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Important warning: there was rightly so reported on our subreddit that the use of Private Location could affect and jeopardize the correct functioning of important applications such as 112 Where are U and maybe even of Immune (for the latter we still have to do some tests). Take this into account.
Today we talk about a very interesting app for protect your position. Private Location in fact it uses a functionality of Android which allows some apps to simulate a location. This setting is usually used by the developers to be able to test your app in locations other than your own. It is therefore a very important tool for them. The authors of Private Location have decided to exploit this option for help us with privacy.
Make your location private with Private Location
The uses are endless: once activated, any application on your mobile phone will recognize you as if you were really in the fictitious place you chose! If you are afraid that some app is spying on your location, all you have to do is install Private Location. The interesting thing, as always in our section FOSS, is that being opensource come on F-Droid there are no strange traces!
Geolocation
Some precautions are required for installation. So read very carefully what you will be told. You will have to enable developer mode And disable geolocation accuracy Of Google. This is necessary because otherwise other tools are used in addition to the GPS as the Wifi and the mobile networks. Once you have done these operations you can set it as a dummy location app. But don't worry, there are some technicalities but the application will explain everything clearly.
Self you don't feel like it to touch never seen settings then don't install it. While there isn't much that's dangerous about those settings, theerror is always lurking for those who are not too practical! Unlike many other apps that we have presented to you, in fact, this presents some technical aspects that may not be clear to everyone.
Have we intrigued you?
You can find Private Location only up F-Droid, as always we leave you below the link to download it and the link for the source code.
Private Location download
Source code
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