How to change your GPS location on Android.

If you want to evade the clutches of government surveillance or simply find Pokémon that live far away from you, then changing your phone's GPS location is one way. In this feature, we look at how you can accomplish this and the dangers of doing so. From a Pokemon Go point of view, of course.

Most of the time you will want the GPS location in your Android phone is as accurate as possible. However, on some exceptional occasions, such as when playing the popular GPS-based game ? Pokemon Go If you have a GPS location, you may want to change where your phone thinks you are. Here's how to change your GPS location on Android.

How to change your GPS location on Android

To do this you will need an app. Go to the Google Play Store and search for Fake GPS. This will open up a variety of apps to choose from.

We've seen a few apps in the Play Store that claim to still work, but reviews indicate that they are only compatible with certain phones or are now unreliable. It's worth doing some research to see if you can find one that matches your particular setup.

One application that seems to work is Fake GPS Location Spoofer (£2.99), but it requires root access. There's a free edition for regular phones, but this uses the Mock Location setting, so it won't do any good when it comes to Pokemon Go. For other purposes of masking your location, although it should be fine, we'll show you how to use it below. (Here's how to use it. explains how to play Pokemon Go on a rooted phone ).

If you don't have the developer options already enabled, you will need these as well, as the app will explain. To enable them, go to the Settings menu and go to the bottom of the list until you find the About Phone section. Tap this and then go to the bottom of the list below until you find the Build number. Tap this repeatedly, it takes about seven or eight presses, and you'll be told that Developer mode has been enabled.

Return to the Settings menu and scroll down to the bottom where you will see the Developer options. Tap this, scroll to the Debugging section and look for the Select Location Simulation application.

Tap this and then select FakeGPS Free from the list of applications that appears.

Now go back to Fake GPS Location Spoofer and the screen will display a map of your current location. To change your location, double tap the place on the map where you want to place the GPS and tap the Play button in the lower right corner.