[android-porting] Is it possible to remove GPS support from build?

[Husnain Ahmed]

I want to remove gps services from my nokia 2 android 7.1. Is it possible
to disable gps feature permanently? If it does what steps I need to take
from basic to advance? Options can be cutom os, etc etc but i need step by
step guide
This will be a huge favor to me.

[Renjith Rajagopal]

It is possible to disable location in framework.
Override like following in your device.mk

PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
config.disable_location=1

Reference:
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/refs/heads/master/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java

Post by Husnain Ahmed
I want to remove gps services from my nokia 2 android 7.1. Is it possible
to disable gps feature permanently? If it does what steps I need to take
from basic to advance? Options can be cutom os, etc etc but i need step by
step guide
This will be a huge favor to me.