Perhaps many of you don’t know this, but turning off Bluetooth on the iPhone is not as easy as it seems. If you think that this can be achieved just by disabling it in the Control Center, you are wrongIn that case it will remain active, it simply causes some of its functions – rather few – to stop working.
When we do just that, the iPhone will keep looking for devices to connect to, other Apple products that can send something to it via AirDrop, lost items using the Find My network, etc. Among all of these, There may be people who have harmful intentions and they want to take advantage of it, as one user demonstrated at a recent conference on the subject.
No one is exempt from suffering attacks
Jae Bochs is a hacker and technology researcher who took advantage the “DEF CON” convention that took place recently in Las Vegas to demonstrate the importance of turning off Bluetooth “properly” when not in use. He went with a small device of about 70 euros that he configured to impersonate an Apple TVand he fooled everyone.
Attendees began receiving notifications on their iPhones which asked them, among other things, to share their saved passwords. The author explained that this did not pose any risk, as he programmed it in such a way that it was impossible for him to receive or store data, so even if someone fell for the trick, their data would be safe.
How to turn off iPhone Bluetooth completely
This must be done from the ‘Settings’. It cannot be done in any way from the Control Center, since That just puts it into a sort of “sleep mode”To disable it completely, follow these steps:
- Go to ‘Settings’.
- Go to the ‘Bluetooth’ section.
- Deactivate it by closing the green button.
It will be then — and only then — that your Bluetooth will be completely disabled and you will no longer be vulnerable to these attacks. Of course, Remember to turn it back on when you need it.otherwise you won’t be able to use AirDrop, AirPlay or the Search network. In any case, it’s a very useful security tip to keep in mind if we want to live a little more peacefully.
An older version of this article was originally published on 08/18/2023.
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