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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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Turn off Bluetooth/GPS if is not being used (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When I use my GPS app or I want to use my Bluetooth headphones I need to turn on those services, but only in those scenarios, once I'm done using them I don't want them to be always on, is there a way to automatically turn them off is they are not being used?

I tried Tasker but the "Turn off Bluetooth if not being used" profile wasn't working at all.

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[–] Flaqueman 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Battery life and privacy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

And security

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

Really has virtually no battery life impact (this from 15 years of testing many phones and configurations). Perhaps 1% in 24 hours, I'd have to look at my stats.

May have a slight privacy impact, but given the overall data collection out there, probably unmeasurable. That said, I do turn mine off a lot for the same reason, I just don't believe it really makes a difference