wifi switches on automatically when in airplane mode

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wifi switches on automatically when in airplane mode

I switch on airplane mode every night before I go to sleep.

In the morning as soon as I pick up my phone the WiFi switches on completely on its own, while the phone still remains in airplane mode.

Can someone please help me keep the WiFi off consistently while in airplane mode?

I'm aware that if you switch on WiFi while in airplane mode the phone will remember this - this is not the case.

I have an iPhone 6s running iOS 14.7.1

Many thanks!

iPhone 6s

Posted on Nov 7, 2021 4:19 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Nov 7, 2021 9:10 AM in response to romanos

If you are turning off Wi-Fi using the button on the Control Center it will turn back on in the morning, as that button is a temporary “off” that disconnects from the current network, it doesn’t actually turn off Wi-Fi. If you turn it off at Settings/Wi-Fi it will stay off.

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Nov 7, 2021 4:31 AM in response to romanos

Interesting behavior.

Are you turning-off WiFi in “Settings” or ‘just’ in “Control Panel?”

I wonder if it’s related to the nightly “when on charger power and WiFi” iCloud backup ??

Perhaps an “experiment” by leaving it “off” the charger one night to see if the behavior changes.

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romanos Author

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Nov 7, 2021 9:08 AM in response to Chattanoogan

hi

thanks for your feedback

just checked and the iCloud backup is switched off, so I’m assuming this can’t be it?

I’ll give it a try to leave it off the charger overnight as suggested and see the result.

Either way in the long run I do need it plugged in and in airplane mode overnight, so not sure if this is a viable solution? 🤔

many thanks

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romanos Author

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Nov 8, 2021 5:23 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Hi Lawrence

Thanks for your input - this finally did the trick!

I've been bothered by this for a while now..

To be honest, I never thought there was a difference in switching things off from the control center or from within the Settings App - lesson learned.

Thanks again

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Nov 8, 2021 6:45 AM in response to romanos

Here’s more information on how this works→Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center - Apple Support

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