Have you ever had suspicions when you ask someone who they have been talking to and their reply seems dishonest? How can you really gain access to see exactly who they are talking to in order to see if they are telling the truth or not? FlexiSPY and its contact capturing feature included in our mobile spy software is here to help.
Track Android Call History – Getting Started
Step 1 – Login to the Dashboard
Step 2 – Click the Calls tab and then click Phone.
Step 3 – See the call logs captured by FlexiSPY.
Done
We hope through this short tutorial, you’ll be able to see just how powerful FlexiSPY is when it comes to monitoring android phones. BUT, there’s so much more to FlexiSPY than capturing call logs. Stay tuned for further articles in this series explaining how to use each and every FlexiSPY feature.
Are you worried that your teenagers are spending too much time playing games when they should be studying at school?
Are your staff out in the field but spending too much time on Facebook instead of working with clients and closing sales?
FlexiSPY is here to with our installed application feature, integrated with our Mobile Spy Software allowing you to see exactly how and what programs they are using on their phone.
Spy On Installed Android Applications – Getting Started
Step 1 – Log into your FlexiSPY dashboard.
Step 2 – Click the Control Center tab.
Step 3 – Click Feature Controls
Step 4 – Click the Get Installed Apps button
Step 5 – Click the Get Installed Apps Now button when prompted
Step 6 – Confirmation will appear that the command was sent successfully.
you’ll need to wait for the application data to be captured. it’ll then be uploaded to your dashboard
Step 7 – View the list of currently installed applications. Click the Apps tab and then click Show All.
Done – you should now see the list of currently installed applications on their Android smartphone.
We hope though this short article you can fully see how powerful FlexiSPY is when it comes to spying on an Android smartphone.
But there is so much more to FlexiSPY than just capturing phone applications!
Stay tuned for further articles in this series explaining how to use each and every FlexiSPY feature.
Sending SMS messages is one of the most popular forms of communication in the world with children, teens and employers sending far more text messages than making actual phone calls. So, here’s a guide for how to spy on text messages with FlexiSPY’s SMS tracker – the perfect tool for monitoring Android devices.
Spy On Android SMS Messages – Getting Started
Step 1 – Login to your FlexiSPY dashboard.
Step 2 – Click the Messages tab and then SMS.
Step 3 – See the SMS messages that FlexiSPY has captured -they’ll be listed for your viewing-
Done
You’re now succesfully spying on their SMS messages!
Through this short article, you can see how powerful FlexiSPY is when it comes to spying on Android devices. But – there’s so much more to FlexiSPY than just capturing SMS messages.
Stay tuned for furthers articles in this series explaining how to use each and every FlexiSPY feature.
Viber is a relatively new form of instant messaging compared to the likes of Skype and Whatsapp or LINE but it is still nonetheless popular.
If you know someone who is spending perhaps too much time on Viber then our Mobile Spy Software and its Viber capturing capabilities will immediately allow you to see just exactly who they are talking to on Viber.
Spy On Android Viber Chats – Getting Started
Step 1 – Log in to your FlexiSPY dashboard
Step 2 – Click the Messages tab and then click IM and then Viber.
Step 3 – View The Viber chats captured by FlexiSPY
Done
It’s as simple as that,
We hope through this short article you can fully see how powerful FlexiSPY is when it comes to spying on an Android smartphone, but there is so much more to FlexiSPY than just capturing Viber chats! Stay tuned for further articles in this series explaining how to use each and every FlexiSPY feature.
This article was inspired by a recent post on the FlexiSPY blog about FlexiSPY’s WeChat for Android feature from an interested reader who wanted to know how to root an Android phone. You can read that article here. Please remember also to read the full disclaimer at the end of this article as rooting an Android phone and the maintenance of their Android device is solely your responsibility.
Since the posting of this article, we have introduced The FlexiSPY Installation Service. Feel free to read through the rest of this post though if you don’t mind going through the rooting process yourself!
Now that we have got all that out the way we can get started!
FlexiSPY wants to help more customers get the most out of FlexiSPY’s Mobile Spy Software, which is we want to get more and more people using rooted Android phones.
We all know that Android phones are superb phones and offer much more versatility and customization options than other smartphone platforms on the market such as iPhone but this comes at a price.
Rooting.
The SuperSU rooting dialog asking for root permission for a program on an Android phone
Rooting is performed by you, the user, performing a software tweak that grants you root access to the phone file system of their Android phone.
But you may be wondering what is root access?
Root access is a computing term associated mainly with the Linux and OSX operating systems that you normally find on computers.
The Windows equivalent would be an Administrator account.
In essence, having root access on an Android phone allows you to do absolutely anything you wish to the Android phone in terms of installing software, configuring the phone and such.
FlexiSPY wants to get you rooted.
After all it is the art of rooting that allows you to really get the most out of FlexiSPY for Android.
FlexiSPY for Android can capture IM messages from many popular clients such as LINE and Facebook
FlexiSPY for Android allows you to listen in tocalls in real-time
FlexiSPY for Android allows you to listen in to the phone’s surroundings
That sure sounds tempting doesn’t it?
Remember to root the Android first before physically installing FlexiSPY for Android. This way you’ll be able to access all of our amazing features.
