WiFi in iOS 11 keeps turning on

Just wanted to inform you that WiFi in new iOS 11 keeps turning on

iPhone 6s, iOS 11

Posted on Sep 20, 2017 8:30 AM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2017 12:28 AM

If you're tapping the buttons in control center, it's a change whereby tapping the icons drops the current connection but does not shut WiFi (or Bluetooth) off; to do that you have to use the slide toggles in Settings.


This is quite handy as you can disconnect from a current troublesome WiFi network without having to remember to reenable it later.


From the iOS 11 manual for iPhone:


User uploaded file


This behavior is also covered in more detail here:


Use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Center with iOS 11 - Apple Support

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Jul 6, 2018 12:24 PM in response to deggie

Really? That’s a very apt anology.

See, I understand why Apple is doing this. I understand the need to keep apple devices connected to each other for improved experience. You miss the whole point in the name of that though. There could be more than one way to do things. A “switch” could still have 3 states. Or there could be two switches. Or Apple can keep the control totally to itself, always keeping apple devices talking to each other.

If you still don’t get it and want to keep justifying Apple, I rest my case. You win :-)

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