Phone Insights ® - Frequently Asked Questions and Installation Instructions
What is Phone Insights?
Phone Insights is a world-leading phone tracking app. It tracks phone activities like the apps installed on a phone, phone contacts, and the phone's GPS location. The app is a free-to-download app on both Apple and Android smartphones.
How Does Phone Insights Work?
After installing the app on a smartphone, whether Android or iOS, the app starts storing the phone's activities, including contact information and apps installed on the phone. it uses GPS location transmission to ascertain the phone's location. It then sends the information to the official website of Phone Insights once there is an internet connection, every thirty minutes. That way, the user of the tracking app can go to the website to view helpful information on the phone they are tracking or monitoring. The information sent to the control panels is available for viewing 24/7. For a first-time user, the data collected from your phone by the app won't be immediately displayed on the control panel. After your first login, it may take up to 30 minutes before the data is available for viewing on the control panel. You need good internet on your phone for the app to send the collected data to the control panel. This includes the phones being monitored or tracked, and they should also have good internet connections: at least 3G or 4G connection, because the app needs a good internet connection to send information to the control panel for you to access that information. Restart the phone after twenty minutes if the data is still not displayed on the control panel.
What is meant by Location Tracking?
Location tracking has to do with determining the location of the phone user. This is done by using the GPS information from the phone to track where the phone has been at different times. On installing the app, the app starts tracking the phone's GPS location; it stores the area after every thirty minutes. It sends the information regarding the GPS location of the phone, which is stored in the control panel on the app's official website.
Can I Monitor the GPS Location of a Mobile Phone With Its Number?
The app tracks the GPS location of a mobile phone as long as it has an internet connection. You have to install the app on the phone you want to track and add it to your account with the app.
What Is Your Refund Policy?
When creating your account, the app may ask you for your credit card information, among other personal information. But this doesn't mean it will try to deduct from your bank balance. The app is a free phone tracking app that doesn't charge you for anything. It only collects your personal information to provide users with the best products and services.
How Do I Know If a Phone Insights Is Not A Scam?
PhoneInsights is not a scam app. The app is a trusted time tracking app with millions of downloads worldwide. If you read the privacy info, terms and agreement, and about the PhoneInsights brand, you will see that the app is not a scam. You can check various review sites like Trusted Reviews and find that the app is not a scam.
Is the App Secure?
The app is secure. Even though it asks for some information while creating your account, it won't give your information to a third-party organization. The app is entirely safe for family use. It doesn't steal your information, and it won't share your information with other people.
Is The App Legal?
The app is a legal solution to a widespread problem faced by people or parents with children who have smartphones. The app follows the laws governing everything that entails making a phone tracking app. The app is not intended for malicious use. It follows the necessary regulations and was only created to help parents protect their kids primarily.
Does It Allow viewing deleted Messages?
Remember that the app stores contact data, and when the phone is installed, the app sends such data to the control panel that you can access on the official website. If the app has gathered any data from a phone, it sends such data to the control panel on the official website. The app collects information on GPS location, phone contacts, and apps installed.
Is My Kid’s Phone Compatible with PhoneInsights?
Very likely. PhoneInsights is compatible with Android smartphones and Apple smartphones. For Android smartphones, it works fine on Android 2.2x, Android 2.3x, Android 4.0x, up to the latest Android versions. This makes up 97% of the total Android phones in use. However, it won't work on Android 2.1x and other earlier Android versions. It works on Android smartphones that have been rooted to alter the Android OS. Otherwise, the app is compatible with your kid's phone, so you have nothing to worry about regarding compatibility.
Can I track devices with the same account?
The simple answer is yes. Let's say you are a parent with three or even five kids. If you need to track your kids' phones, you only need to create an account with PhoneInsights on the official website. Then install the app on your kids' Apple or Android smartphones. The app will send helpful information for tracking their phones to the control panel so that you can view it. Lest we forget, the app allows you to track up to five phones with the same account. The app is genuinely a family phone tracking app.