But don’t worry. Rooting is nearly not as hard as you think now that FlexiSPY is here to help!
Rooting not only allows you to get the most out of FlexiSPY, but many other popular Android applications are far better if you have rooted the phone.
For example, on a rooted Android phone the following applications, the same as FlexiSPY, become far more powerful and offer far more value to you as a customer.
Titanium Backup allows for automated system backups meaning that backing up the Android phone is so much simpler, easier and more comprehensive compared to backing up a non-rooted Android phone.
Metamorph allows you to change the theme of the entire phone. If you are bored with how the Android OS looks and have always wanted to change the software visually to then rooting and Metamorph is the answer.
AndGuardPro blocks annoying pop-up ads whilst browsing. We have all used or are using ad-blockers on our computers to avoid nasty viruses and such but, through rooting an Android phone, this is now possible on an Android phone too but only rooting makes it possible.
SSH Tunnel encrypts all internet traffic on your phone. Do you not want people to see your internet traffic and potentially see what you search for and your online activities whilst using an Android phone? Simply root the phone and install SSH Tunnel to start encrypting all network traffic on an Android phone to protect your privacy online.
Tasker allows you to automate tasks on an Android phone. This means that you can potentially, through rooting an Android phone and installing Tasker, automate the entire operation of the phone making using it so much simpler.
SetCPU allows you to control the speed and behavior of your Android phone’s CPU. It used to be that only computers made overclocking possible so that you could squeeze a bit more juice out of them and make them faster. Rooting has changed all that and just by simply rooting an Android phone and installing SetCPU you can make an Android phone perform even faster than you thought possible.
But all of these great features are only possible through rooting an Android phone first.
FlexiSPY is now the first company who offer Android smartphone tracking software to actively reach new and existing customers who need help with rooting their Android phone to get more out of using FlexiSPY for Android.
Here’s how!
Simply make sure you have physical access to the Android phone. Then comment on this post with the following information about the device:
Android phone make and model
Android phone OS version
Android phone network provider
You can find this by going to Settings > About Phone on the target device and it will look similar to the picture below.
Android OS information as shown on an Android phone
That wasn’t so hard, was it?
Now we have that information from you it is FlexiSPY’s turn to help you!
We will then endeavor to look for a rooting guide to root that particular phone and reply to your comment so that you can then perform the steps to root aphone to get the most out of FlexiSPY for Android and experience the most powerful smartphone tracking software on the market today.
Please remember though that FlexiSPY is only compatible with Android phones running Android OS 4.0.x up to Android 4.2.x at this time and also that not all Android phones can be rooted.
FlexiSPY is not responsible for any rooting tools contained in any guides that are given or the content of any external websites containing the guides you follow to root an Android phone.
So how can you get started?
Did you also know that FlexiSPY already has an extensive list of root guides for Android phones already?
It’s a great place to start which you can view here.
But if your particular model is not listed or a guide is no longer available or you just want to ask questions about the rooting process then we will be happy to help.
Once we have given you a guide and you have performed the steps you can easily verify you have rooted the phone by looking for a new application shown called SuperSU as shown below.
That wasn’t so hard, was it?
Now we have that information from you it is FlexiSPY’s turn to help you!
We will then endeavor to look for a rooting guide to root that particular phone and reply to your comment so that you can then perform the steps to root a phone to get the most out of FlexiSPY for Android and experience the most powerful smartphone tracking software on the market today.
Please remember though that FlexiSPY is only compatible with Android phones running Android OS 4.0.x up to Android 4.2.x at this time and also that not all Android phones can be rooted.
FlexiSPY is not responsible for any rooting tools contained in any guides that are given or the content of any external websites containing the guides you follow to root an Android phone.
So how can you get started?
Did you also know that FlexiSPY already has an extensive list of root guides for Android phones already?
It’s a great place to start which you can view here.
But if your particular model is not listed or a guide is no longer available or you just want to ask questions about the rooting process then we will be happy to help.
Once we have given you a guide and you have performed the steps you can easily verify you have rooted the phone by looking for a new application shown called SuperSU as shown below.
A rooted Android phone application screen with SuperSU clearly visible
But surely it’s possible to see the SuperSU icon on the Android phone we hear you say?
Don’t worry about detection!
FlexiSPY is still the only Android smartphone software on the market that is completely undetectable despite
what you may read on competitor websites.
FlexiSPY for Android being installed on a rooted Android phone asking for root permissions
And here’s why.
FlexiSPY for Android being installed on a rooted Android phone asking to hide SuperSU
Yes! That’s right!
· FlexiSPY hides itself and all its icons
· FlexiSPY hides SuperSU and its icons
· FlexiSPY is not picked up by Lookout Antivirus for Android
· FlexiSPY is not picked up by Zapper Task Killer for Android
When we said FlexiSPY is completely undetectable we meant it!
Simply contact us in the comments and we will be happy to assist you although it may take up to 48 hours to get a response if you ask us to find you a specific rooting guide for the target phone.
Please remember that results are not guaranteed through the guides that we provide as the steps and rooting process are ultimately performed by you but the guides will match up to the specifications of the Android phone as best we can manage.
