The 65-year-old of Patna, Bihar, has come up with an anti-theft mobile application that could successfully trace stolen phones and catch offenders using camera snapshots.
Ravi Nandan Sahay, who is not a computer science degree holder and has a postgraduate in statistics, has dedicated months learning cloud application development to create the anti-theft app titled “Get Your Lost Phone.”
How the ‘Get Your Lost Phone’ App Works
The app will bring instant digitally sourced clues for mobile owners and even police to hunt stolen and misplaced phones in a range of 20 meters.
This app operates covertly on your device every time the phone is locked through your screen passcode.
Detects Unauthorized Attempts: If anyone attempts to unlock your phone by feeding wrong codes, the front camera of the device will instantly click a photo of the concerned individual while the front camera clicks a shot.
Transmits Alerts Immediately: When setup, users can add up to two emergency contact numbers along with a principal email. In cases of attempted break-in with a wrong code, the app instantly transfers captured images of intruders along with live GPS details to two alternative numbers and an email account.
Cloud Back-end: While the app failed under different AI-driven architectures and methods, Sahay was able to create the application on a cloud-based ecosystem, eventually creating the functioning tool successfully.
The Idea Behind the App
Despite having two children working as professional software developers, Sahay did the challenging task himself since both of their schedules were too packed to develop such an app.
“I’ve been asking them for long that a mobile application helping safeguard people from phone robbery must come into effect. But because of work engagements the children cannot invest time and space… so I myself have learned how to create an app and I have created on the You tube.. So took 3-4 months to obtain success.. ”
– Ravi Nandan Sahay, app creator
Creator Profile & App Breakdown
Get Your Lost Phone was developed by Ravi Nandan Sahay, 65, from Patna, Bihar, India. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from B.N. College and an M.Sc. in Statistics from Patna University.
The app is currently available on the Google Play Store.
Unlike similar apps that charge around ₹2,000 per year, Sahay offers it for an annual subscription of just ₹500.
