WiFi switches back on by itself in the morning?

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WiFi switches back on by itself in the morning?

Why does switching off WiFi in control center switches it back on at 5AM EST ( happens at 5:15AM for me). Annoying as it’s not the time set in any schedules!! Where is it picking it up from?

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This happens when you turn off the WiFi button in Control Center, which does not really disable WiFi completely, but rather temporarily disconnect it. As you noticed, it will automatically reconnect at 5 AM in the morning.

To turn WiFi off completely, use Settings instead of Control Center. You’ll notice the WiFi symbol in Control Center will be crossed out when WiFi is completely off.

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 6:08 PM

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Michael Black

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Jul 1, 2020 6:25 PM in response to shreeharsha128

shreeharsha128 wrote:

Why 5AM? I did see the article, but wondering why 5AM

‘Cause that is what Apple picked? Who knows why any default setting in iOS or iPadOS (or MacOS) is specifically why it is? Someone has to pick a default, so someone (or some Apple engineering group) did.

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Jul 1, 2020 6:14 PM in response to shreeharsha128

The time is not settable. It is fixed at 5 AM. If the phone is not plugged in it actually won’t come back on until the phone is unlocked, because Wi-Fi is off when the phone is locked and not connected to power.

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TheLittles

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Jul 1, 2020 6:59 PM in response to shreeharsha128

shreeharsha128 Said:

"WiFi switches back on by itself in the morning: Why 5AM? I did see the article, but wondering why 5AM"

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Timezone Playing a Role?:

For all I guess, Apple is based off of California U.S.A. So, maybe their own timezone plays some role in this - those in a different timezone, may have this occur later, by Time Zone (8:00AM), respectively to their own (so it would be at 8:00AM here).

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Jul 1, 2020 6:10 PM in response to shreeharsha128

Turn it off permanently in settings, not control panel. See -> Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center - Apple Support

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Jul 1, 2020 6:15 PM in response to Michael Black

Why 5AM? I did see the article, but wondering why 5AM

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Jul 1, 2020 6:17 PM in response to shreeharsha128

This is a user-to-user forum. No one here is qualified to answer any question that begins with “Why”. For that matter, Why not 5 AM?

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WiFi switches back on by itself in the morning?

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