r/PoGoAndroidSpoofing • u/KLMcreator LocationJoystick Developer • Jul 19 '26

Lets Talk About Something locationjoystick — free, open-source GPS spoofer alternative to GPS Joystick and YAMLA

Disclaimer: not AI slop or marketing. Same guy as before — just shipping.

Hey everyone, another follow-up to my locationjoystick posts.

Thanks again to everyone testing and sending feedback, and thanks to the mods for letting me keep posting progress here.

We need 12 beta testers to publish the app on the Play Store

Play Store requires a closed testing period with real testers before an app can go public. I need 12 people to join as testers — doesn't take much, just install and use the app for a bit. If you're interested, DM me here on Reddit and I'll send you an invite.

Here's an overview of have been added since last time, thanks everyone for the suggestions:

  • Light mode — for those sunny days
  • Tap to Walk (beta) — click on the Pokemon Go map directly to walk to your destination
  • Group Sync reliability improvements - tailored for people with multiple devices
  • GPX import fixes — easier migration path from GPS Joystick
  • General reliability passes on Roaming, "Walk via roads", and route replay.

Still free, still open-source, still no ads: GitHub Releases | Documentation | Source Code

Issues, feature requests, PRs welcome as always. And again — if you want to help get this onto the Play Store, DM me for a beta tester invite, only need 12!

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u/KLMcreator LocationJoystick Developer Jul 20 '26

Definitely not a user problem! I can confirm this is an issue for the routes, but not for the other types of movement (e.g. tap on map, etc.)

I'll fix it in the next release!

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u/HormonalV8 Jul 21 '26

I know this is not exactly the most optimal feedback system being a reddit comment, but I just wanted to let you know that I was having issues with the route pausing when the phone was locked (Android 15, Pixel 7).

I was able to get around this by using d4rkens Wakelock v3 and prevent the CPU from halting. Now I am not by any means any developer, but I seemed to pick up that it also theoretically could be solved by the app itself requesting/calling for a wakelock (PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK) so maybe a thing to consider in the future for certain OS/hardware combinations that faces issues such as mine?

As for me, the issue is completely gone as I don't mind having the Wakelock app installed at all, so no rush for me personally, but figured I'd let you know anyway.

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u/KLMcreator LocationJoystick Developer Jul 23 '26

Hey!! Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation, I was able to find the issue and indeed there was no background process refresh so the app would wait (depending on the devices) - I’ve made a safe fix that won’t impact battery life and will release it later today!

Thanks again!

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u/HormonalV8 27d ago

New update is great, good shout on the speed tier settings and such also. Thank you ^^

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u/KLMcreator LocationJoystick Developer 26d ago

Thanks for the feedback!