Lockwatch - Thief Catcher
Protect yourself against a lost or stolen phone by providing police with photo evidence and a location of the thief. Find out if your partner or a work colleague is trying to unlock your phone when you are not around.
REVIEWS
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- Absolutely brilliant My wife left her phone in a shop, fortunately it had this app installed. We got three high-quality mugshots of the thief and the police were able to track him down and recover the phone. Highly recommended, and the premium upgrade even more so.
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- Perfect I used this when my phone was stolen and was totally able to track it and help the police with the investigation. I also got 3 perfect pictures of the person who stole it.
FREE FEATURES
When the wrong unlock code is entered, Lockwatch will:
• Take a stealth photo of the intruder using the front camera.
• Determine the location of the phone using GPS and Wi-Fi.
• Immediately send the photo and a map showing the location to your email address.
• It's completely silent and invisible. No warnings are shown to the intruder.
• No need for a third-party lock screen. We use the lock screen built into Android.
• It works with pattern, pin or password lock screens. Fingerprint and face unlock are not supported on all devices yet.
• No battery drain because the app only runs when the wrong unlock code is entered.
You must enter a minimum of 4 digits or dots for each unlock attempt. If you need further help, please read https://bloketech.com/lockwatch-help/?r=ps
PREMIUM FEATURES
Access these additional features with a one-time upgrade. Read more at https://bloketech.com/lockwatch-premium/?r=ps
• Detect SIM card changes
- Emails you if a new SIM card is inserted into the phone.
• Send email when powered on
- Emails you each time the thief turns your phone on (e.g. when they get home).
• Take multiple photos
- Attaches three photos to the email instead of one. Each photo is taken roughly one second apart.
• Record sound clip
- Records 20 seconds of high quality sound using the built-in microphone.
• Turn on data connection
- Automatically turn your data connection on and off if needed (Android 4.x only).
• Send SMS to a friend
- If there is no data connection, send an SMS to a chosen contact with the location of your phone.
App permissions are explained at https://bloketech.com/lockwatch-permissions/?r=ps
Category : Tools
Reviews (21)
firstly I was not convinced about the features. I received three communications with images. When tallied at the back end, the report was absolutely correct. Very happy for this app...
App worked perfectly, a little tips if you dont receive the email, you need to turn on "autostart" for the app on your phone setting. At first i also didnt receive the email, but after i turn on the autostart, now i receive the email
It's a very useful helpful but It some time doesn't work properly because Lockwatch many often not took Intruder selfie and not email. I think It will work properly with paid version but I don't know It's paid version plan is how much, So I want to know paid version price to buy Lifetime. Thank You
It DOES NOT send pictures even with premium subscription on any of my Samsung phones to include my new S22 Ultra. It has full permissions and still nothing. It hasn't worked for a long time so it's either still broken or now just pure false advertising.
This app is great so far!! It's ACTUALLY FREE AND IT ACTUALLY WORKS!!!! It literally can't get better than that!!! The pictures that are taken are not pixelated at all! They are clear as day!!! GET THIS APP IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE IS TRYING TO GET INTO YOUR PHONE WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION!!!!!
Doesn't work. Paid for premium for the extra features. Tried an unsuccessful logon and waited 10 seconds but I never received an email, tried turning off the phone also but it never sent an email.
I entered the wrong password 3 times just to test it out and it works like magic. My front camera took a picture of me , no sound to alert me about what was happening and the picture was sent to my email along with the address where I was. I'll keep it and recommend it to others.
This is awesome app and protect your mobile. Some people say that that is not work properly because do not allow all permission and they can't uninstall it because to uninstall that type of app you have to go into your mobile phone settings section and have to search manage app and there you can uninstall it.
Lockwatch premium no longer takes pictures. All permissions have been set accordingly, however pictures do not get taken when my phone is powered on.
This app does exactly as it describes. Also takes a clear photo and emails it to you when the incorrect password is entered.
This app is really cool and is for sure worth downloading. It does exactly what it says it's going to do. I downloaded three similar apps at the same time as Lockwatch, all of them claiming to do the same thing. After testing all four apps i quickly deleted them all except Lockwatch. Lockwatch was the best in every category, beating out the competition. I've used it for a few weeks on my Galaxy S7 Edge and I have no plans on getting rid of it. I use it all the time!! Thanks!
I have used this app off and on for years, it used to be flawless. Now, and for quite awhile, when I receive the email telling me someone tried to unlock my phone, it says "unfortunately, a photo couldn't be captured at this time." I've checked to make sure that this is app has all my permissions. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, when I do this, it will work properly the very first time. And then fail to take a photo again, every time after. I WANT TO SEE THE PHOTO!
Awesome. Just recieved communication for unauthorized access attempt. Beautiful photo of my 2 1/2 yr. old grandson. App works wonderfully.
Love this app! Been using it for about 2 years now & it's always worked great. And I've switched phones, using multiple different Samsung devices, numerous times & never had an issue on any of the ones I've used. For the most part (depends on the person trying to unlock the phone & if they are moving around a lot more than anything), it takes clear pics. Even in the dark, without the flash, obviously, still gets a clear pic! Highly recommended!
Without online when trying to unlock the phone like someone or a thief,the app only take photo but it doesnot send message/photo to our mailid.If this types of fault exist the app is worthless,meaningless.Someone try it,then you know the inefficiency of the app.
App worked great for me. The only thing I didn't like, wasnt even their fult. My front facing camera doesnt get enough light to capture a picture at night. But did let me know someone was trying.
Amazing it's unbelievable That app is too much perfect but the problem is that it takes almost 20 seconds to take photo or to send this on email please fix the time 3 or 4 seconds
Everything is excellent but some people may not pay to get additional features,if that payment options disabled,it will be too happy for all.
So far so good. I like the fact that it send a detailed description along with picture toy email of who tried to unlock your phone.
If you found Lockwatch useful, please leave a 5-star review on Google Play and we'll continue to improve and support the free version. Thanks for helping
Please update your apps! I already subscribe to your premium plan but the wrong password attempt has no email been sent. Update your attempt passcode to 6 or add some fingerprint wrong attempt. I didn't receive any email all the inboxes and spam / trash folder. Hope to fix it. Thank you! I will change my review when it is already update.