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Why does Pokemon Go think I'm in a car?

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You clearly aren't driving, so why is this happening?! The short answer is something called GPS drift. Your phone can't get or maintain an accurate GPS connection, so your avatar drifts in a radius around your position, since it's not possible to get a clear lock.
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How does Pokemon Go know you are in a car?

Originally Answered: How does Pokemon go know if you're using a car while hatching eggs? It's all to do with how fast you are moving. There is a certain speed limit integrated in the game which tells the app that you're moving too fast to be actually walking.
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Why does Pokemon Go think I'm moving?

There are two general ways Pokemon GO players can make the game think they are walking when they actually aren't: they can either spoof their app or they can use a device to manually move the phone. Spoofing is a very popular phenomenon among Pokemon GO players.
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Does riding in a car count in Pokemon Go?

If you are the passenger in a car driving at normal speed you can still spin any pokestops you pass if you get the timing just right, and you can catch any pokemon that cross your path, but the game won't record the distance travelled, so no candies and no egg hatching.
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How to bypass Pokemon Go driving?

However, Pokemon GO player and Reddit user CatFrogArts has discovered a trick in the game that allows players to bypass its speed limit restrictions. Basically, players need to open the journal when near a PokeStop and then immediately close it.
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At what speed does Pokemon Go think you're driving?

You can hatch eggs in Pokemon Go while driving, but only if you drive at a walking pace. This means that if you're going more than 5 mph, the game will recognize that you're driving and won't progress the egg's hatching.
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Can you get banned for playing Pokemon Go on a car?

GPS Spoofing, traveling and traveling too fast (while in a moving car), or sharing accounts, will get you soft banned, up to 12 hours.
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Does driving open eggs in Pokemon Go?

It's such a fun game, isn't it?! However, you cannot hatch eggs while driving in Pokemon Go. The good news is that if you are a passenger in a car, you can still catch Pokemons you come across. But the game will not record the distance traveled, so eggs will not hatch.
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Is riding a bike too fast for Pokemon Go?

The reason biking distance isn't calculated in the first place is because there is a speed limit in Pokemon Go that contributes towards distance. That speed limit is reportedly 10.5 km/h (or 6.5 mph). That limit is as low as it is to remove egg hatching distance accumulated via travel in vehicles.
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Why can't i spin pokestops in a car?

Many are asking why? This is our answer from a legal perspective. Pokemon Go's most recent update made it so that Pokemon no longer spawn and Pokestops are no longer accessible once you're travelling at a speed greater than approximately 25 MPH.
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Can you fake walking in Pokemon Go?

If you own an Android device, then you can simply use a GPS spoofing app to manually change the location of your device. This will trick Pokemon Go into believing that you are walking instead. For iPhone users, the feature would need a jailbroken device though.
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Can you fake your location on Pokemon Go?

Yes, you can (and should) do anything online using a VPN. CyberGhost VPN lets you choose a server location in 91 countries, so you can play Pokémon go all over the world. You'll need to spoof your GPS so your in-game location matches your device location, or bots will strike your account.
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Is it possible to play Pokemon Go without moving?

Part 2: How Can I play Pokemon Go Without Moving Anywhere (iOS/Android)? You can play pokemon using any spoofing tool to assist you in changing location in the game. Spoofing on Android and iOS device follows different ways since both vary in the operating system.
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Does Pokemon Go track you?

Pokémon Go uses GPS to track data related to your movement. As you run around hunting and catching Pokémon, Niantic, the game developer behind Pokémon Go, collects information from your mobile device.
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Does Pokemon Go track your phone?

Pokémon GO collects a range of personal and sensitive information including geolocation data, contact information, first and last name, email address, telephone number, and postal address, as well as content users share or upload, such as photos (including any metadata included in your photos and content).
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Why can't I catch Pokémon while driving?

The company will not let you collect any Pokemon rewards if the game detects that you're moving faster than 30mph. The speed limit feature is meant to prevent accidents that might result from playing Pokemon Go while driving a car.
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Can you hatch eggs on a bike Pokemon Go?

To hatch them into Pokémon, you have to walk (or even better, ride) a certain distance—between two to 10 km, as measured by your phone's accelerometer. Eggs won't hatch if you're traveling that distance in a car—so you essentially have to get outside and use your own body to get the job done.
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How far can a PokeStop spin?

From now on, 80 meters will be the base interaction radius for PokeStops and Gyms globally," Niantic tweeted.
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How long to wait before spinning PokeStop?

PokéStops and Gyms restock every 5 minutes.
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Can you hatch eggs by shaking your phone?

When you have eggs in your incubator, you can see just how many kilometers are left for you to cover before they hatch. If the distance is not too much, you don't have to go outside and walk around. Shaking the phone will work out just fine.
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What is the fastest attacker in Pokemon Go?

1) Steel Wing

Steel Wing is the best charged attack in the game thanks to its monstrous DPS of 13.8 and a minuscule cast time of 0.8 seconds.
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Does Pokemon Go track distance when not open?

Adventure Sync is an optional mode that will allow you to record your kilometers traveled even when the Pokémon GO app isn't open. You'll be able to stay active and earn Buddy Candy or hatch Eggs without significantly impacting your device's battery life.
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Does Pokemon Go warn you before banning?

On the first strike, you'll get a warning message. You'll still be able to play, technically, but you won't see anything even remotely rare for seven days. On the second strike, they'll close your account for a month. On the third strike, the account is banned for good.
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How does Pokemon Go punish hackers?

As part of that commitment, we enforce a three-strike policy against cheating. This policy may provide offenders with a series of disciplinary actions that gradually increase in severity and provide multiple opportunities to change their behavior. If offenders reform their ways, they are welcomed back into the game.
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Is spoofing Pokemon Go illegal?

Again we say that spoofing is an illegal act to perform, so you better watch out if you plan to try and spoof your way in Pokemon GO.
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