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This toggle is annoying because what was once 1 press to turn on BT is now 2. It gets me every day.

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[–] macattack@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago (21 children)

I don't want to go conspiracy theory, but in my opinion it feels like a dark pattern to increase the time people have Bluetooth on. I believe they did the same thing with success for Wi-Fi. If I recall correctly, even when you are not connected to a device, Google can estimate your location based on what Wi-Fi networks you are in proximity to and something to varying degrees might work for Bluetooth as well which is why they also roll the feature over to the Bluetooth toggle

[–] evo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Wut. Why would they bother when your cellular connection is constantly pinging all towers to literally triangulate your location? Why do something much more complicated to get data they already have?

The real answer is they are a multi billion dollar company with telemetry. Obviously, the vast majority of people never turn off WiFi or Bluetooth. Most people want quick access to connect to a WiFi network or Bluetooth device, not to toggle either off.

[–] macattack@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I believe that Wi-Fi points are more accurate than towers especially when they're sharing the information with indoor retailers

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