diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
index 034bc83..5be8001 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.qcom.rc
@@ -1592,6 +1592,11 @@ service wpa_supplicant /system/bin/wpa_supplicant \
     disabled
     oneshot
 
+service loc_launcher /system/bin/loc_launcher
+    #loc_launcher will start as root and set its uid to gps
+    class late_start
+    group gps inet net_raw qcom_diag net_admin wifi
+
 on property:crypto.driver.load=1
     insmod /system/lib/modules/qce.ko
     insmod /system/lib/modules/qcedev.ko