  The smartphone usage among people is increasing rapidly. With the phenomenal
growth of smartphone use, smartphone theft is also increasing. This paper
proposes a model to secure smartphones from theft as well as provides options
to access a smartphone through other smartphone or a normal mobile via Short
Message Service. This model provides option to track and secure the mobile by
locking it. It also provides facilities to receive the incoming call and sms
information to the remotely connected device and enables the remote user to
control the mobile through SMS. The proposed model is validated by the
prototype implementation in Android platform. Various tests are conducted in
the implementation and the results are discussed.
