Location spoofing broken?

[treare]

Hi,

Is it possible that location spoofing is broken since last version(s)? I use a simple app that is spoofed very easily but location is'nt working anymore. Other data seems to be spoofed

[M66B]

Although you gave little information, no application name, no logcat, I have found a bug in handling the method addNmeaListener. It is fixed in the just released version.

[treare]

Im sorry. Still not allowed to install logcat and i didnt mention the app on purpose because its something used local and it is a payed app. I guess little info is better than no info.

[treare]

I justed tested the new version. It seens location is still not working. I will try to make a logcat tonight

Edit: this time i checked with marine traffic which also can be spoofed easily.

Edit 2: if i kill marine traffic and set a new location in xprivacy marine traffic will goto the spoofed location for a few seconds. After that it goes to the real location.

[28Black]

I do not understand why you do not want to say the name of the app. Is it a banned app (Black Market, etc.)? If so, I hardly think that you can expect any help here!
But this information would help;)

Anyway, try to restrict the location of the system app 10019 (google-play-services)! In most cases this should work.
If it fails to, your app maybe uses you ip / network address for the approximate location ;)

[treare]

euh.... it's NOT an illegal app. It's just an app of a local company (non-english). It's not the app's problem, as you can see M66B found a bug. I gave the name of another app that has thesame problem. Marine traffic worked fine with it's own location spoofed. It's a bug in xprivacy, nothing more. No settings are changed for the app nor was the app updated.

Edit: an extra app name that cannot be spoofed anymore regarding location: facebook

[M66B]

"Edit 2: if i kill marine traffic and set a new location in xprivacy marine traffic will goto the spoofed location for a few seconds. After that it goes to the real location."

This is typically caused if the app either uses GSF or the Wi-Fi scan results to determine the location.
Both can be blocked:

• GSF: connect
• Wi-Fi: getScanResults

Look in the usage view what the app(s) are trying to access.

[28Black]

Ok. I can not confirm that Facebook does not work.
For me facebook is unable to get any location ;) You might be right that it doesnt show up your "fake" location :P
I think that is a bug which @M66B should take a look at... ;)

[treare]

All steps under location are blocked, so also connect and get scan results. for facebook, for marine traffic and for "my" app.

Edit: not all were blocked. isproviderenabled wasn't blocked. if i block that one i get no location. so it's real location or no location.

[M66B]

Facebook reports me at Christmas Island, just with location restricted and without any of the dangerous methods restricted.

[28Black]

@M66B And your GSF, is it also restricted?
Now I also restricted everything without any of the dangerous methods - no success. Facebook says that it couldnt determine my location

[M66B]

No, I didn't restrict GSF.
If you cannot get a position that is probably because you have restricted the 'dangerous' methods below the location restriction.

[28Black]

Now they aren't restricted anymore, but I still doesn't get a location...

[M66B]

Are you sure one of the providers, network, GPS, etc, are giving locations?
XPrivacy only replaces real locations obtained.

[28Black]

;) It doesnt worked for me... but then I remembered what my dad told me: If your Computer is running for hours and starts to do strange things, simply reboot it.

:D After the reboot it works like a charm - thanks @M66B !

[Frost58]

This may be closed, but I'm having a similar issue.
ROM: CM 10.1.2 (4.2.2), Rooted
DEV: Galaxy S2 Skyrocket
Xprivacy Version: 1.8.8, Framework 2.1.4, XposedBridge 2.1.4, app_process 34

Settings for apps:
ALL Location options are selected
ALL Network options are selected
GSF is NOT listed in Xprivacy (I assume this is the Google Services Framework)
There are NO Wi-Fi options in my installation
Play/Google Play is NOT an option in the app selection list

No effect: GPS Status, Maps (won't dump previous location, won't accept spoof), Voxer, and Google Earth
Initially works: Facebook, Plume (spoofed location works until internal GPS gets lock (even if GPS is "off" in settings), then real physical location is returned
Works (not as instructed to): WhatsApp (it won't lock on, it reports being somewhere in San Francisco (as opposed to random or Barrow, AK) - the only app with SOME success)

With access DENIED to all location and network query services/commands, why is true GPS data being returned to these apps? I'm a hardware guy, not a software/coder guy.

[M66B]

@Frost58 did you flash the Xposed fix?

GSF/Google Play is a system app, disable the filters in the settings and you can see it.

For restricting Google maps: see the wiki
http://wiki.faircode.eu/index.php?title=XPrivacy

[Frost58]

@M66B Thanks for the help, but I don't have any filters (that I know of. I only know I can filter by permission type).
Play/Google Services do not show up under "All", and I tried using the settings described for Maps.
Not only are some of the commands/options not present, but it didn't work at all with the settings available.
I really need this to work since I discovered that LBE doesn't actually deny GPS access (at least with Facebook and Maps, Foursquare returned "Enable Location Services").

[M66B]

Menu -> Settings -> Clear the two filter checkbox - > Ok

[Frost58]

Got it.
I've had SOME success. Facebook will eventually find my real location, which I find annoying (and it's lagging like crazy), but Maps...
Maps is in some kind of loop. The location pointer isn't making it to where I told it I was in Settings, but it also won't settle anywhere NEAR where I'm at (Southwest Nevada vs. Southwest California). It's a narrow ellipse of semi-random places.
And I assume I shouldn't be alarmed/surprised that the apps are demanding I turn on location services, correct?

Update:
Google Maps is now taking the location I entered in settings while The Weather Channel just breaks (not worried about TWC though). I'm going to uninstall Plume as I don't use it, so this leaves Facebook...
...
What a bitch Facebook is. I get either no location (while the "Check In" tab shows my home location) or a temporary focus on my spoofed location. I'll try some more settings later, but this is ridiculous - and it's Facebook's fault for making this so difficult.
I think the app's getting my location from my SIM card, Wi-Fi network, Cellular (which is turned off - data limits), or it's STILL finding a way to sniff the networks for aGPS. It'd be hard for my Wi-Fi though as the System identifies it as X000000000 now.

[M66B]

Wi-Fi: restrict getScanResults