Why Does My Simulated GPS Location Jump?
One of the most frustrating issues in Android location simulation is "rubberbanding"—when your simulated blue dot suddenly snaps back to your real physical location for a split second before leaping back to the simulation route. Learn why this happens and how to prevent it.
1. The "Rubberbanding" Trap: Background Wi-Fi Scanning
Understanding why Android occasionally overwrites your mock GPS coordinates with your physical couch location:
Modern Android apps rely on Google's FusedLocationProviderClient. This provider fuses GPS satellites with background Wi-Fi and Bluetooth beacon scans.
Even when Mockery is spoofing GPS, Android periodically scans nearby Wi-Fi router BSSIDs. Google's database knows your home router's physical location. For a split second, the Fused Location provider delivers your real home coordinate, creating a jarring jump.
- Open Android Settings > Location.
- Tap Location services.
- Toggle Wi-Fi scanning to OFF.
- Toggle Bluetooth scanning to OFF.
2. Route Editing Teleportation vs. Mockery Route Anchor
In standard consumer spoofers, editing a route while moving causes sudden teleportation:
Modifying, adding, or dragging a waypoint re-indexes the route from point 0. The simulated vehicle immediately teleports all the way back to the route start or skips miles ahead across the map.
When route geometry changes while moving, Mockery converts your current geographic position into an internal Route Anchor. The vehicle advances smoothly toward the revised waypoint with zero teleportation.
Read our in-depth specification: How Mockery Controller Route Anchors Work →
3. Network Interruptions vs. Intentional Stops
In poorly designed location simulators, a 2-second Wi-Fi drop causes the server or phone to reset coordinates to (0.0, 0.0) in the Gulf of Guinea or jump back to a default city.
Smooth, Stable Location Simulation
Disable Android Wi-Fi scanning and enjoy rock-steady route tracking with Mockery.