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Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Aren't Fully Disabled When Toggled Off in Control Center on iOS 11
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Off should mean off. Plain & simple. If you want to use accessories turn it on. Or have a setting for 'accessory mode'. With the kinds of exploits out in the world it isn't time to trick users into thinking they're safe. Off means off.
I like the idea that I can turn off bluetooth but the watch and pencil still work.
To actually switch WiFi or Bluetooth off now, I find the easiest way is to just say "Hey Siri turn off wifi".
You can also 3D touch on the settings icon to quickly hop to Wifi/Bluetooth to switch them off their as well.
You can also 3D touch on the settings icon to quickly hop to Wifi/Bluetooth to switch them off their as well.
This is very odd. My first impression is that I'm not a fan of "off" not being "off".
This is a great change. Wireless tech like Bluetooth and Wifi are essential to so many features these days, and users don't always understand which features require which radios. I can't tell you how often I hear complaints about AirDrop not working from someone who disabled Bluetooth.
Exactly, that's why I hope now that IOS 11 is out for everyone.. people speak up and voice their opinions to get things like this changed. The way it is currently setup is just wrong, obviously in my opinion.
I noticed this last night, as I generally don't use Bluetooth but was pissed to find it on even after turning it off.
Generally I keep the iPad in Airplane Mode and manually turn on what I need as I need it. Of course after Apple updates everything is turned on....
Apple needs to correct this behavior - off should be off.... or are we in a Unlimited Plan that's not really an Unlimited Plan territory? lol
Generally I keep the iPad in Airplane Mode and manually turn on what I need as I need it. Of course after Apple updates everything is turned on....
Apple needs to correct this behavior - off should be off.... or are we in a Unlimited Plan that's not really an Unlimited Plan territory? lol
agreed.
but i think 4am is the actual cutoff in life...
at 3 am people might still be at bars or leaving them.
but for early risers 5am is too late. a lot of people start their commutes by 5:30 and get up at 4 something.
so 4am would have been better, instead of 5am.
"It's 5 AM local time" -- who's the genius that put that random condition in?
One "problem" this will address, I think, is the annoying message that pops up when something uses location services while Wi-Fi is off that says, "Enable Wi-Fi for better location accuracy" or something like that. That annoying message has been driving me nuts for years. If I've turned Wi-Fi off, it's for a reason. I don't need the system to nag me about turning it on. Granted, if I use Control Center to "turn off" Wi-Fi in iOS 11, I won't be turning the radio off anymore; hence the reason the annoying message will no longer be appearing.
One "problem" this will address, I think, is the annoying message that pops up when something uses location services while Wi-Fi is off that says, "Enable Wi-Fi for better location accuracy" or something like that. That annoying message has been driving me nuts for years. If I've turned Wi-Fi off, it's for a reason. I don't need the system to nag me about turning it on. Granted, if I use Control Center to "turn off" Wi-Fi in iOS 11, I won't be turning the radio off anymore; hence the reason the annoying message will no longer be appearing.
Reminds me "Wi-fi assist" feature.I noticed this last night, as I generally don't use Bluetooth but was pissed to find it on even after turning it off.
Generally I keep the iPad in Airplane Mode and manually turn on what I need as I need it. Of course after Apple updates everything is turned on....
Apple needs to correct this behavior - off should be off.... or are we in a Unlimited Plan that's not really an Unlimited Plan territory? lol
If someone wants off they really want off but Apple once again saying you don't know what you want. We do.
Also, location services ?? So you are still trackable ? Hmmm
Yep. Every time I buy a new iPhone now I hate having to go through a 100 page or so manual, before I even turn the thing ON. It’s just so confusing now days.......
Yes, but it also depends on how you write to them. If a tester just trashes a feature saying it's "crap" and Apple is going down the toilet.. I don't think they'll pay attention. However, if you give examples of how things in your opinion should work for a specific feature they do take it under-advisement. It's all in the lingo and how well you put things. I wasn't in favor of the way this particular "feature" was placed into IOS 11. I gave 8 examples of how it could be changed to work well for everyone. Their responses were all the same.. the way it currently is suits the original intended function... the end.. So that is why I hope the general public sends emails and posts on their message boards to let them know how they dislike the current way it works... not just for this but for anything to do with any of their OS.
Until you walk or drive to new location? That’s a much to keep track of when you think it’s off.
Also, are they fully disabled in airplane mode? Did I miss mention of that?
Also, are they fully disabled in airplane mode? Did I miss mention of that?
Oh, come on. This is how your lights work at home, right? I, for one, definitely want my every light in the house to come on at 5am regardless of what time I shut them off the night before.
Actually this is a pretty good feature. Sometimes my wife turns off Wifi by mistake in control center, and burns through her cellular data. This feature will connect it back the following day at 5am.