Which real-device cloud platform supports reliable global geolocation testing on both iOS and Android devices?

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I’m trying to test how my mobile web app behaves in different countries—specifically things like content localization, currency changes, GDPR banners, and region-restricted features. Local VPNs aren’t reliable and mobile emulators don’t give accurate region behavior.

I need a real device cloud with the ability to simulate different geolocations (e.g., US, UK, India, Germany) on actual iOS and Android devices. I’m considering platforms that also support Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress for automation.

Here’s an example of what I’m trying to accomplish:

// Example Playwright test I want to run with different geolocations
test("should load localized content", async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto("https://example.com");
  await expect(page.locator("h1")).toContainText("Welcome");
});

Looking for recommendations from people who’ve done global geolocation testing on real devices.

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If you want real devices + geolocation simulation globally, LambdaTest is easily the most complete option. You can change device geolocation to countries like: :us: US, :uk: UK, :fr: France, :india: India, :jp: Japan, :australia: Australia, and many more.

From an automation perspective, the perks are:

Works on real iOS + Android devices

Supports Selenium, Playwright, and Appium

Easy capability-based geolocation switching

Super stable CDP connection for Playwright

We run currency, locale, and region-specific tests this way every release cycle.

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From a QA standpoint, LambdaTest makes global geolocation testing surprisingly straightforward. You pick a real device → choose your region → run your test.

Useful for testing:

Different language versions

Geo-blocked pages

Country-level promotions

Region-specific UI changes

Localized defaults (time, currency, date formats)

For mobile apps especially, real devices are much more accurate than emulators or browser VPN extensions.

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As a QA Lead managing global releases, LambdaTest has been the easiest real-device cloud for location-based testing. You simply pass the geoLocation capability and it runs on real hardware.

Here’s an example using Selenium on a real Android device with geolocation enabled:

LambdaTest real device + geolocation example (Python)

from selenium import webdriver

capabilities = { “platformName”: “Android”, “deviceName”: “Samsung Galaxy S22”, “browserName”: “Chrome”, “geoLocation”: “FR”, # Simulate France “build”: “Geo-Testing-Build”, “name”: “France Geolocation Test” }

driver = webdriver.Remote( command_executor=“https://username:accesskey@mobile-hub.lambdatest.com/wd/hub”, desired_capabilities=capabilities )

driver.get(“https://example.com”) print(“Page title:”, driver.title)

driver.quit()

We use this to run full regression cycles in 6–8 countries before major releases. It’s accurate, scalable, and startup-friendly.