People are seen playing during Hong Kong's first 'Pokemon Go' tram party organized by 'Sam the Local', on July 30, 2016 in Hong Kong. (Photo : Getty Images/Lam Yik Fei)
"Pokémon GO" gamers who are tired of walking around and going outside to hunt more Pokémon have something to smile about. Latest tips and cheats indicate that players can catch Pokémon conveniently using the GPS spoofing technique.
According to many players, the most challenging part of playing the popular "Pokémon GO" game is when they have to walk around the community to capture a Pokémon. The phenomenal game requires gamers to travel some distance to catch and collect more Pokémon.
Luckily, for players that are busy and have no time to go outside, it appears like there is indeed a cheat. The GPS spoofing technique is the most useful strategy that eliminates the need to walk.
Stefan Kiese discovered the GPS spoofing technique by using a radio-frequency-shielded box called HackRF that goes for approximately $300. While Kiese is not a gamer, he is technically clever enough to create a GPS spoofing hack for "Pokémon GO," according to Insinuator.
Using SatGen, free GPS NMEA simulator software along with conversion equipment, Kiese converted a .KML file created via Google Earth into a .CSV file that could be accessed by the GPS simulator, according to GitHub. Therefore, it is important for a player to have programming skills to perform the "Pokémon GO" hack.
The GPS spoofing technique allows gamers to just sit and catch Pokémon without walking around. The technique can be regarded as the most remarkable cheat available. The hack is extremely convenient since the gamer only needs to depend on the hardware to spoof the GPS information.
The player should put his or her smartphone in a radio-frequency-shielded box to create a fake GPS signal through a signal generator. As a result, the smartphone receives a fake GPS signal that tricks the game into believing it is its current location.
With the help of a customized software, which uses Google Earth, the gamer can go around the world or any place he or she so deems without being physically present in that specific place.
When done properly, the gamer cannot be caught by Niantic. Therefore, the gamer should put in extra effort in performing the cheat and invest in SDR. However, when done wrongly, the technique can lead to a ban.
Here is a tutorial clip by jdsika to help perform the GPS spoofing technique:
