With Android 16, Google will probably take back the somewhat cumbersome design for turning Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on and off. This returns the one-tap function that has been missing since Android 12 to the quick settings.
Android 16: Easy Wi-Fi and Bluetooth management
The quick settings panel has been radically revised with Android 12 – many options have been added switched from classic one-tap switches to more cumbersome two-tap fieldswhich is particularly annoying with WLAN and Bluetooth.
Instead of the previous individual toggles, Google integrated an Internet panel that must first be called up before you can switch between Wi-Fi and mobile communications, for example. Google is reacting with Android 16 but apparently due to the persistent complaints of users and returns to convenient one-tap control for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (Those: Android Authority).
From Android 16 onwards, a tap on the WLAN or Bluetooth symbol switches on the respective network module directly on or offwhile the remaining area of the tile continues to open the panel. You can still easily switch between networks or Bluetooth devices – but with just one tap, operation becomes more intuitive and faster again.
Android 16: Google abandons Internet panel
Since the introduction of the Internet panel Google had repeatedly defended itself with thisthat the change was intended to make it easier to switch between networks. However, quite a few users were annoyed because frequent switching between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth requires double tapping.
The new regulation in However, Android 16 brings back the best of both worlds: One-touch control for quick settings and advanced access for detailed settings in the panel. The design of the quick settings themselves will also be revised with Android 16.
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