People play 'Pokemon Go' on their smartphones on Aug 7, 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo : Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)
Niantics' Pokemon GO continues to rule the mobile gaming world. The latest augmented reality game has taken the world by storm. The game pushes the users to explore the real world in an attempt to catch their favourite Pokemon. However, not everyone is thrilled about it. Players are constantly looking for cheats, hacks, tips and tricks to catch Pokemon without walking or leaving home. Several GPS spoofing techniques and apps have come up that players are using to level up.
Fans know that Pokemon GO is essentially a game that encourages the player to explore the neighbourhood to find the beasts, to capture them and to battle them. However, restricting oneself to your neighbourhood, won't take you far in the game. In order to ace the game and be the ultimate Pokemon Go master, it is essential to go out in the real world, walk around and explore the surroundings. This happens to be the most challenging task of the game.
The basic trick to fasten up the process of catching Pokemon is to use Incense. Once activated, a timer appears and the player can catch Pokemon that appears in the real world while moving around in the house. However, it lasts for 30 minutes and each player gets only two incense when the game starts. A player can get more from the shop, but one incense costs 80 Pokecoins. To buy Pokecoins one needs to shell out real money.
Meanwhile, the players have come up with Pokemon GO hacks and cheats. By tricking the phone's GPS system into thinking that you are in a different location, players can catch Pokemon without walking or leaving home. Android users can download an app from Play Store and iOS users need to use a jail broken iPhone. But this technique is simply cheating and Niantics does not encourage it. Several players using the trick have been banned.
The latest update for "Pokemon GO" catching Pokemon using GPS spoofing apps has become all the more difficult. Niantic has not only eliminated the "nearby" feature but has also removed the access to third party apps.
However, Pokemon GO cheats and tricks continue to surface. According to The Verge, one of the most impressive hacks to play the game using GPS system has surfaced online in a video posted on YouTube by username jdsika.
This GPS spoofing method does not require an app but a radio-frequency-shielded box and a signal generator to generate fake GPS signal. According to the website, the phone with Pokemon GO app needs to be placed in this box. The phone will receive signal and assume it as the device location. This method is different than the usual GPS spoofing technique using apps and software which operates through Google earth and joystick. While this hack seems to be impressive but it is far more complicated and it still involves the risk of getting banned by Niantics.
In addition, The Bit Bag is reporting that another Pokemon Go hack to catch all the Pokemon without leaving the comfort of the house is GPS Spoofing by using a modified APK. This method requires the player to start from the beginning using an alternate account.
While applying this hack, the players should install the game using a modified Pokemon GO APK. Once the game is installed, launch GPS spoofing app which allows the user to fake his/her location and enable the player to catch their favourite Pokemon without leaving the house. The website advises deactivating Google location history. This prevents Niantic from finding out that the player might be cheating or faking the location.
The website also warns players of chances of getting banned using modified APK and GPS spoofing. Also, it is advised to be cautious with the Pokemon GO APK files which may contain malicious programs.
For more details on Pokemon GO GPS spoofing hack, watch the video below:
