Have you ever wondered if it is possible send a fake location on Whatsapp? Well, we already anticipate that yes, it is. And also very simple. As well as that in the next few minutes reading this article you will understand how it is done and be able to apply it in a few simple steps. In this way you will become the king or queen of the escape and you can send any location. With this method you will be able to send the location the exact location but the one that you will not be able to send will be the location in real time, and then you will understand why. In both cases it will be done using the integrated GPS of your mobile phone and with the help of mobile data or WiFi.
As we told you before, from WhatsApp you can send two types of locations to other contacts that you have on your mobile phone: the specific location where you are but if you move it will not be exact and the location in real time that will geolocate you for 15 minutes , 1 or 8 hours and even indefinitely. The location that you are going to be able to fake to fool the GPS is the exact location where you are. You can place yourself in Cuenca but actually be in Asturias, for example. That person who receives the message and opens the location will think that you are in Cuenca while you are in that other place, there will be no failure since there is no way to detect the false GPS.
How to send a fake location on WhatsApp: step by step tutorial
As we said, this technique has different ways of doing if you are from iOS or if you are from Android but both operating systems can be done. That is why we are going to explain both but starting with the apple system, iOS and the iPhone.
How to send fake location on WhatsApp with iOS
To start you will have to open WhatsApp (obvious, right?) Now you will have to search for the person you want to send the false location to, you can also send it to a group. Just choose the chat you want to use for this. Now you will have to click or touch the + button that you have in iOS at the bottom left of the screen.After this little touch, enter location and now type the location you want to send in the upper search tab.
You will see that different results appear and You can choose any of these without any problem. Many of them you will see that it indicates that it has already been sent because someone used it before, that is why it is there. Don't worry that no one will know and everyone will think you are there.
How to send a fake location on WhatsApp with Android
As was the case in the previous iOS guide, to start you always have to open the WhatsApp app, of course. Once you also look for your victim or group of friends that you want to surprise and have the conversation or chat open, click on the attach icon of the chat and then click or click on location. Now it will require you to enter a location that you would like to send in the top box that you can type. As in iOS you will have to choose a false location for the mobile phone with the GPS to use and once you choose it you can share it with the rest. In this way that person or group of people will receive the location that you have chosen and sent to the conversation without any problem.
Problems sending the fake location through WhatsApp
It is likely that not everyone will fall for the joke and we are going to explain the easiest way to catch you red-handed. When your friend, family or partner asks you to send them the location in real time, they will know that you are not in the previous location you sent. At that moment the GPS of the mobile phone will geolocate you automatically during the time you send it and everyone will know it was a joke.
In any case, to solve this small problem and take the joke further, there are still third-party application software that will allow you to change the GPS of your mobile phone to another location. There will no longer be any way to locate you Since as long as you keep the GPS deceived you will be able to send the location in real time without any problem. That is going to leave all your friends, family or partner speechless in the face of the joke or comment you want to make.
In case you have learned all this but do not know any application there are some like Fake GPS or AnyTo for the PC and the mobile phone that you will be able to change the GPS without problem. You will only have to log in with your Google Play Store account in them and from there with emulator programs you will be able to change your location very easily. You will already tell us in comments how the joke has turned out.
Ideas to use fake location on WhatsApp
You can have a thousand reasons but if you want have fun using the fake location by changing the GPS we are going to give you a few ideas on how to use it:
- Prepare one surprise to your family and friends or to your partner saying that you are not in town but finally showing up. The location will make no one discover absolutely anything and everyone will believe you.
- Generate conversation in a group. You can surprise people by saying that you have gone to live in China but then comment that it is a joke.
- A better prank made on your friends you usually talk to. For example, saying "I'm on a trip to see lions in Africa" even if you lean on a photo can be a good joke to have a laugh.
Anyway, we leave you and your head to give a spin to the uses of the false location on WhatsApp. We will teach you the method step by step but how to use it is up to you and we are not responsible for such jokes or their use.
We hope this article has been helpful to you and that from now on you can place you anywhere in the world with WhatsApp and fake location. You can leave any comments or questions in the comment box that you will find right below. See you in the next article Android Guías.