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The ‘failed to detect location 12 error is a very common error faced by the users of Pokemon GO a lot and this error troubles a lot of people. But, you will be happy to know that this issue can be solved with some very simple fixes. The issue usually happens when if you have a poor GPS signal or bad internet connection. 

There can be some other reasons too for the issue that we are going to discuss here also. 

  • If the mock location option is turned off on the device. 
  • Sometimes, the physical location can also be responsible for this issue.
  • If you are running an older version of the application then, you might be unable to detect Pokemon. 
  • Unreliable GPS Spoofer software

How can you fix the ‘Pokemon GO failed to detect’ issue?

Use the solutions that we have given here to resolve the issue that you are facing on your phone. 

Solution 1: Check your signal strength

The first thing that you need to do is to make sure that your signal strength is good and for this, you need to see your GPS signal, Wi-Fi or your cellular data and even the network connection of your device. 

Solution 2: Enable Mock Location

If pokemon go failed to detect location 12 then, the issue can also be of the device. It is important that you enable the mock location of your device as it detects the locations and this feature is important for the game. 

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