FTA: > You can try to deny Google Play access to your handheld's location by opening the Settings app and digging through Apps -> Google Play Store -> Permissi

FTA: > You can try to deny Google Play access to your handheld's location by opening the Settings app and digging through Apps -> Google Play Store -> Permissions, and flipping the switch on "location." So it appears the article is talking about M or later. (my location permission was actually already off for the Play Store, and flipping it on and off again gave no prompt, so not sure what the author was talking about with "but you'll be told you can't at that fine-grain level")