The Simple Guide to Location Spoofing on Android and iOS/iPadOS

You likely already know how Android is used to track and know your location. However, it can be difficult, and fortunately, if you don’t want your Android device to track you, you can easily fake your location.

In this post, we’ll walk you through how you can spoof your location. You should have no trouble. Let’s begin with it, as we have a lot to discuss.

Location Spoof: Android

The advantage of this technique is that spoofing is commonly used to hide your location or fake it, requiring tweaking your IP address. One of the most common ways to spoof your location is through a VPN.

Fake GPS location

There are various ways to fake your location, and we begin with using the Fake GPS Location application, which is available on the Google Play Store for free. Mocking locations is officially supported by Android v6.0 or newer.

Once you download and install this app on your device, you must enable Developer Mode to use the app.

Enable Developer Mode on Android

• Open the Device Setting
• You can open device settings from the quick settings or through the settings app in the app drawer.
• Go to About Phone and tap x7 times on the Build Number to enable Developer Mode.
• It will say, “You are a developer.”
• Afterwards, go back to the main menu and the system to find the developer option.
• You can also search for the Developer Option using the Settings search if you don’t find the Developer Option in the System.
• Open the Developer Option and scroll down to find the Select Mock Location app.
• You will find the Mock Location app option under Location.
• Tap on it, and choose the “Fake GPS” app from the list.
• Now you have to grant your device permission to use fake GPS as your fake location application.

Now, open the fake GPS location on your device and choose the location that you want to use. After selecting the location that you want to use, click on the Play button to start using the fake location on your Android device.

You can pause location spoofing by clicking on the pause button. Also, you can pause location spoofing in the quick settings. You can check out some of the best free Android apps to fake your GPS location.

Location spoofing on an iPhone

This comes in handy whenever you want to fake your location, and sometimes we don’t feel comfortable sharing our actual location. You may want to trick your game or application about your location to get access.

However, spoofing your location on Android isn’t as straightforward as on iOS. Software built for the iPhone to spot your location is the most effective way. You can use this guide on your iPhone or iPad to fake your location.

Download 3UTools

Download 3UTools

This software is free to download and use in virtual locations; the company recently updated the app to support iOS 16. It might be challenging for beginners, so follow every step carefully.

• Start by connecting your device to the original cable.
• After that, find “VirtualLocation” under ToolBox and it will appear on the top ribbon.
• Choose the location that you want to use on your mobile.
• Choose “Modify Virtual Location.” iOS 16 users may get a confirmation notification to enable Developer Mode. Do enable to continue.
• Click OK, and that’s it.

Alternatively, you can use iTool to hide your actual or fake location. But some features on iTool are behind a paywall, and to continue to use them, you need to purchase them.

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