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Oh! I thought of another peak frustration, iOS this time. Years ago when you toggled off WiFi and Bluetooth via the swipe-down control center it disabled the ra
by DoctorD68 4y ago
Oh! I thought of another peak frustration, iOS this time. Years ago when you toggled off WiFi and Bluetooth via the swipe-down control center it disabled the radios at the hardware level. I like this because wifi and bluetooth have become de-facto tracking technologies now.
Now it only "disconnects" for 24 hours. This is because Apple wants your Bluetooth and Wifi on for aiding in maps and the FindMy network etc. It is intentionally misleading and they won't even add a Settings toggle for something like "Control center radio toggles turn off the hardware". You have to go into Settings and then into each WiFi and BT and toggle the radio off there.
- dkonofalski 4y agoTotally agree on this one but have conceded that we're in the minority of people that need to completely turn off their WiFi and Bluetooth radios. That's still one reason I jailbreak my device and something that, although I would never switch based on past experiences, I do like about Android/non-Apple devices.
- astrange 4y agoIt's because people forget they turned it off and it breaks their phone. Merely having the radios doesn't let people track you anymore, they have built-in privacy protections.
- KerrAvon 4y agoNo, this was done because users turn those features off and then call AppleCare the next day because their phone is “broken.”