Disabling gps on individual applications?

[alaskanpixie]

I was wondering if it's possible to disable certain applications ability to use gps? When I search for this question (here or google) I get many results on blocking applications, or turning them off completely, but nothing on just disabling the gps.

I have an lg optimus (which, apparently isn't so helpful, your website shows like 15 different kinds) and I've figured out how to disable gps completely, but I just want individual apps not to be able to access this.

Would anyone know if this is an option? or possibly an app that has that feature for me?

 

[jerofld]

You have two options (that I know of):

1) You can root and install LBE Privacy Guard and disable the "Positioning" permission to the apps you do not want to have access to GPS. I recommend this because I use it, myself.

But, if you're not interested in rooting, there is a non-root alternative.

2) You can try App Shield. This app makes a 'clone' of your app without the permissions you don't want it to have.

 

[alaskanpixie]

Well, I don't know what rooting is, so I'll go ahead and try the second one. Thank you!!