Should location services be on or off?

Indoors. The GPS signal is not the greatest inside, like a shopping mall. Its also not strong in national parks. Turn off your Location Services when theres no cell reception to avoid your battery being drained.

How accurate is live location?

GPS: Maps uses satellites to know your location up to around 20 meters. When youre inside buildings or underground, the GPS is sometimes inaccurate. Wi-Fi: The location of nearby Wi-Fi networks helps Maps know where you are. Cell tower: Your connection to mobile data can be accurate up to a few thousand meters.

Can someone fake their location?

Unfortunately, faking the location on your Android or iPhone isnt very straightforward. There isnt a “fake GPS location” setting built in to either iOS or Android and neither do most apps let you spoof your location through a simple option. Setting up your phone to use fake GPS only affects your location.

How can you tell a fake iPhone location?

First, you can detect if they Mock Location setting is on (which is commonly used by GPS faking apps). To do so, lookup Settings. Secure. ALLOW_MOCK_LOCATION) setting and check if its enabled or not.