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This is so deceptive. When you "disable" WiFi and Bluetooth in iOS Control Center and they gray out, they're technically still enabled. Even with Airplane Mode on, your device continues to transmit and your name can even be discovered nearby via AirDrop!

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is this the case of the Android devices, running

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> is this the case of the Android devices Turning them off in the Android Open Source Project disables them, including the stock OS on Google devices built from the source tree. Turning off the optional Wi-Fi scanning and Bluetooth scanning options keeps the radios disabled too.

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Excellent answer and good news, thank you!

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The same applies to airplane mode. It turns off all these radios, but the main purpose is to disable the cellular radio. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. can optionally be enabled again after turning on airplane mode. These features do all work properly in AOSP and on Google's devices.

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The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning options for location services also aren't enabled by default in the Android Open Source Project. For the stock OS on Google devices, I think it asks whether they should be enabled as part of the initial setup among other privacy relevant options.