Because people would turn off WiFi from Control Center and then forget about it, resulting in expensive cellular overages. (This cost me about $30, for example.)
I think the pertinent question is: why didn't they make the change more clear?
I think the pertinent question is: why didn't they make the change more clear?
Regardless, I think Apple could have come up with a more user-friendly solution. This just looks like a lazy hack to be honest.
Unfortunately, that still doesn't explain Apple's decision to make it harder to switch off WiFi. Do iPhone users simply not notice the status bar?
I'm lead to believe it's not iPhone users specifically, but people in general.
I've worked in IT, but qualified as a tradesmen nearly a decade before, and I occasionally forget to turn wifi back on when I get home. I currently work for a large steel fabrication company. One of the project managers here doesn't even use email.
It's way too easy for the average person to forget to turn wifi on and blow all your mobile data / get slogged with overage.
In a similar fashion, it's not hard to see and feel when a / the tyres on your car need a bit of air, but we mandate tyre pressure monitoring systems.
We are, for good or bad, reluctant to regulate software system. So, I guess, as always, if we think of a better design we should probably make a demo or promote it, maybe iOS / Android will pick it up along the way.
Llama on Android has been doing this for years, but the UX was a mess in my opinion. Apple could streamline the setup process, throw in some "amazing"s and "revolutionary"s, mix that with Touch/FaceID, and voila, you have a viable solution.
I didn't down vote you by the way.
The problem isn't that Apple made it hard to turn off WiFi, it's that they changed one of the controls without making it clear that it had changed.
On a 6s or newer, with 3D touch, you can cut it down to 2-3: unlock, force touch on Settings and toggle WiFi from the menu that appears. (That might be 1-2, I forget whether you can force touch and drag to what you want to activate, or whether it has to be a separate tap.)
Anyway, here's my count: 1. use touch-id to unlock the phone 2. press home to get to first screen with the settings app (if you aren't already) 3. tap Wifi 4. turn it off
You then need to navigate back to where you were previously.
1. You're in a coffee shop. The WiFi sucks today. You turn off WiFi so you can use your cellular connection instead.
2. Many hours later, you go home, having forgotten about #1.
3. You binge-watch the entirety of Doctor Who streaming on your phone, not realizing the phone is still using cellular.
4. Large bill from your provider.
Reminds me of the time where I couldn't trust what the UI says about the audio of my desktop computer running Linux circa 2005
6. Get said subscription.
7. Stop worrying.
In any case, I'm not going to pay a bunch of extra money every month just in case I forget about the WiFi.
With 45GB you can watch a mere 10 hours of 4k TV per month.