Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto...
by gumby on Monday April 13, 2020 @12:44PM
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> Why would you want to turn bluetooth off but not really turn it off?
A typical case I used to see is "let me switch off bluetooth so that my car doesn't keep connecting while I connect it to your phone" combined with "hey, how come my watch isn't connected to my phone?"
Now it works as the user expected.
This isn't how you or I might expect it to work but I suspect it satisfies most users' mental models.
This isn't intended to praise or condemn the behaviour, I'm simply responding to your question.
A typical case I used to see is "let me switch off bluetooth so that my car doesn't keep connecting while I connect it to your phone" combined with "hey, how come my watch isn't connected to my phone?"
Now it works as the user expected.
This isn't how you or I might expect it to work but I suspect it satisfies most users' mental models.
This isn't intended to praise or condemn the behaviour, I'm simply responding to your question.