How does a VPN on a mobile device hide my location but location finding apps like weather still show me at my real location?

Question

This obviously assumes you disable mobile data and only have WiFi enabled. I’ve seen it on my smart phone when I turn on my VPN it shows that my IP address is at the selected location but my weather app still shows me at my real location.

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Answer 1

A VPN doesn’t hide the location obtained if an app or website asks for your phone’s location