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Re:Android vulnerability allows attackers to modify apps by Angostura on Friday December 08, 2017 @10:13AM (#15879147)
If you go into settings and turn Wifi off it is completely off. Turning it off from control centre is a useful alternative where it disconnects, but leaves it available for geolocation and airdrop - it's really rather useful.
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Re:Android vulnerability allows attackers to modify apps by aluhut on Friday December 08, 2017 @12:15PM (#15880195)
This sounds terrible. Why not having it op-in? I'd expect that I'll need to go to settings and add it to the functionality of the control center button.
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Re:Android vulnerability allows attackers to modify apps by Angostura on Monday December 11, 2017 @04:16PM (#15900512)
I suspect because Apple found out that people were primarily using the Control Centre switch for 'This WiFi network sucks get me off it' reasons, rather than 'Disable all Wifi circuitry reasons', so optimised functionality for the use that users were using it for.
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