If we can match the specifications of the device that you provide with a guide and you are willing enough to try it then all the more chances of success for you.
So get in touch and let’s see what we can do to help you get the most out of spying with FlexiSPY for Android.
Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for any rooting tools or the entire rooting process. By reading this article you hereby agree that FlexiSPY is not in any way liable for any damages incurred from performing the rooting process incorrectly.
Be safe and do your own research as well before performing the rooting process. It is entirely your own responsibility and FlexiSPY is merely acting as a guide. By reading past this notice you have agreed that FlexiSPY is not responsible in any way for the rooting guides given or external sites or software that occur as a result of reading this article.
Please also remember that FlexiSPY has to be installed physically on to an Android phone so to install FlexiSPY or to root the phone you will need physical access to the device.
Do you have a feeling that they are looking at sites they should not be on their smartphone?
Have you ever wondered why they spend so much time on the internet on their phone and what they are up to?
With FlexiSPY’s mobile spy software, and its bookmarks feature you can easily and quickly see the sites they bookmark on the phone giving you exactly what they are looking at the most.
Note: You’ll need to have purchased FlexiSPY and installed it on your target’s smartphone before you’ll be able to follow this guide.
Spy On Android Web Bookmarks – Getting Started
Step 1 – Log into your FlexiSPY dashboard.
Step 2 – Click The Control Center tab.
Step 3 – Click Feature Controls.
Step 4 – Click Get Bookmarks
Step 5 – Click The Get Bookmarks Now Button.
Step 6 – Confirmation will appear to show that the command was sent successfully.
Wait 10-30 minutes for all bookmark data to be captured and then uploaded to your FlexiSPY dashboard.
Step 7 – Click The Websites tab and then click B.Marks
Step 8 – You will see that FlexiSPY has successfully captured the website bookmarks from their phone for you to view.
Done
We hope though this short article you can fully see how powerful FlexiSPY is when it comes to spying on a smartphone.
But there is so much more to FlexiSPY than just capturing browsed websites!
Stay tuned for further articles in this series explaining how to use each and every FlexiSPY feature.
Have you ever wondered how to spy on Android internet browsing history? What about parents who are concerned about what websites your underage child is visiting? Or maybe your employee has a history of visiting inappropriate websites on company computers? Or perhaps you concerned that someone is accessing your laptop without your knowledge?
Put your mind at ease with FlexiSPY and learn how to spy on Android internet browsing history. In this post we’ll be explaining how to spy on someone’s web history – with FlexiSPY’s Mobile Spy Software – on Android.
Spy On Android Internet Browsing History – Getting Started
Thing’s You’ll Need (If FlexiSPY isn’t already installed on their phone)
15 – 20 minutes of your time (depending on the make/model of their smartphone
If you have these three things, you’re good to go, let’s get started!
3 EASY STEPS
Step One – Login Into Your FlexiSPY Dashboard
Step Two – Click The Websites tab and then click Activity.
Step Three – View the list of websites that they browsed
Done
We hope that in this short article you were able to see just how easy it is to use FlexiSPY to find out what they’ve been up to on their web browser.
In today’s spyphone industry, some vendors make incredible claims to convince readers that their product is the absolute best. Maybe it’s the last product you’ll ever need that does everything!
We do understand how advertising is supposed to work, but what happens when an advertised “flagship” feature doesn’t even exist What if you purchased a car based on an advertisement that it has full time 4WD and a twin turbo system, only to find it was rear wheel drive only and no turbo units?
We’d call that false advertisement, wouldn’t you?
StealthGenie is now advertising Live Call Intercept for iPhone, Android and Blackberry. This is interesting as currently there are no StealthGenie products that actually include Live Call Interception.
The above advertising is now found online at the StealthGenie web site, although no SG product actually offers this Call Interception feature. It might be a plan for the future, something they are working on or merely wishful thinking! But don’t get taken in by false advertisements. While StealthGenie’s web site may be less than trustworthy, the SG Live Chat support has been willing to confirm that no Live Call Interception yet exists.
FlexiSPY is so far the only spyphone product on the market which includes an actual, Live Call Intercept feature.
They say you learn more about yourself from your critics than your fans. That’s why, while we enjoy being told we have great products and customer support, we are more interested in the one single criticism we get regularly.
The criticism being…, “FlexiSPY is expensive”
It’s like being a super hot woman that men wont approach because they think she’s stuck up.
But is this true? We had meticulously designed our products and price points to be the best value, so why did this perception exist. As we were coming off the back of a spyphone survey we carried out, in which over 1700 new customers participated, the time was right to do something about it.
Some Background First
The current FlexiSPY line up currently comes in two versions – PREMIUM and EXTREME, retailing at 149 and 349 respectively. 349 dollars may seem like a lot to ask but when you look closely, its great value, and EXTREME actually continues to outsell PREMIUM.
However, for those people who only hear of FlexiSPY secondhand, or listen to the misleading comparisons made by our competitors who compare their lower capability products against ours, its easy to understand why this perception exists.
WHY EXTREME IS PRICED AS IT IS
First let us explain why FlexiSPY EXTREME costs so much.
The reason, is that it does things that no other spyphone can, namely call interception and spy calls.