Is PhoneInsights free?
The app is free to download and use on Apple and Android smartphones. You do not need to pay for any subscription or anything to use and enjoy the PhoneInsights app. Sometimes the best things are indeed free; that's what the creators of the PhoneInsights app have shown us.
Does the app work anywhere in the world, and with any mobile network provider?
Yes, the PhoneInsights app works worldwide. Even though the company is located in New York, USA, the app is available for download anywhere and can be used the same way in any other country. The app does not discriminate between mobile network providers; you only need a good connection, maybe 3G or 4G, or even better.
Do I need the phone I want to monitor to use PhoneInsights?
You must install the PhoneInsights app on the phone you want to track. Do this with the consent of the owner of the phone, as the PhoneInsights app is not meant to be downloaded on a person's phone without their permission.
Will my kid know it's installed?
Your kid will know the app is installed, and that's alright. But if you fear that your kid may uninstall the app, then download a smart lock app on the kid's phone to protect the PhoneInsights app and prevent it from being uninstalled without your permission. The app will notify the phone every twelve hours so the owner knows that the app is running on the phone.
How do I install PhoneInsights remotely?
You cannot install the PhoneInsights app remotely. You have to be there to do the entire installation.
Do I need to root the phone I want to monitor?
No, rooting the phone you want to monitor will stop the app from working on it.
Where can I see the information about the mobile phone I am tracking? Go to the control panel on the official website, PhoneInsights.app. Log in to your account, and you can view everything you need. The app is simple, just as the website is easy to use.
What if I need technical support?
PhoneInsights does not provide technical support. If you need any help, email support@PhoneInsights.app
. You can open a support ticket in the control panel and enter your username and password to access your account.
What is the cost of downloading and using the PhoneInsights software on my smartphone? This free download can monitor activity on as many as five phones from the same account. Please review our pages here at PhoneInsights.app for more information about installing and using PhoneInsights and other important information about this software.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS APP: PHONEINSGITHSIS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED, AND MAY NOT BE USED, TO SECRETLY OR SURREPTITIOUSLY OBTAIN DATA FROM A MOBILE PHONE WITHOUT THE USER'S CONSENT. DOWNLOADING PHONEINSIGHTS ON ANY PHONE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF THE OWNER IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND MAY BE A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AND/OR STATE PRIVACY LAWS. TO DETER UNLAWFUL AND/OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OR MISUSE OF the PHONEINSIGHTS, AN ICON WILL APPEAR ON THE PHONE TO INDICATE THAT THE APP HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED. A NOTIFICATION WILL APPEAR ON THE PHONE AT REGULAR INTERVALS, NOTIFYING THE USER OF THE MOBILE PHONE THAT DATA RELATING TO THE USER'S LOCATION AND/OR ACTIVITIES ARE BEING REMOTELY MONITORED, RECORDED AND ARCHIVED.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OR MISUSE OF PHONEINSIGHTS. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT DATA HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM YOUR PHONE WITHOUT PERMISSION THROUGH THE USE OF PHONEINSIGHTS, don't hesitate to get in touch with YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS PROMPTLY.
To deter unlawful and/or unauthorized use of the software and/or the secret or surreptitious gathering of data without the user's permission, an icon will appear on any smartphone on which PhoneInsights has been downloaded, and notifications are sent to the smartphone approximately every 12 hours to notify the user that app is running on the phone, and that specific data from the phone is being monitored and collected remotely.
HOW IT WORKS
After installing PhoneInsights software on the phone, which takes approximately 30 seconds, parents can monitor the following data from their child's Android smartphone: (1) GPS location data on a plotted map (updated every 30 minutes); (2) Contacts on a Phone; (3) Apps Installed on a Phone. All of this data is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from an account that can be established on our secure website at PhoneInsights.app.
What information does the app record from the smartphone on which it is installed?
