Stop Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Scanning

[Matty72]

I have a Samsung Android phone. When I toggle Bluetooth on, it scans for Bluetooth devices and displays a dialogue with a device list. Likewise when I toggle Wi-Fi on, it scans for available networks and displays them in a dialogue. Is there a way of turning this automatic scanning off? When I toggle Bluetooth or Wi-Fi on, these popups are not required most of the time. I would rather just have auto connect to available devices / networks and otherwise connect manually.

 

[AugieTN]

On a Pixel 7 Which should be similar

Settings
Location
(bottom) Location services
Turn WiFi and Bluetooth scanning off

 

[Matty72]

On a Pixel 7 Which should be similar

Settings
Location
(bottom) Location services
Turn WiFi and Bluetooth scanning off

I had tried that but it didn't resolve the issue.

 

[AugieTN]

I had tried that but it didn't resolve the issue.

Interesting. I don't know of any other way to turn those two off. Did you reboot after turning those off?

 

[Matty72]

Interesting. I don't know of any other way to turn those two off. Did you reboot after turning those off?

I tried switching them off and rebooting but the issue persists.

 

[mikedt]

My Samsung phone does it as well, but my Huawei phone doesn't. i think that's how the manufacturers made their particular versions of Android.

BTW Apple MacOS and iOS(on iPhones) also does it, scans and shows lists of WiFi networks and Bluetooth devices, when they're turned ON. And if any are actually available, connection is automatic.

Not really an issue for me, as I rarely turn WiFi or BT off. Also I may actually want to see the lists of WiFi networks and BT devices, especially if there's more than one known network or paired device available.

 

[ocnbrze]

yep my z fold 4 does it as well. do not see any issues for me with it doing it.

 

[olbriar]

My WiFi and BT are always on. It's never been a problem for me.

 

[Bearsyzf]

same here, not a problem.

 

[nickdalzell]

Settings-->>Connections-->>more connection settings-->>Nearby Device Scanning-->>switch off.

Keep in mind that if you use headsets or car audio, they will no longer 'auto pair' anymore, making it necessary to pull phone out, unlock and reconnect manually each time, which can become rather tedious. It won't net you any battery life either.