Within the past two years, I began leaving BT turned off on all of my devices unless I needed it. It means that I need to pause a moment to turn it on when I get in the car, use my headphones/airpods, or other BT devices.
For me, it's worth the extra trouble because I noticed a significant reduction in battery life on my mobile devices. The reduction coincided with the rollout of Apple's "Find My" service, which was followed by Google's "Find Hub" service. (I have devices in both ecosystems.)
I wish there was a separate way to opt out of the "Find" services, but AFAIK, even if you opt out, your device may still relay traffic from other nearby devices. So it seems that the only way to preserve device battery life is to just shut off the BT.
> I began leaving BT turned off on all of my devices unless I needed it
i've been doing that since the inception of BT being available on my devices. I'm just surprised at so many people's cavalier attitude to security and privacy. And then later, it is too late to reverse course.
For me, it's worth the extra trouble because I noticed a significant reduction in battery life on my mobile devices. The reduction coincided with the rollout of Apple's "Find My" service, which was followed by Google's "Find Hub" service. (I have devices in both ecosystems.)
I wish there was a separate way to opt out of the "Find" services, but AFAIK, even if you opt out, your device may still relay traffic from other nearby devices. So it seems that the only way to preserve device battery life is to just shut off the BT.