title: Programmatically turn on/off GPS on Android
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4721449/enable-gps-programatically-like-tasker">Enable GPS programatically like Tasker</a>  </p>
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  <p>Is it possible to programmatically turn on/off gps on android? It is mentioned on this SO post: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4721449/enable-gps-programatically-like-tasker">How can I enable or disable the GPS programmatically on Android?</a> that it cannot be done without the user consent.</p>