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Android 15 really doesn't want you to turn off Bluetooth - Android Authority
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I think the primary motivation for this change is to keep bluetooth active on significant portion of android users so google's upcoming "find my" network can take off. They don't want people to permanently turn off bluetooth from the drawer because there is a chance that they forgot about it and won't turn it on again, which is bad for their upcoming network. Adding popups to inform the users will increase the chance of users deciding to permanently deactivating bluetooth.
That might be a partial motivation for sure ... but Bluetooth is used for so much these days (there's not even a headphone jack, Bluetooth speakers are everywhere, etc) I have a hard time believing any significant portion of the general public is turning off Bluetooth for an extended period intentionally to begin with.
Let alone enough that it would be enough people to be a concern regarding their tracking network taking off.