Call Interception, also known as Call Tapping lets you listen in to a phone conversation as it is happening. This is a tremendously difficult feature to develop, requiring a lot of time, access to a lot of different devices, and the resources to able to test on many international phone networks.
Spy Call is the ability to open the device microphone and listen to the device surroundings.And most importantly, this has to be done without any indication to the user or their callers.
No other spyphone product does Call Interception, and no other product does Spy Calls properly. Its tough to develop, its tough to make it work consistently across all the variations of hardware and firmware and its especially tough to test given there are over 300 GSM networks worldwide. This is an expensive thing to do.
And that’s why FlexiSPY EXTREME is priced at $349, because you cannot get this feature elsewhere. Comparing FlexiSPY EXTREME to mSpy or Stealthgenie is like comparing a linen jacket to a spacesuit. By their own admission Stealthgenie does not do call interception even though they advertise it – go figure.
So what is the right comparison to the other spy software products?
PREMIUM – A NO BRAINER
The answer is FlexiSPY PREMIUM.
We created PREMIUM to offer more features at a lower annual cost than any of the competition. We wanted to give comparison spyphone shoppers a no brainer choice. How many features, what annual cost – the answer is always PREMIUM. Comparison shoppers want the best bang for the buck, and don’t need every single tool available.
Currently priced at 149 USD, PREMIUM has 130 features, which is actually more than mSpy, Stealthgenie, Mobile Spy and Mobisteath have.
However, we are not perfect, and sometimes the competition do things better, and this came through in the spyphone survey. We were being told that we had the best features, the best quality and the best value, but the others had subscription plans that allowed a lower cost of entry, because everyone who wanted spy calls and call interception could not stretch to 349.
In business, its not wise to react to what the competition does, but when customers say something, you jump.
That’s why we will be introducing two things.
Payment Plans & Spyphone Builder
Firstly, we will have subscription plans that are flexible. Monthly, quarterly, bianual, and annual subscriptions will be introduced in january 2014.
The second thing we are introducing is our new spyphone builder. It’s a revolution in how you purchase spyphone software. We will explain this in an upcoming post, so if you want to find out, we suggest that you like us on Facebook.
We always take customers opinions seriously, so we ask you,
do you think flexispy is expensive? What price should it be Let us know by leaving us a comment below
After giving our customers the power to monitor cellphones with our iphone tracker, and mobile spy software for the better part of decade, it’s been clear for some time that there are a lot of other folks besides mobile users who could benefit from our experience and know-how. Specifically, a full blown monitoring solution for Windows, OSX and Linux.
It was while researching this that we discovered that while keyloggers did indeed grab keystrokes, they did a poor job of actually turning this information into something useful, namely, the identification of passwords.
Trying to find a password in a page full of keystroke data is like trying to find a beer in the Sahara. So, on the way to the full desktop monitoring solution, we’ve been developing this keylogger for Mac and Windows we’re calling Project Blueblood.
Taking It A Step Further
Like other keyloggers it detects every stroke made on a keyboard. But Blueblood takes it a step further by the use of rules that are designed to identify scenarios that are likely to contain passwords. When this happens, Blueblood takes a screen snapshot and delivers it for review. This added layer of intelligence filters out the time wasting keystroke junk and zeroes in on the text that can make the difference between routine monitoring and gathering valuable facts. We believe that Blueblood is the first keylogger to give you this kind of sniper-scope text capture capability.
OTHER KEYLOGGERS DON’T GET THE JOB DONE
Other keyloggers deliver raw or lightly formatted captured text that you have to sift through to find anything useful. Examples of the criteria are to watch applications or web pages, and narrow in on them by specifying application domain names, page titles, URL substrings, length of input and so on. When scenarios occur that trigger any of these rules, Blueblood records it, flags it and sends it off to you along with a screen shot of the login page so you can see the password as it was originally typed in.
Clearing The Cache
One interesting problem we found during our research was the issue of cached passwords. Clearly, no keylogger can capture something that is not typed in, so we put our mind to fixing this. We designed Blueblood to let you specify individual applications anddomains to be cleared of cached information, forcing the user to retype their password. This granular approach means that the user is unlikely to become suspicious as only one app or domain will ask them to enter their password again.
Blueblood’s design point is to clear only cookies of a specified website or application, and not the whole browser. And you can set it to watch only previously visited websites or all browsers. What all this means is that you’ll spend less time and effort getting exactly the information you need.
Release Date
Blueblood is currently planned for a January launch, with the full monitoring solution, called Redblood following in March. Give us your e-mail and we’ll inform you the minute Blueblood is available, AND you’ll get a 50% discount on your purchase just for signing up.
One of the most popular features of our mobile monitoring software is its ability to capture messages such as Facebook, LINE, WeChat, Skype, WhatsApp and SMS. Apps such as LINE and WeChat may not be big in the west, but they are huge in other parts of the world. That’s why FlexiSPY now translates!
It’s a sign of increasing globalization that we get requests to translate Facebook messages, translate LINE message and translate SMS from one language to another. Examples include parents of bilingual children or employers who work in multinational corporations and deal with foreign team members or clientson a regular basis.
