You're supposed to turn Bluetooth off when you don't need it – how risky is it?

8 pointsposted 17 hours ago
by billybuckwheat
(rnz.co.nz)

5 Comments

HelloUsername

16 hours ago

I always manually turn on/off whatever connection I (don't) need at that moment; bluetooth, wi-fi, cellular data

illwrks

15 hours ago

On iOS is it really ‘off’? Surely it’s on at some level in order to widen the network for AirTags?

pcdoodle1

15 hours ago

In my experiments a few years back: Off in control center still transmits a static UUID every second and changes the UUID about every 12-24 hours. It only stopped "beaconing" after going into settings and turning bluetooth of there. I used hcitool -lescan on a pi to find this out.

mdlxxv

17 hours ago

I mean, even if Bluetooth was completely safe, I'd still turn it off when it's not needed to save battery.