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Is that practical though?

Apps could just accept that and break. Food delivery app could show suggestions from the fake island, social media app could let your friends know you’re 6383km away, calculator app might switch to local currency conversion, etc.

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Sometimes doing such things are deliberately what the user intended, which might be necessary if the app does not have its own options to specify what location you want, whether to avoid the social media publishing your location, or to specify your own currency conversions.

just put some warnings like "by selecting this option this application won't be able to access X, therefore some applications might not work properly".

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