Sure, translations systems are available – Google Translate being a fantastic example of what’s possible with machines. But even so, when it comes to translating language pairs that include, English, Thai, Tagalog and Russian, automated translations do a pretty terrible job.
Lets Take A Look At These Translations
Russian Google Translation Fail
Spanish Google Translation Fail
As you can see, you simply cannot expect a machine to translate slang, dialects, grammar or even the latest text abbreviation.
A BETTER WAY
We thought there had to be a better way to approach this and the answer was clear: Human Translations.
One great asset we have at FlexiSPY is our international staff, with over seven different languages being spoken in our offices. So, we decided to integrate a human translation service directly into the FlexiSPY portal as a proof of concept project.
Here’s What We Came Up With
We added the ability for the FlexiSPY portal to detect the language type of any message that is captured and see if there is a translation service available. If there is, it will display a ‘translate’ option. When selected, this option sends the phrase to a translator. When the translation is complete, the message changes to ‘translation available’ which the user can click to see the translation.
The user pays for the translation by purchasing translation credits.
The system is already available via ThaiSpy, a company who is licensing our technology to do Thai to English translations of Facebook, LINE and other messages, and we plan to introduce it to FlexiSPY soon.
Here’s A Screenshot Of The Translation Service In Action
What languages would you like to see included in the next version of FlexiSPY?
Spyphone vendors everywhere got an early Christmas present today with the announcement of the jailbreak for iOS7.
A Bit Of Background First.
Without a jailbreak, it’s not possible to create the kind of powerful spy software, like FlexiSPY, that can run undetected. In fact, without a jailbreak, only the most trivial applications are possible, but there are only so many Flashlight programs the market can bear!
So, because there was no jailbreak for iOS7, for the last few months, anyone who wanted to spy on an iPhone was out of luck. To make things worse, over 70 % of iPhone users had already upgraded to iOS7. iOS7 was not only un-jailbreakable (is there such a word?), but could also not be downgraded to the 6.x versions that would have allowed the installation of monitoring software.
A Pretty Sucky Situation.
Update
The engineers did it. FlexiSPY is now available for iOS7, check it out here – and thanks for your patience.
You’ve seen it before, a website absolutely loaded with practically an army of “as seen on – NBC, CNN, FOX NEWS, BBC, CSNBC, BB – these sites seem to have half their page filled with these logo’s and often times, the logo’s don’t lead anywhere, there was never any article written about that website to begin with, it didn’t even have permission to use the logo of that site. You may have recently heard about Samsung’s Astroturfing fiasco where Samsung was hiring contractors to write forum posts that praised Samsung devices, trashed competitors, and downplayed bad news. While that’s definitely not cool, it doesn’t come close to the lies going on in the SpyPhone world.
Why the logo jacking
The reason why companies are now logo jacking is to exploit the theory of social proof. Social Proof is basically this: if you see a person do something safely and successfully, you’ll feel more secure in doing that same thing. Where doubts might have been, they are no longer as prevalent when you see that the action it is possible. The problem occurs when the social proof is bought, or faked, then this proof is no longer accurate, and people are being lied to – problems start happening.
Examining mSpy’s social proof
Now with this understanding of what logojacking is, we’ll take a look into the SpyPhone realm to see if there’s any logojacking going on. The site being looked at will be mSpy, starting with the business testimonials banner on their home page.
Here’s A Picture of Their Banner
This banner references CNN, CNBC, The New York Times, and BBC. It also shows off some customer testimonials, from three guys.
The Cues of Scam Sites
There are cue’s that prospective customers on a product site should take into consideration when trying to determine if the product is legitimate or not.
Things to look out for,
A forged Better Business Bureau assurance Seal leading to a real looking report
knowing this, I started to research the testimonials located on the mSpy page.
I first tried to click on the images in the banner to read the supposed articles about mSpy, but I was unable to, turns out it was just a banner image that someone put together with photo editing software. So, I searched for each individual reference to try to find the supposed articles, manually.
The affiliated logos search
CNN – I searched the CNN website with the Keywords: mSpy to try to find any related article. I was unable to find any article mentioning mSpy.
The New York Times – I searched the NYT website with mSpy but was unable to find any article mentioning mSpy. A list of Spy articles were the result of the search, but none of those articles mentioned mSpy.
CNBC – Searching the CNBC website, I couldn’t find any article that linked to mSpy.
BBC – I searched the BBC website, and I couldn’t find any article that mentioned mSpy.
CrunchBase – I searched the CrunchBase website and found that mSpy created a profile on the CrunchBase website. While CrunchBase doesn’t directly reference mSpy, and putting the logo of CrunchBase on the mSpy testimonial section IS misleading, it doesn’t qualify as logojacking.
What it means
mSpy hasn’t been mentioned in any of the corporations that they claimed they had been referenced in. The only website that I was able to find mSpy information on was CrunchBase, where mSpy created a corporate profile.
Customer Testimonials
mSpy also features several customer testimonials. The reviews look like they might be legitimate, although it should be noted that it’s verycommon for companies to outsource people to write reviews for them, and we’ve seen that mSpy has a track record for faking references – So, it’s not out of the question. If the customer testimonials ARE in fact legit, then kudos to them. Otherwise, with their history of lies, prospective customers might want to think twice.
