Re: A Useful Android Advantage: GPS Spoofing.

On 11/29/2024 7:32 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
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After disabling location in Android settings, the Yelp app might not be
able to know your location.

Nope, doesn't work if you disable location.

Or, instead of using an app (a web-centric interface), use your web
browser to connect to the restaurant's web site to make a reservation.
In the web browser, first disable geolocation.  Can be done in Firefox:
about:config -> geo.enabled = false.

Nope, no reservations at this place for breakfast or lunch, just an online wait list. "During BRUNCH (THUR-SUN), we offer a live online waitlist through Yelp. Check live wait times and join the waitlist before you arrive below."
Here's a dialogue about a different restaurant:
"Others have stated you can do it via the Yelp app, *however* they require that you be physically located within 5 miles of the restaurant, so you can't get on the waitlist if you're too far away!
(Pro tip: there are apps that let your phone believe you're physically located somewhere other than where you actually are. ;-) )"
There is actually location spoofing detection software in use in some games like Pokemon Go. I think that they compare your IP address to your GPS location so the workaround is to also use a VPN.