Hoverwatch
Hoverwatch is a multilingual tracker for Android, Windows PC, and Mac OS developed by Refog, a US corporation, in 2011. Hoverwatch monitors and tracks user activity on the target smartphone, tablet, or personal computer.
The main feature of the application is its parental controls. The app also can be used for tracking employee activity because it allows for the tracking of browser history, phone calls, SMS messages, Facebook messages, and more. [1]
History
Hoverwatch launched in 2011 as a business solution for tracking employee activity. One year later, the functionality expanded, and the app became suitable for parents, spouses, and anyone who wants to track activity on a target device.[2]
The available in-app language was only English until 2013.
In 2014, developers began adding new languages every year, and the application has now grown to support 13 languages.
As of 2018, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian,
Portuguese, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish, Slovenian, Turkish, Czech, and Dutch are supported.
Every year, the application enters new markets by adding customer support in new languages. Asian and Oriental languages are slated for integration in the future.
As of 2018, Hoverwatch’s user numbers have exceeded the one million mark.
Product and Services
Hoverwatch is a monitoring and tracking software for various devices:
•Smartphones
•Tablets
•Personal computers and laptops.
It also has a Control Panel that is accessible through a web browser. The Hoverwatch Control Panel allows users to access the collected data from the target devices via the Internet.[3] [4]
Features
The available features differ depending on the platform — Android, Windows, or Mac OS.
Hoverwatch for Android allows users to perform the following tasks:
•Record calls
•Track phone or tablet location
•Track contact lists and phone call history
•Track SMS or Facebook messages
•Monitor activity on Snapchat, Viber, and WhatsApp
•Take screenshots or photos remotely
•Track Internet history
•Detect SIM card changes
The software for Windows allows users to perform the following tasks:
•Track laptop or PC location
•Track keyboard (keylogger)
•Track browser history
•Take screenshots and webcam shots
•Track Facebook messages
•Record Skype calls
•Save clipboard items.[5]
The Mac OS version allows users to perform the following tasks:
•Record of all keyboard activity
•Track Facebook messages
•Record Chat messages
•Save screenshots
•Monitor visited websites.
Each version includes Invisible Work mode (stealth mode) and allow users to allocate of all of the collected data in the control panel.[6][7]
References=
- ↑ "How to Track the Location of Your Child Using the Hoverwatch Service?". https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Track-the-Location-of-Your-Child-Using-the-/.
- ↑ "THE PROS AND CONS OF SPY APPS FOR ANDROID". https://sguru.org/hoverwatch-phone-tracker.
- ↑ "Keep a track on Phones with Hoverwatch Free Cell Phone Tracker". https://www.techentice.com/keep-track-phones-hoverwatch-free-cell-phone-tracker/.
- ↑ "Become a smart phone tracker with Hoverwatch". https://wittysparks.com/become-a-smart-phone-tracker-with-hoverwatch.
- ↑ "HOVERWATCH PHONE TRACKER FOR ANDROID, WINDOWS AND MAC OS X". https://sguru.org/hoverwatch-phone-tracker.
- ↑ "Track cell phone location with GPS and Wi-Fi". https://www.refog.com/blog/2015/12/track-phone-location-with-gps-and-wi-fi/.
- ↑ "Hoverwatch is an application meant to track any kinds of activity at your devices". https://www.top10spysoftware.com/cell-phone-spy.
