How to Trace the Location of a Cell Phone

Track a phone without the owners permission

1. Tracking a smartphone
The easiest way is to install a tracking app on the person’s phone whenever you get a chance to do so without attracting the owners attention. If you want to be really sneaky, i that you use recommend StealthGenie, but there are other numbers of apps out there that will get the job done for you.

Just install whatever app you choose when the person is sleeping or when the phone is left alone, you should not forget to hide the icon of the app you install. You can place it in an obscure folder and hope they don’t notice it too soon, or you can also install Poof: An app hider program that will make the icon disappear entirely.

2. Tracking a non-smartphone
User is a bit more difficult since there aren’t as many options, but it’s essentially the same drill as above. If the phone is GPS enabled, just wait until the person leaves their phone unattended for an extended period of time and install AccuTracking on it.

Go through all the necessary steps to set up the account, make sure that it works, and then hide the evidence as best you can. Try to stash the app icon in an obscure folder so that the phone’s owner won’t discover it accidentally. ( You can also read How to Use the Web to Find a Cell Phone Number)

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3. Foursquare
Foursquare enables users to find what's interesting around them, based on the recommendations of friends and colleagues. You can download the app to your cell phone, connect with friends via various social networking sites and email address books, and you'll be able to instantly see what your friends are doing.
Once you start "checking in" to Foursquare locations which is automatically done via GPS technology, you can leave tips on places you like or dislike, send messages to friends in the area, and earn badges based on your activity level.

4. Gowalla
Gowalla gives you the chance to connect with people you already know from Facebook and Twitter, share your favorite places and recommendations with them, and score rewards, deals, and coupons from local businesses simply by being a registered Gowalla user. You can also earn stamps for your Gowalla "Passport" by checking in, see what photos your friends are sharing, and explore places recommended by both friends and organizations such as  CNN, Disney and National Geographic.

5. Loopt
Loopt is a simple, free application that you can download to your phone. Once you've got it up and running, Loopt can show you where your friends are and what they're doing. You can also use Loopt to view and upload reviews of local establishments, as well as take advantage of coupons and online deals you can only find within Loopt itself.

6. Fire Eagle
Yahoo's Fire Eagle is a free application; you can use it to send and receive updates, track your friends, and see what's going on. In addition, Fire Eagle has some great privacy settings that allow you to dictate exactly what you want to share with other people, as well as automatic and manual update settings.

7. BrightKite
BrightKite is a free location-based social networking tool. You can use BrightKite to post your location, track where people are, and see what might be going on in your neck of the woods. In addition, BrightKite offers unlimited group message texting with multiple friends up to 30 at once in various locations. Brightkite works  on smartphones, online within text messaging.