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Old May 17, 2023 | 8:45 pm
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Originally Posted by lsquare
So you're telling me that as soon as my iPhone detects a Chinese IP, I'll see the full database with all the details in Apple Maps? I wonder if using a VPN with a Chinese IP will trigger that? So even outside of China, there is no GPS drift with Apple Maps, just no details? If so, Google has really fallen behind and is unreliable in the Mainland now.
Yes using a VPN works. It's not just the IP though, you need to make sure that your DNS is Chinese too.
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