I’m a tech expert – Wi-Fi isn’t turned off and still ‘tracks your location’

A TECH expert has revealed how turning off your Wi-Fi on your Android phone doesn’t always turn it off completely.

TikToker @tatechtips showed his followers how to turn off Wi-Fi completely.

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This can have battery boosting and extra privacy benefits.

The TikToker said in his video: “Turning off your Wi-Fi doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve turned off your Wi-Fi.”

He’s referring to when Android users simply click on the Wi-Fi button to turn it off.

This isn’t necessarily enough to stop your phone from hunting for Wi-Fi signals.

The expert directs Android users to go to their Settings and then click Location.

Then, tap on Location Services.

Here you’ll see a section called Wi-Fi scanning and an explanation of what that is.

The TikToker says: “It says let apps use Wi-Fi for location detection even when Wi-Fi is turned off.

“So that means when you’ve turned your Wi-Fi off but you’ve got your scanning on, your phone is constantly still sending out probe requests for Wi-Fi.

“So, if you want that extra level of privacy, turn your Wi-Fi scanning off as well.”

You can easily turn Wi-Fi scanning off.

Just swipe the toggle next to the Wi-Fi scanning explanation.

You can do the same for Bluetooth scanning.

If you find that switching off the feature has a negative impact on your apps, follow the same steps to turn it back on.