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[Root] GPS On / Off on Windows Pc

Developed By: Hzj_jie

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 7 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 6.7 KB
Release Date May 13, 17
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings. [see more (1)]

What's New:
This app won't show a window anymore. [see more]

Description from Developer:
You do not really need to root your device, but this app must be placed in /system/priv-app/ or /system/app/ for old OSes. It can be easily achieved by using a third party recovery... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download [Root] GPS On / Off and install on Windows PC. [Root] GPS On / Off is free Tools app, developed by Hzj_jie. Latest version of [Root] GPS On / Off is 1.0, was released on 2017-05-13 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of [Root] GPS On / Off is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 7 users, 6 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install [Root] GPS On / Off on Windows?

Instruction on how to install [Root] GPS On / Off on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install [Root] GPS On / Off on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install [Root] GPS On / Off using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "[Root] GPS On / Off" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install [Root] GPS On / Off on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "[Root] GPS On / Off" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.0.

Download [Root] GPS On / Off 1.0 on Windows PC – 6.7 KB

You do not really need to root your device, but this app must be placed in /system/priv-app/ or /system/app/ for old OSes. It can be easily achieved by using a third party recovery. You can also use root explorer or some other file managers to move this app into the required folder on a rooted device. Otherwise it won't work.
So for your convenience, the APK can be directly downloaded at https://github.com/Hzj-jie/android-gps-onoff/raw/master/android-gps-onoff-release.apk.

This app installs two items in start menu, "Gps On" and "Gps Off". Each one does its job and quit. i.e. Enable GPS or disable GPS. Please refer to the first screenshot.

I am using this with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gemini.init, and turning GPS on / off when screen is unlock / off. Ex.
https://github.com/Hzj-jie/android-init/blob/master/sample/screen-on.sh
https://github.com/Hzj-jie/android-init/blob/master/sample/screen-off.sh

The benefit to disable GPS when screen is off is to extremely save power usage. The second screenshot shows the battery usage of my phone, it can last almost four days, and uses almost 0 battery during idle time.

But some of the features, such as Google Search app and Pokemon Go requires to query GPS regularly to do its location based work. Disabling GPS when screen off impacts their functionality. So it's a trade-off between battery usage and functionality.

This app requires only permission to set GPS settings.
Considering this APK is only 5 kilo bytes, I do not want an icon to enlarge it, so this app has no icon. The high resolution icon here in Google Play store is 16.4K.

This app is an open-source project, you can get the source code @ https://github.com/hzj-jie/android-gps-onoff.

** All the screenshots are coming from my phone. If you have copy-right to any of them, please kindly let me know. I will remove it. **
This app won't show a window anymore.
Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.