# Difference between le\_gnss\_Stop and le\_gnss\_Disable

**URL:** <https://forum.legato.io/t/difference-between-le-gnss-stop-and-le-gnss-disable/4549>\
**Category:** Legato Application Framework\
**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/difference-between-le-gnss-stop-and-le-gnss-disable/4549 "2019-07-09T19:59:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmcmillan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@mmcmillan](https://forum.legato.io/u/mmcmillan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/difference-between-le-gnss-stop-and-le-gnss-disable/4549/1 "2019-07-09T19:59:15Z")

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The documentation for le\_gnss\_Stop and le\_gnss\_Disable is not very clear:

**le\_gnss\_Stop**  
_This function stops the GNSS device._

**le\_gnss\_Disable**  
_This function disables the GNSS device._

What exactly does each of these do to the GNSS receiver? Are there power consumption differences between them?

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**Author:** ![plu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19b73/32.png) [@plu](https://forum.legato.io/u/plu)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.legato.io/t/difference-between-le-gnss-stop-and-le-gnss-disable/4549/2 "2019-07-23T08:42:53Z")

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hi @mmcmillan,

le\_gnss\_Enable/le\_gnss\_Disable are API to set/unset the GNSS feature . by default it is set, but if in an use case, the GNSS is not at all required , the feature can be disabled thanks to that API.

le\_gnss\_Stop is used to stop a GNSS session , usually started with le\_gnss\_Start.  
so it will end an acquisition session or a tracking area session.

Best Regards,