I don't think that proves what you think it does - that's with AirDrop on, but in a limited mode. If you turn AirDrop/Bluetooth off, you may well disable this.

I don't think that proves what you think it does - that's with AirDrop on, but in a limited mode. If you turn AirDrop/Bluetooth off, you may well disable this. On my phone: - If you disable Bluetooth in the notification tray, then it goes to Bluetooth "Not Connected", but not Off. - If you disable Bluetooth in settings, AirDrop automatically goes into "Receiving Off". - If you then enable AirDrop, it'll automatically turn Bluetooth on. So I don't think it's true that you can't disable it - unless the UI is misleading about Off.