Whistle to find your misplaced iPhone
iPhone users probably know you can use GPS to find the smartphone if it’s missing — but it’ll cost you a MobileMe subscription — but if your iPhone is somewhat nearby and you can’t seem to find it (in the couch cushions, for example), a new app makes the iPhone heard by simply whistling for it.
The 99ยข Where is My Phone? app lets you preselect from more than 30 audio clips — ranging from musical ringtones to animal sounds to bodily noises (yes, even burps and farts) — and that sound plays whenever you whistle up to 30 feet away.
You can also record your own sounds, which will play even if the iPhone has gone into sleep mode.
This clever app – available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish – should save you time looking for a lost phone, not to mention it’s fun to play tricks on your friends by planting the phone nearby and whistling to see their reaction.
Here’s a video about what you can do with it:
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Hey Marc, cool app, but how do you make sure it’s running when you end up leaving your phone somewhere? I thought there was no way to run apps in the background on an iPhone?
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You’re right…
No multitasking on the iPhone. This means that if you don’t manually activate the app each time you’re finished with your iPhone, it won’t work.
I think this app is useless until the iPhone can run apps in the background.
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Hi Simon,
The developer says it does continue to run when the iPhone is on standby (screen goes black but it’s still on) but if you power it off then it won’t work, no.
I haven’t downloaded it yet (or if would’ve been a review), but you raise a good question!
Marc
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Why wouldn’t you just call the phone? Can’t see that an app would replace this time tested recovery method.
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Paul, good point – however, I can see where this app. would come in handy for those who of us who have disconnected their land line in favour of their cell phone. I haven’t had a land line in a few years; and when I’m home alone, and it’s lost, this app would come in very handy.
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We desperately need an app that will run in the background ALWAYS and OVERRIDE the volume or mute settings and emit a clearly audible sound, for location purposes. Whistling or clapping should be just one option. You should also be able to log into a website and send a signal to your iphone and also be able to see it on a map. Perhaps, Apple should build this into the OS, and have the map locator on their website.
My $30 cordless phone is much more advanced in this regard than the $700 apple product, LOL!
Also, the phone is the perfect place to put door opening abilities. There should be an IR and wireless radio transmitter compatible with everything from garage door openers, TV remotes, to your front door.
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