When I tap the Wi‑Fi button in my iPhone's Control Center, it disconnects and says Wi‑Fi will be enabled again tomorrow. However, I'm trying to keep Wi‑Fi off to save power and would prefer it to stay disabled. I still want to use AirDrop if possible. How can I control this behavior?
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Control Center only disconnects your iPhone from the current Wi‑Fi network; it doesn’t fully turn Wi‑Fi off. iOS may automatically re-enable it around 5 a.m., after you restart the phone, change locations, or reconnect through another Apple feature. To disable Wi‑Fi completely, open Settings > Wi‑Fi and switch it off there. Keep in mind that AirDrop uses Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, so Wi‑Fi generally needs to be enabled for AirDrop to work, even if you aren’t connected to a router.
Got it—I was hoping to keep Wi‑Fi off while still using AirDrop, but it sounds like I’ll need to leave Wi‑Fi enabled for that.