Android App Takes A Picture Of The Thief If Your Phone Is Stolen

If you own an Android phone, you may want to consider getting this app. Especially if you're one to often lose, misplace, or are just unlucky enough to have your phones keep getting stolen. This app not only will allow you to connect to the phone and use Google Maps to locate it, but it can be used to secretly take a picture of the suspected thief using the front facing camera! Keep reading for more details on the app.

From Inquisitr:

Kaspersky’s mobile security app for the Android will help you figure it out by sending pictures of the phone’s surroundings. A new web-based control center for the app will also allow users to activate “Mugshot,” a feature that takes control of the phone’s forward-facing camera and takes pictures of whatever is in front of it.

Photos are taken secretly, so don’t worry about a big “GOTCHA!” flash blowing your cover, causing the potential thief to drop the Android down a sewer drain where you’ll never find it. The photos taken can be viewed through the app’s web-based control center or emailed to a pre-determined address, reports Mashable.

Though accessing the phone’s camera might help you remember where you misplaced your Android, or reveal the face of its thief, the app has some slightly more useful features for locating a missing smartphone. For instance, it will allow you to use GPS, GSM or Wi-Fi, and Google Maps to find your lost phone, and even though the “take a picture of your phone’s thief!” might help sell the app, this feature is likely the more practical and useful of the two.

The app will also tell you if your sim card has been removed or replaced as well as view recent activity logs. You can get the Kaspersky Mobile Security Android app HERE