Set/Fake location? (location services)

[marcusds]

Is there any way to fake a location, or something like that so apps that need a location can still work?

[BeauGiles]

I'd be interested in this too; I'm not sure if any of the existing fake location apps available would work either....

[DenisSergeevitch]

+1 here

[niedzielski]

I just put "geolocation" in my manifest permissions and it pulled my actual location fine.

[DenisSergeevitch]

@niedzielski could you share your manifest example?

[niedzielski]

Sure thing. Don't use this as a canonical example of what a manifest should like. I just hacked it together. Note: you might have to use "location" instead of or in addition to "geolocation" below depending on your browser version. More in the docs here.

{
  "app": {
    "background": {
      "page": "app_main.html"
    }
  },
  "arc_metadata": {
    "apkList": [
      "custom-android-release-1400197.apk"
    ],
    "canRotate": true,
    "enableExternalDirectory": true,
    "formFactor": "tablet",
    "name": "com.mapquest.android.ace",
    "orientation": "landscape",
    "packageName": "com.mapquest.android.ace",
    "useGoogleContactsSyncAdapter": false,
    "usePlayServices": [
      "gcm"
    ],
    "enableAdb": true
  },
  "default_locale": "en",
  "icons": {
    "16": "icon.png",
    "128": "icon.png"
  },
  "import": [
    {
      "id": "mfaihdlpglflfgpfjcifdjdjcckigekc"
    }
  ],
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "name": "__MSG_extName__",
  "oauth2": {
    "client_id": "133701689125-jj0hr4gb0ff4ulsbrn0uk2i4th946d4c.apps.googleusercontent.com",
    "scopes": []
  },
  "offline_enabled": true,
  "permissions": [
    "gcm",
    {
      "socket": [
        "tcp-connect",
        "tcp-listen",
        "udp-bind",
        "udp-send-to",
        "resolve-host"
      ]
    },
    "unlimitedStorage",
    "notifications",
    "clipboardRead",
    {
      "fileSystem": [
        "write",
        "directory"
      ]
    },
    "https://clients2.google.com/",
    "videoCapture",
    "clipboardWrite",
    "identity.email",
    "alarms",
    "storage",
    "identity",
    "audioCapture",
    "geolocation"
  ],
  "requirements": {
    "3D": {
      "features": [
        "webgl"
      ]
    }
  },
  "update_url": "https://localhost",
  "version": "1337"
}