might satisfy our need for petty vengeance for the inconvenience caused to us.  Here are some of its features: Through SMS or the official website, this app lets the owner activate the ringing of the alarm in their mobile device remotely that too with a flashing screen! One can also, check out the latest call list (especially useful when the cell is stolen), turn the GPS and internet on or off. It even remotely wipes the SD card clear of any data in order to keep it secured. It informs the owner via an email in the likely case of SIM card changes. It even lets the user take the picture of the thief with both the rear and front camera, and makes the phone speak through text-to-speech. Both these features can be done remotely.