4. Disable your GPS hardware
To disable the GPS hardware on your Android device, you’ll need this app called Disable Service.
1. First, download and run the Disable Service app.
2 . Head to the system tab. Look for FusedLocationService and untick it.
3. Now, look for LocationServices and then untick all the options from GeoFenceService to Unified Location Service.
4. Reboot your device.
Once rebooted, your device’s GPS hardware should be disabled, allowing you to spoof your location without any other GPS interference. Just spoof your location again and now you can play it anywhere, without worrying about sudden location jumps.
Of course, you’ll still want your device’s GPS to function normally after using Pokemon GO so to reenable it, just do the opposite of what we described before. Look for Fused Location and tick it back and look for LocationServices and tick back GeoFenceService to Unified Location. Reboot your device and your normal GPS functions will return.
Here’s another piece of advice before you start hunting for Pokemon.Before you start country hopping, do take note, don’t try to jump to too distant locations. Although all these steps may help mask your location and sort of prevent penalisation, if you were to jump from the US to Australia in a matter of seconds, you’ll surely be detected. So make logical jumps. If you want to go to another town or state, wait a couple of hours or if another continent, then wait a day.
So there you have it. How to play Pokemon Go from the comfort of your home. Do take note that this might just be a temporary hack as Niantic Labs will likely come up with a solution later on to prevent this sort of thing from happening. So use it while you can.
And if you’re an iOS user, though, tough luck as this only works on Android devices. However, we’ll be posting up an iOS version of this hack soon (hopefully before Niantic Labs patches it), so stay tuned!
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