Depending upon the software and the device on which it is installed, the software may obtain the location of the device by means of GPS, WiFi-location, IP address, or accelerometer logs, and it may report the address by means of e-mail, SMS, or other means.
Key features often include: Common uses: Some popular options: Device tracking becomes significantly more challenging, and often nearly impossible, when the device's data connection is turned off.
This is because; In these cases, the last known location before data was turned off becomes crucial.
Some tracking methods might still work if the device reconnects briefly, but continuous real-time tracking is essentially impossible without an active data connection.
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