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Why does the turn off bluetooth option in the command center not really turn off bluetooth? I can turn it off and then get into my car and the bluetooth turns right back on.. can’t we just get normal toggles like we used to have to turn WiFi and Bluetooth on or off? This option is not very secure...
iPhone X, iOS 13
jorge118 wrote:
Why does the turn off bluetooth option in the command center not really turn off bluetooth?
Because the buttons on the Control Center are not intended to turn off Bluetooth (or Wi-Fi), they have an entirely different function. See—>Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center - Apple Support
But have no fear, there are several other ways to turn off Wi-Fi & Bluetooth that will keep it off (although I can’t think of any valid reason to do so, as it breaks Find My and makes maps much less accurate.)
jorge118 wrote:
Why does the turn off bluetooth option in the command center not really turn off bluetooth?
Because the buttons on the Control Center are not intended to turn off Bluetooth (or Wi-Fi), they have an entirely different function. See—>Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center - Apple Support
But have no fear, there are several other ways to turn off Wi-Fi & Bluetooth that will keep it off (although I can’t think of any valid reason to do so, as it breaks Find My and makes maps much less accurate.)
jorge118 wrote:
Why does the turn off bluetooth option in the command center not really turn off bluetooth? I can turn it off and then get into my car and the bluetooth turns right back on.. can’t we just get normal toggles like we used to have to turn WiFi and Bluetooth on or off? This option is not very secure...
You still have those toggles. They are in Settings>BlueTooth and Settings>WiFi. The toggles in the Control Center are designed to temporarily disconnect you from a network. You will be reconnected once you change networks or the next day. If you turn the features off in Settings, they will stay turned off until you go in and turn them on again.
Thank you, the shortcut through the long press on the settings app makes it easier but it was easier back in the old iOS to turn them off in command center. It seems like even when it’s “off” for the day it’s still searching for a network because like I said when I get in my car it overrides the off setting from the control center.
The button in the control center is not an OFF button. It is a DISCONNECT button. It disconnects the current network only. It leaves Wi-Fi/Bluetooth on; the phone will connect to other networks, just not the one it was connected to. And if you leave the vicinity of the disconnected network or device it will reconnect when you return, or at 6AM the next day. The change was made 3 years ago.
It still exists under settings.
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