SPYDROID (Remote control access software for lost smart phones)

Abstract

Since the use of android phones has increased in the past few years and likewise the mobile theft incidents have increased too. And as it's portable and it's losable, so it's a good idea to think ahead and plan for locating your android device if you misplace it someday or it gets stolen. Spydroid is an android based application capable of controlling, monitoring and manipulatingmobile services from a remote device. There are few good applications already present in the market which provide one with different functionalities. Our aim is to re-implement these applications, combining the mobile tracking part of these applications and the remote handling of our phones (via remote device) into one application. The software shall be used for any kind of detection purpose by detective organizations, mobile recovery, personal ease (remote controls etc.). The software required for the implementation of our project include; Java Development Kit 1.6 which is a pre-requisite for android platform, Eclipse IDE for Java and Android-SDK version 2.2 of Level 8 API. The hardware required for the implementation of our project include; Mobile Phone with Android OS 2.2 or above and a Computer/Laptop/mobile. Using Wide Area Network (WAN), Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and 3G (third-generation mobile phone technology standards) services, the application shall have following features: a. Auto SMS on insertion of new SIM. b. Inquiring GPS location. c. Changing volume level remotely. d. Ringing phone remotely e. Switching on/off WLAN and Bluetooth remotely. f. Lock mobile remotely. g. Viewing recent call history remotely