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locator app

Jan 28, 2012 11:48AM PST

<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">Does anyone have an opinion on the best app to locate a phone? I am always misplacing my phone and need a quick way to locate it in my house.

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I used an app called
Jan 29, 2012 5:10AM PST

Mobile Defense and found it to work quite well. Lookout Mobile Security also has that kind of feature built in, but for the sole purpose of locating, I'd give Mobile Defense a try.

~Sovereign

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thanks
Feb 5, 2012 12:58PM PST

ok ill try that. thanks

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Finding your cellphone
Feb 13, 2012 11:40PM PST

The easiest way is just to call it from another phone. If you live alone without a landline, I guess you need a separate app.