How can I fake my location in Firefox using R? - r

Question

I want to scrape the US apps of Play Store, but I am in Brazil.
How can I fake my location using R? I am using Firefox.
This is my code:
urls <- c('https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=0g4jCiEKG3RvcHNlbGxpbmdfZnJlZV9BUFBMSUNBVElPThAHGAM%3D:S:ANO1ljKs-KA&gsr=CibSDiMKIQobdG9wc2VsbGluZ19mcmVlX0FQUExJQ0FUSU9OEAcYAw%3D%3D:S:ANO1ljL40zU',
'https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=0g4jCiEKG3RvcHNlbGxpbmdfcGFpZF9BUFBMSUNBVElPThAHGAM%3D:S:ANO1ljLdnoU&gsr=CibSDiMKIQobdG9wc2VsbGluZ19wYWlkX0FQUExJQ0FUSU9OEAcYAw%3D%3D:S:ANO1ljIKVpg',
'https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=0g4fCh0KF3RvcGdyb3NzaW5nX0FQUExJQ0FUSU9OEAcYAw%3D%3D:S:ANO1ljLe6QA&gsr=CiLSDh8KHQoXdG9wZ3Jvc3NpbmdfQVBQTElDQVRJT04QBxgD:S:ANO1ljKx5Ik',
'https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=0g4cChoKFHRvcHNlbGxpbmdfZnJlZV9HQU1FEAcYAw%3D%3D:S:ANO1ljJ_Y5U&gsr=Ch_SDhwKGgoUdG9wc2VsbGluZ19mcmVlX0dBTUUQBxgD:S:ANO1ljL4b8c',
'https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=0g4cChoKFHRvcHNlbGxpbmdfcGFpZF9HQU1FEAcYAw%3D%3D:S:ANO1ljLtt38&gsr=Ch_SDhwKGgoUdG9wc2VsbGluZ19wYWlkX0dBTUUQBxgD:S:ANO1ljJCqyI',
'https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=0g4YChYKEHRvcGdyb3NzaW5nX0dBTUUQBxgD:S:ANO1ljLhYwQ&gsr=ChvSDhgKFgoQdG9wZ3Jvc3NpbmdfR0FNRRAHGAM%3D:S:ANO1ljIKta8')
flw_rk <- vector("list", length(urls))
df_total_rk = data.frame()
selCommand <- wdman::selenium(jvmargs = c("-Dwebdriver.firefox.verboseLogging=true"), retcommand = TRUE)
shell(selCommand, wait = FALSE, minimized = TRUE)
remDr <- remoteDriver(port = 4567L, browserName = "firefox")
remDr$open()
for (i in urls){
remDr$navigate(i)
for(j in 1:5){
remDr$executeScript(paste("scroll(0,",j*10000,");"))
Sys.sleep(3)
}
html_obj <- remDr$getPageSource(header = TRUE)[[1]] %>% read_html()
names <- html_obj %>% html_nodes(".WsMG1c.nnK0zc") %>% html_text()
flw_rk[[i]] <- data.frame(names = names, stringsAsFactors = F)
}

Answer 1

Just use a Virtual Private Network(VPN). No need for over-complicated solutions. I found one that is free and works best for me. Here's the link to the Google Play Store App:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=free.vpn.unblock.proxy.turbovpn
Also, You could try to download a VPN extension from the Mozilla Add-on store. Here's the link:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/setupvpn/
EDIT
This add-on will work for an unlimited amount of time. This is what I think will be the best choice for you now.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/touch-vpn/?src=search

Answer 2

You could just add gl=us at the end of the URL:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=0g4YChYKEHRvcGdyb3NzaW5nX0dBTUUQBxgD:S:ANO1ljLhYwQ&gsr=ChvSDhgKFgoQdG9wZ3Jvc3NpbmdfR0FNRRAHGAM%3D:S:ANO1ljIKta8&gl=us
This is how we solved the location issue when scraping the Play Store at SerpApi.

Answer 3

If you are using Linux you can spoof your location by using a proxy,
to use a proxy in linux(debian/ubuntu) do the following steps:
1.type sudo apt-get install proxychains
2.type proxychains <path to code>
Please note these steps are specific to debain and ubuntu but can be done using other operating linux sysytem's if you use the operating sytems package manager.
If you are using windows try using tor-browser which is based on firefox.Tor browser automatically sets up multiple proxys for you.However Tor is better for better for browsing and not technical(code) solutions
Another more flexible windows alternative for more technical(code) solutions is proxifier