Phones are getting new features. With built-in GPS and other useful tools, they can use more or less precise location for apps and website tools.
This generally does not apply to laptops and desktops, where location access is usually determined based on your IP address. This is generally "close enough" if you're in a major city, but outside of that, most websites think I'm about 150 kilometers away from where I actually am.
If you need accurate and specific location data to send to web tools, major browsers allow you to manually set your location to a specific longitude and latitude. If a website asking for your location calls the new HTML 5 Geolocation API instead of trying to determine it based on your IP address, you'll get a much more relevant result.
Open a page that wants to know your location. (Here's a good example if you need a page to practice.) Press Ctrl + Shift + I on Windows or Chrome OS or Cmd + Option + I on macOS.
At the bottom of the panel, click the three-dot button to the left of the Console tab, and then click the Sensor button.
In the "Geolocation" section, select "Custom location".
Now enter your location based on latitude and longitude. (If you don't know them by heart, here is a simple tool for this purpose). Reload the page, allow access to the location in the pop-up window, and you will see a pin on the map with the location you selected.
Naturally, you can set a fake location using this tool, and this may be preferable depending on your level of trust in the site in question. Typically, setting up something "close enough" to your city or postal code will achieve the desired results.
Note that, unfortunately, there is no way to set a persistent location in Chrome (or, apparently, any other major desktop browser). This means that you will need to go through the process described above when you need an exact location.
As mentioned earlier, an IP address is a kind of identifier for a working machine that allows a person to exchange information with other clients and nodes on the Internet.
It must be said right away that to change it in local network just open it network settings and manually specify a new value. This is necessary for the virtual space to work properly.
But changing this setting for Internet access will be a little more difficult. The fact is that such information is provided to each workplace by the provider - a company that supplies access services to the World Wide Web. This IP address is called external. It can be dynamic or static.
The latter indicates that the user connects to the Internet, always having the same IP. The dynamic one changes with each new connection to the “web”. At the same time, under one such address, usually not one subscriber enters the global network, but several at once.
Most often, changing the IP is necessary for users who want to hide their location. These may be those who have been denied access to certain portals.
How to change the IP address on the local network?( )
We will look at the example of Windows 7 and the following.
1 On the system tray icon you need to find the “Network” icon and call it context menu. This can be done using the mouse or the corresponding button on the keyboard. Select "Network and Sharing Center".
2 In the new window, on the left side, find “Change adapter settings.”
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3 Select the desired network connection and call "Properties".
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4 Several options will appear on the Network tab. You need to select “TCP/IPv4” and again “Properties”.
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5 In the new tab, check the box “Use the following IP address” and specify the desired value.
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How to change your IP address on the Internet?( )
There are several ways to quickly change your address
Anonymizers
Browser extensions
Special programs
The meaning of the first two is that before going into global network all traffic reaches the remote node and is then transmitted to the portals. The site server receives data about an artificial proxy server, and not a real one.
Anonymizers( )
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Anonymizer – online page, which offers to anonymously visit one or another portal. To do this, you simply need to enter the desired URL in the desired address bar and click the appropriate button.
In worldwide network there are many such pages. Among them you can find both free and paid ones. Some even give you the opportunity to choose the country from which you are supposedly entering.
I’ll show you an example of the hideme anonymizer, which I use myself and recommend to everyone! Unfortunately, the service is paid, but believe me, it’s worth it, it also allows you to use the demo version for 1 day, so I’m going to use it now.
1 Go to the site hideme.ru, on home page click the button for more details
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2 Go to the windows tab
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3 Click download
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4 Minimize the browser and install the program
5 Open the site again in the same windows tab, scroll to the very bottom and click try for free
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6 Enter your work address Email and click send code
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7 To yours Mailbox You will receive an activation code for the trial period of the program, copy it
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8 Open installed program and paste our code into the field and click enter
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9 Trial period activated
10 Select any of the proposed servers from different countries and click connect.
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11 Well, that's all, now your IP address has been changed.
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Browser extensions( )
In life, it may happen that you will need to hide or completely change the geolocation coordinates on your iPhone or iPad; situations are different and you don’t always want to show your location. Today we will tell you how to hide/change geolocation on iPhone or iPad in two ways.
Change geolocation on iPhone. Method No. 1
This method of sending “fake” geo-data to the Internet is quite simple, but requires two devices running iOS 8 or higher. For example, you were asked to send the coordinates of your current location in the same iMessage app, but you don't want to send the actual geolocation. The iPad that is at home will come to your aid (let’s simulate the situation). The iPad must be connected to the same account Apple ID and geolocation must be activated on it.
Now, in order to hide/change geolocation on iPhone, you just need to leave the second device in the right place. Profit!
