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Want to track a cell phone number? Here is how you can do it.
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This is The Windows Club. Tracking someone’s location using the phone
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number can be useful for many during emergencies. When trying to track a phone, we must ensure
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that it’s not with malicious intent or a breach of privacy.
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Tracking a cell phone number is pretty easy these days, provided you have the
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right tools. Thanks to the software developers and the rising competition, there’s a plethora
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of options out there, both free and paid. The free ones are usually the online phone
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lookup services that help us to locate the approximate location of the phone.
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These are reverse lookup services on the web and as phone apps and would
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only provide the general location. The paid versions are third-party
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software like spy apps that help us track the exact location of the cell phone.
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For this, it uses the phone number and the built-in GPS. These apps track the
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phone’s movement history which helps them to provide the exact location.
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This makes these apps more reliable, useful, and easy to use.
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Here we have shown the different ways you can track a cell phone. Let’s get started.
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Method 1: Use Google maps With Google Maps,
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you can track a cell phone number in three different ways using GPS.
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Find my device tracks the current location and the previous location history.
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Using Location History the phone number owner has to be signed into their Google account
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and it will show where the person has been. Alternatively, you can use 3rd party software
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that can track a cell phone’s location using GPS, although it may not be precise.
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The Find My Device app is specially designed to find a lost mobile phone, it can also track
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a phone’s location accurately. Download and install the app
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from the PlayStore on the target device. Open the app, Sign-in using your account.
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And enable Find My Device.
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Select Find my device web to open the app in the phone’s browser.
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Here you will see the location of the device. However, you must ensure that the target device
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is on and is connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data to see the location in real-time.
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Method 2: Use an IMEI Tracker Each mobile phone has its unique 15-digit
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number called the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number.
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This number usually helps to track lost phones when apps like FindMyDevice fail.
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To use this, we need to download an IMEI tracker app like the Find
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My Device IMEI Tracker, Wheres My Droid, etc. We would then need to Allow the app to access
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the location, type in the IMEI number, and tap on Track to search for the cell phone location.
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We can also use web-based IMEI trackers like IMEI-Tracker.com, TrackIMEI.net, and more.
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Method 3: Use Whitepages Visit the official Whitepages
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website based on your country and input the phone number in the search field.
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Hit Enter, and the website will start looking for the details. We can search by phone number,
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owner’s name, and address as well. Once the search is complete,
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it will display the location and the owner’s name of the phone number.
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Method 4: Use Reverse phone lookup While Whitepages is a good example
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of a reverse phone lookup service, other services work on a similar concept and help
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us find a cell phone number online. For example, NumLooker, Cocofinder,
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WhoCallMe, Spokeo, and WhatIsThisNumber, are among the top web portals that help track
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cell phone numbers efficiently. However, these cater to users only from the US.
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To search for phone number locations based on your country, we can use web services
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like Phone Location, Mobile Number Tracker, Intelius, or Truthfinder.
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For Android, we can use this Reverse Phone Lookup app to track the cell phone number.
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Method 5: Use Caller Name or Caller ID We can also use CNAM apps to look up
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details about a person or their phone number. This service is specific to users from the USA,
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however, Truecaller, a Caller ID, is a universal app working on a similar concept.
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These apps display the name, number, and some part of the address of the person calling.
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Method 6: Track Cell Phone Numbers Using Phone Spy Apps
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Spy tracking apps are the best way to track a phone number location in a full-proof manner.
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While there are not many such apps due to legal issues, the ones like mSpy,
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EyeZy, or Intelius do a great job of finding the phone’s location.
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The only risk associated with these apps is that they must be downloaded on the target device.
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But once done, these apps can find the exact location of the device using Wi-Fi
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or GPS along with other details like texts, call logs, or keyword alerts.
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However, we must pay a fee and obtain an app license to avail of the services.
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