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Well if you have the Find My Device functionality enabled, not being able to turn off Bluetooth (and WiFi) is a good thing, since a thief cannot disable locatio
by porbelm 4y ago
Well if you have the Find My Device functionality enabled, not being able to turn off Bluetooth (and WiFi) is a good thing, since a thief cannot disable location deriving and reporting features by turning them off.
- gligorot 4y agoI don’t think those are connected…or at least it would be silly for that to be the case. Say your laptop was stolen when your BT was off for some random reason - does that mean you won’t be able to find it?
- threeseed 4y agoBluetooth is a fundamental part of the Find My and broader Location Services stack. Low power devices like AirTag rely entirely on Bluetooth LE and the Find My network to determine their location.
- gligorot 4y agoYes but does it matter if your BT is turned off _visually_? The device can still send data. Besides, receiving consumes more power than sending, theoretically Apple can just shut off the receiving part and send intermittently (every 2 sec or so) and achieve very minimal power usage. Again, this is just speculation, I’m genuinely interested in the details.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y agoSurely the Bluetooth beacon/Find My Device workflow could be separated from the user accessible headphones use.