[ASalazarMX]

Instead of Bluetooth defaulting to on, and re-enabling itself next day if you turn it off from the control center, I'd like for Bluetooth to default to off. You'd have to enable it from the control center, and it would disable itself after a certain period of inactivity.

I suppose that won't happen, as it would wreck the Find My network if it depends solely on Bluetooth.

[varenc]

You can create a Shortcut (in the Shortcuts app) that actually turns off Bluetooth completely. Then you can add automation to run your "turn bluetooth off" shortcut multiple times a day. Haven't look into it but you might be able to create another shortcut that turns Bluetooth on, but then sets a background timer for X minutes after which it'll then turn Bluetooth off again.

Not that elegant of course, but sort of makes it possible.

[byteduck]

When you turn off bluetooth from CC, it’s not even turning it off. The radio is still on - it just doesn’t make any new connections. You have to turn it off in preferences for that.

[sroussey]

Right. If you want it off, use Settings. Then it stays off.

[Gigachad]

It's more than find my. Bluetooth just being on is core to the just works experience for airpods, apple watch, and a bunch of other smaller features. And the reasons for turning it off are vanishingly small for the average person.

For security this is probably something that could be brought in to lockdown mode for people who want absolute security over convenience.

[walterbell]

That would be a good safety-first default. If Control Center could have buttons linked to iOS Automations for radio state, then advanced users could control this behavior with custom scripts.

> wreck the Find Me network if it depends solely on Bluetooth

Find Me presumably uses all identifiable radios, including BT, UWB, Wi-Fi.