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I have a smartwatch and airpods, turning off Bluetooth would cause both not to work.

I'm more surprised that anyone ever turns it off, battery use is negligible compared to the cellular modem as I browse the web/listen to music.

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Well, I said needlessly because of the amount of times I saw people leaving Bluetooth enabled while not using any BT devices. Their phone enabled it by default, and that's how it stays for its lifetime. Even if it's small amounts, it must be chipping battery away!

Of course if you got a smartwatch you'll want to leave BT enabled to get calls messages and such. At least that's a good reason to leave it on.

I use Bluetooth maybe once or twice a year because I don't want to be tracked everwhere. Wired headphones. Phone in airplane mode much of the day. I suppose I am a privacy outlier, and I'm also not a slave responding to calls/texts.

> and I'm also not a slave responding to calls/texts.

You do you, but I enjoy talking with my friends and family and I don't see responding to them as "slavery".

Yes, I enjoy experience of life in real life.

You're also very judgmental. My family lives far away, thankfully my phone allows me to maintain contact.

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