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Bluetooth and Location

Hi Community


Disabling Bluetooth from Settings appears a diciture how says it is used for Location.

Disabling Bluetooth affect negatively Location? Is it better to have Bluetooth power on in order to get iOS works as intended? Does it affect to much battery charge?


Thanks

Posted on Nov 17, 2022 7:36 AM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2022 7:47 AM

alessio_84 wrote:

Hi Community

Disabling Bluetooth affect negatively Location?

Yes. Bluetooth is used to assist in location. Turning off means the location may not be as precise.


Is it better to have Bluetooth power on in order to get iOS works as intended?

Yes. It's recommended to leave Bluetooth on unless you really need to turn it off for some reason.

Does it affect to much battery charge?

No.


Bluetooth uses very little battery power. Almost no power in relation to other phone functions.

See here for more information: link-> Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Battery Drain and other considerations… - Apple Community


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Nov 17, 2022 7:47 AM in response to Community User

alessio_84 wrote:

Hi Community

Disabling Bluetooth affect negatively Location?

Yes. Bluetooth is used to assist in location. Turning off means the location may not be as precise.


Is it better to have Bluetooth power on in order to get iOS works as intended?

Yes. It's recommended to leave Bluetooth on unless you really need to turn it off for some reason.

Does it affect to much battery charge?

No.


Bluetooth uses very little battery power. Almost no power in relation to other phone functions.

See here for more information: link-> Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Battery Drain and other considerations… - Apple Community


Nov 17, 2022 11:54 AM in response to Community User

No specific document by Apple that has any bluetooth power usage numbers, but different tests by different people around the world mostly agree that normal battery usage by bluetooth when not actively in use is almost negligible. less than 0.4% per hour.


In the grand scheme of things using battery power, Bluetooth contributes almost no drain at all.



Bluetooth and Location

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