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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by reaperducer on Monday April 13, 2020 @05:36PM (#22860356)
Apple seems to have figured out a compromise.

There is an icon for turning off data to a radio (wifi or Bluetooth, for example), and an entirely different icon for if the radio is completely off.

If you have an iPhone, you can see this by turning off wifi and also your cellular connection. The wifi icon will change from color to black-on-white, while the cellular icon will change from color to white-on-black. This indicates that the wifi connection can still be used for things like AirDrop, but the cellular connection is off.

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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by samatman on Monday April 13, 2020 @06:03PM (#22860677)
That's better than nothing, but my response to your post was to try it on my phone and then mutter to myself "okay, I guess"

I don't think most iPhone users browse HN to glean hints about the meaning of such opaque affordances, I had no idea that was what was happening when I turned off WiFi. I just figured it was actually off.

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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by reaperducer on Monday April 13, 2020 @06:36PM (#22860946)
I managed to figure it out. Maybe because I noticed the colors were different. I suspect other people have figured it out, too, since my ex-girlfriend describes me as, "the single most stupid person I've ever met."
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