I read that Google Servers are restricted from DNS in China. What is the best and safest way to play ingress with a local Chinese mobile operator? I see 2 options
1-Change host file on my rooted Android device
2-VPN
I am not sure if Google checks the source ip of the country and the actual location from GPS and ban users. If there is no such control I will go with VPN. I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this.
Best Answer
I am a Chinese citizen playing ingress.
Google services are restricted in China, modifying the host file might be a solution but I have not tried because this way doesn't last long. The Great Firewall sometimes blocks Google IPs directly.
VPN is much easier and you don't need to root you device. Many friends of mine are playing this game by VPN or shadowsocks. Google has not banned us for this reason so far. I think Google knows what's going on here.