One may wish to track the location of callers for obvious reasons. Sometimes we misplace our phones and sometimes phones get stolen and are in someone else’s possession. And many times, we wish to know the whereabouts of our loved ones. More often than not some notorious caller may also cause us unwanted trouble and we may wish to track them and teach a lesson. Now the immediate question that flashes in our minds is whether or not this tracking thing is possible? Apart from the conventional telecom company and government surveillance method, there are other methods to track the location of known and unknown callers too. So, let us try to find out some of the ways in which this task can be accomplished.   

Track Location Using IP Address Trackers

It becomes relatively easy to track a caller’s location if his/her phone has an active internet connection. If the callers have an active internet connection on their phone, all you need to do is create a location tracking URL and send it to the caller via any messaging platform like WhatsApp or SMS. These location tracking URLs can be created by using platforms like IP Logger.

When the caller opens that URL, you immediately find their IP address and the desired location can be easily tracked by using services like IP location trackers. The whole process can be summed up by understanding this simple fact that all you need is to send a bug to the targeted caller and hope that they open the message containing that bug. That is why the message containing the location tracking URL should seem attractive to the caller and things get easier once you apply some of your social skills. 

Smartphone Users

Who doesn’t have a smartphone these days, right? In the case of smartphone-using callers having popular operating systems like iOS, Android or BlackBerry, certain features can be used to locate the phones remotely. Android Location Manager, iCloud and Blackberry Protect can be used to track the device locations remotely.

IMEI and GPS Trackers

GPS is a technological marvel, and its applications are far more diverse than we can ever think of. GPS and IMEI trackers are amazing tools to track the mobile phone location of the people we know. With their help, you can even access the movements and track the user’s location live. The major pothole in using these features is that only those people who have installed the concerned apps, i.e. GPS and IMEI trackers, can be tracked in real time, and nobody else.

Tracking Location on Google Maps

If the person whose location you wish to find out has shared his/her location on Google maps, then it becomes incredibly easier to track their location using the phone number. On opening Google maps, there is a location sharing option provided in the left corner. You get the option of sharing your phone location and connecting it with the people you want to share your location with. This remains one of the smartest ways of tracking the location of people you genuinely care about. This is also an awesome way for parents to track their children’s whereabouts without having to worry about them.

Tracing Location via Apps

Any app that claims to show the location of a phone using its number is nothing more than a scam if the same app has not been installed in the caller’s phone. The only way to track the location via apps is by installing software onto that phone. Permission to enable location services must also be provided by the phone owner. The good thing about this is that people these days share their GPS location willingly.

A few apps like mSpy, Spyzie and Hoverwatch have turned out to be the surest ways of monitoring the location of a person along with tonnes of outstanding features. Compatible with all kinds of mobile and desktop devices along with multilingual customer support, these apps provide some of the best mobile tracking features. Worldwide services like Truecaller and Whitepages have also been known to reveal the identity and location of callers.

In a world filled with spam calls and unfamiliar numbers, technology goes a long way in helping gather information about callers, whether it is about their name or where they actually are. The methods discussed above are surely going to play a major role in helping you track the location of a phone and make you realize how simple this process really is.