Undetected phone tracking app

RareBreed

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
My 15 year old just got his Learner's Permit and while he still needs an adult present in the car for a while, I was wondering if there was an app that I can install that will track his phone once he is "set loose" on his own. I had one through Sprint that claimed the kid couldn't deactivate it without alerting the parents but it was deactivated and I never knew. I was even paying $5/month for the service after it had been deactivated. Prefer one that maybe I can have on my phone without him having to install anything on his. I will tell him I am tracking him but don't want anything on his end that he can disable. TIA.
 
Clem72

Clem72

Well-Known Member
RareBreed said:
Prefer one that maybe I can have on my phone without him having to install anything on his. I will tell him I am tracking him but don't want anything on his end that he can disable. TIA.
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I assume an app that let you track someone else's phone from yours, without installing anything on that phone, would either be huge news or a very well guarded secret.
 
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MR47930

Member
How about just trusting that you raised them correctly and not invading their privacy until they give you a reason to?
 
mAlice

mAlice

professional daydreamer
MR47930 said:
How about just trusting that you raised them correctly and not invading their privacy until they give you a reason to?
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I suspect the OP knows his kid better than you do, and has a reason for wanting to track him. Personally, if I were in rarebreeds shoes and felt I needed to track my kid, I wouldn't allow said kid to drive unless I had a functioning tracking app. But that's how I would handle this situation personally, not rarebreeds.
 
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MR47930

Member
mAlice said:
I suspect the OP knows his kid better than you do, and has a reason for wanting to track him. Personally, if I were in rarebreeds shoes and felt I needed to track my kid, I wouldn't allow said kid to drive unless I had a functioning tracking app. But that's how I would handle this situation personally, not rarebreeds.
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You think? Maybe if the kid cant be trusted they shouldn't be driving with or without a tracking device?
 
Ken King

Ken King

A little rusty but not crusty
PREMO Member
MR47930 said:
How about just trusting that you raised them correctly and not invading their privacy until they give you a reason to?
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Invading their privacy? How about it is her tracking not just her child, but her vehicle that she owns, insures and is responsible for.
 
Misfit

Misfit

Lawful neutral
Yes, there is but kids are smart and those apps stop working when they turn off the location on their phone.
 
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MR47930

Member
Ken King said:
Invading their privacy? How about it is her tracking not just her child, but her vehicle that she owns, insures and is responsible for.
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Everyone bitches and complains about "millennials" and then we treat our kids like pansies and wonder how they got this way.

If I don't trust my kid to drive a vehicle I own and insure than they will take the bus until that trust is earned.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
Clem72 said:
I assume an app that let you track someone else's phone from yours, without installing anything on that phone, would either be huge news or a very well guarded secret.
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MR47930 said:
How about just trusting that you raised them correctly and not invading their privacy until they give you a reason to?
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mAlice said:
I suspect the OP knows his kid better than you do, and has a reason for wanting to track him. Personally, if I were in rarebreeds shoes and felt I needed to track my kid, I wouldn't allow said kid to drive unless I had a functioning tracking app. But that's how I would handle this situation personally, not rarebreeds.
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MR47930 said:
You think? Maybe if the kid cant be trusted they shouldn't be driving with or without a tracking device?
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So far, he hasn't given me a reason other than he sometimes misplaces his phone or we'd like to know how close to the school he is after a sporting event so we know when to pick him up. I can also imagine once he gets his provisional license and can drive without an adult that all his friends without licenses will be begging for rides. Although my son knows it's not allowed, I wouldn't put it past him to cave once in a while. He knows of course if caught, he will not be driving alone until he gets his full license. Plus if he is late checking in, I can see how close to his destination he is since he won't be able to call while driving to let us know.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
I shoud add that he's only had his Learner's since last Friday so for all I know, he will be a very responsible driver and the phone tracker will just be a safety back-up for us.
 
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MR47930

Member
RareBreed said:
I shoud add that he's only had his Learner's since last Friday so for all I know, he will be a very responsible driver and the phone tracker will just be a safety back-up for us.
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Does he have a cellphone? Make him text/call periodically to "check in". You'll be surprised at how attentive kids become once they get the taste of freedom and have it threatened to be taken away.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
When the time comes, I will just reinstall an app that gets install on both phone and tell him that if it ever becomes disabled, so will his license.
 
Ken King

Ken King

A little rusty but not crusty
PREMO Member
MR47930 said:
Everyone bitches and complains about "millennials" and then we treat our kids like pansies and wonder how they got this way.

If I don't trust my kid to drive a vehicle I own and insure than they will take the bus until that trust is earned.
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It is her kid and her car, thus her rules.

Rare - google or bing teen driver apps. There are a bunch of them. Install them and then tell the kid that shutting off the app or their location will result in loss of use privilege for your cars.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
MR47930 said:
Everyone bitches and complains about "millennials" and then we treat our kids like pansies and wonder how they got this way.

If I don't trust my kid to drive a vehicle I own and insure than they will take the bus until that trust is earned.
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Considering I am criticized with how much freedom I have always allowed my kids by helicopter parents, I'd hardly call my kids pansies.
 
Misfit

Misfit

Lawful neutral
RareBreed said:
When the time comes, I will just reinstall an app that gets install on both phone and tell him that if it ever becomes disabled, so will his license.
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You can bury the app deep in a hidden folder or they make nice, easy to navigate operating system apps that work as the front on his phone.
 
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