Bluetooth and battery life

moloes

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Bluetooth turned on will discharge your battery marginally quicker.


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Well leaving Bluetooth on will consume a little more battery but it's designed to draw a small amount I leave it on for tracking my keys and it's not that big of a hit

But if you don't need it turn it off its simple using Control Center and most devices reconnect automatically when turned back on


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I keep bluetooth on 24/7 & haven't really experienced any significant draining. I get about 7hrs use & a day standby

But if you don't need it turn it off its simple using Control Center and most devices reconnect automatically when turned back on

I agree though…if you don't need it, turn it off.
 
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I've got my jawbone up24 and pebble connected via Bluetooth at all times and it doesn't drain the battery much more than with bt turned off. That said, if I don't need it, I do turn it off.
 

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I've got my jawbone up24 and pebble connected via Bluetooth at all times and it doesn't drain the battery much more than with bt turned off. That said, if I don't need it, I do turn it off.

Really. I'd read that the Pebble was a iPhone battery vampire. So, that's not true in your experience, eh? I really wanted to get a Pebble but stayed away because of the battery draining thing.


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Really. I'd read that the Pebble was a iPhone battery vampire. So, that's not true in your experience, eh? I really wanted to get a Pebble but stayed away because of the battery draining thing.


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Yes. Really and truly. It surprised me as well. I can make it all day without a charge. I always plug it in at night but I am usually only down to 20-45% by then so still juice left.
 

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It depends on where you're located. If you live in a city like New York or similar you can expect a super fast drain both from Wifi and Bluetooth, if you live in the rural Midwest, don't expect much of an effect.

In a city, your wifi and bluetooth capable phone will almost never stop being stimulated (much of which is, unfortunately, from private retail companies tracking your location).
 

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