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   nospam to scharf.steven@geemail.com   
   Re: What [automated] apps (or techniques   
   25 Nov 22 21:34:44   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , sms   
    wrote:   
      
   > >   
   > > How do you automatically turn off those six main radios on _your_ phone?   
   >   
   > Really only four now:   
      
   really not.   
      
   > € Cellular Data (it's all data now, for the most part, at least in most   
   > developed countries)   
      
   multiple variants (gsm/cdma/hspa/lte/5g), some of which can be enabled   
   or disabled separately.   
      
   > € Wi-Fi   
      
   2.4ghz and 5ghz bands.   
      
   > € Bluetooth   
      
   classic and le.   
      
   > € GPS (receiver only)   
      
   multiple variants (glonass, qzss, etc.)   
      
   also:   
      
   € nfc   
   € uwb   
      
   > For GPS you can't really turn it off.   
      
   of course it can.   
      
   in fact, the gps is normally off, enabled via an app only when precise   
   location is needed.   
      
   > On Android you can spoof your GPS   
   > location if you don't want your location to be tracked.   
      
   blocking tracking on ios can be done in a variety of ways, including   
   spoofing location. your lack of knowledge does not mean it's   
   impossible.   
      
   > I read one thread on Reddit where someone tried to automate turning off   
   > the radios using Tasker but was unable to accomplish this on an unrooted   
   > device.   
      
   that's easy to do on ios.   
      
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