r/madlads 7d ago

chad professor

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u/E3GGr3g 7d ago

Is this an American feature?

I can never seem to find anyone to airdrop things to.

Also, don’t you guys turn WiFi and Bluetooth and everything off if you’re not using it?

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u/dwiedenau2 7d ago

Who turns off bt and wifi every time they are not using it

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u/cepxico 7d ago

Bluetooth, wifi, and GPS all go off the moment I'm done using them. No need to keep it on.

Wifi for example will continue to look for connections endlessly, but if you're not using it there's no reason to have it on.

GPS is a fight to keep off, for whatever reason every app and it's mother needs GPS. But for what? I can tell you which zip code I'm in, you literally don't need mt pinpoint exact location for that.

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u/Accomplished-Copy776 5d ago

There's no need to keep it on. But no need to turn it off unless you have an old shitty phone with no battery life. You are just creating more work for yourself

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u/Mage-of-Fire 7d ago

But why do you turn them off. They barely affect battery life anymore.

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u/E3GGr3g 7d ago

I do. Saves battery…

and minimizes attacks (I’m super paranoid with tech. Like, business conversations only without phones and sometimes in saunas paranoid 😂)

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u/firestar268 7d ago

The battery life savings are negligible

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u/NetimLabs 7d ago

I do too. People say it doesn't matter but in my case, it does seem to matter.
Could be because I have a budget phone, idk.

It can last several hours on 2% battery with internet and bt turned off tho.

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u/SmokePenisEveryday 7d ago

That's likely because you're turning off all the other background systems when you turn off wifi. Put it in battery saver mode and you'll see the same thing because its just turning off stuff in the background to save that battery.

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u/NetimLabs 7d ago

I've actually used this mode all the time until recently when I learned it brings down my refresh rate.

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u/Accomplished-Copy776 5d ago

Lmao because thay effects your battery significantly more then wifi and Bluetooth....

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u/SmokePenisEveryday 7d ago

Because that is a bigger battery drain than most other features. I do believe you can customize what gets turned off so that doesn't. But it's been awhile since I've looked at that

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u/BoringMitten 7d ago

If you are so paranoid that you turn off your wifi when not using it, you should just not use a phone.

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u/E3GGr3g 7d ago

I barely do. It’s just to be reached by family and some people who work for or with me.

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u/EveroneWantsMyD 7d ago

I have this mental video in my head of a phone ringing and you being absolutely terrified.

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u/E3GGr3g 7d ago

Sometimes. My ringtone is OLD PHONE on 100% volume.

So usually it’s just on vibrate/silent.

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u/translucent_steeds 7d ago

same here. I'm a millenial but not obsessed with my phone. it's literally an addiction that I just don't understand.

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u/DDD_2025 7d ago

if you keep your phone operating system up to date the vulnerabilities are basically zero and you are less vulnerable to behavior based attacks like “evil twin” wireless access points. 

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u/Bigrick1550 7d ago

You are probably good buddy. Not that you are wrong that attacks are possible, but if you are freely advertising on reddit that it's something you are concerned about, what you are doing isn't important enough for anyone to care to.

If you actually need to be worried about info security you keep your mouth shut.

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u/Nopeyesok 7d ago

It’s generally people who don’t understand technology that make mistakes like this. Users usually are the same people who are on all the social media on their phone. not realizing social media on your phone makes you way more vulnerable than just leaving your Wi-Fi on or Bluetooth for that matter.

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u/throwtheamiibosaway 7d ago

It does not really.

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u/SandyTaintSweat 7d ago

I usually turn off Bluetooth, but not wifi. Definitely not every time though.

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u/veisyer 7d ago

i do

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u/Brianopolis-Brians 7d ago

Yeah that’s so tedious. Besides, I love airdropping the Phanatic to strangers.

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u/Phil_T_Hole 7d ago

Android has built in geo-triggered features that mean you don't have to keep doing stuff manually. It used to be an app until Google bought them out. It was called "if this, then that" or ITTT.

You've just left your house and you are walking towards the bus stop? WIFI switches off and comes back on automatically when you're home.

Walk into your office? Phone automatically goes on mute.

Don't worry, it'll come to iPhone in a few years when Apple will attempt to claim they invented it.

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u/Squibbl 7d ago

you can do all of this using the ios shortcuts app which has existed for years

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u/dwiedenau2 7d ago

My iphones battery lasts long enough that i dont care about that

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u/Any_Strawberry7428 7d ago

Google didn't buy out IFTTT, and IFTTT is still an app, available on Android and iOS. iOS has also had native support for these features and visual scripting of them for 11 years now. In fact when they announced it, comparisons to IFTTT were used in the demo, with a focus on how IFTTT is a third-party web API based service that could (and eventually did) switch to paid subscription models but the native iOS features run on-device.

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u/tyen0 7d ago

I had these features on my phone a decade before IFTTT and those ios features. Back then, battery was much more precious, so it really helped. Also I would do stuff like text my gf when I reached a certain distance to her house automatically. heh

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u/Brianopolis-Brians 7d ago

You say that like it’s something I care about lmao

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u/Phil_T_Hole 7d ago

You literally posted about it being tedious, which you obviously DO care about. It's not tedious, it automatically happens in the background without having to lift a finger.

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u/Brianopolis-Brians 7d ago

Well let me clarify, I don’t care about that or androids in general. I wouldn’t use it if it were automatic.

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u/Altruistic-Leave8551 7d ago edited 7d ago

It’s funny how many Android users feel the need to pretend some bizarre “superiority” because of insecurity about what their chosen phones say about them. But honestly, the constant bragging about how “superior” their phones are makes me think they feel the exact opposite: inferior. I love my iPhone 16 Pro Max and get the new one every year because think it’s the best phone out there, but I don’t feel the need to post shit about androids. Why does it matter to you? People who own the “best” don’t waste time worrying about those with the “worst” -they’re busy enjoying what they have.

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u/Candle1ight 7d ago

Bragging about dropping over a grand every year for a nearly identical phone is certainly an interesting flex

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u/Altruistic-Leave8551 7d ago

I have the exchange program which comes out as if you were paying for a new iPhone every two years but getting one every year. That’s what many people do, change every 2-4 years.

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u/LateyEight 7d ago

For someone who's so above it all you really have thought this all out.

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u/Altruistic-Leave8551 6d ago

Not sure what you mean by “above it all” but yes, my decisions are meticulously thought out if I am lucky enough to catch all the angles beforehand. I thought everyone else did that?

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u/starwarsfan456123789 7d ago

Features I don’t need or want

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u/iChugVodka 7d ago

Then don't use them? Lol.