You would be forgiven for thinking that mobile spy software has been around since God was a boy. Considering the rate of change since the Internet took over our lives, one could argue that you are right!
The reality, however, is that it’s only been ten years since the world first saw a commercial service allowing you to spy on a mobile becoming available on a subscription business model. That’s a pretty cheeky concept when you think about it 😉
So for those of you who stay awake at night asking questions like “what’s the history of mobile spy software,” this article is for you.
We did a little research and then compiled an infographic showing the emergence of the major players in the spyphone business, and a chronology of the release our products.
Here’s How We Did It.
We established the date of the establishment of spyphone vendors from the release of their websites because that’s when they could actually sell anything.
Our first step was to look at the domain research website to get the date of the domain name registration – but domain registration alone is only a part of the story because a site can lay dormant or the registration may predate the current owner’s involvement.
So we also took a look at the WayBack Machine (http://archive.org/web/), an online archive listing over 360 billion entries going back to 1996. The WayBack Machine crawls websites all over the Internet at periodic intervals, documenting and archiving historical points in time.
This gives us a snapshot of how long a company or a website has actually been around, and sometimes what they were doing at a specific period. WayBack Machine features a calendar display of individual capture dates.
You’ll notice FlexiSPY predates all of the competition, and we are proud to have inspired so many imitators – after all, it’s the ultimate flattery. Yet being the oldest or original does not guarantee anything, but our offer to buy back a competitor’s product surely speaks for itself.
If you have tried to use the mSpy refund policy then you will definitely know the meaning of Caveat Emptor. Translated as Buyer Beware, it refers to the situation where a buyer feels deceived by a sellers marketing, but has no legal recourse or remedy.
The most common cause for buyer’s remorse is the seller’s use of fine print. We all know this one – right? It’s when the seller mesmerizes the buyer with seductive claims while hiding caveats or other important information by burying it in text that is very user unfriendly.
Which brings us back nicely to the mSpy refund policy…
mSpy’s Questionable Policy
Touted as a 10 day money back guarantee, the mSpy fine print is a masterpiece. It contains so many exclusions that it’s impossible to find one example where a buyer would actually get their money back at all.
Let’s start by looking at what they tell the customer before they buy.
The mSpy FAQ states “If there is something you dislike about our application, you can get your money back within 10 days after the purchase.”
However the fine print tells a story so different it directly contradicts this. mSpy’s published refund restrictions include any request for “Personal reasons (“I’ve changed my mind”, “I’ve made a purchase by mistake”, etc.).” Clearly, this excludes refunds “if there is something you don’t like about our application”.
What They’re Really Saying
In fact mSpy’s policy clearly states “No refund can be granted to MSpy customers in case their reasons for a refund are completely beyond our control.” mSpy doesn’t list a single legitimate reason within their control, but they do offer a long list of practical reasons you can’t request a refund for.
These include: If you can’t get hold of the Target phone, if you changed your mind or purchased by mistake, no Internet on Target service, can’t jailbreak or root the phone, among a long list of others. If the app stops working a day or two into it and mSpy tells you it’s an Internet issue, well this is also outside of their control.
Make no mistake, mSpy does not allow you to request a refund because you “dislike” the application (as the FAQ states), or happen to be dissatisfied by its performance for any reason. If you want to see mSpy’s fine print on everything you can’t be refunded for, take a look here
Of course, fine print may be perfectly legal but it is ethically questionable. While mSpy are doing nothing “wrong”, their refund policy could be used as an academic case study in the art of using fine print to negate their promise to refund your money.
So what can you do if you’ve purchased an mSpy product you’re not happy with?
Not Happy With mSpy?
Fortunately, FlexiSPY offers a trade-in program for anyone who feels taken advantage of, either by mSpy or any spyphone company. Here is how it works.
If you can’t resolve the problem directly with mSpy, talk to us on
Live Chat. We will calculate what’s left on your mSpy license and give it to you as a discount on a purchase of FlexiSPY EXTREME. That’s right – there is no need to spend the same money twice!
Our Refund Policy
But what about FlexiSPY’s refund policy – what’s different about us?
Unlike mSpy, FlexiSPY has a no quibble policy and there is no fine print. It’s been this way since 2006, when we invented the spyphone. All you have to show is that you are unhappy with your purchase and we will refund your money. Indeed, we have never refused a refund inside the 10 day window.
Of course, our finance guys were not initially exactly ecstatic about such an open policy – after all some customers are difficult and a few are dishonest – but in the long run, we gain an army of happy customers giving us referral business.
Get on board, and help people just like yourself. If you think the mspy refund policy is a scam, or if you have been burned by a less than reputable spyphone company, tell us about it and we will investigate and publish our findings here.
The Christmas season has come around again, and that means lots of shopping for friends and family – buy them a gift, make them happy, they buy you a gift – it makes you happy. But perhaps the best gift that you’ve probably been overlooking is the gift of safety. Protecting your family is serious, but it shouldn’t break the bank. We wanted to alleviate some of that Christmas burden by offering a 10% Holiday Discount on ALL of our products! Monitor you loved ones, but do it at the right price. *The prices will automatically adjust in your cart.
