Have you been asked for the location on WhatsApp more than once and you didn’t want to reject the request because of what the other person might think? Well there is a way to get rid of your problems without arousing suspicion in contacts: simulate the location when you send it via WhatsApp.
It is enough that an application allows us to communicate with other people so that there are those who abuse these possibilities to exercise some control over us. Or, at least, to give it a try, this is something that many WhatsApp users and businesses often suffer from. It’s best to ignore these drivers and remove them from your contacts, but that’s not always possible. So why not dodge them by giving them what they want to know?
Use the location simulator built in to Android
Above, location chosen manually (with link); bottom, real location (simulated)
In WhatsApp, there are two ways to send the location: you can attach the address of a place by selecting it in the search engine or send the specific location using the phone’s GPS. Although the point on the map appears with both options, there is a noticeable difference: WhatsApp displays the searched addresses with a web link and the location by GPS without said url.
To show that you are at a specific point on the map, and prevent the other person from knowing that private information, you can create a simulated location on your Android and then attach it to WhatsApp as if it was your real location. The process is not complicated, it allows you to hide your location and it is sent as if it were the actual location (without internet link). No one will know that the specific point on the map is not the real one.
To send a fake location by WhatsApp, you need to perform the following process:
- Activate developer settings on your Android mobile by going to settings, going to “About my phone” and tapping the build number ten times.
- Install the Fake GPS app. Allows you to “trick” applications let them see you are anywhere in the world. You choose.
- Go to Developer Settings and find the “Mock Locations” menu. Select the app you downloaded, Fake GPS.
- Open the app, give it permission to access files, and place the dot at the desired location on the map.
- Click on the “play” icon, at the bottom right, and the application will simulate the location you marked.
- Enter WhatsApp and Attach the location in the same way as usual: from the clip icon and “Location”. The fake GPS coordinates you have chosen will be sent to you.
- When you want to stop the simulation, go back to Fake GPS and click on the “pause” icon at the bottom left.
Anytime you want to submit a fake location, just follow the above process to avoid revealing your real location. This trick is perfect for fooling those who want to know your location at all costs, although our recommendation is that, directly, block these people. No one should interfere with your movements.
