A TECH expert has revealed how turning off your Wi-Fi on your Android phone doesn’t always turn it off completely.
TikToker @tatechtips showed his followers how to turn off Wi-Fi completely.
This can have battery boosting and extra privacy benefits.
The TikToker said in his video: “Turning off your Wi-Fi doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve turned off your Wi-Fi.”
He’s referring to when Android users simply click on the Wi-Fi button to turn it off.
This isn’t necessarily enough to stop your phone from hunting for Wi-Fi signals.
The expert directs Android users to go to their Settings and then click Location.
Then, tap on Location Services.
Here you’ll see a section called Wi-Fi scanning and an explanation of what that is.
The TikToker says: “It says let apps use Wi-Fi for location detection even when Wi-Fi is turned off.
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“So that means when you’ve turned your Wi-Fi off but you’ve got your scanning on, your phone is constantly still sending out probe requests for Wi-Fi.
“So, if you want that extra level of privacy, turn your Wi-Fi scanning off as well.”
You can easily turn Wi-Fi scanning off.
Just swipe the toggle next to the Wi-Fi scanning explanation.
You can do the same for Bluetooth scanning.
If you find that switching off the feature has a negative impact on your apps, follow the same steps to turn it back on.