The iExperience Journey….

To many iPhone aficionado’s the thought of loosing their device alone can be a distressing one.One of the many options available in tracking your device if its stolen or lost is none other than Apples MobileMe ‘Find My iPhone’ service, which requires a yearly subscription of £59, but will you be needing all those extra features thats bundled with it when there are other free alternatives? If you’re one of the many, reluctant to fork out that amount just for the sake of tracking your iPhone in case its lost or stolen, then theres hope.

Meet Undercover, an iPhone/iPod Touch tracking App by Orbicule that helps you locate your stolen device and works just like MobileMe’s ‘Find My iPhone’, though a bit mediocre. Orbicule are not new to the tracking game, their unique theft-recovery application has also been available for Laptops(Macs).

The App requires you to create a free personal account at Orbicules Undercovercenter , once you’ve completed that process, you’ll then have to launch the app for its location & IP to be logged into your website account, that’ll then enable you to view your devices on a google map from the last known location. You can also enter all your phone details i.e Phone name, IMEI, serial number etc.

The tracking not only works if the app is launched on your stolen device, you can send a push notification even without it being launched. With the latest update to the App, Push notification was added which enables you to send enticing messages that might get the attention of the curious mind of whoever is in possession of your phone to open up the App, all of which can be done via the Undercovercenter when you report it as lost/stolen. You can also report it to your local Police station via the center.

When a notification is sent and the ‘thief’ decides to view it, the app will launch and disguise itself by pretending to load a game or a website of your choice, during this process, it will gather the GPS coordinates and then get sent to the orbicule website where you can log in and view its location on the map. What if the ‘thief’ is aware of this app and decides to delete it from the phone reducing all chances of recovery? well..orbicule are offering a free helper app alongside undercover call ‘Found’ which can also send your device’s location.

With a price tag £2.99 ($4.99), it’s a no brainer that every little helps, especially when you can’t afford to pay out apples mammoth yearly subscription price. As an added bonus, orbicule are offering a full money-back guarantee of Undercover if their App doesn’t help you recover your lost/stolen iPhone or iPod touch.

Want to know more? Visit Orbicules FAQ for more details or check out this Demo of the App.

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