Learn how to control Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from Control Center on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
About Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
When you toggle the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth buttons in Control Center, your device immediately disconnects from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth accessories. Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will continue to be available, so you can still use these features:
AirDrop
AirPlay
Apple Pencil
Apple Watch
Continuity features, like Handoff and Instant Hotspot
Open Control Center on your iPhone or iPod touch, or iPad and tap the Wi-Fi button Wi-Fi button. The icon dims and your device disconnects from any network that you're connected to.
While Wi-Fi is disabled, auto-join for any nearby Wi-Fi networks is also disabled until:
You turn on Wi-Fi in Control Center.
You connect to a Wi-Fi network in Settings > Wi-Fi.
You walk or drive to a new location.
It's 5 AM local time.
You restart your device.
Disconnect from Bluetooth accessories
Open Control Center on your iPhone or iPod touch, or iPad and tap the Bluetooth button. The icon dims and your device disconnects from any accessory it's connected to, except for Apple Watch, Instant Hotspot, Apple Pencil, and Continuity features, like Handoff.
If Bluetooth is turned off, you won’t be able to connect your iOS or iPadOS device to your Bluetooth accessories until:
You turn on Bluetooth in Control Center.
You connect to a Bluetooth accessory in Settings > Bluetooth, or by tapping the AirPlay icon or and selecting a bluetooth accessory.
It's 5 AM local time.
You restart your device.
Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
If you want to completely disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for all networks and devices, follow these steps:
To turn off Wi-Fi, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn off Wi-Fi.
To turn off Bluetooth, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn off Bluetooth.
For the best experience on your iOS or iPadOS device, try to keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
The icon dims and your device disconnects from any network that you're connected to. While Wi-Fi is disabled, auto-join for any nearby Wi-Fi networks is also disabled until: You turn on Wi-Fi in Control Center. You connect to a Wi-Fi network in Settings > Wi-Fi.
To rule out a software issue, reset your iPhone to factory settings on your computer, which will download and install a completely new version of the latest iOS. Set up your iPhone "as a new device", without using the latest backup, and test if you can enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
While Bluetooth is beneficial for many applications, be careful how you use it. My advice: Turn off Bluetooth when you're not using it. Keeping it active all the time makes your device more discoverable. As a bonus, keeping Bluetooth off will increase your device's battery life.
Both bluetooth and wifi can be used together, only issue is that both bluetooth and wifi operate on a similar frequency 2.4 Ghz, which causes signal interference.
It also might be a good idea to turn on Wi-Fi when you're at home, school, or your workplace. Cellular also drains your phone's battery faster than if you're on Wi-Fi. Long story short- use Wi-Fi whenever you trust the network. Save your data and your wallet.
If you're using iOS or iPadOS 15 or later, tap Settings > General > Transfer or Reset [Device] > Reset > Reset Network Settings. If you're using iOS or iPadOS 14 or earlier, tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and make sure that Wi-Fi is on.Tap the name of your Wi-Fi network to join. A blue checkmark beside a network name means that you're connected. If you see Auto Join disabled under Settings > Wi-Fi > [Your Network], tap the More Info button and then tap Auto-Join.
Disabling Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when not in use can help prevent these security risks. By turning off these wireless communication technologies, you can reduce the chances of unauthorized access and protect your device and data from potential cyber threats.
BlueBorne bugs can allow attackers to take control of victim devices and access—even potentially steal—their data. The attack can also spread from device to device once in motion, if other vulnerable Bluetooth-enabled targets are nearby.
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