# GhostFlying/LocationReportEnabler

A simple android app to enable Google Location Report, Google Now and related functions in China mainland or somewhere like.

Repository: https://github.com/GhostFlying/LocationReportEnabler
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/locationreportenabler
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: xposed, android
Last push: 2017-11-10T13:42:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4310, "days_push": 3218, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1108, forks 111 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.172343+00:00)

## What it is
A rooted Android app that enables Google Location Report, Google Now, and related services in mainland China by spoofing SIM operator properties. It offers a general variant for rooted devices and an Xposed variant for Xposed framework users.

## Use cases
- enable Google Now in China
- turn on Google Location Reporting on Chinese ROMs
- fix Google Maps timeline not working
- spoof SIM operator country to US on Android
- enable Google services blocked by carrier region

## When to choose
- you have a rooted Android device in mainland China and want Google Now or Location Report working
- you use the Xposed framework and want a cleaner systemless variant

## When to avoid
- your device is not rooted
- you are outside mainland China where these services already work
- you need actively maintained software - the last release was in 2017

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, configuration-management
- domain: android-tools, privacy, censorship-circumvention
- platform: -
- tags: xposed, root, google-services, location-report, sim-spoofing, android

## Member repositories
- GhostFlying/LocationReportEnabler (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.172343+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:43:43.709280+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GhostFlying/LocationReportEnabler (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.172343+00:00, sha 0af937ce2aab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.