Re: Was Google Location Accuracy (now is How to Spoof Wi-Fi Location)

Andrews <andrews@spam.net> wrote:

How do you spoof Wi-Fi location on Android?
 
I probably know this stuff better'n anyone here, but maybe (hopefully)
someone who reads this question knows it better than I do as I do NOT know
how to spoof Wi-Fi location when Google Location Accuracy is turned on.
 
Whenever I turn on Google Location Accuracy (e.g., when an app requires it
to run), I immediately first spoof my GPS location (if I'm not routing).
 
That confuses the hell out of the app because it thinks you're in one GPS
location while the nearby Wi-Fi unique BSSIDs tell them you're elsewhere.
 
That works fine when I'm at home because I live in the boonies and my
unique BSSID's are NOT in the Google database - but when I'm traveling,
then the unique BSSID's of all the Access Points around me tell the truth.
 
Given that situation that it's trivial to spoof GPS when Precise Location
Accuracy is turned on, does anyone know how to spoof Wi-Fi location data?

I'm confused.  If you don't want to include more than GPS for
geolocation, why enable high accuracy mode which includes wi-fi hotspots
and cell towers?

High accuracy: GPS + networks
Battery saving: networks only
Device sensors only: GPS only  <-- This isn't what you want, so you can
                                   spoof it?
                                  
Those are my settings.  In your reply to Andy, seems you don't get to
choose other than On and Off for geo accuracy.  Turning off seems to be
the same as "device sensors only" for me which only using GPS.  However,
one the last screenshot but one, looks like you have wi-fi scanning off.
With wi-fi scanning off, does it get forced on if you enable high
accuracy mode?

Are you trying to using GPS + cell towers while omitting wi-fi hotspots?
Not sure Android has that option, but I haven't use lots of brands of
smartphones to be sure.