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This is why Apple keeps enabling Bluetooth every time you update iOS

19
Mar
2014

Apple’s iOS software updates trickle out to millions upon millions of iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices following each release. And as those millions of devices are updated every few months, a healthy portion of users wonder the same thing: “Why the heck do iOS updates keep turning Bluetooth on?” People who use Bluetooth accessories often or who have Bluetooth in their cars might leave Bluetooth on all the time. Also, newer device models like the iPhone 5s make use of Bluetooth Low Energy so any impact on battery life is minimal. Those who don’t use Bluetooth headsets or wearable devices keep Bluetooth turned off, however, and it’s annoying to see it enabled each and every time a new iOS

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