Control Center Connections in iOS 11 – AirDrop, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Cellular Data & Hotspot

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Once installed iOS 11, Owners iPhone and iPad they met one control Center redesigned, which allows adding more shortcut-s for iOS tools and apps.

In addition to the new design and customization possibilities, Apple has also changed some features for widgets that are responsible for connectivity. Compared to the previous version where I only met activation / deactivation options Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi si Bluetooth, in the new iOS 11 the options for activation / deactivation also appear: Cellular Data, AirDrop si Personal Hotspot. These can be seen by pressing and holding the 2 seconds of the widget with connectivity options. 3D Tocuh / Force Touch.

A novelty that greatly simplifies access to connectivity options for which before we had to access the menu Settings to reach them.

Another novelty of these connectivity widget options is the functions performed by the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth "buttons". Until iOS 11, touching these icons fully activates or deactivates the radio functions of the two technologies.
In iOS 11, if we have activated Wi-Fi and / or Bluetooth, by touching the icons in the Control Center, the connections between the iPhone and / or iPad with other devices (Wi-Fi router, wireless or bluetooth headphones, etc device) will be disabled -s), but the radio functions will remain active for: AirDrop, AirPlay, Handoff, Instant Hotspot, Apple Pencil, Apple Watch si Location Services. So, a partial deactivation will be done, leaving the radio functions for the service suite.

If we want to do one total disconnection full Wi-Fi si Bluetooth, we'll have to go to the menu Settings la Wi-Fi →  Turn Off (swiped on the green button) and still in Settings, to Bluetooth for deactivation.

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