Changing geolocation data using a tweak. Method No. 2
The second method will be relevant only for devices on which it is installed, i.e. for jailbroken iPhone or iPad. You will need a tweak LocationFaker8. You can download it from the BigBoss stock repository for $2.99 or for free from the repo.xarold.com repository
Good day to all! In this topic we will write you a method that does not require root rights on your android device and you can easily replace GPS coordinates. Why do this? The fact is that some applications on an Android device request your location, but not all of these applications work, for example, in your city. Popular Android game Pocemon Go is mobile app requests and works with your GPS, but for example, in my city the game does not work or simply does not connect due to the fact that it cannot connect to satellites. Previously, to change GPS coordinates, I had to install root rights, but a very large number of people do not know what it is, not to mention how to get them, so this method is especially for those who do not have root device right For further work we will use the app" Floater".
First of all, you need to pick up your smartphone or tablet or other device running Android. Next we go to Google Play and in the search column we write the name ““Floater”. Then, as usual, we download and wait for installation. Those who are too lazy to write or search, follow this link “Fake GPS Location - Floater”.
Next, go to the device settings and enable developer mode. For those who don’t know: We pick up the device, go to the device settings and go down to the very bottom. We are looking for the section " About the phone". Go to it and click on " about 5 quick times Build Number". The message you have become a developer should appear. Next, go to the settings and there at the very bottom you should see a new item. Go to it and move the lever to the on position.
All configuration and installation of the program is completed. Now let's launch the program. After launching, you will see an icon with your application in the upper left corner and if you open it, a window with a map should appear in front of you.
Select any location you like by clicking on the green dot, and then on the play button, which is located in the bottom panel of the program or window
By clicking the pause button, the entire process will be stopped. That's all, thanks for your attention. Put a smile emoticon and don’t forget to share the article with your friends on in social networks. If you still have questions, you can ask them below.
It's no secret that nowadays quite a few applications and Internet services track our coordinates and often make this information public. Kind of gross, isn't it? Therefore, today I would like to talk about how to change the parameters of your real location and transmit false information regarding our geolocation to similar services.
How to change location on Android
There are quite a lot of different interesting applications, which are intended to help in this topic. But I would recommend one of the best, time-tested ones. And this is Hola Fake GPS location. Thanks to it, you can easily disguise your real geolocation. After the first launch, you will have to spend a few minutes to make the necessary settings. But in the future you will be able to change coordinates almost instantly in a simple and convenient interface.
After installing Hola Fake GPS location, you must give the program permission to change the geoposition. To do this, first tap in the GO app.
Then click Settings and you will see the “For Developers” section.
Then find the option “Select apps for fake locations” and use it to select Hola Fake GPS location.
When you make the above settings, the application will be ready to use. To use it to change the coordinates for all other programs, just select a false location on the map and press the GO button.
You can choose any locations around the world. To disable coordinate substitution, you need to click on STOP.
False location transmission works in background. By turning on Hola Fake GPS location, you can share coordinates on social networks as usual and take new pictures in other programs. But now other users will see not your actual location and not the places where you took the photo, but the selected coordinates. This way you can take pictures from abroad)))
You can also control the operation of Hola Fake GPS location using a special widget that appears on the notification panel after installing the program. After turning off Hola, other applications may still see dummy coordinates. In such cases, simply restart the GPS module.
The Hola Fake GPS location application is available with a paid subscription or completely free. But in the second case, the program will use the processing power of your device while it is idle and a little traffic.
How to change location on iOS
Until recently, it was believed that it was impossible to spoof a location using fake GPS data in iOS. High degree The closed nature of the system allegedly does not allow you to install programs from sources other than the official store Apps Store, which has no place for such tools. Apple moderators checked all applications and, if there were functions that violated the rules, refused to publish the developers.
But there is always a way out) Now I propose to consider 2 good options How to solve the issue of geolocation spoofing in iOS today.
1 option
This method of sending “fake” geodata to the network is quite simple, but requires two devices running iOS 8 or higher. For example, you were asked to send the coordinates of your current location in the same iMessage app, but you don't want to send the actual geolocation. The iPad that is at home will come to your aid (let’s simulate the situation). The iPad must be connected to the same Apple ID account and geolocation must be activated on it.
That's it, now all coordinates from the iPhone will be signed to the iPad and accordingly you will hide your current geoposition.
Now in order to hide/change geolocation on iPhone you just need to leave the second device in the right place
Option 2
The second method will only be relevant for devices that are jailbroken. You will need the Location Faker 8 tweak. You can download it from the BigBoss stock repository for $2.99 or for free from the repo.xarold.com repository (you can also use the Location Handle tweak available in Cydia).
The tweak settings are minimal. To hide or change the geolocation on your iPhone, simply go to Location Faker 8, select the location you need on the map and press the ON button in the utility interface. Your coordinates have been successfully changed.
That's all! Nothing complicated)
Last updated by at September 16, 2018.
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