How can we remove the Location methods in our Android project?

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To remove the Location methods in your Android project:

  1. Go to the project manifest file.
  2. Replace the following lines with the new lines.
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<uses-permission android:name="android:permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android:permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android:permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

New<uses-permission android:name="android:permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" tools:node="remove" />
<uses-permission android:name="android:permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" tools:node="remove" />
<uses-permission android:name="android:permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" tools:node="remove" />

If needed, add xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools to the top of the manifest tag.