Skip to content Bluetooth has been with us even before our high-tech smartphones came and it was used to pass on information from one source to another. Before Bluetooth, infrared was our way to do so but technology kept on improving and here we are with Bluetooth now. There are certain myths about it that are probably still bothering us now. Worry no more because I will be revealing Bluetooth myths that are in no way true.
It interferes with Wi-fi
A lot of people still get strained by this proposition. Having your Bluetooth on won’t make your wi-fi function properly? Or vice versa? This statement was and will never be true. Bluetooth uses adaptive frequency hopping; the 2.4GHz frequency is a band that goes from 2, 400 MHz to 2, 483.5 MHz. It uses two (2) channels making the signal kind of hop from free frequency to another. It is in no way going to affect your connection or your internet speed.
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Bluetooth drains battery life
All throughout its existence, it is believed that turning on the Bluetooth will drain your battery life much faster. In the early stages of smartphones, yes, it does make a huge impact on your battery life because it is on. While it is on, it will search for devices that are also Bluetooth enabled for it to pair. But with our technology now, you can now forget it. With the new Bluetooth standards with version 4 and beyond, there is something that we call Low Energy (LE) module.
This enables your Bluetooth to stop and ask permission when it senses another Bluetooth. It lowered the power consumption of Bluetooth to more than 50% in the last couple of years.