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Don't forget the settings Apple hides because they do not want you to disable them. Bluetooth is my particular grievance. Another cute one is that you can ask S

Don't forget the settings Apple hides because they do not want you to disable them. Bluetooth is my particular grievance. Another cute one is that you can ask Siri to turn GPS on, but she will not turn it off (will just display the GPS toggle).

jitl 3y ago
That one makes sense to me, I’d hate to accidentally disable GPS via voice while using navigation
- fbdab103 3y ago
  You could not just re-enable it through the same mechanism in which it was disabled? Or a confirmation if moving at highway speeds + navigation active? Anytime a potentially privacy disrespecting setting is hidden by barriers, I withhold the benefit of the doubt when it comes to trillion dollar companies.
  - jitl 3y ago
    Voice control on Siri is finicky and losing GPS is more “destructive” that enabling it for most users. For example, I wouldn’t be happy if Siri hears abother person talk over me asking to turn off location services, and then grab the phone out of my hand. I feel like my privacy is protected because Apple devices prompt for permission before allowing an application to access location information, including for system services, and require a second prompt before an app can access location data in the background.
filoleg 3y ago
> Don't forget the settings Apple hides because they do not want you to disable them. Bluetooth is my particular grievance. I am sorry, they do? Because afaik on iOS, it is Settings->Bluetooth->on/off toggle. It is in the top 3 entries once you open Settings app, no need to even search for it. Same with WiFi. And both of them stay off if you disable them from there. It is a temporary “off” state if you turn it off from the control center (which is the non-obvious flow compared to plain settings approach; however, it tells you that), but permanent if you do it through settings app.

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Don't forget the settings Apple hides because they do not want you to disable them. Bluetooth is my particular grievance. Another cute one is that you can ask S

by fbdab103 3y ago

jitl 3y ago
That one makes sense to me, I’d hate to accidentally disable GPS via voice while using navigation
- fbdab103 3y ago
  You could not just re-enable it through the same mechanism in which it was disabled? Or a confirmation if moving at highway speeds + navigation active? Anytime a potentially privacy disrespecting setting is hidden by barriers, I withhold the benefit of the doubt when it comes to trillion dollar companies.
  - jitl 3y ago
    Voice control on Siri is finicky and losing GPS is more “destructive” that enabling it for most users. For example, I wouldn’t be happy if Siri hears abother person talk over me asking to turn off location services, and then grab the phone out of my hand. I feel like my privacy is protected because Apple devices prompt for permission before allowing an application to access location information, including for system services, and require a second prompt before an app can access location data in the background.
filoleg 3y ago
> Don't forget the settings Apple hides because they do not want you to disable them. Bluetooth is my particular grievance. I am sorry, they do? Because afaik on iOS, it is Settings->Bluetooth->on/off toggle. It is in the top 3 entries once you open Settings app, no need to even search for it. Same with WiFi. And both of them stay off if you disable them from there. It is a temporary “off” state if you turn it off from the control center (which is the non-obvious flow compared to plain settings approach; however, it tells you that), but permanent if you do it through settings app.