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SoftTalker 7 hours ago

I disable bluetooth on my phone, though periodically I find that it's back on.

Edit: iOS

joemi 22 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I used to fervently keep my bluetooth off on iOS, and I learned that if you turn it off via the Control Center, then it automatically gets turned back on the next day. But if you turn it off via Settings, then it only gets turned back on when the system software updates. (I stopped doing this a couple iOS versions ago, though, so it may have changed since then.)

craftkiller 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I have the opposite experience: GrapheneOS has an option to automatically turn your bluetooth off after a configurable period of not being used. So when I need to use bluetooth, I turn it on like normal. Then, without thinking about it, it automatically turns off. The end result is my bluetooth is only ever on for a couple hours each month when I'm making phone calls.

rationalist 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I only see an option to turn back on tomorrow. How do you find this option?

craftkiller 25 minutes ago | parent [-]

It's under Settings > Security and Privacy > Exploit Protection > Turn off bluetooth automatically

Definitely not the most obvious location. I would have expected to find this under the bluetooth settings.

littlecorner 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Did not realize I could do that! Thank you!

dylan604 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I miss wired headphones for this purpose. It's the only reason I even have BT enabled.

officeplant 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

With iOS the easiest way to make sure it off and stays off is to build a shortcut to cut off wifi/bluetooth. Otherwise it's typically off until you get geolocated as being back home/work and wifi comes back on.

I have a "store mode" button that just kills wifi/bt that I hit before I go into any store.

mcosta 3 hours ago | parent [-]

what do you gain doing this?

officeplant 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Peace of mind that I'm not being tracked around the store by wifi/bt, and/or having my device fingerprinted for further identification on future visits.

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silon42 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Android now has an option to enable it every day.. (I have it disabled).