When you leave your phone in a place where it can accessed by others, your friends or family members might try to guess some passwords to unlock it without your permission. However, you’d probably like to know who was trying to unlock it. So, here, I’ll explain best methods in which I’ll tell you about apps that takes a photo of someone who is trying to unlock your Android phone.
All you’ve to do is to download one of these apps given below and install it on your Android phone. Once installed, it’ll capture a photo with the front-facing camera when someone tries to unlock your Android phone with wrong PIN, password or pattern.
1. LockWatch
Lockwatch is a great app that takes photos of someone who’s trying to unlock your Android device with the wrong code and then Emails it to you. There’s the free and the premium version available for this app, if you unlock the premium version, you can get a lot of additional features like taking multiple photos, recording sound, it can also send an SMS if Email isn’t available and can keep your device protected all the time.
You can follow the simple steps below to setup this app.
- Download LockWatch app from Google Play (link below).
- Once the installation process finishes, open LockWatch and switch on the Email Alert button.
- In the next screen, give an administrative rights by pressing on the Activate button.
- Set up the Email address where the pictures should be
sent.
After that, the app should be configured and next time when anyone tries to unlock your phone with the wrong PIN, password or pattern, the app will automatically capture the person’s photo and then Emails it to you. The Email also contains the location of the device, so you can track down if your lost your device.
LockWatch requires a working Internet connection. Otherwise it’ll not work. Look for the alternative below that doesn’t require Internet connection.
2. HiddenEye
HiddenEye is also a great app that takes photos of someone who’s trying to unlock your Android device with the wrong PIN, password or pattern. This app is really simple—it’s not loaded with features like sending Emails, but it’s super and easy to use.
Setup is extremely easy, you just need follow the simple steps below.
- Download HiddenEye app from Google Play (link below).
- Once the installation process finishes, open HiddenEye and switch on the Security Status button.
- Give an administrative rights by pressing on the Activate button.
Once this is done, the app should be configured and next time when anyone tries to unlock your phone with the wrong code, the app will automatically capture the person’s photo. You can view intruder’s photo at the time of unlocking your phone or within the DCIM folder on your phone.
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