A dialogue will appear asking if you’re sure you want to
turn off the feature – go ahead...02
Time neededDeveloper
Apple, Inc
DifficultyiOS 13
Step-by-step Turn off Networking & Wireless
1
Open Settings
Launch your iPhone’s Settings app and
then scroll down and tap on the ‘Privacy’
option. Next, tap on ‘Location Services’ at
the top of the screen.2
Go to System Services
In the Location Services section, scroll
all the way down to the ‘System Services’
section at the bottom and then tap on it to
find the new option.3
Disable the option
In amongst the various location-centric
system services you will notice a new option
called ‘Networking & Wireless’. Tap on the
green switch to turn it off.What’s new in
iOS 13.3.1?
A
new iOS 13 update (13.3.1) was released
back in January that came with the usual
array of bug fixes as well as a rather
interesting new feature. When concerns were
raised that the new ultra-wideband wireless chip
in the iPhone 11 could be used to breach security
and track the user’s location, Apple added a
new toggle switch to disable location tracking for
networking and wireless functions.
The iPhone 11 is the first device to use the ultra-
wideband wireless chip technology (UWB) and
it allows data to be transmitted quickly between
nearby devices, similar to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
and can pinpoint a location down to just a few
centimetres, potentially giving features like AirDrop
spatial awareness so that it can understand
exactly whose iPhone you are pointing at. If you
don’t require this then follow these steps to learn
how to turn off the Networking & Wireless setting.Discover how to turn off the location-tracking
Networking & Wireless feature in the latest iOSA dialoguewillappearaskingif you’resureyouwantto
turnoffthefeature– goahead...02
TimeneededDeveloper
Apple,Inc
DifficultyiOS 13
Step-by-step Turn off Networking & Wireless
1
Open Settings
Launch your iPhone’s Settings app and
then scroll down and tap on the ‘Privacy’
option. Next, tap on ‘Location Services’ at
the top of the screen.2
Go to System Services
In the Location Services section, scroll
all the way down to the ‘System Services’
section at the bottom and then tap on it to
find the new option.3
Disable the option
In amongst the various location-centric
system services you will notice a new option
called ‘Networking & Wireless’. Tap on the
green switch to turn it off.What’s new in
iOS 13.3.1?
A
new iOS 13 update (13.3.1) was released
back in January that came with the usual
array of bug fixes as well as a rather
interesting new feature. When concerns were
raised that the new ultra-wideband wireless chip
in the iPhone 11 could be used to breach security
and track the user’s location, Apple added a
new toggle switch to disable location tracking for
networking and wireless functions.
The iPhone 11 is the first device to use the ultra-
wideband wireless chip technology (UWB) and
it allows data to be transmitted quickly between
nearby devices, similar to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
and can pinpoint a location down to just a few
centimetres, potentially giving features like AirDrop
spatial awareness so that it can understand
exactly whose iPhone you are pointing at. If you
don’t require this then follow these steps to learn
how to turn off the Networking & Wireless setting.Discover how to turn off the location-tracking
Networking & Wireless feature in the latest iOS