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Too bad iOS makes it very hard to disable bluetooth. Android was swipe+click, iOS it's swipe, two long presses, two clicks. Or you can type it, but that's obvio

by rplnt 3y ago

Too bad iOS makes it very hard to disable bluetooth. Android was swipe+click, iOS it's swipe, two long presses, two clicks. Or you can type it, but that's obviously more clicks (though possibly faster). I used to make the effort when I switched from Android, but I already gave up...

haraldooo 3y ago
Am I missing something? Swipe from the top, tap to disable BT?
- hybridtupel 3y ago
  That’s unfortunately only disconnecting until the next day (see text appearing above when pressing).
- rplnt 3y ago
  Notice the difference in color when you do that. As the other comment pointed out, it only disconnects devices. Apple makes it hard for their users to disable bluetooth (or gps) so features like airtag work well. You are sacrificing your battery life (and I guess privacy and security) for the ecosystem to work.
  - cma 3y ago
    Google won't let you use GPS for maps without also turning on wifi for similar reasons I guess. It does make it more accurate but shouldn't be required.
    - slau 3y ago
      Wasn’t there this thing that Google collected a list of SSIDs using their Google Maps cars, and that gave them “good enough” geolocation using passive WiFi scanning, which was much less battery intensive and faster than GPS?
    - 0xDEADFED5 3y ago
      That's nonsense, Maps works perfectly fine with wifi off
      - cma 3y ago
        They might have changed it again, but it was a thing, I saw the prompts mentioned here too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30167865 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30167865
sumuyuda 3y ago
I had to create custom shortcuts to disable WiFi and Bluetooth after Apple made the ones from Control Center useless.
- rplnt 3y ago
  Is it possible to do for Location as well? Last time I tried to search for it, it really wasn't possible except through Siri somehow.
  - vldo 3y ago
    I made one to open locations in settings via open URL: prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION
    - malfist 3y ago
      Wow, that's bonkers. I thought apple cared about privacy?
      - vldo 3y ago
        it's route for the settings menu, not sure it works in the browser :)
      - vldo 3y ago
        here's a list with all settings urls: https://github.com/FifiTheBulldog/ios-settings-urls/blob/master/settings-urls.md https://github.com/FifiTheBulldog/ios-settings-urls/blob/mas...
- judge2020 3y ago
  It makes sense for most people. When they want to turn those off they want to either disconnect from WiFi or disconnect from Bluetooth audio, and they don’t expect things like airdrop or their Apple Watch to stop working when they turn them off.
  - 3y ago
amarshall 3y ago
It’s impossible to permanently disable Bluetooth on iOS. Every iOS update re-enables it.
- SamuelAdams 3y ago
  Same on MacOS. It got to the point where I made a start up script to check and disable Bluetooth. Apples official stance is that this behavior “functions as intended”. https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/bluetooth.html https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/bluetooth.html
DougBTX 3y ago
> Too bad iOS makes it very hard to disable bluetooth. Depending on whether you have the Settings icon on your Home Screen, that’s three taps (Settings -> Bluetooth -> Off). Not even any scrolling.
- rplnt 3y ago
  Setting doesn't always open on "home". Annoyingly so it doesn't even always open on the expected screen, e.g. when opening "Wifi settings" from the network selection you might end up in notifications if it was the last screen you used. Not a consistent bug.
- vldo 3y ago
  You can make a shortcut with the action Toggle and set Bluetooth
  - ace2358 3y ago
    I’m trying this now and can’t figure this out. I’ve been trying for months now. I’m adding a new action, I search toggle and Bluetooth and I’m not getting any actions to set Bluetooth. What am I doing wrong? Edit: Scratch that! I figured it out! Realised I wanted a way to connect to a Bluetooth device (my flaky headphones don’t always connect, pain to dig into the settings every time)
lencastre 3y ago
Make a shortcut to disable or enable and add that shortcut to your Home Screen
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lxgr 3y ago
To be fair, the default behavior does exactly what I want: Disconnect me from a broken Wi-Fi network/Bluetooth headphone/speaker implementation that is hijacking my audio output, without breaking "Find My", Airdrop or Wi-Fi geolocation. AirPods can stay connected, which is maybe unfair towards third-party vendors, but they also don't insist on connecting to all paired devices at once and usually pick the two wrong ones and steal audio from whoever in my home is using that device at the moment.
mejutoco 3y ago
On iOS you can scroll diagonally from top right corner and one more click to disable it. It is not permanent and comes back when disabling airplane mode, in addition to updates too.
- diroussel 3y ago
  The toggle in control centre does not disable Bluetooth. It disconnects Bluetooth until tomorrow. It even says that in control centre when you tap on the toggle.

