Preventing Evasion of Shift and Geo Policies

Fareclock automatically blocks the following evasion techniques:

• Location permission not granted – If the app does not have access to location services.
• Fake location (Android) – On app version 2.12+, fake locations are blocked by default. For older versions, an optional setting is available.

You can also configure additional settings to block other evasion methods:

Step 1: Go to the Fareclock Admin Console and go to Settings. Under ‘Settings’ find and click ‘Devices’.

Step 2: Click the ‘Defaults’ tab above.

Geo Settings

• Block punches if location is not available – Prevents punches when geo coordinates cannot be obtained.
• Block devices with location services turned off – Locks out Android devices when location services are disabled (requires app version 2.12+). Not applicable to iOS or Airplane Mode.
• Block devices with fake location (Legacy) – For older Android app versions. Less reliable and may cause false positives.

Security Settings

• Prevent time tampering – See our help article: Can Workers Change the Device Time to Manipulate Punch Records?
• Block rooted devices – Restricts rooted Android devices.
• Block airplane mode – Locks Android devices if Airplane Mode is enabled (requires app version 2.12+).

Synchronization Settings

• Require device be online – Ensures punches are only allowed when the device is connected to the internet.