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Google Chrome: Override geolocation via console

So a little background for my question; I am writing a simple driving instructions web application using Google Maps directions API which provides me with a LatLng path along with text instructions.
In order to test this application (without driving around in a car) I need to simulate a geolocation-path. Google Chrome supports overriding geolocation data via the sensors developer settings, which works fine with one coordinate at the time.
So my question is - is it possible to set the browsers navigator.geolocation data via the console (i.e. javascript api) instead manually updating the value in the sensors settings menu?
I know that in this case I could just use another input source than the browser geolocation data and use a static array of LatLng's, or override the browsers navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition, but I figured that it would be more sophisticated to override the sensors instead.
Thanks in advance.

One way is to override the function navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition with your own custom function. Inside the custom function you can customize the value of latitude & longitude.
var customPosition = {};
customPosition.coords = {};
customPosition.coords.latitude = 41.89;
customPosition.coords.longitude = 2.89;
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition = function(success, error){
success(customPosition);
};
function success(position) {
var latitude = position.coords.latitude;
var longitude = position.coords.longitude;
console.log("latitude: " + latitude);
console.log("longitude: " + longitude);
}

To detect current geo location in mobile device

I've used below code to detect the current location in angular app. this is working fine with all the desktop browser but it not working in mobile device please find below code for more understanding.
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(onPositionUpdate,locNotFound,{frequency:5000,maximumAge: 0, timeout: 100, enableHighAccuracy:true});
} else {
// nothing
}
function locNotFound () {
console.log('location not found');
}
function onPositionUpdate(position) {
var lat = position.coords.latitude;
var lng = position.coords.longitude;
var url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=" + lat + "," + lng + "&sensor=true";
$http.get(url)
.then(function(result) {
console.log(result);
});
}
As you can see that locNotFound() function is called in mobile device. which it should not do because GPS on in mobile device.

I just can give you a partial answer for Android.
Please open the Chrome Browser at Android, click at the icon top right (the tree dots), click at Settings, click at Site Settings and please check the settings for Location. As far as I know this is disabled per default.
So I think your problem is related to security restrictions
Regards
Michael

Android geolocation not responding right after turning location on

I have the following simple code:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#btn').click(function () {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function (position) {
$.post('serverhandler.php', { 'lat' : position.coords.latitude, 'lng' : position.coords.longitude }).done(function (data) {
alert(data);
});
}
,handle_errors
);
});
});
With this I get the location of the user, and it works ok if the location is already on in the mobile settings.
The thing is that if the user enters the site with the location off and turn it on when asked, the android mobile doesn't send anything. It can be fixed by opening google maps and retrieving its location, and then going back to the website, but I'd like a way to do so within the site.
The same code works fine on the same conditions with IOS, and windows phone retrieves the wrong location, with the same fix of android(but with here maps instead of google maps). Any ideas on why it works like that and some way to work around it? Thanks!

Geolocation doesn't work with cordova

I'm currently working on a mobile application with Intel XDK (In background it's Cordova finally, that's why I put Cordova in title.)
With an Ajax request, I get some adresses and with these adresses I want to calculate the distance between them and the current position of user.
So, I get adresses, I convert them and I make the difference.
But actually, nothing is working !
function codeAddress(id, addresse) {
geocoder.geocode( { 'address': addresse}, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OVER_QUERY_LIMIT) {
setTimeout(function(){}, 100);
}
console.log(id);
console.log(addresse);
//document.addEventListener("intel.xdk.device.ready",function(){
if (navigator.geolocation)
{
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK)
{
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
addressEvent = results[0].geometry.location;
var pos = {
lat: position.coords.latitude,
lng: position.coords.longitude
};
var position = new google.maps.LatLng(pos.lat, pos.lng)
var resultat = google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(addressEvent, position);
console.log(resultat);
console.log(addressEvent);
console.log(pos);
console.log(position);
var convert = Math.floor(resultat);
var finalConvert = convert + " m";
var distance = document.createElement('span');
distance.innerHTML = finalConvert;
distance.className = "geo";
document.getElementsByClassName('meta-info-geo')[id].appendChild(distance);
}, function() {
handleLocationError(true, infoWindow);
});
}
}
//},false);
});
}
In the console.log(id), console.log(addresse), I HAVE results !
Actually i'm getting 4 IDs and 4 adresses.
I checked on all the topics I could find on StackOverFlow, and I had normally to add the line in // with the addEventListener but it changes nothing.
Is there someone who knows how to change that ?
ps : Of course, cordova geoloc is in the build and permissions are granted !
EDIT : I'm targeting Android 4.0 min and iOS 5.1.1. I'm using SDK.
EDIT 2 :

Geolocation frequently does not work the way people expect it to work, for a variety of reasons that have been expressed here and here.
You can experiment with geo by using the "Hello, Cordova" sample app that is in the XDK and also available on GitHub. Try using it on a variety of devices to see how things work. Push the "fine" button to initiate a single geo call for a "fine" location and push the "coarse" button to initiate a single geo call for a "coarse" location. Push the "watch" button to initiate a request for a series of geo data points (set to coarse or fine by pushing one of the single buttons first).
The behavior you get in the Emulate tab will be dramatically different than what you get on a real device. The type of device (Android, iOS, etc.) and the version of that device will influence your results; the manufacturer of the device and your location (inside or outside) will influence your results. Do not assume that making a call to the geo APIs will always give you immediate and reliable data, geolocation hardware does not work that way... In fact, you cannot assume that you can even get a valid result! See the two links I pointed to earlier in the post for some reasons why.

How to do reverse geocoding with Cordova Geolocation API to get City and Country?

I am building a hybrid mobile application using Intel's App Framework for user interface and Cordova to access the native device functionalities.
As a part of the development, I need to get the user's location(City and Country) and show it in a text box.
By using the code below, I am able to get the Latitude and Longitude and show it in two different text boxes(with ID latitude and longitude respectively). How can I translate the latitude and longitude to City and Country.
function Geolocation() {
var onSuccess = function(position) {
document.getElementById('latitude').value = position.coords.latitude;
document.getElementById('longitude').value = position.coords.longitude;
};
var onFail = function() {
navigator.notification.alert('Cannot get the location');
};
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(onSuccess, onFail, {maximumAge:0, timeout:5000, enableHighAccuracy: true});
}
Note - I don't use any other plugin other than Cordova's Geolocation to handle location services in my app. This is a hybrid app but currently I am working on the Android version of the app.

This is called reverse geocoding are there are many services out there to do that - eg. Google Maps, OpenStreetMaps and many more.
I love OpenStreetMaps because it's very easy to do. Just a JSONP callback:
http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?lat=-23.5880894&lon=-46.6321951&format=json&json_callback=my_callback
So you can just make an Ajax request to this URL and get the desired values. For example:
function showCountry(lat, lon) {
$.getJSON('//nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?json_callback=?&format=json', {lat: lat, lon: lon}, function(data) {
alert(data.address.country);
});
}