How to show a specific location in iPhone demos, screenshots and videos

When does a real iPhone beat the Simulator?

Xcode's Simulator is free and can set any location (Features › Location), but it only runs apps you build yourself, on a simulated device. A real iPhone with a simulated location shows everything else: App Store apps, real performance and notifications, the camera, and exactly what your customers will see.

How do you take a screenshot at a specific location?

1. Download Geovo for Mac or Windows, plug in the iPhone, tap Trust and turn on Developer Mode.
2. Search for the place you want to show, or paste coordinates or a maps link, and click Teleport.
3. Open the app on the iPhone and give it a few seconds to update its map and nearby results.
4. Take the screenshot (side button + volume up; on iPhones with a Home button, side or top button + Home).
5. Save the spot as a favorite in Geovo so the next screenshot session starts from the same place.
6. Click Return to Real Location when you're done.

How do you record a demo with smooth movement?

1. Pick a start point and Teleport there.
2. Start recording: iOS Screen Recording in Control Center, or on a Mac, QuickTime Player › File › New Movie Recording with the iPhone chosen as the camera.
3. Use Drive here to travel along real roads at each road's typical speed (Calm, Normal or Lively on the computer), or play a walking or cycling route. Pause and Resume to time each step of the demo.
4. For a take you can repeat exactly, import a GPX or KML file, or export a route you drew and play it again. Routes explained.
5. For a live demo, steer with the joystick (arrow keys on the computer).

Tips for clean captures

• Show your own app, or one you have permission to show. Don't present a simulated location as evidence of where someone really was.
• Wait for apps to settle after a teleport before capturing.
• Photos taken while simulating can be tagged with the simulated place. Check a photo's location before you publish it.
• On stage or in a sales call, mirror the iPhone with QuickTime on a Mac, and set Auto-stop so the real location comes back by itself afterwards.
• No cable on set? After plugging in once, Geovo can simulate over Wi-Fi from the computer, or run on the iPhone itself: no computer needed.

Price

Try Geovo free for 15 minutes with a free account (email code, no password, no card). Pro is unlimited: $6.99/week, $12.99/month, $29.99 for 3 months, $79.99/year ($6.67/month) or $129.99 once for lifetime, on 2 computers and 2 iPhones. For a single shoot, the weekly plan is usually enough. See pricing.

Use it responsibly

Geovo is for lawful use only: testing apps and websites, keeping your exact position private from an app that doesn't need it, demos, travel planning and teaching how location services work. Don't use any location tool to mislead people who rely on your location, or to break the terms of an app or service you've agreed to. Stop simulating whenever your real location matters, for example in an emergency.