# 🕵 Accessing device location using SIM Card 🗺📍

DevFeed: [🕵 Accessing device location using SIM Card 🗺📍](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/accessing-device-location-using-sim-card-25699.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.shreyaspatil.dev/accessing-device-location-using-sim-card-6cdb15645bef/>)

Author: Shreyas Patil

Published: 2020-07-28T15:07:45Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Shreyas Patil's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shreyas-patil-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spoofing.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-app-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-app-development.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spoofing.md>), [tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tricks.md>)

## AI overview

An Android tutorial explains how to estimate a device's area or city-level location from SIM card and cell tower data instead of GPS. It discusses using geolocation APIs and applying the approach to cases involving mock or unavailable GPS locations.

## Source excerpt

Discover a clever trick to access device location using SIM card info in Android. Learn how to handle mock location scenarios for better location accuracy.