Using an old android as car tracker

[Resident]

Right so I've acquired an old Galaxy Ace (GT-s5830i).

It's running 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)

Can anyone recommend an app which I can use so that I can fit the phone into the car and turn it into a cheap GPS tracker.

The phone will have a 3G data connection as I have a 2nd SIM from my operator to share my phone's data allowance. Can't imagine it'd use much data as it won't need to load maps etc, just report it's GPS co-ords.

Cheers.

 

[Orcvader]

It's already part of the phone: https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager

Just make sure you have the location services enabled. You need to remember GPS takes a massive hit to battery life, so consider keeping an external battery in the car as well.

You could also consider using Ovivo, you can get a data plan of 1gb per month for free: http://www.ovivomobile.com/offer/ovivo-for-data/

 

[Resident]

Cheers for that.

I didn't think ADM worked for 2.3.

I've no need to worry about the GPS & battery life. The phone is going to be permanantly mounted with a power supply.

And thanks for the Ovivo link. I'll try my share data SIM first see what the usage is.