Tracking Android Mobile Phones

Android is software for mobile phones that allows users to customize their experience with the phone and take full advantage of the mobile phone's hardware capabilities. Mobile phone users now have new freedoms not found on phones running other operating systems.

The Android operating system has been designed by consumers, for consumers. More phones running the Android operating system flood the market place. If you've provided an Android for your child or business, you are responsible for tracking the use of the Android mobile phone.

Stealth vs. Parental Tracking

Stealth mobile tracking has been developed for Android mobile phones. You can install a program to silently monitor all activities of your Android, and save monitored activities to a secure website for you to view from anywhere with a web browser.

Parental tracking refers to a program capable of monitoring the Android phone, and also providing the phone's administrator with the ability to restrict or filter various operations of the phone. This allows parents to put a stop to Android abuse.

Tracking your Child's Android

Your child probably sees an Android mobile phone as a necessity, not a commodity. It's the wave of the future. Android powered mobile phones make life easier. The freedoms that the Android operating system provides should cause concern when in the hands of a minor.

Children have the ability to access explicit content, meet strangers, incur charges on your phone bill, or worse. Teens can use your Android phone to send or receive hurtful messages to others, dabble in child pornography on your phone, or buy drugs. Do you have a way to hold your child accountable?

Features to Track:

• GPS Locations
• Call Lists/Contacts
• Text Messages Sent or Received
• Pictures/Video Captured
• Emails
• Websites Visited

By tracking all activites associated with your Android mobile phone, you can keep your child and your whole family safe.

Tracking your Employee's Android

Android powered mobile phones are great for your business. You can improve employee moral by offering them the latest in mobile technology. You can also design and install programs specifically for making your business more efficient.

If you've provided your employee with an Android mobile phone, you ought to keep an eye on how the phone is being used. Is your employee lying about his or her location? Are clients being stolen? Are company secrets being embezzled?

Activities You Can Track:

• Where your phone is at all times
• Emails Sent and Received
• What's being discussed with text messages
• Programs Used
• Pictures or Video Stored
• Websites Visited

Smartphone vs. Feature phone

Smartphones (Android, iPhone, or BlackBerry) provide more freedoms with the features of the mobile phones than before. The newest phones offer processing speed which allows users to run more than one program at a time. It's the ability to multi-task that allows programmers to design a program to run in the background and track all activities.

Feature phones are phones that run limited operating systems. You may be able to perform many of the functions of the smartphone, but you can only do one thing at a time, and at a slower pace. If your phone cannot multi-task, then you will not be able to track its activity.

The Truth Can Hurt and Help

Be careful when tracking the Android mobile phone you've provided for your child or employee. You may find information that you don't want to see. Rebellious children get a kick out of being rude and offensive, be prepared to see your child in a new light.

It's important for you to be aware of the activity of your Android mobile phone. If your child has become a victim of cyber-bullying, chances are he or she may not tell you about it. Knowing about threats to the safety of your household or business is your responsibility.