Skype is one of the most popular instant messaging programs available, used by more than 663 million registered users at of the end of 2010 worldwide. But have you ever wished you could view the content of someone else’s Skype chats? If they have Skype on their phone then our iPhone Tracking Software and its Skype capturing feature is just what you need.
15 – 20 minutes of your time (depending on the make/model of their smartphone)
If you have made sure all of the FlexiSPY requirements listed have been met then you are ready to start reading other people’s Skype chats.
Let’s Get Started
Step One – Log Into The Dashboard
Step Two – Click The Messages Tab. Then Click IM And Then Skype.
Step Three – View The Skype Chats Captured By FlexiSPY
Done!
All of the captured Skype messages are shown to you in your dashboard, and you are now successfully spying on their Skype chats!
It’s as simple as that.
FlexiSPY Software is now available for Android 4.3
But – feel free to read the rest of this post.
So you Want to spy on their brand new Galaxy Note 3 running OS 4.3, but you haven’t found any compatible or genuine spyphone software that works with OS 4.3?
Don’t worry, while we’re not there yet, FlexiSPY and our team of talented developers are hard on the case.
The Development Process
When creating spying software for Android there are two elements our dev’s have to consider.
What features work on a phone that is not rooted (e.g. any Android phone from a store).
What features work on a phone that is rooted (e.g. an Android phone modified after purchase).
Usually on an unmodified Android phone the very basics of our spying features are possible;
Capturing contacts, SMS, MMS, GPS, Media (images, audio, video,) and capturing browser history.
But it’s when an Android phone has been rooted that FlexiSPY can really get creative and useful.
If rooted, we can capture Facebook, LINE, WeChat, Listen in on their phone calls, listen to their phone surroundings, and so much more.
It Takes Time
Unfortunately it takes a lot longer to get features working on a rooted platform than on a non-rooted one, and Android devices, especially the most popular ones (e.g. Samsung Galaxy S4) need to be rooted when running on the latest OS version.
One handset may be rooted immediately after it is launched.
Another may take weeks.
Some may take months.
We just have to keep our eyes on the rooting community to see which handsets are the first to be rooted and then we start from there – we also let you know via our social media when the newest roots are out, so follow us!
Let’s Be Clear
FlexiSPY COULD release something right now for Android 4.3 but it would be a non-root-release only. We aren’t satisfied with the lack of capability you get with non-rooted phones because our customers aren’t satisfied. They want what we are famous for, the spyphone monitoring solution that’s the best on the market.
FlexiSPY has one brazen feature so bold, so stealth, and so controversial we must be careful how we advertise it. This super-secret feature we’re talking about is Call Interception.
Call Interception refers to actually intercepting (patching into) live phone calls taking place on the Target phone, in real time as they happen. This is a feature of FlexiSPY’s Mobile Spy Software that automatically creates a stealth conference call, and is available on most Target phone networks.
Intercept Call uses a pre-defined number called the “Monitor Number”, which you’ll use for calling directly to the Target when it’s on a call you want to silently join.
You’ll know when the Target is on a call because the “Watch List” will send an SMS alert to your monitor number, letting you know when a call is connecting.
You can receive the alerts either for all calls or only the selected Contacts you’re waiting to intercept. FlexiSPY handles all of this discreetly behind the scenes, so there’s nothing left in the Target’s logs to show you were a participant on the line.
Setting Up Call Interception
Setting up Intercept Call is easy.
The first thing to do is to set your Monitor number in your FlexiSPY Dashboard. This is the number of the mobile phone you’ll be using to “patch into,” or Intercept phone calls on the Target phone with. This number is also used for making SpyCalls (listening to the phone surroundings) and for receiving SIM Change Notices by SMS. Define your Monitor Number in the Dashboard Control Panel, under the Bugging Controls menu.
You can also Enable SpyCalls in the same menu area (discreetly listen to the phone’s surroundings). When finished be sure to click the Sync Now button, to send the changes to the Target phone. These settings are shown below.
Next we go into the Live Call Controls and Enable Call Interception.
This setting is a slider button that we click to flip into the ON position. If you want to make a normal call to the Target again, simply flip this switch back to the OFF position. We recommend using a dedicated phone number as the Monitor number, and just leaving it on for whenever you need to use it for either Intercepting calls or listening to the surroundings with a SpyCall.
Then select Manage Watch List. The Watch List will send you an SMS notice when a call is in progress, based on your settings here. If you only want notices to Intercept specific contacts, you can enter those phone numbers in the list and click to put a checkmark beside “Intercept In Watch List” only.
If you want alerts for all calls (incoming or outgoing), then it’s not necessary to enter any specific numbers in the actual list. Just click to put a checkmark beside all Watch List options to be notified of all connecting calls. You can see these options in the screenshot below.
Choose Your Options
Remember to click Sync Now to send the change to the Target phone and save the settings.
That’s really all there is to it! It’s important to know that if you’re also recording calls (under the Call Controls menu), Call Recording currently uses the same Watch List to determine which phone calls to record. So keep that in mind.
