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PhoneTrack SMS

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Location sharing over SMS — no internet, no account, no data required.

Download

Opens the official F-Droid page

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About PhoneTrack SMS

Location sharing that respects your privacy and your data plan. This phone track app (PhoneTrack SMS) responds to text message requests with your GPS coordinates — no internet required, no account needed, no data used.

It focuses on one thing and keeps it simple. A trusted contact texts your keyword and the phone texts back a location and an OpenStreetMap link. Need regular check-ins? Subscribe for periodic updates that include how far and which direction you've moved. The sender doesn't even need the app installed.

New requests are held in a PENDING state until you decide: APPROVED numbers always get a reply, BLOCKED numbers are quietly ignored. You don't have to think about it until you want to.

Features:

* One-shot location request: reply with GPS fix + OpenStreetMap link

* Subscriptions: periodic updates with heading and distance delta (e.g. ⇐314m)

* Approval gate: PENDING → APPROVED / BLOCKED

* Zero internet permission — SMS only, always

* No account, no cloud, no tracking

* Android 8.0 (API 26) and later

What's new in 1.1

* Subscribe command now uses --time flag instead of --hours * VS Code / VSCodium build and debug support added

How to install PhoneTrack SMS

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open PhoneTrack SMS from your app drawer.

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