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).

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.