Android 15 really doesn't want you to turn off Bluetooth
www.androidauthority.com
Android 15 will add a new feature that can automatically turn on Bluetooth the next day in case you temporarily disabled it.
    • LesserAbe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      271·
      3 months ago

      If you read the article they say there’s a toggle to enable/disable auto Bluetooth on.

  • Bosht@lemmy.worldEnglish
    401·
    3 months ago

    I’m so fucking sick of it. I just want to go back to old Android and Windows. Fuck both these bloated corps who keep inching away at shit they know goddamn well they’re doing. Seriously. Leave my shit alone. Let me root it and customize and fuck it up as I please. Leave me the fuck alone. /rant

    • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      3 months ago

      And probably for the same reason. Google is rolling out an update to their device tracking network and if it’s anything like Apple’s, it relies on as many phones as possible having blue tooth enabled.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
      464·
      3 months ago

      That’s their excuse.

      Better be an opt-in feature instead of an opt-out, because I’m tired of needing to turn off new ‘features’ I don’t need that are said to be for something that sounds kind of reasonable but ends up being because they want to track more things and have more control over you.

      • lowleveldata@programming.devEnglish
        111·
        3 months ago

        Ya I don’t like the idea either. But what really grinds my gears is that misleading headline that makes it sounds like they are doing it suddenly with no apparent reasons.

        • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
          62·
          3 months ago

          I prefer neutral headlines that don’t promote what is likely to be a lie without the context of the article.

          They say it is for finding lost phones, but I don’t really believe that is the actual reason. They are probably doing some kind of tracking that uses bluetooth and too many people are turning it off for their preferences.

          • lowleveldata@programming.devEnglish
            72·
            3 months ago

            Let the reader be the judge. You can be neutral without hiding information. How about “Android 15 can turn Bluetooth on automatically and Google says it’s for finding lost devices”?

            • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
              11·
              3 months ago

              and Google says

              That would be acceptable, but headlines are rarely written that way because of the added length.

        • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
          51·
          3 months ago

          If the default setting is on, then it is opt-out.

          It wouldn’t be either without the toggle.

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      41·
      3 months ago

      Don’t complain too much about it. They can already do that part, really. I’m just happy the find my device network is finally about to go live do I can have non apple air tag like things that will actually work really well.

    • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      72·
      3 months ago

      Doing the dishes while listening to podcasts with low battery makes me wish my wireless earphones didn’t break so soon. The amount of times I took my phone out, put it on a table and walked away to tow it off the table is staggering. Or forgetting to turn down the amplifier before unplugging just to get blasted with static noise isn’t something I miss.

      Not having to bother with reconnecting bluetooth headphones and instead plugging in a cable is great tho, so I understand everyone who still likes their wired headphones.

  • Nate@programming.dev
    English
    121·
    3 months ago

    My April fools prank you on my friends was a fake news article. It would’ve worked if any of them actually read past the headline.

    In the same regards, it’s a toggle if you want it to come back automatically. You can still turn off Bluetooth and leave it off. The feature is there so you don’t turn off Bluetooth and lose your device & the only way to track it

    Edit: fixed typo