Use bluetooth and Wi-Fi in Control Centre
Learn how to control Wi-Fi and bluetooth from Control Centre on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
About Wi-Fi and bluetooth
When you toggle the Wi-Fi or bluetooth buttons in Control Centre, your device immediately disconnects from Wi-Fi and bluetooth accessories. Both Wi-Fi and bluetooth will continue to be available, so you can still use these features:
AirDrop
AirPlay
Apple Pencil
Apple Watch
Continuity features, like Handoff and Instant Hotspot
Instant Hotspot
Location Services
Unlock with Apple Watch
Disconnect from Wi-Fi networks
Open Control Centre on your iPhone or iPod touch, or iPad and tap the Wi-Fi button
. The icon dims and your device disconnects from any network that you're connected to.
While Wi-Fi is disabled, auto-join for any nearby Wi-Fi networks is also disabled until:
You turn on Wi-Fi in Control Centre.
You connect to a Wi-Fi network in Settings > Wi-Fi.
You walk or drive to a new location.
It's 5 AM local time.
You restart your device.
Disconnect from bluetooth accessories
Open Control Centre on your iPhone or iPod touch, or iPad and tap the Bluetooth button
. The icon will dim and your device will disconnect from any accessory it’s connected to, except for Apple Watch, Instant Hotspot, Apple Pencil, accessories listed in Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessories, and Continuity features, such as Handoff.
If bluetooth is turned off, you won’t be able to connect your iOS or iPadOS device to your bluetooth accessories until:
You turn on bluetooth in Control Centre.
You connect to a Bluetooth accessory in Settings > Bluetooth, or by tapping the AirPlay icon
or 
and selecting a Bluetooth accessory.It's 5 AM local time.
You restart your device.
Turn off Wi-Fi and bluetooth
If you want to completely disable Wi-Fi and bluetooth for all networks and devices, follow these steps:
To turn off Wi-Fi, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn off Wi-Fi.
To turn off bluetooth, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn off bluetooth.
For the best experience on your iOS or iPadOS device, try to keep Wi-Fi and bluetooth turned on.
Aeroplane Mode may also turn off Wi-Fi and bluetooth, unless you turned them on while in Aeroplane Mode. Find out more about how to use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in Aeroplane Mode.