BluetoothIt takes four actions to enable Bluetooth on the new iPhone.

  1. Click “Settings”.
  2. Click “General”.
  3. Click “Bluetooth”.
  4. Click on/off slider.

Leaving Bluetooth enabled all the time drains the battery much too quickly, so it makes sense to only enable it when you are using it, and to disable it when you are finished. (The same could be said of 3G network access.) Hopefully in the next release of the software they’ll make it easier to flip these two settings. I mean, I know it’s not world hunger or anything, but four clicks is at least two too many.


There are 6 comments on this post

  1. Thanks, it worked perfect. I know it is a simple task — but sometimes finding the simplest tasks is the hardest — especially when learning new technology.

  2. The bluetooth of miy iphone keeps on searching. Is there any thing related to jail brak or unlocking.

  3. even if my Bluetooth ON, it’s not working !!!

  4. Mine just ses bluetooth is unavailable? do all iphone 3g come with this setting? im starting to think mine doesnt have it. i cant get any wifi signals either 🙁

  5. the slider won’t set to ‘on’

    help?

  6. help my bluetooth slider will not go to ‘on’ how do i fix this??

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