How Call Interception Works
When you make either an Intercept Call or a SpyCall, this is a normal phone call you’re making to the Target phone. It is not an Internet Call. The software running on the Target phone recognizes your Monitor number (from the settings you entered) so it knows when to answer automatically as a stealth call, without ringing, showing any Caller ID or keeping anything in the Target phone’s call logs. The SMS alerts are sent directly from the Target but are also not kept in the SMS logs.
Tips & Disclaimer
This means you need to mute your own mic from the monitoring side to ensure no sound is heard on the Target end. During an Intercept Call, you are a direct participant on the line with both the Target user and the second party.
If you’re listening live to something that really burns you up, it may be hard to keep composure. But remember, it is a stealth call and the other party will definitely hear you if you lose it and start cursing! A smart spy gathers evidence through surveillance and doesn’t blow his cover.
There are only a few requirements for Intercept Call to work:
The Target phone needs service with a SIM card from a GSM network such as ATT, T-Mobile or others (not compatible with CDMA carriers that don’t use SIM cards, such as Sprint or Verizon). If you’re unsure which type of network the Target is using, simply call the carrier’s customer service to ask. Basically, CDMA networks handle 3-way calling in a non-compatible way, and we use this service to create an automatic conference call to patch you into the call discreetly.
3-Way Calling and Call Waiting both must be enabled on the Target service plan. These are standard features which are often enabled already, but if you’re unsure then you need to check.
Disclaimer
FlexiSPY does not condone any illegal use of its software. It is the responsibility of the user to follow all applicable local, state and federal laws. If in doubt, please check with proper legal advice before performing any surveillance.
The Tethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4 – iOS 7 GSM/CDMA is finally here and we’re going to show you how to do it.
iOS 7 has been out for a while now, you may have been asking yourself “when the hell is this jailbreak coming?” Well it’s here now, BUT its on a limited basis. Before using our guide you need to understand that this is for the iPhone 4 only.
If you want to spy on any iPhone running iOS 7 that is not an iPhone 4 then unfortunately you still have to wait. : (
If you have your iPhone 4 running on iOS 7.0.4 (The latest version) then you’re ready to give it a fancy new tethered jailbreak.
Mac or PC, and your iPhone 4 running on iOS 7.0.4
For those who are impatient, here’s the video
If you’d prefer to see the actual steps in detail, we have that covered too.
Here’s the iPhone 4 iOS 7.0.4 Tethered Jailbreak video for Windows
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Here’s the iPhone 4, iOS 7.0.5 Tethered Jailbreak video for Mac.
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Mac
Download Ragebreak, Java dev kit (and install it), and iOS 7.0.4 firmware
Open the Ragebreak application (If it does not open go to System Preferences > Securityand Privacy, and under the General tab allow Apps Downloaded from Anywhere)
Once the terminal opens type “1″ and hit enter, if it prompts you to download Xcode do so.
Plug in your iPhone and enter DFU mode.
Continue the Ragebreak shell using the password “alpine”.
After it is finished continue to the app and reenter DFU mode
Type the corresponding number into Ragebreak and wait for reboot.
In the main ragebreak screen type 5 and enter your phones IP address
Type yes and “alpine” for your password
Boot tethered again by entering DFU and following step 6.
Download the RageBreak.exe(executable file), place it on your desktop and run the program as an Administrator.
Click the first option inside the RageBreak GUI, or graphical user interface, followed by “OK” to the popup to have the tool automatically download and build the necessary opensn0w files.
Enter DFU mode of your iPhone 4.
Select the second option to Jailbreak and click “OK” to the prompt since your iPhone 4 should already be in DFU mode.
Upon completion of the Java app, click “OK” to the new prompt that should appear, click “OK” to the “Transferring Files” prompt and, finally, close out of the Java app.
Enter DFU mode, click the boot option that corresponds with your device (3,1 is reserved for AT&T GSM iPhone models, whereas 3,3 is reserved for Verizon GDMA versions) and click “OK” to tell the utility you’ve successfully entered DFU mode.
Obtain the Wi-Fi IP Address your iPhone 4 is using.
Click the fourth option inside RageBreak to “Install Cydia”. Enter the IP Address that was obtained in the previous step into the cmd window that should pop up and press Enter or return on your keyboard. If asked, type “y,” followed by Enter.
Once the Cydia install process completes, enter DFU mode again (follow the instructions outlined in the third step) and boot Tethered by following the fifth step.
If asked to unzip upon clicking Jailbreak inside of RageBreak, simply click cancel.
A tethered jailbreak kinda sucks if your battery runs out. – you’ll have to reconnect it your pc or mac and run a special program to make it boot up again, bummer, the best Jailbreak is the untethered jailbreak (which has yet to come out) FlexiSPY doesn’t support iOS 7 currently but our kick ass development team is hard at work with this jailbreak, and it will work on FlexiSPY spy phone monitoring software in the near future. In the meantime, sign up for our mailing list where you’ll be sent an email when iOS7 is available on FlexiSPY, AND you’ll get a 20% of discount for doing so.
By reading this article you understand that FlexiSPY is not liable in any way for any damage that may be incurred from incorrectly following this article,
and you understand that Jailbreaking your iPhone is not always without a flaw or two. Things could go wrong.
FlexiSPY does not create the jailbreak, or the software tools used in this tutorial
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