Can't they just add an option for a classic control panel so users can change to the style and function they want instead of this stupid over engineered garbage?
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iOS 11.2 Beta 3 Introduces Pop-up to Explain Control Center Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Functionality
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I'm sure Apple will remove the words "until tomorrow" in the next version.. that's stupid... cause if I move to a new location today, it'll connect..
Also, the bar below icons should be more thick and prominent and not so close to the icons.. if any developer here who agrees with me, please report these...
Also, the bar below icons should be more thick and prominent and not so close to the icons.. if any developer here who agrees with me, please report these...
Million mile flier here. I'm afraid you're wrong. In the US, on most airlines, during takeoff and landing all radios need to be disabled. In many other countries, and even on certain aircraft, they have to remain off during the entire flight (I was on one recently that required they be completely powered off and stowed). As they must be around medical equipment, in sensitive facilities, and so forth.
Note that I'm not arguing it's a valid policy, just that it is the policy. Around some medical equipment, it's absolutely a valid one.
This is completely counter intuitive behavior. off means off.
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Airplane mode no longer disables bluetooth and wifi - it reverts to the previous state, and is related to the same design flaw - Apple is now deciding that off doesn't mean off because their devices are in a special privileged class. They also think that they know better and turn the radios back on at some apple-specified time.
The latter causes many issues, including around sensitive equipment (medical), and on airlines around the world that do not allow any radio transmission use during flight at all.
Driving mode might as well just be powering off the phone. Right now I can, without looking, unlock my phone and use voice commands to control it (e.g. to change destination in maps). With FaceID, you have to look at the phone to do so - Hey Siri is both insecure and unreliable, which is why it's disabled on my devices.
This is just stupid design.
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The FAA actually changed it's regulations a few years ago regarding Bluetooth and wifi, those are now airline/airplane dependent.
Just because driving mode doesn't work for you, doesn't mean everyone else is having issues, minority argument again.
Not really intuitive if OFF does not actually mean OFF.Why keep it an intuitive on/off when you can add a pop up explaining it?
Next we’ll have spring-loaded light switches that come back on in 8 hours.
Where on the control panel does it actually have the words "on" or "off"?
Airplane mode remembers the previous state of Bluetooth and WiFi, but that's not related to the disconnect vs. off state for Bluetooth and WiFi. Once in airplane mode if you don't want your previous state you can simply tap on WiFi and/or Bluetooth and turn them off (as in actually off)--this part still works the same as before when it comes to airplane mode.
As far as driving mode and not wanting to use it or not wanting to use Siri in ways other than limited ones that you are comfortable with, well, that's your personal choice of how you want to use it, it doesn't change the features that are available and that others can and do make use of.
Yes! This has actually happened to me multiple times over the past month or so, where - before knowing how this new toggle works - I thought I turned WiFi and Bluetooth off just to be surprised by incoming messages on my Apple Watch. I had to check multiple times when flying whether stuff REALLY is off just to be on the safe side.
As described in this article
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_Address_Anonymization
trying to annonymize a MAC address can't provide real privacy and is therefore no substitute for turning off Wifi.
And then there was this guy.
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because idiots were complaining when it came out and will still complain about the pop upWhy keep it an intuitive on/off when you can add a pop up explaining it?
Apple can see that most people turn off wifi to a network and then re-enable it. It's a clear indicator that they're simply looking to disconnect from the current network. They then surveyed numerous users and found this to be true. This is why the behavior changed.
More than 80% of iOS users have data analytics turned on. That represents millions of everyday users. iOS is designed for the everyday user, so that data is powerful in shaping the way it evolves. Call them names all you like but they shape the future, not you.
You may be a million flyer, but the rules have changed and Airlines now define according to their own rules, it’s not necessary to disable WiFi and Bluetooth any longer by government instructions as far as I am aware.
Get updated, buddy.
Remember when Apple just worked and was so intuitive nobody needed clunky instructions?
Contrary to the support document, if I tap the Wi-Fi toggle in Control Centre once, it disables it for a few seconds before reconnecting to my old Wi-Fi network. If I then tap the toggle again, it will then disable until tomorrow. Is this normal?
Pretty sure there was a manual (online or otherwise) even back when the original iPhone came out.
Yeah, because it's so painful to not have internet for the minute or two that you get to your car and drive away.
So you tend to chill around in a desert? You are really reaching here...
To be fair. These buttons don’t even have labels. For all you know, it could have been a self-destruct button
Agreed.
Not really though. You may save 3% of battery life from turning off WiFi, but you essentially lost 17% of battery life riding on 4G LTE and GPS
I actually prefer the new method. The only reason I turn off WiFi is if the connection is poor and I want to switch to LTE for data. Usually when I’m leaving home/work.
Problem is sometimes I forget I turned it off and end up chewing through a bunch of data on LTE until I realize it was off. I like how it now re-connects to a new network when I change locations. This is a big deal at work as we have several facilities I visit so I’m always automatically re-connected when I travel. No more eating up data.
This is also a HUGE deal for my kids, who often switch off WiFi going to/from school. And they’re far more forgetful about turning it back on than I am. This feature alone is going to save me money.
Problem is sometimes I forget I turned it off and end up chewing through a bunch of data on LTE until I realize it was off. I like how it now re-connects to a new network when I change locations. This is a big deal at work as we have several facilities I visit so I’m always automatically re-connected when I travel. No more eating up data.
This is also a HUGE deal for my kids, who often switch off WiFi going to/from school. And they’re far more forgetful about turning it back on than I am. This feature alone is going to save me money.
Priceless point in Apple UI history.... when you have to have a dialog explaining why the UI won't do what you think it will do. LOL!
The good news... now that they've made Control Center hard to get to on the new iPhone X... they've made it much less useful, so you won't need to go there. Back to Unlock -> Settings -> WiFi -> Off/On.
The good news... now that they've made Control Center hard to get to on the new iPhone X... they've made it much less useful, so you won't need to go there. Back to Unlock -> Settings -> WiFi -> Off/On.
Why keep it an intuitive on/off when you can add a pop up explaining it?
It's Clippy all over again - perhaps Microsoft has infiltrated Apple. "Hi, I see that you want to turn off your wifi - I've gone ahead and disconnected you from the access point. Note that we will still be tracking your location through the wifi for it is still on. Have a nice day."
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Priceless point in Apple UI history.... when you have to have a dialog explaining why the UI won't do what you think it will do. LOL!
The good news... now that they've made Control Center hard to get to on the new iPhone X... they've made it much less useful, so you won't need to go there. Back to Unlock -> Settings -> WiFi -> Off/On.
Remember when apple products were designed to be so intuitive that they didn't come with any instructions. Now they have to describe the action of an "on/not quite off" button.