Location sharing over SMS — no internet, no account, no data required.
About this app
Location sharing that respects your privacy and your data plan. This phone track app (PhoneTrack SMS) responds to text message requests with your GPS coordinates — no internet required, no account needed, no data used.
It focuses on one thing and keeps it simple. A trusted contact texts your keyword and the phone texts back a location and an OpenStreetMap link. Need regular check-ins? Subscribe for periodic updates that include how far and which direction you've moved. The sender doesn't even need the app installed.
New requests are held in a PENDING state until you decide: APPROVED numbers always get a reply, BLOCKED numbers are quietly ignored. You don't have to think about it until you want to.
Features: * One-shot location request: reply with GPS fix + OpenStreetMap link * Subscriptions: periodic updates with heading and distance delta (e.g. ⇐314m) * Approval gate: PENDING → APPROVED / BLOCKED * Zero internet permission — SMS only, always * No account, no cloud, no tracking * Android 8.0 (API 26) and later
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by gideontek.
What's New in v1.1
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Subscribe command now uses --time flag instead of --hours
- * VS Code / VSCodium build and debug support added
Version history
May 14, 2026 · 10.3 MB · Android API 26–35 · code 2
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Subscribe command now uses --time flag instead of --hours
- * VS Code / VSCodium build and debug support added
SHA-256 777343be081efca91de9ce876038ab831459606822baff549ae2d26c037e74ca
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.gideontek.phonetrack is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
No earlier build is on record for PhoneTrack SMS, so there is nothing to roll back to yet. When a second version is published, this section will explain how to move between them safely.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
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Other sources
F-Droid listing
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Source code
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App Information
Security Verification
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SHA-256 Hash
777343be081efca91de9ce876038ab831459606822baff549ae2d26c037e74ca
Signing certificate
9d0053cadf75617e8b8d1ff9841b9f45e09b7189deb41b6dfa0804168a666647
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Previous Versions
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