aeGis is an OSS alternative to other security apps that interact via SMS.
This app uses the Device Administrator permission.
With aeGis you can:
-- Locate and track your phone if it goes missing or is stolen by receiving sms updates of its location.
-- Remotely lock your device with a password or pin number.
-- Remotely wipe your device.
-- Remotely backup up call logs or sms logs(or both) to either Dropbox or Google Drive.
-- Remotely enable sound on device and make it scream.
-- Create an IMSI(SIM Card) whitelist
aeGis will let you know via response if your action has been completed.
aeGis source code can be found at http://github.com/Decad3nce/Aegis
For inquiries or comments, please see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038762
HINT: Default unlock code if you manage to lock yourself out, is "aeGis" (case sensitive)
HINT: The application has to be started at least once on installation for receiver to work.
REASONS FOR PERMISSIONS:
Get Accounts:
This allows the application to retrieve the names of the gmail accounts on the device for backup services.
Read SMS:
This allows the application to backup the SMS' on your device to a backup service of your choice.
Read Contacts:
This allows the application to match numbers in your sms/call logs to real contacts on your device while doing a backup.
Read Call Log:
This allows the application to recover call logs to backup service of your choice.
Write Call Log:
Also needed while matching.
Receive SMS:
This allows the application to spawn the various activities.
Send SMS:
This allows the application to send a mapview in sms format to the originating address.
Precise Location:
This allows the application to track the devices location to be sent to location requesting originating address.
Control Vibration:
As-is.
Internet:
Needed implicitly by geocoder.
Currently supported:
1135 different devices, according to play store.
If you would like to donate to the project, see:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.decad3nce.aegisdonate
aeGis is an Android Tools app developed by Adnan Begovic and published on the Google play store. It has gained around 10000 installs so far, with an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 in the play store.
aeGis requires Android with an OS version of 4.0 and up. In addition, the app has a content rating of Everyone, from which you can decide if it is suitable to install for family, kids, or adult users. aeGis is an Android app and cannot be installed on Windows PC or MAC directly.
Android Emulator is a software application that enables you to run Android apps and games on a PC by emulating Android OS. There are many free Android emulators available on the internet. However, emulators consume many system resources to emulate an OS and run apps on it. So it is advised that you check the minimum and required system requirements of an Android emulator before you download and install it on your PC.
Below you will find how to install and run aeGis on PC:
If you follow the above steps correctly, you should have the aeGis ready to run on your Windows PC or MAC. In addition, you can check the minimum system requirements of the emulator on the official website before installing it. This way, you can avoid any system-related technical issues.
| aeGis APK 2.1.2.1 | 1.88 MB | 2.1.2.1 |
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