Public bug reported:

The 'Turn off Wi-Fi to save power' setting defaults to ON.

Toggling 'Turn off Wi-Fi to save power' to OFF causes the wifi device to
be soft blocked.

BEFORE$ sudo rfkill list all
0: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no

AFTER$ sudo rfkill list all
0: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: yes
        Hard blocked: no

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release:        18.04

$ apt-cache policy gnome-control-center
gnome-control-center:
  Installed: 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  Candidate: 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.28.1-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages

Expected behavior: Power saving for wifi will be disabled.

Actual behavior: Wifi is disabled.

** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  gnome-control-center power - 'Turn off Wi-Fi to save power' soft
  blocks wifi device

Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The 'Turn off Wi-Fi to save power' setting defaults to ON.

  Toggling 'Turn off Wi-Fi to save power' to OFF causes the wifi device
  to be soft blocked.

  BEFORE$ sudo rfkill list all
  0: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
  1: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no

  AFTER$ sudo rfkill list all
  0: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
  1: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: yes
        Hard blocked: no

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:  Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
  Release:      18.04

  $ apt-cache policy gnome-control-center
  gnome-control-center:
    Installed: 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
    Candidate: 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
    Version table:
   *** 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 
Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:3.28.1-0ubuntu1 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages

  Expected behavior: Power saving for wifi will be disabled.

  Actual behavior: Wifi is disabled.

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