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User profile for user: EximiusVir
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Why cant iOS Shortcuts disable Wi-Fi

I’m running the latest iOS 14 and have been trying to author a Shortcut with a geolocation trigger that disables my Wi-Fi when I arrive at the office.


I found this article, below, which outlines the process; however, what I find is I get a push notification, which indicate the trigger has occurred, but my Wi-Fi is not disabled.


https://mashtips.com/auto-turn-off-iphone-wifi-when-you-away-home/


I’ve reviewed the Shortcuts app settings, thinking there are permissions I need to grant, with nothing identifiable.


I managed to capture a screenshot while the push notification triggered (and I was authoring this post). I then navigate to the Wi-Fi settings to find it is still enabled.



iPhone 11

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 1:19 PM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2021 2:43 PM

Well, we’ll see. I never thought of using an Automation to do this. I have always (religiously) used the UI. Now, thanks to your post, I’ll try the Automation. I am guessing the UI will be easier, at least in the case of leaving, as I actually do that before leaving.


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Mar 11, 2021 2:43 PM in response to EximiusVir

Well, we’ll see. I never thought of using an Automation to do this. I have always (religiously) used the UI. Now, thanks to your post, I’ll try the Automation. I am guessing the UI will be easier, at least in the case of leaving, as I actually do that before leaving.


Enjoy your Apple gear.

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Mar 11, 2021 3:05 PM in response to sberman

My thoughts are, whether for battery saving, or just because I don’t want my phone to default to passing my personal network traffic through work networks (but there are scenarios I still need to connect to work), this would be so useful to have an automation to set it and forget it.


I’ve read Nord VPN also exposes a Shortcuts hook to turn on VPN. (I have ExpressVPN and have requested similar functionality)


Wouldn’t it be nice to automatically turn on your preferred VPN when your phone detected it disconnected from your home WiFi? 😀

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Why cant iOS Shortcuts disable Wi-Fi

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