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Help Andriod Phone Finder App
- Thread starter usmann090
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Avast can do this I believe (sends a text that instructs the antitheft app to turn GPS on and report location). Best to check though, I may have misremembered.
GPS only uses power when an app is using it - just enabling it doesn't use power. Remember there are 3 location options: network based, GPS or both (or none).
GPS only uses power when an app is using it - just enabling it doesn't use power. Remember there are 3 location options: network based, GPS or both (or none).
usmann090
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Thank you.
I really find your answers very helpful.
I always think that turning on GPS consumes power as I have read in many battery saving tips that you should turn off you're GPS that's why.
Surely, I will check that app.
Before that I was using Find My Driod
But there is one issue with that; many features ate avaliable in premium version and when I try to update it to premium it said not available for your device.
Any way, Thanks.
I've played a lot with Android and power usage and can tell you that just enabling GPS does not use power. Of course if you have some app that uses it frequently then it will use a lot, but that's because an app is using the GPS rather than it being enabled.
I am careful about what apps I allow to use my location, and I don't use wireless location (lower power but more apps use it - and anyway I don't want to give Google constant access to my location). That's why I pointed up the distinction between location and GPS.
I am careful about what apps I allow to use my location, and I don't use wireless location (lower power but more apps use it - and anyway I don't want to give Google constant access to my location). That's why I pointed up the distinction between location and GPS.
usmann090
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You mention you don't use wireless location.
I dont know much about wireless location? Is it available in note 4?
usmann090
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Thanks.
Will see that too.
It should be. Try Settings -> WiFi -> Advanced (that's where it is on my device).
Then Settings -> Location -> Mode
It basically uses Wireless Networks and Cell Tower Triangulation to get an approximate idea of your location.
usmann090
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Thank you
But I got this
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Samsung does things differently then (no surprise there 
).
I use an old S3 Mini for work and there it's Settings -> Location so it might be the same place for you (although that's an older phone on a different OS).
).I use an old S3 Mini for work and there it's Settings -> Location so it might be the same place for you (although that's an older phone on a different OS).
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Android Device Manager – free – remotely track your phone if lost or stolen – remote Factory Data Reset
Android Device Manager (Website) – control device from website
Android Device Manager (Android app) – enable capability on device
Cerberus – paid – remotely track your phone if lost or stolen – remote Factory Data Reset – remote take picture
Cerberus Anti-Theft – enable capability on device
Client Cerberus – control up to three devices remotely
I use Cerberus. Track it as it moves. Taking pictures remotely is a real plus. Take a picture of the thief and turn it over to the police.
... Thom
Usually on location settings there are 4 options. Off is obvious. The others are basically GPS, wireless and GPS+wireless, but are often called "device only" (GPS), "low power" (wireless) and "high precision" (GPS+wireless).