idevicesetlocation

sets or resets simulated GPS location on iOS devices

TLDR

Set device location

$ idevicesetlocation -- [latitude] [longitude]

Reset to actual location

$ idevicesetlocation reset

Target specific device

$ idevicesetlocation -u [device-udid] -- [37.7749] [-122.4194]

SYNOPSIS

idevicesetlocation [options] [-- lat lon | reset]

idevicesetlocation sets or resets the simulated GPS location reported by an iOS device, useful for testing location-aware apps. It is part of the libimobiledevice suite and communicates with the device's developer services.Pass `reset` instead of coordinates to clear the simulated location and resume real GPS reporting. Coordinates are decimal degrees: positive for north/east, negative for south/west.

PARAMETERS

-u udid, --udid udid

Target a specific device by its UDID.

-n, --network

Connect to the device over the network instead of USB.

-d, --debug

Enable verbose debug output.

-h, --help

Display help information.

Separator before positional coordinates (required when longitude is negative so the leading minus is not parsed as an option).

INSTALL

sudo apt install libimobiledevice-utils

sudo dnf install libimobiledevice-utils

sudo apk add libimobiledevice-progs

CAVEATS

Requires the Developer Disk Image (or, on iOS 17+, a Developer Mode tunnel) to be mounted on the target device — typically via ideviceimagemounter. The simulated location persists until the device is rebooted or reset is invoked.