Snapchat doesn’t have the best geolocation filters. They’re easy to understand, but the artwork is far from the coolest out there. However, many people like to use them for moments when the location tag isn’t enough.
However, depending on what you use and which iPhone model you have, geolocation filters can sometimes be tricky. You can do this as a joke or even to lie about your current location.
Here are a few more things you can do with the location settings and how you can fake your Snapchat location filters.
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Phantom is a great app with a variety of uses. A jailbreak tweak you can use to customize your Snapchat experience. You can even hide your real location and pretend you are somewhere else. This allows you to keep your whereabouts private and get on with your day, while also posting snapshots without worrying about an unwanted visitor following you.
To install Phantom, you must first install TweakBox, a third-party app store.
Once the Phantom is installed you can spoof your location as follows:
- go to settings
- Went to Phantom for Snapchat
- Configure the options you want
- Launch Snapchat
- Tap the Location button at the bottom of the screen
- Change your location from the World Map
- Select a new location by tapping and holding until the world map disappears
Now your snaps can point to any location you want. Even better is that you can access geolocation filters from anywhere in the world. Just swipe right to scroll through the filters.
Note that if you change your mind and change location a second time at the same time, you will have to swipe in the opposite direction to access the new geolocation filters.
However, there is an important problem. This app is known to update at a very slow speed. This is even more of an annoyance than the fact that you need a jailbreak phone to use it. So, a better way to protect your privacy is to change your iPhone’s Location Services settings.
How Snapchat Gets Information About Your Location
Almost all modern phones, even before smartphones came along, use GPS, Bluetooth, and cell tower location data to guide a digital footprint for you when your phone is on.
All social media apps and file sharing apps today take advantage of this and allow you to tag yourself whenever you want, wherever you are. When you install these applications, you grant access to the information.
Not all people care about it. If it did, smartphone sales would have plummeted years ago. However, there are still some privacy concerns. Having everyone see where you are and what you are doing at all times can lead to unpleasant encounters.
Snapchat is all about tagging yourself in cool places, doing cool things. Therefore, the app precisely uses all of your iPhone’s location data to determine your exact location when you shoot something.
But luckily, you can disable location services on your phone. If you do, all your apps will stop receiving this information.
How to Disable Location Services
If you’re more interested in privacy, here are the steps to disable location services on iPhones and iPads:
- go to settings
- go to privacy
- Choose Location Services
- Turn off Location Services
The good news is that Snapchat and other social media apps won’t be able to get your current location. The bad news is that this affects other apps as well. For example, it disables location services, which can do more harm than good for apps like Maps. In short, this method can be a nuisance.
On the upside, closing your location is just an inconvenience, it can’t endanger you. When making an emergency call from your iPhone, the feature will automatically turn back on. The same thing happens if you use the Find My iPhone service. This is a nice security measure in case you lose your phone.
One Last Thought
Jailbreaking your iPhone voids the warranty, making it a bad idea for anyone with a brand new device. If you really want to spoof your Snapchat location, be careful what this means for your phone. But if your main concern is extra privacy, you can easily handle it from the iPhone’s privacy settings menu. If you lose your phone or need help, you don’t have to worry about it causing problems.
