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Ghost: set your phone location anywhere

Ghost is a free, open-source app for Mac and Windows. Plug in your iPhone or Android, pick a spot on the map, and your phone is there. It can even drive down real roads. No jailbreak, no root, no account.

Ghost on GitHub Watch the tutorial

Everything is in the GitHub repo: the download, the setup guide and the fixes. Start there.

Six steps

Set it up in five minutes

Download Ghost from the GitHub release. Mac with an Apple chip: the mac-arm64 .dmg. Intel Mac: the mac-x64 .dmg. Windows: the win-x64 .exe. Nothing else to install.
Open it. Mac: drag Ghost into Applications; if macOS blocks it, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Windows: if SmartScreen pops up, click More info → Run anyway.
Turn on developer mode on your phone. iPhone: Settings → Privacy & Security → Developer Mode. Android: tap Build number seven times, then switch on USB debugging.
Plug the phone in with a data cable, unlock it and tap Trust (iPhone) or Allow (Android). In Ghost, pick your phone, click Prepare if it asks, and wait for Ready.
Pick a spot: search a place or tap the map, then click Set location. Want a drive? Add up to 12 pins, click Plan road route, then Start route.
Done? Click Restore real location before you unplug. Unplugging does not reset it.

Links

Everything you need

Ghost on GitHub
Source code, README and changelog. Free and open source.
Watch the tutorial
My full walkthrough on YouTube: how to change your location on your iPhone.
Download Ghost 0.1.7
Mac and Windows installers.
Full setup guide
Every phone and computer combo, Wi-Fi mode, and the fixes when it will not connect.
Report a problem
Say which Ghost version, computer and phone you have.
Apple: turn on Developer Mode
Android: Developer options and USB debugging