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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" S
by 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 agoI'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 agoYes, the scanning works even when the wifi is "off". But it's fully passive, not actually connecting to the networks.