android programmatically Turning on and off GPS in android 4.0 and up

Question

i want turn on and off gps localisation in a activity a try every other topic sugestion and this is not working. This is not duplicate topic i look all the other.

example:

manifest:

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

Activity:

public void turnGPSOn()
 {
 Intent intent = new Intent("android.location.GPS_ENABLED_CHANGE");
 intent.putExtra("enabled", true);
 this.ctx.sendBroadcast(intent);

String provider = Settings.Secure.getString(activityname.this.getContentResolver(),     Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
if(!provider.contains("gps")){ //if gps is disabled
    final Intent poke = new Intent();
    poke.setClassName("com.android.settings", "com.android.settings.widget.SettingsAppWidgetProvider"); 
    poke.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_ALTERNATIVE);
    poke.setData(Uri.parse("3")); 
    activityname.this.sendBroadcast(poke);


}
 }
 // automatic turn off the gps
  public void turnGPSOff()
  {
String provider = Settings.Secure.getString(activityname.this.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
if(provider.contains("gps")){ //if gps is enabled
    final Intent poke = new Intent();
    poke.setClassName("com.android.settings", "com.android.settings.widget.SettingsAppWidgetProvider");
    poke.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_ALTERNATIVE);
    poke.setData(Uri.parse("3")); 
    activityname.this.sendBroadcast(poke);
  }
 }

when i try My application stop (crash)

source : Turning on and off GPS programmatically in android 4.0 and above?

i don't whant show dialog (select open localisation) i need do all programmatically (hiden)

Please help me. Thank you.

CommonsWare · Answer 1 · 2014-10-11T13:07:48.000

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This is not possible, for obvious privacy reasons, except via root. The security holes you are trying to exploit have been closed for quite some time.

edited Oct 11 '14 at 13:07

answered Oct 11 '14 at 12:58

CommonsWare

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never mind i'm sure the aplication valide on play store do that by magic – Oct 11 '14 at 13:02
@MichelTremblaySt-Germain: "They is lot app on google play do that" -- feel free to name them. – CommonsWare Oct 11 '14 at 13:04
where i cant go to erase this topic and my profil i don't need to lost time here and lost some else time ? – Oct 11 '14 at 13:11

android programmatically Turning on and off GPS in android 4.0 and up

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