The current behavior is because it was by design, as per the old design document at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bluetooth#Indicator_and_menu>: "When Bluetooth is on, the indicator icon should appear in the status bar. When Bluetooth is off, to save space the Bluetooth indicator should not be present at all."
The current behavior is because it was by design, as per the old design document at <https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/Bluetooth# Indicator_ and_menu>: "When Bluetooth is on, the indicator icon should appear in the status bar. When Bluetooth is off, to save space the Bluetooth indicator should not be present at all."
Unless there is a better / more current document I should refer to, it looks like the latest available spec for the Bluetooth indicator is in https:/ /docs.google. com/a/canonical .com/document/ d/1OyHUg_ uUfmhDNa- 9UrMc1tZ_ eH_99PEU_ V2l1YFA1UY/ edit# on page 17.