Turn Your Bluetooth Off When You Are Not Using It

Bluetooth has been a really helpful technology. It allows us to transfer files, pair Bluetooth headsets, and even use stereo headsets to listen to music. Some people, especially with Bluetooth enabled phones, leave their Bluetooth on all the time, even when they are not using the feature. This is not something you’re advised to do for two main reasons: it will drain your phone’s battery faster and it is not secure.

Having your Bluetooth turned on at all time will drain your phone’s battery. Bluetooth is an energy-consuming feature, and it would be best to just turn them off if you are not using them. Besides, having your phone’s Bluetooth feature on even when you are not using them, especially when you set it ‘discoverable’, is not a very secure thing to do. Most mobile phone viruses are spread using Bluetooth connections. The same thing goes for Bluetooth enabled laptops or personal computers.

So how can we use Bluetooth safely? The first and probably the most basic thing you can do is to just turn it off whenever you are not using it. You can also set your Bluetooth setting to ‘undiscoverable’ or ‘stealth’; all Bluetooth enabled devices have this kind of setting. It will be safe, and you will still be able to make use of all the advantages offered by Bluetooth technology.

Wireless Headphones

Your wife’s yelling at you for watching your favorite football game while she is on the phone? Maybe it is time for you to get a wireless headset. Several headphone manufacturers are producing Bluetooth-based headphones that will save your problems in no time. Your television is not Bluetooth enabled, you say? It wouldn’t have to be!

A Bluetooth-based wireless headphone is a set of two devices: a transmitter and a receiver (or the headset itself). The transmitter functions as signal sender. It plugs right in to any standard 3.5” headphone port, so it is virtually usable for any multimedia device; mp3 player, personal computer and laptop, portable DVD player, and more. What you need to do is plug the transmitter to your device’s 3,5” headphone port, and turn the transmitter on. It will convert analogue audio data into digital signals and send them wirelessly. Next, turn on the headphone (or the receiver part of your wireless headphone) and it will pair itself with the transmitter. Before you know it, you will hear audio as if you are using a standard wired headphone.

Bluetooth 2.0 is what makes this possible. With Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), streaming audio data wirelessly became an easy task to complete. Plus, you can also pair the headset with any standard Bluetooth enabled devices, such as your mobile phone, directly.