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User profile for user: Cobalt19
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Can I Change Where Bluetooth Menu Appears in iPhone 4S?

Ok - one (as there are many) of the big frustrations with using an Apple iPhone and bluetooth is that you have to click through four screens to actually find teh Bluetooth button, and the second screen (after clicking in Settings) throws up 'General' just off screen. This is VERY ANNOYING when you are pressed for time and want to get you car Bluetooth connecting to iPhone (as I do not and will not leave Bluetooth permanently switched on for obvious reasons - personal health and battery drain). SO..... one solution, as enjoyed by most of the other manufacturers mobile handsets on planet Earth is to have the bluetooth function accessible/switchable on the iPhone home screen at all times. YES - that would work nicely like it does for millions of others with Android phones etc


So my question is - can I change something on my iPhone 4S to make bluetooth switch accessible on the homescreen rather than buried 4 layers down like it is is so very annoyingly now?


I am guessing the answer is 'no' but I will wait to hear if my current sense of futility about this can be overturned by hearing it is possible.


Anyone?

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1, Win XP

Posted on Apr 4, 2012 2:06 PM

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User profile for user: Iynque
Iynque
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Apr 10, 2012 7:21 PM in response to Cobalt19

I think the expectation is that bluetooth is either always on if you use it, or always off if you don't. You would only need to switch it occasionally if things aren't working right and you want to switch it off and back on.


Bluetooth is not hazardous to your health. I know you disagree, but it's not.


Bluetooth is not a significant power drain unless you are actively using it. Of course, if you're on a call, your cell signal is using far more power than bluetooth. Having bluetooth on does use some power, but it's just not that much power.


Just today I unplugged my phone at 7:00am, I was out all day taking photos (using screen-power and processing-power) and I got a low-battery warning at 9:00pm. Bluetooth was on the whole time (and I was using a bluetooth speaker to listen to music until I left my house around 8:00am).


Of course, anecdotal evidence is just that, and it is difficult to compare usage situations, but I think 14 hours of all sorts of activity, WiFi, photography, etc. and blutooth on top of it is pretty good. If your battery isn't holding up, it's something other than bluetooth. Turning bluetooth off would just be a bandaid. You should find the root of the problem and fix that, rather than trying to squeeze battery time from bluetooth.


So to return to my first point, I think bluetooth is just intended to be left on. I know it's not a solution to the problem, but at least it's an explanation. Perhaps a future software/hardware update will change this and make it easier to switch on/off, but for now it's just four taps. If you want it to change, you can always add your vote with the appropriate feedback form that Apple provides.

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User profile for user: Iynque
Iynque
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Apr 19, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Cobalt19

I haven't tried this myself, but this app claims to switch bluetooth on/off, and (obvioulsy) it would be on your home screen.


There is another similar app that doesn't work in iOS 5 and I think would just turn Bluetooth on. This one doesn't mention any such limitations in the decription or the user reviews.


Might be worth a shot!


Bluetooth OnOff.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bluetooth-onoff./id514869898?mt=8

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Can I Change Where Bluetooth Menu Appears in iPhone 4S?

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