Scroll down for toggles, hold press on Wi-Fi, hold press on Wi-Fi again, Wi-Fi settings, turn Wi-Fi off.
Literally every other phone in the world since they exist allow you to easily turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without all this hassle. This is unacceptable from Apple. I really shouldn’t be forced to go through all this in 2023 with a “pro” phone. Seriously, how is this this still accepted by the community?
Because how often do people really need to turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off? I haven’t turned it off more than like once a year for troubleshooting my Wi-Fi or something. I’m just fine with the way it is.
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Why can't you just swipe downward and hit the toggle?
I had to do it pretty often when my phone would log into the "XFINITY" wi-fi instead of my home wi-fi.
If you need it off permanently for some reason, you could also go straight for settings > wi-fi > Off which is fewer steps and no need for holding a button down.
Also, as mentioned in another comment, there is also the Siri option which would be the quickest.
Then buy a different phone.
Slide to open the Control Panel. Tap "Airplane Mode" then tap the cellular symbol to turn it on. Bluetooth & Wi-Fi will be off.
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Apple made it a pain to turn-off - they need to use your phone as a crowdsource beacon to support the AirTag system.
I use shortcuts to toggle or turn-off my antennas fully off.
Idk why you got downvoted, this is the correct answer. I used a shortcut automation to turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi upon exiting airplane mode, so I could easily turn off Bluetooth or Wi-Fi by toggling airplane mode. That being said, I almost always have Bluetooth off, because I never use it.
You don’t have to turn it off that way. Easier options are creating a shortcut or by Siri.
Not “every other phone” allows turning off from control center, but every Android phone.
Instead of spitting on Apple, try to understand why it is like that. Wifi and Bluetooth can be used to determine location, communicate with other Apple devices (iPhone, Apple Watch, AirTag etc.), and I guess it helps if the phone gets stolen too. Additionally, if you have an Apple Watch and your heart rate drops too much, having bluetooth on can save your life. Finally, I used to turn off wifi and bluetooth, but the battery drains the same percentage with wifi and BT on.
Folks don’t like when you question ‘the Apple way’. The other Apple ‘ploy’ is to require the GPS ON in order for their charge ‘optimization’ to work - the AirTag system requires both BT and GPS to work. IDK about others, but my charge routines are based sole on the clock (which adjusts for time zone).
Doesnt work on iPhone 7.
Almost daily when I'm travelling and know I wont be using it for the whole day.
Im not talking to Siri in public.
On it,
One moment,
I don’t know that one.
Works for me. Just tested it.
Its literally a slide down from the top right and 1 click? How could they even make it quicker?
It was a joke, because she is generally quite useless.
That doesn’t turn them off
What shortcut would you suggest?
Every other phone if it’s not an iPhone then ofc it’s an Android.
To be honest I don’t care why they do it. (Probably for their AirTags but I don’t care to help Apple sell their stalker beacon.) I shouldn’t be forced to go through all this or use tricks like that. Literally the reason why jailbreaks came to existence is because of shenanigans like this by Apple which stubbornly prevent the users to comfortably use their phone for apples greedy commercial reasons.
That doesn’t turn them off. The “go from settings” option is not a fewer steps when you’re on a diff app. I don’t like to have to yell to Siri in public
Create a shortcut on your home screen that turns off wifi and bluetooth.
"stalker beacon".. Stop being paranoid, Apple can't see your location and doesn't care. The same can't be said about Google and their Android OS.
Yea, you boomers don't get the point and now you're saying it's greedy commercial reason lol.
Not talking about Apple but weirdos who buy AirTag and place it on your stuff to trace you. It’s documented. AirTag is clearly a product aimed for stalkers, but that’s a different topic
I do every single day when I’m out of my house
AirTag is a great product, but it can be used for malicious purposes. The product itself isn’t the problem, but people are.
You can put it in your car to track it if someone steals it, mount it onto bike, put it into your child’s bag/jacket etc.
infinityandbeyond75 t1_j9w166h wrote
Hey Siri! Turn off wi-fi.