Well, contracting any virus, worm or malware is a reasonably low risk issue on any platform, however, with iPhones becoming more and more popular then they become a more and more attractive target for black hats.
I know these articles are a bit long in the tooth, but here's a general article on bluetooth vulnerabilities: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tutorial/Learning-guide-The-five-steps-of-baseline-Bluetooth-security and here's an article talking about security vulnerabilities in the iPhone, including one in their bluetooth implementation: http://www.pcworld.com/article/137847/iphones_bluetooth_bug_under_hackers_microscope.html Even though I tend to turn off my bluetooth when not in use for extended periods of time, I can still see the benefits of this application because when I do want to turn it on, I want to turn it on right away, and if I can avoid going a few levels deep into the menus to do it then I would appreciate that. Ditto for the times I want to turn it off. Granted, since I don't do it all of the time, it isn't a big deal for me, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't appreciate the app. On 18/04/12 00:55, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I really don't think the savings are much better if better at all than what I > stated. You might loose an hour tops. And I'm being generous. Almost no > power is being used when a BT device isn't actually paired and in use with > your iPhone. I would hope the user has the common sense if their battery is > running down, and they are not going to be in a position to charge, that they > would turn off bluetooth, and not use BT devices anyway which way. *shrug*. > > As far as security goes, I guess. It's like a risk reward thing. The > chances of your phone being compromised via bluetooth is so low, I couldn't > even begin to guess the chances of it actually happening. Just the huge > number of devices using bluetooth makes your chances good. Not to mention, > the relatively low number of people that would know how to exploit you > leaving bluetooth on. > > But that being said, if the person goes for long stretches of time without > using bluetooth, this app would be kind of pointless, no? I would think this > was for those who toggled BT on/off quite frequently. > > But either which way, its up to the individual what they decide to do with > their phone. > > JMO. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:36 AM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I disagree, in addition to battery savings, which I think are greater >> than what's indicated below, and the fact that if you're between power >> sources that extra 30 minutes or so could be important, there's also the >> security concerns. I know that bluetooth is "secure" but why leave >> yourself open if you're not going to be using your bluetooth for an >> extended period of time. IMHO, whether you want your bluetooth running >> or not is a personal preference and no one is wrong for leaving it on or >> wanting a quick way to turn it off. >> >> On 17/04/12 23:15, Anthony Vece wrote: >>> Their is no reason to turn it off. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone! >>> >>> On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:00 AM, CD <cd5...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I leave my Bluetooth on all of the time but didn't want to mention that >>>> because I wasn't sure I should but I always have. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>>> Of Ricardo Walker >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:44 PM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: New Bluetooth app >>>> >>>> You know, I don't mean to be a kill joy about this app but, why don't >>>> people >>>> leave bluetooth on? I mean, if you toggle it on/off so much that this >>>> would >>>> be valuable to you, why not just leave BT on. The battery consumption for >>>> this radio is so low when not in use, you won't even notice a battery hit >>>> unless you are really keeping track. Really. It my lower your usage time >>>> by all of 30 minutes per charging cycle. >>>> >>>> JMO. >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Raul A. Gallegos <r...@raulgallegos.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Beverly, have you checked out the app description? >>>>> >>>>> The link is >>>>> http://itunes.apple.com/app/bluetooth-onoff./id514869898?mt=8 >>>>> >>>>> The description reads: >>>>> Did it take too many steps just to turn on/off bluetooth? You can now turn >>>> on/off just by launching this app. Just in a second, you can activate or >>>> deactivate bluetooth. >>>>> In addtion, you can chat with other users nearby. >>>>> * Tip : Turn on the app's setting if you want to turn on/off upon launch. >>>>> iPhone / iPad -> Settings -> "scroll down" -> OnOff -> "turn on switch" -> >>>> "kill the app and relaunch" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> Raul A. Gallegos >>>>> Never have more children than you have car windows. - Erma Bombeck >>>>> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >>>>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >>>>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 >>>>> >>>>> On 4/17/2012 4:44 PM, beverly wrote: >>>>>> Will someone explain why or how this app could be used? >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Kriegler" >>>>>> <kriegle...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:26 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: New Bluetooth app >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Paula, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for this. Works as advertised. I thought this feature was to >>>>>>> be implemented into Siri, but since that hasn't happened yet, I >>>>>>> grabbed this app. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Les >>>>>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Paula Mack wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Check out the Bluetooth on off application in the IOS App Store. >>>>>>>> It's awesome. Get it before Apple removes it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Paula Mack >>>>>>>> On FaceBook: pm3456 >>>>>>>> On Twitter: pm3456 >>>>>>>> On Skype: psm3456 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google >>>> Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chalt...@gmail.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- Christopher (CJ) chalt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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