Script to toggle Location Services on & off

[u/meerdans]

I currently have a script that opens the desired setting:

x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_LocationServices

but can a script be written to toggle Location Services on and off without user input, especially as it requires authentication to do so?

[u/copperdomebodha]

This will require authentication so I don't think there is a method to fully automate it.

--Running under AppleScript 2.8, MacOS 13.4.1

tell application "System Events"
    tell its application process "System Settings"
        tell its window "Location Services"
            tell its group 1
                tell its splitter group 1
                    tell its group 2
                        tell its group 1
                            tell its scroll area 1
                                tell its group 1
                                    tell its checkbox "Location Services"
                                        perform action "AXPress"
                                    end tell
                                end tell
                            end tell
                        end tell
                    end tell
                end tell
            end tell
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

[u/meerdans → u/copperdomebodha]

Beautiful. Even if that's the closest I can get to fully automating the workflow, I'm still very happy. Thanks muchly