One of those pieces of advice that we have all heard at some point is to turn off WiFi, BluetoothData, NFC, GPS, and other options when we do not use them, because when they are turned on in search of new devices or tasks, they consume battery, and turning them off will make it last longer, but is it true?
Today we are going to explain it, in summary, so that you know if it is really a good gesture, or it will only waste time, since on iPhone, for example, permanently removing Bluetooth or WiFi must be done from settings, and it does not work for us from the notification bar or control panel.
Disable WiFi or Bluetooth to save battery
The first thing to comment on is what we just mentioned, and that is that if we “turn off” the WiFi or Bluetooth from the control panel, it will simply rest for 24 hours, however, if you have a CarPlay or Apple Watch, You will see how this is not true, and the iPhone is still connected to them, just like if we use AirDrop, where WiFi will work to help us, along with Bluetooth, to send and receive files.
Therefore, if we want to test the true consumption of these tools, we will have to deactivate it from the settings menu, since this first option will be of no use (at least with respect to battery consumption).
Now, if we actually disable this, Do we save battery? Well, this comes from a decade ago, where the connections were much older and consumption was really high. Today, any iPhone or modern device has Bluetooth 5.0 or higher, which brings with it Bluetooth LE (Low Energy)and that gives us expenses that practically border on zero.
The clearest example is an AirTag, which, with a simple battery of just a few mAh, can easily last 1 year and a half, so, if we were to analyze the consumption of the connection, it would be so ridiculous that turning it off would not give us an advantage. on our iPhones, and we possibly spend more battery in the process of going to Settings and removing it, than leaving it on.
The same thing happens with the WiFi network, even though it is always looking for a connection, something that we will not notice the battery consumption. However, the other way around, it can be verified, and that is that the data, as well as the network coverage, have a significant consumption on your iPhone, so if you are at home and are not expecting an important call, you can put the airplane mode, where you will notice an improvement in the battery.
In short, if you go out of your house, forget about this, it is something outdated and it will not give you an improvement in anything, so enjoy your iPhone and all its features. And you, did you know him or were you one of those who still carried out this process? Leave us a comment with your experiences and other tips or tricks you have to extend the life of your phone, whether iPhone or not.
