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No it isn't. If I turn off WiFi from the pull down menu, it stays off.

• dbrgn 9y ago
  Yes it is: https://www.howtogeek.com/211186/how-to-disable-google-location-wi-fi-scanning-on-android/ https://www.howtogeek.com/211186/how-to-disable-google-locat...
  • icebraining 9y ago
    Android scans, but it doesn't connect again just because you walked to another location or it's 5AM. Auto-connection does stay disabled.
• reEngineer 9y ago
  Yes it is. "Scanning always available" is on by default. You can disable it by going: Settings -> Wifi -> Press the gear icon -> "Scanning always available" Same for Bluetooth, but I don't remember where to turn it off.
  • pmontra 9y ago
    I'm on Android 7.1.1 and that setting isn't there. The page after the gear icon only has Saved Networks, Network Notifications, Auto Network Switch (that's for Wi-Fi to data and back) and Keep Wi-Fi On During Sleep. I don't know if it means it's buried somewhere else or it behaves like it should. Edit: it's in Location (which I keep off), the 3 dots menu, Scanning. Wi-Fi Scanning and Bluetooth scanning, both are off maybe because I disabled location. But would those work even with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off?
    • icebraining 9y ago
      Yes, the scanning works even when the wifi is "off". But it's fully passive, not actually connecting to the networks.