diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index be589b2..a0f2623 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -407,21 +407,18 @@
     ],
 }
 
-java_library {
-    name: "framework-minus-apex",
+// Separated so framework-minus-apex-defaults can be used without the libs dependency
+java_defaults {
+    name: "framework-minus-apex-with-libs-defaults",
     defaults: ["framework-minus-apex-defaults"],
-    installable: true,
-    // For backwards compatibility.
-    stem: "framework",
-    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
-    visibility: [
-        "//frameworks/base",
-        // TODO(b/147128803) remove the below lines
-        "//frameworks/base/apex/blobstore/framework",
-        "//frameworks/base/apex/jobscheduler/framework",
-        "//frameworks/base/packages/Tethering/tests/unit",
-        "//packages/modules/Connectivity/Tethering/tests/unit",
+    libs: [
+        "framework-virtualization.stubs.module_lib",
+        "framework-location.impl",
     ],
+}
+
+java_defaults {
+    name: "framework-non-updatable-lint-defaults",
     lint: {
         extra_check_modules: ["AndroidFrameworkLintChecker"],
         disabled_checks: ["ApiMightLeakAppVisibility"],
@@ -435,6 +432,43 @@
             "UseOfCallerAwareMethodsWithClearedIdentity",
         ],
     },
+}
+
+// we are unfortunately building the turbine jar twice, but more efficient and less complex
+// than generating a similar set of stubs with metalava
+java_library {
+    name: "framework-minus-apex-headers",
+    defaults: ["framework-minus-apex-defaults"],
+    installable: false,
+    // For backwards compatibility.
+    stem: "framework",
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    visibility: [
+        "//frameworks/base/location",
+    ],
+    compile_dex: false,
+    headers_only: true,
+}
+
+java_library {
+    name: "framework-minus-apex",
+    defaults: [
+        "framework-minus-apex-with-libs-defaults",
+        "framework-non-updatable-lint-defaults",
+    ],
+    installable: true,
+    // For backwards compatibility.
+    stem: "framework",
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    visibility: [
+        "//frameworks/base",
+        "//frameworks/base/location",
+        // TODO(b/147128803) remove the below lines
+        "//frameworks/base/apex/blobstore/framework",
+        "//frameworks/base/apex/jobscheduler/framework",
+        "//frameworks/base/packages/Tethering/tests/unit",
+        "//packages/modules/Connectivity/Tethering/tests/unit",
+    ],
     errorprone: {
         javacflags: [
             "-Xep:AndroidFrameworkCompatChange:ERROR",
@@ -445,7 +479,7 @@
 
 java_library {
     name: "framework-minus-apex-intdefs",
-    defaults: ["framework-minus-apex-defaults"],
+    defaults: ["framework-minus-apex-with-libs-defaults"],
     plugins: ["intdef-annotation-processor"],
 
     // Errorprone and android lint will already run on framework-minus-apex, don't rerun them on
@@ -473,6 +507,7 @@
     installable: false, // this lib is a build-only library
     static_libs: [
         "app-compat-annotations",
+        "framework-location.impl",
         "framework-minus-apex",
         "framework-updatable-stubs-module_libs_api",
     ],
@@ -700,6 +735,97 @@
     ],
 }
 
+// Defaults for the java_sdk_libraries of unbundled jars from framework.
+// java_sdk_libraries using these defaults should also add themselves to the
+// non_updatable_modules list in frameworks/base/api/api.go
+java_defaults {
+    name: "framework-non-updatable-unbundled-defaults",
+    defaults: ["framework-non-updatable-lint-defaults"],
+
+    sdk_version: "core_platform",
+
+    // Api scope settings
+    public: {
+        enabled: true,
+        sdk_version: "module_current",
+        libs: ["android_module_lib_stubs_current"],
+    },
+    system: {
+        enabled: true,
+        sdk_version: "module_current",
+        libs: ["android_module_lib_stubs_current"],
+    },
+    module_lib: {
+        enabled: true,
+        sdk_version: "module_current",
+        libs: ["android_module_lib_stubs_current"],
+    },
+    test: {
+        enabled: true,
+        sdk_version: "test_frameworks_core_current",
+        libs: ["android_test_frameworks_core_stubs_current"],
+    },
+
+    stub_only_libs: [
+        "framework-protos",
+    ],
+    impl_only_libs: [
+        "framework-minus-apex-headers", // full access to framework-minus-apex including hidden API
+        "framework-annotations-lib",
+    ],
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    stubs_library_visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    stubs_source_visibility: ["//visibility:private"],
+    impl_library_visibility: [
+        ":__pkg__",
+        "//frameworks/base",
+        "//frameworks/base/api", // For framework-all
+    ],
+    defaults_visibility: [
+        "//frameworks/base/location",
+    ],
+    plugins: [
+        "error_prone_android_framework",
+    ],
+    errorprone: {
+        javacflags: [
+            "-Xep:AndroidFrameworkCompatChange:ERROR",
+            "-Xep:AndroidFrameworkUid:ERROR",
+        ],
+    },
+
+    // Include manual annotations in API txt files
+    merge_annotations_dirs: ["metalava-manual"],
+
+    // Use the source of annotations that affect metalava doc generation, since
+    // the relevant generation instructions are themselves in javadoc, which is
+    // not present in class files.
+    api_srcs: [":framework-metalava-annotations"],
+
+    // Framework modules are not generally shared libraries, i.e. they are not
+    // intended, and must not be allowed, to be used in a <uses-library> manifest
+    // entry.
+    shared_library: false,
+
+    // Prevent dependencies that do not specify an sdk_version from accessing the
+    // implementation library by default and force them to use stubs instead.
+    default_to_stubs: true,
+
+    // Subdirectory for the artifacts that are copied to the dist directory
+    dist_group: "android",
+
+    droiddoc_options: [
+        "--error UnhiddenSystemApi " +
+            "--hide CallbackInterface " +
+            "--hide HiddenTypedefConstant " +
+            "--hide RequiresPermission " +
+            "--enhance-documentation " +
+            "--hide-package com.android.server ",
+    ],
+
+    annotations_enabled: true,
+}
+
 build = [
     "ProtoLibraries.bp",
     "TestProtoLibraries.bp",
diff --git a/api/Android.bp b/api/Android.bp
index c16bce5..9d4c913 100644
--- a/api/Android.bp
+++ b/api/Android.bp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         "framework-devicelock",
         "framework-graphics",
         "framework-healthfitness",
+        "framework-location",
         "framework-media",
         "framework-mediaprovider",
         "framework-ondevicepersonalization",
diff --git a/api/StubLibraries.bp b/api/StubLibraries.bp
index c37ff97..e481fe9 100644
--- a/api/StubLibraries.bp
+++ b/api/StubLibraries.bp
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@
     static_libs: [
         "all-updatable-modules-system-stubs",
         "android-non-updatable.stubs.test",
-        "private-stub-annotations-jar",
     ],
     defaults: [
         "android.jar_defaults",
@@ -613,6 +612,7 @@
     api_contributions: [
         "test-api-stubs-docs-non-updatable.api.contribution",
         "framework-virtualization.stubs.source.test.api.contribution",
+        "framework-location.stubs.source.test.api.contribution",
     ],
 }
 
diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index d5c6145..6095a9a 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 const conscrypt = "conscrypt.module.public.api"
 const i18n = "i18n.module.public.api"
 const virtualization = "framework-virtualization"
+const location = "framework-location"
 
 var core_libraries_modules = []string{art, conscrypt, i18n}
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 // APIs.
 // In addition, the modules in this list are allowed to contribute to test APIs
 // stubs.
-var non_updatable_modules = []string{virtualization}
+var non_updatable_modules = []string{virtualization, location}
 
 // The intention behind this soong plugin is to generate a number of "merged"
 // API-related modules that would otherwise require a large amount of very
@@ -278,8 +279,10 @@
 }
 
 func createMergedFrameworkModuleLibStubs(ctx android.LoadHookContext, modules []string) {
-	// The user of this module compiles against the "core" SDK, so remove core libraries to avoid dupes.
+	// The user of this module compiles against the "core" SDK and against non-updatable modules,
+	// so remove to avoid dupes.
 	modules = removeAll(modules, core_libraries_modules)
+	modules = removeAll(modules, non_updatable_modules)
 	props := libraryProps{}
 	props.Name = proptools.StringPtr("framework-updatable-stubs-module_libs_api")
 	props.Static_libs = transformArray(modules, "", ".stubs.module_lib")
diff --git a/location/Android.bp b/location/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46dca74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package {
+    // See: http://go/android-license-faq
+    // A large-scale-change added 'default_applicable_licenses' to import
+    // all of the 'license_kinds' from "frameworks_base_license"
+    // to get the below license kinds:
+    //   SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["frameworks_base_license"],
+}
+
+//location sources that will populate the new module
+filegroup {
+    name: "framework-location-nonupdatable-sources",
+    srcs: [
+        "placeholder_java/android/location/Placeholder.java",
+    ],
+}
+
+java_sdk_library {
+    name: "framework-location",
+    srcs: [
+        ":framework-location-nonupdatable-sources",
+    ],
+    defaults: ["framework-non-updatable-unbundled-defaults"],
+    permitted_packages: [
+        "android.location",
+        "com.android.internal.location",
+    ],
+    libs: [
+        "app-compat-annotations",
+        "unsupportedappusage", // for android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage
+    ],
+    hidden_api_packages: [
+        "com.android.internal.location",
+    ],
+    aidl: {
+        include_dirs: [
+            "frameworks/base/location/java",
+            "frameworks/base/core/java",
+        ],
+    },
+}
diff --git a/location/api/current.txt b/location/api/current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/api/module-lib-current.txt b/location/api/module-lib-current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/api/module-lib-removed.txt b/location/api/module-lib-removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/module-lib-removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/api/removed.txt b/location/api/removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/api/system-current.txt b/location/api/system-current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/system-current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/api/system-removed.txt b/location/api/system-removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/system-removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/api/test-current.txt b/location/api/test-current.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/test-current.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/api/test-removed.txt b/location/api/test-removed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d802177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/api/test-removed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Signature format: 2.0
diff --git a/location/placeholder_java/android/location/Placeholder.java b/location/placeholder_java/android/location/Placeholder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0dbce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/location/placeholder_java/android/location/Placeholder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.location;
+
+/**
+ * Placeholder class so new frameworks-location module isn't empty, will be removed once module is
+ * populated.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ *
+ */
+public class Placeholder {
+}