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The Bluetooth wireless system is intended to let the tablet easily connect to nearby accessories or computers, but if you're not using the connection then it's worth switching it off to avoid it needlessly wasting battery life. | The Bluetooth wireless system is intended to let the tablet easily connect to nearby accessories or computers, but if you're not using the connection then it's worth switching it off to avoid it needlessly wasting battery life. | ||
- | Bluetooth doesn't use much power in standby mode | + | Bluetooth doesn't use much power in standby mode so this may not have much of an impact on battery life, but if you genuinely don't need it then there's no point having it switched on. Tests proved that BT doesn't use any significant power on N900 when set to active+'''invisible'''. |
- | To switch off Bluetooth just click on the status bar at the top | + | To switch off Bluetooth just click on the angular B icon in the status bar at the top, click on "Bluetooth Settings", and untick the box marked "Bluetooth On". Click "OK" and the Bluetooth will switch off. |
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+ | To switch it back on again, go to the Applications menu (the green squares on the left), click on Settings, click on Control Panel, double-click on Bluetooth and tick the box marked "Bluetooth On". | ||
== Switch off Wi-Fi when you don't need it == | == Switch off Wi-Fi when you don't need it == |
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