Advice Request Safe to leave Bluetooth turned on all the time?

[Fuzzy_Bunny]

My BT is on 24/7 (car, watch) and i'm still alive

 

[Local Host]

How about for iOS 13 with latest updates? Asking for both devices.

I believe iOS is safer than Android in general, but I still wouldn't leave bluetooth enabled 24/7.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Here also a good article about Bluetooth security:

Understanding Bluetooth Security

When it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) security research, you may run into roadblocks examining Bluetooth pairing and encryption between older devices and new ones - this blog post explains what you need to know to overcome them.

duo.com

 

[Ink]

My BT is on 24/7 (car, watch) and i'm still alive

Good to know. Some Internet people are hell-bent that keeping Connectivity On will take away their soul.

Moving on and after some consideration, I decided that I will continue using the toggle in the Android notifications, as I don't use the Bluetooth as often as I thought I would.

Thanks for your inputs.

 

[EricaR]

Some of devices have default settings to configure Bluetooth auto connect and auto off.. check your device settings to activate it..Then , you won't leave Bluetooth on even accidentally.Also, there are apps in Play store to achieve this goal.. I don't know if all these apps work 100% successfully. But, you can try..