by rplnt 3y ago

haraldooo 3y ago

Am I missing something? Swipe from the top, tap to disable BT?

hybridtupel 3y ago
That’s unfortunately only disconnecting until the next day (see text appearing above when pressing).
rplnt 3y ago
Notice the difference in color when you do that. As the other comment pointed out, it only disconnects devices. Apple makes it hard for their users to disable bluetooth (or gps) so features like airtag work well. You are sacrificing your battery life (and I guess privacy and security) for the ecosystem to work.
- cma 3y ago
  Google won't let you use GPS for maps without also turning on wifi for similar reasons I guess. It does make it more accurate but shouldn't be required.
  - slau 3y ago
    Wasn’t there this thing that Google collected a list of SSIDs using their Google Maps cars, and that gave them “good enough” geolocation using passive WiFi scanning, which was much less battery intensive and faster than GPS?
  - 0xDEADFED5 3y ago
    That's nonsense, Maps works perfectly fine with wifi off
    - cma 3y ago
      They might have changed it again, but it was a thing, I saw the prompts mentioned here too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30167865 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30167865

sumuyuda 3y ago

I had to create custom shortcuts to disable WiFi and Bluetooth after Apple made the ones from Control Center useless.

rplnt 3y ago
Is it possible to do for Location as well? Last time I tried to search for it, it really wasn't possible except through Siri somehow.
- vldo 3y ago
  I made one to open locations in settings via open URL: prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION
  - malfist 3y ago
    Wow, that's bonkers. I thought apple cared about privacy?
    - vldo 3y ago
      it's route for the settings menu, not sure it works in the browser :)
    - vldo 3y ago
      here's a list with all settings urls: https://github.com/FifiTheBulldog/ios-settings-urls/blob/master/settings-urls.md https://github.com/FifiTheBulldog/ios-settings-urls/blob/mas...
judge2020 3y ago
It makes sense for most people. When they want to turn those off they want to either disconnect from WiFi or disconnect from Bluetooth audio, and they don’t expect things like airdrop or their Apple Watch to stop working when they turn them off.
- 3y ago

amarshall 3y ago

It’s impossible to permanently disable Bluetooth on iOS. Every iOS update re-enables it.

SamuelAdams 3y ago
Same on MacOS. It got to the point where I made a start up script to check and disable Bluetooth. Apples official stance is that this behavior “functions as intended”. https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/bluetooth.html https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/bluetooth.html

DougBTX 3y ago

> Too bad iOS makes it very hard to disable bluetooth. Depending on whether you have the Settings icon on your Home Screen, that’s three taps (Settings -> Bluetooth -> Off). Not even any scrolling.

rplnt 3y ago
Setting doesn't always open on "home". Annoyingly so it doesn't even always open on the expected screen, e.g. when opening "Wifi settings" from the network selection you might end up in notifications if it was the last screen you used. Not a consistent bug.
vldo 3y ago
You can make a shortcut with the action Toggle and set Bluetooth
- ace2358 3y ago
  I’m trying this now and can’t figure this out. I’ve been trying for months now. I’m adding a new action, I search toggle and Bluetooth and I’m not getting any actions to set Bluetooth. What am I doing wrong? Edit: Scratch that! I figured it out! Realised I wanted a way to connect to a Bluetooth device (my flaky headphones don’t always connect, pain to dig into the settings every time)

lencastre 3y ago

Make a shortcut to disable or enable and add that shortcut to your Home Screen

deleted 3y ago

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lxgr 3y ago

To be fair, the default behavior does exactly what I want: Disconnect me from a broken Wi-Fi network/Bluetooth headphone/speaker implementation that is hijacking my audio output, without breaking "Find My", Airdrop or Wi-Fi geolocation. AirPods can stay connected, which is maybe unfair towards third-party vendors, but they also don't insist on connecting to all paired devices at once and usually pick the two wrong ones and steal audio from whoever in my home is using that device at the moment.

mejutoco 3y ago

On iOS you can scroll diagonally from top right corner and one more click to disable it. It is not permanent and comes back when disabling airplane mode, in addition to updates too.

diroussel 3y ago
The toggle in control centre does not disable Bluetooth. It disconnects Bluetooth until tomorrow. It even says that in control centre when you tap on the toggle.