The app will record the following activities on the smartphone on which it is installed. GPS Cell Phone Location Log - Approximately every 30 minutes, the smartphone's location will be logged using the GPS coordinates of the smartphone's location. Contacts on the Phone Installed apps on the Phone
What smartphones does the Software support?
The app is compatible with Android 2.3 and Android 9 phones. We are writing an iPhone version of PhoneInsights, which will be available soon.
How Do You Install PhoneInsights on Android Phones?
Once you click our free download buttons, you will be sent to our Google Play Android page, where you will click the link to install the software. It usually takes about 30 seconds to download. PhoneInsights installs on your Android phone just like any other Android marketplace app, with the only difference being that you will enter a username and password when you are installing it, and the software will begin to run in the background.
Make sure that GPS location data is enabled on the phone. Ensure you checked off GPS services to allow GPS tracking on the phone. Whether or not you have GPS location data enabled on the phone only affects the GPS Location tracking of PhoneInsights.
After about 1-5 minutes, a notification should appear in the notification tray at the top of the phone, indicating that PhoneInsights is running.
Log in to your control panel at www.PhoneInsights.app to validate the installation. The software may take up to 20 minutes on some phones to begin recording information. If no information has been received by then, try restarting your phone.
After this point, data will be transmitted from the phone to your account at PhoneInsights.app. You can use the web browser to log into your account anytime by entering the username and password used when installing the app.
At this point, you can make some calls, send some texts, and do some web-surfing to see if the data is being transmitted properly to the PhoneInsights.app control panel for you to view. The phone only transmits data to the control panel if data is enabled on the phone and there is an internet connection so that the software can send the data. You must log in within 7 days after downloading the software or the account will be deleted. Since this is a free service, we do not want to maintain accounts that are not being used.
To Uninstall PhoneInsights from your Phone.
To uninstall PhoneInsights, go to Settings > Applications.
Scroll down to click the PhoneInsights Icon, and you will be brought to this screen.
Click on Force Stop Then click Uninstall.
When the phone prompts you to hit OK to uninstall the software, you will see one more screen telling you the software has been removed.
If you sell, discard, or otherwise transfer a phone in any way, you must uninstall the software and delete the downloaded PhoneInsights from the phone.
Do you provide PhoneInsights phone support?
We do not provide phone technical support on the software at this time. You can email us at support@PhoneInsights.app
Or open a support ticket with us in the control panel, providing your user name and the account you used so we can access your account.
PhoneInsights in my Country?
The user agrees that it is the responsibility of the user of PhoneInsights to research and follow the applicable law in their country regarding the use of this software. By downloading and installing the app, you represent that the app will be used lawfully in accordance with the laws in your jurisdiction. You must also read and agree to our User Agreement before installing the app and using the service. Only install the app on SmartPhones you own; you must inform people using the smartphone that the software is on the smartphone and what it is tracking and keeping records of, by any applicable laws.
Does the software have to be physically installed on the SmartPhone?
Yes, you must possess the smartphone on which the software will be installed.
How to install the app on Android?
Click the free download link on the PhoneInsights.app website. You will be taken to the Google Play Android store so you can start the download. The download may take thirty seconds to complete, depending on your network signal. Before the installation, you will enter your preferred username and password, and the app will run in the background. Ensure that your GPS location data is turned on, and see that the GPS tracking service is enabled on your phone. After about one to five minutes, you will be notified that the app is running. Log in to the control panel from the app's official website to verify the installation. The app may not record your phone data until after about twenty minutes, then the data will be available on the control panel. If you don't see anything, confirm that your network is good, and then restart your phone. The app may not record your phone data until after about twenty minutes, then the data will be available on the control panel. If you don't see anything, confirm that your network is good, and then restart your phone.
How do I remove PhoneInsights from my Android phone?
Go to settings, then application, find the app icon, and tap. It will include a "FORCE STOP" page and "UNINSTALL". Tap "FORCE STOP" then "UNINSTALL".
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