iOS 11 is the new operating system from Apple for its range of iPhones and iPads.
One of the new features available on the new software is the iPhone Control Center. If you swipe up from the bottom of the screen it allows you to toggle options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb and torch mode at the touch of the button.
In Apple's own documentation they say:
In iOS 11 and later, when you toggle the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth buttons in Control Center, your device will immediately disconnect from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth accessories.
Sounds like a useful addition.
Except, users are noticing that it doesn't do this at all.
Both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi remain "available", and potentially exposed to cyber attacks.
Apple's own documentation admits this freely:
Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will continue to be available so you can use these important features:
AirDrop
AirPlay
Apple Pencil
Apple Watch
Continuity features, like Handoff and Instant Hotspot
Instant Hotspot
Location Services
Given that Bluetooth has recently been cited as a potential cyber attack vulnerability for smartphone users, the fact you cannot turn it off completely via control center seems like an oversight.
You can still turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi completely through the settings app.
Apple has yet to comment on the design move.
Image Source: Google
One of the new features available on the new software is the iPhone Control Center. If you swipe up from the bottom of the screen it allows you to toggle options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb and torch mode at the touch of the button.
In Apple's own documentation they say:
In iOS 11 and later, when you toggle the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth buttons in Control Center, your device will immediately disconnect from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth accessories.
Sounds like a useful addition.
Except, users are noticing that it doesn't do this at all.
Both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi remain "available", and potentially exposed to cyber attacks.
Apple's own documentation admits this freely:
Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will continue to be available so you can use these important features:
AirDrop
AirPlay
Apple Pencil
Apple Watch
Continuity features, like Handoff and Instant Hotspot
Instant Hotspot
Location Services
Given that Bluetooth has recently been cited as a potential cyber attack vulnerability for smartphone users, the fact you cannot turn it off completely via control center seems like an oversight.
You can still turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi completely through the settings app.
Apple has yet to comment on the design move.
Image Source: Google