Do you leave bluetooth on?

**mun35** · 12-13-2011, 07:23 PM

Do you leave bluetooth on? Does it actually hurt battery?

**toothdoc4** · 12-13-2011, 07:41 PM

Why would you leave it on if you are not using it? It has to eat the battery even slightly.

**mun35** · 12-13-2011, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by toothdoc4

Why would you leave it on if you are not using it? It has to eat the battery even slightly.

I think the battery consumption on standby is very very minuscule and it doesn't go into discovery unless you explicitly tell it to scan.

**Jude526** · 12-13-2011, 08:21 PM

It does use the battery even if not using. About 2% if that. Up to you. I turn it off when not using

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**757Dave** · 12-13-2011, 08:33 PM

Leave mine on all the time. Doesn't seem to affect my battery.

**cegabq** · 12-13-2011, 08:35 PM

Yeah, I've not noticed any appreciable drain by leaving it on, as long as I don't have my headset connected. It's just a few less clicks to have to do when I'm ready to connect the headset - which I do several times a day. I'll turn off the headset to save it's battery but don't seem to need to do so for the phone.

**mightyfacundo** · 12-13-2011, 08:35 PM

It might just be my phone, but the last time I left it on, it killed my battery pretty quickly. I only turn it on when I'm using it.

**androidguy916** · 12-13-2011, 08:36 PM

I leave bluetooth, WiFi and GPS on all the time. I've never turned those off so I can't say if it helps with battery life or not.

Bill

**cegabq** · 12-13-2011, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by androidguy916

I leave both bluetooth, WiFi and GPS on all the time. I can't say I notice any extra battery drainage issues. I've never turned those off so I can't say if it helps with battery life or not.

Bill

I also leave Wifi on, but don't leave GPS on. Before the latest update, it did seem to drain my battery so I got in the habit of turning it off. Haven't tried leaving it on since the update.

**Wildside** · 12-13-2011, 10:43 PM

Mine won't hold the connection long enough to "leave it on".

Jawbone and Tbolt don't play well together.

**cegabq** · 12-13-2011, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by Wildside

Jawbone and Tbolt don't play well together.

That's interesting; I had thought about getting a Jawbone. My sister is on Sprint & has the EVO & she really likes her Jawbone.
I've had the Jabra BT 8010 for several years (used first with a MotoQ, then with an OG Droid, now with my T'bolt). It has worked very well, but it's getting old.

**Synycalwon** · 12-14-2011, 08:50 AM

It's always off as I don't use it (same with Wi-Fi and GPS). But if I did use them, I'd turn em off when not needed to conserve battery and to minimize the potential of rogue connections. Then again, I'm a bit of a security nut!

**Wildside** · 12-14-2011, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by cegabq

That's interesting; I had thought about getting a Jawbone. My sister is on Sprint & has the EVO & she really likes her Jawbone.
I've had the Jabra BT 8010 for several years (used first with a MotoQ, then with an OG Droid, now with my T'bolt). It has worked very well, but it's getting old.

Mine simply won't hold the connection. I have Tasker turn on BT when in the car dock and then I turn on the BT headset. It will pair/connect but I will lose the connection and BT on the phone will turn off after about 10-15 minutes.

I've had the issue on stock, rooted stock debloated, multiple versions of BAMF. Don't recall if I had it the short time I was on CM7. I will pay attention now that I'm using Mini BAMF to see of AOSP handles BT better.

I think the issue has to do with the phone because, as I've said, the BT turns off on the phone rather than just losing the pairing.

**Jude526** · 12-14-2011, 02:11 PM

Jawbone Icon has been the best BT I have ever used. I have had mine a yr and no issues. I got my best friend one for her birthday and she loves it as well.

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**dragonsamus** · 12-14-2011, 03:21 PM

I leave it off. No point being on. I leave GPS on just in case I misplace my phone then I can use lookout to find it.

**somnambulator** · 12-15-2011, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by dragonsamus

I leave it off. No point being on. I leave GPS on just in case I misplace my phone then I can use lookout to find it.

where's my droid lets you text a keyword to your phone to turn the gps on and then auto reply to you with the coordinates/gmaps link

**irocroe** · 12-20-2011, 01:31 PM

don't know how true this is but, I was told that if u leave ur Bluetooth on all the time, like airport, .mv,etc. someone has a laptop with Bluetooth, they can get in ur phone and get pics and all ur info.

**cegabq** · 12-20-2011, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by irocroe

don't know how true this is but, I was told that if u leave ur Bluetooth on all the time, like airport, .mv,etc. someone has a laptop with Bluetooth, they can get in ur phone and get pics and all ur info.

You can tell the phone to not be discoverable to other devices & then they won't be able to get into your phone.